Postdoctoral Position in neonatal immunology to enteric viruses - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Description of the workplace

At the research group for Virus Recognition we conduct research in the field of humoral immunity against enteroviruses. The research has been at the forefront of the field of immunology for several years. The group is led by Associate Professor Katharina Lahl. The laboratory is located at the Biomedical Center in Lund. You can read more about our exciting research here: Virus Recognition | Lund University

Within the research group, we maintain a good working environment with respect and consideration in our relationships with each other. 

We are hereby looking for a driven post doctor to work within viral intestinal infection in neonates. The employment is 24 months full-time with the desired starting date on 01-01-2023 or by agreement. 

We offer

Lund University is a public authority which means that employees get particular benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension scheme.

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Work duties and areas of responsibility

As a post doctor within the research group, you are responsible for working with studies regarding the role dendritic cells play in the initiation of humoral immunity against rotavirus. Your duties include mainly infection experiments with rotavirus in mouse models in vivo and flow cytometry. Major focus will be on analysis of multicolor flow cytometric data. Other tasks within the research group may also be relevant. 

Qualifications 

Requirements for employment are:
- PhD in Immunology

- Several years of research experience in the field of cellular immunology

- FELASA certificate

- Several years of experience in performing in vivo neonatal infection experiments using mouse models

- Documented experience in writing scientific articles for publication

Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities. The duties require that you can run the project independently and work well in a group.

Additional qualifications for the position are

- Ability to inject mice orally, intraveneously and intraperitoneally

- Ability to employ multi-colour flow cytometry to identify subsets of immune cells (> parameter)

- Ability to characterize humoral immune responses using ELISA and ELISpot

- Several years of experience in colony maintenance of transgenic mice

- Documented success in funding acquisition for projects and conference travel

Further information
This is a fixed term postdoctoral position for 24 months with a scope of 100% with desired start date 01-01-2023 or by agreement. 

How to apply
Applications are to be submitted via the University’s recruitment system. The application is to include a personal letter justifying your interest in the position and how it matches your qualifications. The application is to/should also include a CV, degree certificates or equivalent and any other document to which you would like to draw attention (copies of grade transcripts, details of referees, letters of recommendation, etc.)

Eligibility
Appointment to the position of postdoc requires that the applicant has a PhD or an international degree deemed equivalent to a PhD, within the subject of the position, completed no more than three years before the application deadline. Under special circumstances the PhD can have been completed previous to the aforementioned three years.

Terms of employment
This is a full-time, fixed-term employment. A postdoctoral fellow is employed under a period
of at least two years and at most three years. The period of employment is determined in accordance with the agreement “Avtal om tidsbegränsad anställning som postdoktor-2022-02-01” (“Agreement on fixed-term employment as a post-doctoral fellow, 2022-02-01”)