PhD student in Xingqi Chen group

PhD student in Xingqi Chen group

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: medical and clinical genetics, clinical immunology, pathology, neuro biology, 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 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 https://www.uu.se/en/department/immunology-genetics-and-pathology

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Duties

The PhD candidate will participate in a research project aimed at unraveling the spatial and molecular complexity of the tumor microenvironment (TME). The project involves the development of high-throughput, high-resolution spatial biological methods.

Main tasks include experimental method development and optimization, generation of spatial and multi-omics datasets, and integration of transcriptional and epigenetic data. The candidate will apply these approaches to archived clinical tumor samples to identify clinically relevant features of the TME associated with tumor progression and therapeutic response.

The position also involves data analysis in collaboration with computational researchers, interpretation of results in a biological and clinical context, and dissemination of findings through scientific publications and conference presentations.

Requirements

To meet the entry requirements for doctoral studies, you must

• hold a Master’s (second-cycle) degree in molecular biology, technology, biotechnology, or similar fields
• have completed at least 240 credits in higher education, with at least 60 credits at master’s level, including an independent project worth at least 30 credits.
• Prior experience in single cell biology.
• Prior lab experience in molecular and cell biology, such as PCR, cell culture and etc.
• Prior experience in the computational biology, e.g. data analysis of bulk RNA sequencing and scRNA sequencing.
• Good communication skills and good team players.
• Good knowledge in microscopy.
• Very good oral and written proficiency in English.

Rules governing PhD students are set out in the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5, §§ 1-7 and in Uppsala University's rules and guidelines.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 § 7. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date as agreed. Placement: Uppsala

For further information about the position, please contact: (Xingqi Chen + 0184714072 + xingqi.chen@igp.uu.se).

In this recruitment we have replaced the cover letter with questions that you are asked to answer when making your application. The answers will be used as a part of the selection process.

Please submit your application by 14th March 2026 UFV-PA 2026/285

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