Laboratory assistant within hand surgery research - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Description of the workplace
At the researcher group for Hand surgery research, projects are conducted within experimental and clinical hand surgery research, including health science issues. For many years, the research has been very prominent internationally with regard to targeting different types of nerve damage and neuropathy. The group is led by Professor Lars B. Dahlin and consists of research and technical staff with employment both within Lund University and Region Skåne. The operation is essentially located at Skåne's University Hospital (SUS) in Malmö (specially designed building dedicated to hand surgery and the Wallenberg lab on the hospital grounds in Malmö) and with extensive collaboration within and outside the faculty and the region. However, this position is primarily located in Linköping, but with duties partly in Malmö. More information about the research can be found here.

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We offer
Lund University is a governmental authority, which means you get special benefits, generous holidays and a favorable occupational pension. We also have a flexible time agreement that creates good conditions for a balance between work and leisure.

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Work duties
In the role of laboratory assistant, you will work with morphological and morphometric analyzes of nerve biopsies using light and, above all, electron microscopy, as well as the production of scientific works in the field of the peripheral nervous system. Other tasks within the research group may also be relevant.

Qualifications

Requirements for the position are:

• Master’s degree in Experimental and Medical Biosciences
• The applicant should be able to perform standard electron microscopy sample preparations for Transmission Electron Microscopy (embedding in resins, ultra-sectioning, staining) as well as acquisition of electron micrographs for transmission electron microscopy by using 80-120kV TEM (JEOL JEM1400 Flash, JEOL Ltd., Tokyo, Japan).
• The applicant should have experience with analyses using XAROSA camera and software RADIUS (EMISIS GmbH, Münster, Tyskland) as well as function” Multiple Image Alignment” (MIA) of RADIUS software.
• An absolute criterion is to be familiar to perform morphological/morphometric analyses of biopsies from peripheral nerves with software ImageJ med 64-bit Java 8 (National Institutes of Health, Maryland, USA), with subsequent interpretations and drafting manuscripts
  
  

Terms of employment
The employment is a special fixed-term employment (SÄVA) for 6 months with a scope of 100% of full time. The position is primarily located in Linköping and partly in Malmö. Start date is 2023-12-15 or as according to agreement.

How to apply
The position is sought via the university’s recruitment system. Applications must include a personal motivation letter, in which you describe how you meet the qualification requirements and why you are interested in the position. The application must also contain a CV, contact information of two references, a diploma (including a grade transcript) and other documents you wish to be considered (e.g. letters of recommendation and list of publications).