Research assistant (experimental/computational in genomics and transcriptomics)

 The Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm conducts research and teaching in infection biology, immunology, cell biology and cancer. Our keywords are interdisciplinarity, clinically based basic research and national and international cooperation.

The research group of Dr Claudia Kutter seeks a research assistant (either experimental or computational) in the field of functional genomics and RNA biology. The Kutter lab has a track record in deciphering molecular mechanism by which RNAs (i.e. long noncoding, transfer and small RNA) regulate genes and genome structure in mammalian somatic tissue and in the germline (Geng et al. Genome Research 2022, Søndergaard et al. Gut, 2022, Gao et al. Genome Research 2022, Atanasoai et al. bioRxiv 2021). As a research assistant you will be part of a multidisciplinary and collaborative research team active within the fields of RNA and chromatin biology, functional genomics and regulative transcriptomics.

Your mission

As a member of the Kutter lab, you will apply and optimize novel transcriptomic approaches (based on bulk and single cell RNA profiling) to study gene regulation and RNA processing using mammalian systems (primary tissues and cell lines), carry out validation experiments involving biochemical and molecular biological tools, and participate in the general duties of the team. As a research assistant you will take a strong lead in the project design and management as well as data generation, analyses and interpretation, and collaborate with other team members. You are expected to report the scientific results by writing scientific papers, attending scientific meetings, and effectively communicate with peers. The ability to work in a highly interdisciplinary and international environment, and to engage in continuous professional development is a must.

The laboratory is located at SciLifeLab on the Karolinska Institute campus in Stockholm. SciLifeLab offers an attractive research environment, provides state-of-the-art instrumentation and core facilities, and is home to the second largest sequencing cluster in Europe. SciLifeLab is a joint effort between Karolinska Institute, the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology, and Stockholm University. It hosts research groups with diverse backgrounds and expertise, creating a unique interface between basic biology, genomics, bioengineering, drug discovery, and translational medicine.

Your profile

Applicants should have been awarded a degree in applied biosciences and/or bioinformatics and have received training in experimental or computational methods or both.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated candidate who has a solid background in genomics, transcriptomics, molecular biology, genetics and/or biochemistry. Proven experience in working with eukaryotic gene regulation, transcriptome-wide studies and in RNA biology is essential. Prior knowledge in bioinformatics and R programming for statistical computing and graphics is advantageous.

The ideal candidate should be collaborative, scientifically adventurous, curiosity-driven, and should bring independent and original ideas into the project. Any previous records of independent research as well as productive interactions within a multi-disciplinary team environment (e.g., first- and/or co-author publications in high profile journals) are beneficial. Since you will work in a multidisciplinary environment you need the ability to work with other scientists.

Good communication skills in spoken and written English are important.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement. And you get to practice freely in our modern wellness facilities, where trained staff are on site.

Location: Solna, Science for Life Laboratory

https://ki.se/en/mtc/kutter-group-regulatory-transcriptions

https://www.scilifelab.se/researchers/claudia-kutter/

Application

Welcome to apply at the latest 2022-11-14

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form. 

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all

Type of employment	Temporary position longer than 6 months
Contract type	Full time
First day of employment	According to agreement
Salary	Monthly salary
Number of positions	1
Working hours	100 %
City	Solna
County	Stockholms län
Country	Sweden
Reference number	STÖD 2-3989/2022
Contact	Claudia Kutter, claudia.kutter@ki.se
Union representative	Henry Wölling, henry.wolling@ki.se Carina Ekelund, carina.eklund@ki.se Taher Darreh-Shori, taher.darreh-shori@ki.se
Published	14.Oct.2022
Last application date	14.Nov.2022 11:59 PM CET

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Research assistant in tumor immunology

 

The Lundqvist/Kiessling research groups offers a creative and inspiring environment filled with expertise and curiosity. Our vision is to contribute to top quality medical research within the field of tumor immunology. We are part of the Department of Oncology-Pathology at BioClinicum, which combines basic, translational, and clinical cancer research in an inspiring environment. We furthermore work closely with the Personalised Cancer Medicine (PCM) program at Karolinska Institutet and the GMP (Good Manufacturing Procedure) laboratory at Cancer Center Karolinska.

