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The Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology at Uppsala University (www.igp.uu.se) has a broad research profile with strong research groups focused on cancer, autoimmune and genetic diseases. A fundamental idea at the department is to stimulate translational research and thereby closer interactions between medical research and health care. Research is presently conducted in the following areas: medical and clinical genetics, clinical immunology, pathology, neuro-oncology, vascular biology, radiation science and molecular tools. Department activities are also integrated with the units for Oncology, Clinical Genetics, Clinical Immunology, Clinical Pathology, and Hospital Physics at Akademiska sjukhuset, Uppsala. The department has teaching assignments in several education programmes, including Master Programmes, at the Faculty of Medicine, and in a number of educations at the Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology. The department has a yearly turnover of around SEK 375 million, out of which more than half is made up of external funding. The staff amounts to approximately 340 employees, out of which 120 are PhD-students, and there are in total more than 600 affiliated people.

Work description:
- Full-time research in the field of gene therapy and immunotherapy of cancer.
- Produce oncolytic viruses (Semliki Forest Virus) and evaluate them in relevant model systems (glioblastoma).
- Supervise master students and PhD students.

Qualifications:
- PhD degree in the research field of gene and immunotherapy of cancer.
- Two-years postdoctoral education.
- Experience with work on oncolytic viruses.
- Experience in work with experimental animal models.
- FELASA C certification.
- Experience in work with GMOs, at biosafety level II in laboratory and animal experiment activity.

Uppsala University values the qualities that even gender distribution and diversity add to the business. We therefore look forward to searching for all sexes and with different birth background, functionality and life experience.

Salary: According to individual qualifications

Start date: as soon as possible

Form of employment: Permanent full-time position, probationary period may be applied.

Extent of employment: 100%

For more information contact:
Magnus Essand, magnus.essand@igp.uu.se , +46 18-471 4535

You are welcome to apply no later than April 25, 2018. UFV-PA 2018/1096.