Research Engineer 1-2 positions

The Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology at Uppsala University 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: cancer precision medicine, cancer immunotherapy, genomics and neurobiology, molecular tools and functional genomics, neuro-oncology and neurodegeneration and vascular biology. 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 at the Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology. The department has a yearly turnover of around SEK 500 million, out of which more than half is made up of external funding. The staff amounts to approximately 345 employees, out of which 100 are PhD-students, and there are in total more than 700 affiliated people. Feel free to read more about the department's activities here: www.igp.uu.se

Job Description: Conduct biomedical research in immunology. Plan and conduct experiments aimed at understanding various forms of immune responses and how they can be influenced by different therapies. Be actively involved and proactive in the research. Design, plan, execute, and analyze experiments. Develop, optimize, validate and troubleshoot immunological assays and implement techniques to assess mechanisms of action in a timely manner. Excellent verbral and writing skills for documnetation of data, drafting of reports, summarize experiments, communicate progress and results, and participate in planning further development. Work collaboratively in a team environment and independently. Meticulous laboratory approach, careful adherence to protocols and excellent lab notebook documentation. No planned teaching duties for this position. The position is 100% based in the research group.

Qualifications: Background in laboratory research with broad competence in various disciplines/methods. Well-versed in immunological methods such as flow cytometry, cell culture, cell population isolation from whole blood, IHC, protein expression, characterization of protein interactions, confocal microscopy and proteomics.

Additional Qualifications: Experience outside academia will be considered. Good communication skills in English.

About the Position The position is temporary, 12 months. Full-time employment. Start date according to agreement. Location: Uppsala.

For further information about the position, please contact: Felix Sellberg, felix.sellberg@igp.uu.se

Please submit your application no later than the 30 april 2024, UFV-PA 2024/1012