Your mission

The position is located at the research laboratory at Bioclinicum and Cancer Center Karolinska in Solna. Your work tasks include collecting patient samples in biobanks and carrying out and evaluating experiments in the form of immunological assays. Interacting with different staff categories and actors under the project manager, including researchers at the Karolinska Institutet, Science for life laboratory, medical doctors, nurses and biomedical analysts. To produce immunotherapy drugs according to GMP standards and perform immunological assays from samples collected from patients enrolled in clinical trials that are ongoing at Karolinska University Hospital, as well as to participate in the pre-clinical development and validation of novel immunotherapy drugs.

Your profile

We seek a qualified biomedical analyst, laboratory engineer, or a doctorate in immunology or cell biology, or equivalent. Applicants must have good social and communicative qualities as well as very good language skills in English in speech and writing. Good IT knowledge and skills in Microsoft Office are required. The applicant must have very good analytical skills as well as good experience in tissue culture and desirable experience in lymphocyte culture techniques. You should also have good knowledge of immunological assays including flow cytometry. The applicant must also have a very good sense of service and appreciate contacts with researchers and clinical staff. A prerequisite for the work is good cooperation skills and a flexible approach. The position makes special demands on the ability to manage and plan the work due to a varying workload within the various operations.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement. And you get to practice freely in our modern wellness facilities, where trained staff are on site.

Location: Department of Oncology and Pathology, Solna

Application

Welcome to apply at the latest November 7th.

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form.

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all

Type of employment	Temporary position longer than 6 months
Contract type	Full time
First day of employment	As per agreement
Salary	Monthly salary
Number of positions	2
Working hours	100%
City	Solna
County	Stockholms län
Country	Sweden
Reference number	STÖD 2-3923/2022
Contact	Andreas Lundqvist, andreas.lundqvist@ki.se
Union representative	Per Hydbring, SACO/Nick Tobin, SACO, per.hydbring@ki.se/nick.tobin@ki.se Henry Wölling, SEKO, henry.wolling@ki.se Helen Eriksson, OFR, helen.eriksson@ki.se
Published	10.Oct.2022
Last application date	07.Nov.2022 11:59 PM CET

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Researcher in Practical Philosophy

 The Fellow will be attached to the Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace, which is part of the Department. SCEWP is directed by Professor Helen Frowe and aims to produce cutting-edge research in the ethics of war and peace, foster international collaboration with scholars, policy-makers and military practitioners, and improve public and policy debates concerning the ethics of war and peace. This is the largest department om Philosophy in Sweden and is divided into Theoretical and Practical Philosophy. It has a thriving research community and hosts regular visiting speakers and conferences. More information is available at: www.philosophy.su.se/english/. Please note that there is no requirement to speak Swedish for this post. The Fellow will be expected to undertake research in English.

Main Responsibilities
SCEWP has a broad research profile. Previous researchers have worked on duties of rescue, moral responsibility, partiality, heritage protection in war, humanitarian intervention, rights against harm, authority, and compensation. Our recruitment aims to reflect the fact that the best work in moral and political philosophy is informed by research across philosophy, as well as other cognate disciplines. We welcome applications from researchers from a range of backgrounds (e.g., those working on causation, moral responsibility, rights, collective action, or authority) as well as those already working directly on the ethics of war and peace. We currently have particular interests in duties to refugees fleeing war and natural disaster, duties in the face of climate change, and the ethics of immigration policy, as well as the ethics of direct and indirect humanitarian intervention.

The Fellow will be expected to publish high-quality analytic, philosophical research, disseminate their research via international conferences, and publish in high-quality peer-reviewed journals. To this end, a generous research stipend is attached to the post. 

The Fellow will also undertake administrative work related to the running of SCEWP, e.g. organising conferences and workshops, undertaking editing work and submitting funding applications, and will be expected to participate in the Centre’s events. They will also be responsible for running our website (training can be provided) and our Public Ethics blog. They may engage in some teaching at graduate and undergraduate levels, to be agreed with the Philosophy department. 

Qualification Requirements
Researchers are appointed primarily for purposes of research and must hold a Swedish doctoral degree or an equivalent degree from another country.

Assessment criteria
In the appointment, special weight will be attached to research skills.

