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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 400 million, out of which more than half is made up of external funding. The staff amounts to approximately 340 employees, out of which 100 are PhD-students, and there are in total more than 600 affiliated people.

Duties:
The duties will involve performing in vitro, as well as in vivo studies of breast cancer, with focus on EMT process, metastasis and angiogenesis. The aim of the project is to identify new mechanisms responsible for tumor metastasis, as well finding novel anti-cancer therapies.

Requirements:
Applicant should hold a PhD degree in medical sciences and have experience of a minimum of three years of postdoctoral training in translational cancer research, tumor angiogenesis, as well as ribosome biogenesis field. To be eligible to apply, candidate should have appropriate education to perform animal studies (FELASA C certificate), broad experience in working on different mouse breast cancer tumors and in performing immunohistochemical, molecular and cell analyses of tissues with focus on tumor microenvironment. Documented knowledge in oral and written skills in English is a must.

Uppsala University strives to be an inclusive workplace that promotes equal opportunities and attracts qualified candidates who can contribute to the University’s excellence and diversity. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people of all backgrounds.

Salary: Individual salary.

Starting date: 2019-06-01

Type of employment: Temporary position ending 2021-05-30.

Scope of employment: 100 %

For further information about the position please contact: 
Theresa Vincent, theresa.vincent@igp.uu.se

Please submit your application by 27 May 2019, UFV-PA 2019/1521.

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