Assistant Researcher - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Description of the workplace
The research group Molecular Metabolism conducts research aimed at understanding why the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas do not function properly in type 2 diabetes. The research has been at the forefront of the field for several years. A major focus has been on molecular processes that regulate metabolic and genetic changes in the beta cell during the disease. The group is headed by Professor Hindrik Mulder and Associate Professor Malin Fex and contains several postdocs as well as technical staff. The group is located at CRC in Malmö.

Here you can read more about our exciting research: http://www.ludc.med.lu.se/ 

Within the research group, we strive to maintain a good working environment where respect and consideration towards each other is key. Our goal is to have a workplace that is developing and stimulating for all group members, and we constantly work on creating good conditions for job satisfaction, development, and participation for all our employees. We care about both physical safety and the psychosocial work environment.

We offer
Lund University is a government agency. This means that employees receive special benefits, generous holidays, a flexitime agreement as well as a favorable occupational pension.

Duties and responsibilities
Carry out advanced scientific studies in the laboratory. Cultivating primary cells, clonal cells and stem cells. Supervision of, for example, students in the field of islet-research. Write applications for research grants and produce scientific articles.

Qualifications
The employment requires:

• Ph.D. in Medical Science.
• Experience in islet-cell research.
• Metabolomics experience.
• Published articles in renowned scientific journals.
• Received grants in international competition.
• Presented research at international scientific congresses.
• Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities, such as: Good flexibility and communication (both written and verbal). The candidate should be solution-oriented and enjoy working in a team with many different nationalities.

Additional qualifications for the position are:

• Previous postdoctoral experience
• Knowledge in cell culturing (clonal insulin cells and stem cells)
• Be familiar with measurements and analyses of cellular oxidative consumption rate
• Perform metabolomics analyses
• Bioinformatics and analysis of data from databases

Other 
The employment is a fixed-term employment (SÄVA) under the period 2024-09-09 until 2025-08-31(100 %).

How to apply
The position is applied for via the university's recruitment system. The application must contain a personal letter with justification as to why you are interested in the employment and in what way the employment matches your qualifications. The application must also contain a CV, diploma or equivalent and other things that you wish to invoke (copies of grades, information for references, letters of recommendation, etc).