Applicants should either have a doctoral degree in Philosophy or other relevant discipline (e.g. Law, Politics, or Political Theory) that has given them sufficient analytical training, or be expected to attain such a doctoral degree no later than December 2022. Those without doctoral degrees should submit a letter from their supervisor confirming the expected date of their viva with their application.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate their ability to produce high-quality research, as evidenced by publications and / or their doctoral thesis, conference presentations and letters of reference.

Terms of Employment
The duration of the Fellowship is almost 12 months. Start date January 2023 or as agreed.

Stockholm University strives to be a work place that is free from discrimination and with equal opportunities for all. 

Contact
Further information can be obtained from professor Helen Frowe, helen.frowe@philosophy.su.se.

Union representatives
Ingrid Lander (Saco-S), telephone: +46 708 16 26 64, saco@saco.su.se, Alejandra Pizarro Carrasco (Fackförbundet ST/Lärarförbundet), telephone: +46 8 16 34 89, alejandra@st.su.se, and seko@seko.su.se (SEKO).

Application
Apply for the position at Stockholm University's recruitment system. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the job advertisement, and that it is submitted before the deadline.

Please include the following information with your application in english

• Your contact details and personal data
• Your highest degree
• Your language skills
• Contact details for 2–3 references

and, in addition, please include the following documents

• Cover letter
• CV – degrees and other completed courses, work experience and a list of publications
• Research proposal (no more than 3 pages) describing:
  – why you are interested in the field/project described in the advertisement
  – why and how you wish to complete the project
  – what makes you suitable for the project in question
• Copy of PhD diploma
• Letters of recommendation (no more than 3 files)
• Publications in support of your application (no more than 3 files).

The instructions for applicants are available at: How to apply for a position.

You are welcome to apply!

Stockholm University contributes to the development of sustainable democratic society through knowledge, enlightenment and the pursuit of truth.

Closing date: 04/11/2022

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Research Engineer

The Department of Environmental Science (ACES) at Stockholm University is one of the largest departments in the Faculty of Science. The department is divided into four units with more than 190 researchers, teachers, doctoral students and technical/administrative staff from over 30 countries. The department has a strong focus on research, spanning from couplings between climate change and biogeochemical cycles (atmosphere-land-ocean) to the sources, transport and effects of environmental contaminants. At the Unit for Biogeochemistry we are studying many aspects of the composition and functioning of the Earth system and large-scale biogeochemical cycles, and how these are affected by and feed back on anthropogenic perturbations such as climate warming. Two of our prioritized research areas are (i) how thawing land and subsea permafrost systems in the Arctic affects large-scale carbon cycling, including triggering release of various greenhouse gases, and (ii) how air pollution particularly in South Asia affects the gas and aerosol composition of the atmosphere, and how it affects the climate.  

We analyse specific molecules (i.e., gases and molecular markers), major and minor elements. We develop and apply isotope techniques: various isotope ratios and compound-specific isotope fingerprints of gases, aerosol components, and organic matter fractions in matrices such as air, seawater, sediments and soil, along with many other geochemical and geophysical system parameters.

The Unit for Biogeochemistry is now recruiting a Research Engineer to join our team of research engineers, faculty. post-docs and PhD students, to function as support to ongoing externally-funded research activities, become our lead manager for field observations and contribute to our molecular-isotope analytical competence.

Main responsibilities
The new colleague will be part of a team of several research engineers that works tightly with research group leaders, post-docs and PhD students. We do not expect anyone to cover all tasks listed below. Specific tasks and responsibilities will be divided within the tech group and the research group, and will depend on the particular skills and match of the incoming new colleague. This position is likely to include a combination of these key tasks:

Installation, operation and maintenance of both permanent facility/infrastructure and instruments used both continuously at remote atmospheric observatories and for specific field campaigns in both our atmospheric and Arctic research tracks. Instruments include those used for gases (e.g., Picarro cavity ring-down laser spectroscopy, Horiba CO monitors and gas chromatography) and for aerosol chemistry and physics (e.g., aethalometers, nephelometers, DMPS and Digitel high-volume filtration systems). This also includes programming of dataloggers, instrument calibration, efficient data management and quality assurance. The incoming candidate is likely to also contribute to university laboratory preconcentration systems, GCirMS and other instruments.

