Associate researcher in bioinformatics with focus on urological cancers

Description of the workplace

The advertised position as an assistant researcher is within a multidisciplinary cancer research group with four senior researchers, a biomedical analyst, and several doctoral students. Collaboration occurs with clinical researchers and doctoral students as well as master’s students. The workplace is at Medicon Village in Lund, where there is a multidisciplinary environment with several research groups in cancer research from the medical and technical faculties.

Within the research group, we value a good working environment with respect and care in our relationships with each other. We constantly strive to create conditions for job satisfaction, development, and participation for all employees.

We offer
Lund University is a public authority, which means that employees get benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension scheme. Read more on the University website about being a Lund University employee: Work at Lund University

Tasks and Responsibilities 

The tasks involve independently and under supervision driving the subproject within the project on predicting lymph node status based on data from large databases with clinical data, supplemented with biological information from multiplex staining, protein, and gene expression. Specifically, the tasks include developing analysis plans, performing biostatistical and bioinformatics calculations, writing reports, and drafting manuscripts. Additionally, the work involves automating sample processing for mass spectrometry-based proteomics analyses.

Qualifications Requirements for the position are:

• Completed doctoral education (PhD) in medical or technical faculty or equivalent.
• Documented experience in database work within breast cancer, compiling data from various sources (clinical data, gene and protein expression, and follow-up data) and analyzing these.
• Documented ability to independently program and perform analyses, e.g., in the software R.
• Good subject knowledge in tumor biology relevant to breast cancer, documented in publications.
• Documented experience in sample processing and workflow automation for mass spectrometry-based proteomics of breast cancer samples.
• Good skills in written and spoken scientific/academic English, documented through participation in international conferences and publications.
• Good knowledge of the studies underlying the projects the applicant will participate in, through previous active participation in them.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.

Merits for the position are:

• Documented advanced knowledge in R programming.
• Documented knowledge in Python programming.

Terms of employment

The position is a temporary position for 6 months at 100 percent from the 1st of December 2024 to the 31st of May 2025 or according to agreement.

How to apply
Applications are to be submitted via the University’s recruitment system. The application should include a CV and a personal letter justifying your interest in the position and how it matches your qualifications. The application should also include a degree certificate 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.).

Welcome to apply!

The Department of Clinical Sciences Lund is one of six departments at the Faculty of Medicine. Clinical Sciences Lund cooperates closely with Skåne University Hospital and the Faculty of Medicine in order to optimize the conditions for preclinical and clinical translational research, research strategies and development, as well as education on both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.