Doctoral student at the Division of infection medicine - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Description of the workplace
The research group "Integrative Medicine Proteomics" (IMP) develops proteomics techniques to introduce precision medicine strategies in sepsis and to study how circulating antibodies evolve after an infection or after vaccination. The research group works closely with BioMS, a national research infrastructure in biological mass spectrometry, and has access to several modern mass spectrometers such as Oribitraps and TiMS-TOFs. IMP is an interdisciplinary research group with senior researchers, postdocs and doctoral students with expertise in clinical medicine, animal models, cell biology, proteomics and bioinformatics. The research group is located at the Biomedical Center near the Region Skåne University hospital and has access to clinical samples, animal model facilitates and a range of in vitro and in vivo methods. 

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What we offer
Lund University is a public authority, which means that you will have special benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension. We also have a flexitime agreement that creates good conditions for work/life balance. 
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Work duties and areas of responsibility
The central research question is to develop a robust method to select optimal epitopes from the surface proteome. The work tasks include calculate the relative frequency at which each potential antigen is present from the desired population (e.g. all genome sequenced strains for one bacterial species or a bacterial genus) and to create a tertiary structure compendium of representative antigens using Alphafold2. Data from these three steps will be combined to rank the antigens according to their suitability.  The optimal epitope or epitopes will also be identified. In the latter part of the project, Protein Design will be used to create nano-particle vaccines.

Qualifications
The requirements for the position are:
- MSc statistics, mathematics, biology, biotechnology or similar

Applicants should have good knowledge or experience in:

- Python programming
- Linux systems administration (Ubuntu)
- Database experience, preferably postgresql
- Previous experience in microbiology
- Knowledge in mass spectrometry-based proteomics and structural biology

- The incumbent should be a detail-oriented self-starter and be able to work independently under minimum supervision
- You need strong communication skill (verbal and written)
- You need to operate at high pace and having agile decision-making - using evidence and applying judgement to balance pace, rigor and risk.

Additional qualifications for the position are:
Experience in the following areas:

- C ++
- Large-scale computing systems ("cloud computing")
- Python, Pandas and Numpy
- Computational Biology and proteomics

Further information
The employment is limit of tenure, four years according to HF 5 kap 7§. 
The desired start date is 2022-09-01 (or by agreement).

Eligibility
Students with basic eligibility for third-cycle studies are those who- have completed a second-cycle degree- have completed courses of at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits are from second-cycle courses, or- have acquired largely equivalent knowledge in some other way, in Sweden or abroad.

The employment of doctoral students is regulated in the Swedish Code of Statues 1998: 80. Only those who are or have been admitted to PhD-studies may be appointed to doctoral studentships. When an appointment to a doctoral studentship is made, the ability of the student to benefit from PhD-studies shall primarily be taken into account. In addition to devoting themselves to their studies, those appointed to doctoral studentships may be required to work with educational tasks, research and administration, in accordance with specific regulations in the ordinance.

Type of employment
Limit of tenure, four years according to HF 5 kap 7§.

How to apply
You apply for the position via the University’s recruitment system. The application is to include a personal letter describing how you meet the qualification requirements and why you are interested in the position. The application is also to include a CV and any other documents to which you wish to draw attention (copies of degree certificates, grade transcripts, details of referees, letters of recommendation, etc.)