Management of the logistics in day-to-day operations, preparations for and execution of field campaigns. This includes shipping and receiving, securing permits, keeping close contact with local observatory colleagues. Coordinate and participate in field campaigns at our atmospheric observatories and at sea; analyse samples in our university laboratories.

Introduce and mentor Master students, PhD students, postdocs and guest researchers to laboratory protocols and field operations, including our safety routines. Master and document our methods for measurement, data processing and database management to ensure continuity, and to serve as a knowledge-bridge to new team members. Contribute to development of methods and research projects.

Participate actively in development and maintenance of a sound work environment.

Qualification requirements
M.Sc. or Ph.D. degree with focus on chemical-instrumental analysis, field instrumentation or corresponding competence.

Experience of a combination of high-precision measurements of atmospheric gases using laser (isotope) spectroscopy (e.g. Picarro instruments), online aerosol instrumentation, and/or GCirMS (e.g., Thermo Fisher Delta V) as well as maintenance and troubleshooting of state-of-the-art analytical instruments.

Knowledge of data handling and solid coding skills (e.g. in Python, R and/or MatLab).

Experience with field sampling/campaigns. Hands-on basic mechanical and electrical engineering skills are beneficial.

Good organizational skills and high social competence. Fluency in English (in speaking and in writing) is a requirement; basic knowledge of Swedish is an advantage (can be developed in an early phase of the employment).

Terms of employment
This is a full-time, indefinite-term position with a six-month trial period. Salaries at Stockholm University are determined individually; therefore, please indicate your requested salary. Start date immediately.

Stockholm University strives to be a workplace free from discrimination and with equal opportunities for all.

Contact 
Further information about the position can be obtained from Professor Örjan Gustafsson, telephone: +46 70 324 7317, orjan.gustafsson@aces.su.se.

Union representatives
Ingrid Lander (Saco-S), telephone: +46 708 16 26 64, saco@saco.su.se, Alejandra Pizarro Carrasco (Fackförbundet ST/Lärarförbundet), telephone: +46 8 16 34 89, alejandra@st.su.se, and seko@seko.su.se (SEKO).

Application
Apply for the position at Stockholm University's recruitment system. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the job advertisement, and that it is submitted before the deadline.

Only include the cover letter and CV in your application. Bring copies of grades and certificates if you are called to an interview.

The instructions for applicants are available at: How to apply for a position.

You are welcome to apply!

Stockholm University contributes to the development of sustainable democratic society through knowledge, enlightenment and the pursuit of truth.

Closing date: 15/11/2022

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Research Officer in Earth Surface Processes

 The function of this Research Officer is to support the scientific staff of the Department of Earth Sciences in experimental and laboratory-based biogeochemistry research by building a bridge between staff, students, and laboratory personnel. Tasks for this position will include but are not limited to:

• assisting BSc, MSc and starting PhD students to develop and start new experimental set-ups;
• instructing BSc and MSc (and, if needed, starting PhD) students how to perform first order data quality checks, how to treat data statistically, how to plot/visualize data in a scientifically meaningful way, and how to store data and sample material at the end of a project;
• assist in laboratory practicals within our BSc and MSc educational programs;
• potentially also help with (preparations for) field/sea-going campaigns.

Qualifications

You have:

• background knowledge (a PhD is optional) in environmental sciences, earth sciences, environmental mineralogy, (environmental) chemistry or material sciences;
• experience in independently conducting laboratory-based experiments and/or chemical analyses as well as data processing and evaluation;
• experience with supporting, instructing and assisting students and starting PHD’s with gaining the needed experimental and laboratory-bases skills;
• a critical, open, and interdisciplinary approach in scientific experiments and analyses;
• strong teamwork affinity to work in a diverse environment of scientists and students;
• excellent written and spoken English skills, as well as good general communicational skills.

Offer

We offer a temporary position (0.8-1.0 FTE) for one year in an international working environment. Permanent employment will be offered based upon good performance, according to the Faculty’s performance indicators, after one year. The gross salary - depending on previous qualifications and experience  - ranges between €3,098 and €4,257 (scale 9.0 – 10.9  according to the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities) per month for full-time employment. Salaries are supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3% per year.

In addition, Utrecht University offers excellent secondary conditions, including an attractive retirement scheme, (partly paid) parental leave and flexible employment conditions 

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About the organisation

A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At Utrecht University 

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, the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards major societal themes. Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies, Life Sciences and Sustainability.
Utrecht University's Faculty of Geosciences 

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 studies the Earth: from the Earth's core to its surface, including man's spatial and material utilisation of the Earth - with a focus on sustainability and innovation. With 3,400 students (BSc and MSc) and 720 staff, the faculty is a strong and challenging organisation. The Faculty of Geosciences is organised in four Departments: Earth Sciences, Human Geography & Spatial Planning, Physical Geography, and Sustainable Development.

Additional information

For more information about this position, please contact Prof Jack Middelburg 

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 (Head of Department) via J.B.M.Middelburg@uu.nl. 

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You are also invited to join our online information session via Microsoft Teams on:

• Wednesday 26 October between 15.00 - 16.00 CEST.
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You can ask us about our profiles and tasks of the offered position, the possibilities of professional development, and moving to and living in Utrecht (housing, visa, schools, partner opportunities). We look forward to meeting you!

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To apply, please send your curriculum vitae, including a letter of motivation via the ‘apply’ button below. 

The application deadline is 20 November 2022.

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Research Software Engineer

 

Do you like solving complex problems using digital methods? Would you like to work at the interface of science and technology? The Research Engineering team at Utrecht University is looking for a research software engineer. Our team supports researchers in applying digital technologies, in various stages of their research. We help researchers with technological challenges on, for example data handling and computing. But we also consult on methodological issues, like the selection of the most suitable research approach or the validation of results. In our engineering projects, we closely work together with researchers from a wide variety of domains and for a specific period. Our unique approach combines experience in both academic research and software engineering.

As a research software engineer you will/are:

• provide consultancy and develop research software;
• work in projects together with researchers and engineering colleagues;
• work in projects that vary in size from a few months to over a year;
• typically work on 2 or 3 projects simultaneously;
• apply Open Science and FAIR principles;
• part of a diverse group of engineers with a variety of skills and expertise;
• expected to closely manage your engineering projects.

Qualifications

Required expertise are:

• MSc, PhD or professional bachelor degree;
• experience with software engineering;
• proficiency in Python, R and/or C;
• experience with Linux, shell scripting and version control (Git);
• experience with one or more of the following domains:

• cloud computing and/or high performance computing;
• databases;
• machine learning;
• data/text mining;
• research infrastructure.

Required competences are:

• talent for technical problem solving;
• excellent communication and collaboration skills;
• proven organizational and time management skills;
• flexible approach and manner;
• good communication skills in English, both verbally and written.

Offer

This is an appointment of 0.8 - 1.0 FTE for the duration of one year. In case of a good performance, an indefinite employment is one of the possibilities. The minimum gross salary is €2,960 and the maximum gross salary is €4,670 (scale 10 of the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities) per month, at a full-time employment. Salaries are supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3% per year.

In addition, Utrecht University offers excellent secondary conditions 

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, including an attractive retirement scheme, (partly paid) parental leave and flexible employment conditions (multiple choice model). For more information, please visit working at Utrecht University 

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About the organisation

A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At Utrecht University 

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, the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards major societal themes. Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies, Life Sciences and Sustainability.

The Information Technology Services 

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 (ITS) directorate is responsible for the central IT services of the entire university. About 8,000 internal employees and 35,000 students use the services of ITS. you get an impression of working at ITS. An inspiring and pleasant working environment with nice colleagues. Your work location is the Utrecht Science Park 

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 is part of the ITS Department Research & Data Management Services. For a brief impression of Information and Technology Services, please visit working at ITS 

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About Utrecht
Utrecht 

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, one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands, is the fourth largest city in the Netherlands, with a charming old centre and an internationally oriented culture The city with a population of nearly 360,000 is strongly influenced by its century-old university  and forms a hub in the middle of the country. Its ancient city centre and its modern central station can easily be reached from the Utrecht Science Park by public transport or by a 15 minute bicycle ride. Utrecht boasts beautiful canals with extraordinary wharf cellars housing cafés and terraces by the water, as well as a broad variety of shops and boutiques.

Additional information

For more information about this position, please contact Ir Frank Heere 

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 (Department Manager Research & Data Management Services), via f.h.heere@uu.nl 

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 or +31 626 73 28 43.

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The application deadline is 30 October 2022.

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Researcher (senior postdoc) in spatial proteomics and eukaryote evolution

 Uppsala University is a comprehensive research-intensive university with a strong international standing. Our ultimate goal is to conduct education and research of the highest quality and relevance to make a long-term difference in society. Our most important assets are all the individuals whose curiosity and dedication make Uppsala University one of Sweden’s most exciting workplaces. Uppsala University has over 54,000 students, more than 7,500 employees and a turnover of around SEK 8 billion.

The Department of Organismal Biology teaches and explores the evolution, development and function on the organismal level. For more information see www.iob.uu.se.  

The position is placed in the research group of Fabien Burki (https://www.burki-lab.net/) within the Systematic Biology program at the Department of Organismal Biology (Evolutionary Biology Center, Uppsala University). In the Burki lab, we study the broad diversity of eukaryotes, which is mainly microbial, to understand some of the main transitions in broad eukaryote evolution such as the origin of plastids.

Read more about our benefits and what it is like to work at Uppsala University

Project description
The Burki lab was recently awarded an ERC Consolidator grant (PlastidOrigin) that aims to study one of the most transformative events in eukaryote evolution–the origin of the photosynthetic organelles (the primary plastids) in Archaeplastida. The main aim of this postdoc/researcher position is to produce the first plastid proteomes for red algae using whole-cell spatial proteomics with the hyperLOPIT method (or alternatively LOPIT-DC). By combining this data to verified proteomes for other archaeplastids, and by searching for homologues in other eukaryotes and prokaryotes, we want to characterize the origin of plastid proteins and the size of the endosymbiotic vs non-endosymbiotic plastid proteomic fractions across archaeplastids. Depending on the expertise of the candidate, a training period may be organised abroad.

Duties
Establish the knowledge and workflow to run proteomic experiments in the lab in collaboration with a local proteomic core facility. Adapt hyperLOPIT to red algae. Bring red algal cultures to sufficient densities, and execute hyperLOPIT. Perform protein cellular location prediction by Machine Learning. Analyse the data in the context of plastid evolution. Disseminate results in appropriate formats, including leading peer-reviewed publications and conferences. Training of junior group members might also be involved, as well as other standard tasks related to a research group including providing operational support to the good functioning of the lab. The candidate should be willing to travel, for short (e.g. conference) or longer period if training is necessary.

Requirements
PhD in Biology, Chemistry or equivalent. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with the desire to share and establish a novel methodology in the Burki lab. The successful candidate will have a strong record, appropriate for their career stage, of high-quality research publications. Great emphasis is placed on personal qualities such as high-motivation, planning and organizational skills, problem solving, stress management. We strive to create a friendly atmosphere among team-members and other employees in the work place, so a collegiate capacity to work as part of a team is necessary.

For this position, a proven experience in mass spectrometry and proteomics is absolutely essential, and must be demonstrated by scientific publications in these fields. A keen interest in evolution, especially in big transitions in eukaryote evolution such as the origin of plastids, is a desirable attribute of the candidates. The candidate should be proficient on the command line and R to perform quantification and statistical analysis, as well as have a good knowledge of at least one scripting language (eg Python). Proficiency in English, both oral and in writing, is required.

Additional qualifications
Prior knowledge on subcellular fractionation methods and on hyperLOPIT or LOPIT-DC will be seen as major quality. Prior experience in cell culturing, especially algae, will be a strong asset.

About the employment
The employment is a permanent position, probationary period may be applied. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date 2023-01-01 or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala

For further information about the position, please contact: Fabien Burki, +46 18 471 2779, fabien.burki@ebc.uu.se

Please submit your application by the 3rd of November 2022, UFV-PA 2022/3361.

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Please do not send offers of recruitment or advertising services.

Submit your application through Uppsala University's recruitment system.

Placement: Department of Organismal Biology

Type of employment: Full time , Permanent position

Pay: Individual salary

Number of positions: 1

Working hours: 100%

Town: Uppsala

County: Uppsala län

Country: Sweden

Union representative: Seko Universitetsklubben seko@uadm.uu.se
ST/TCO tco@fackorg.uu.se
Saco-rådet saco@uadm.uu.se

Number of reference: UFV-PA 2022/3361

Last application date: 2022-11-03

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