Postdoc position in Immunology or Molecular Biology, Sweden (2015)

Position description: The project will be conducted under the supervision of Assistant professor Mattias Forsell, who was recently recruited from Karolinska Institutet and has established an independent research program at Umeå University. The central focus of the group is to understand regulatory processes that govern humoral immunity during health and disease.

The focus of the postdoctoral position is to investigate regulatory pathways for normal and malignant B cell activity. The emphasis is on intracellular pathways that are affected by monoamine neurotransmitter signaling. Cell culture of primary murine and human B cells and human-derived cancer cell lines will be central for this work. Methodology includes chromatin immunoprecipitation and sequencing, mass spectrometry, bone marrow transfer techniques, Flow cytometry and cell sorting, cell culture, confocal microscopy and standard molecular biology methods. Animal models for vaccination and cancer will be used.

Qualificational requirements:

• We are looking for a creative, hardworking and enthusiastic team-player to our group.
• To qualify the applicant must hold a doctoral degree or a foreign qualification deemed equivalent to a doctorate in Immunology, Molecular Biology or similar.
• We especially encourage applications from those who have completed their PhD less than 3 years ago.
• The applicant should have extensive hands-on experience with investigating B cell development and function in vivo and in vitro.
• A FELASA C certificate is a requirement and the successful applicant should have documented experience of work with transgenic mice, and hands on bone marrow reconstitution.
• The applicant should have a proven track record of publications in peer-reviewed journals of good international standard and must be able to work independently.

The candidate is expected to partake in experimental design, experimentation, presentations, and preparation of publications. Personal suitability and scientific expertise is highly valued. Excellent communication skills in English are a requirement.

Application process:

The application must contain the following documents in English: A one page cover letter highlighting your most important first-author publication in an international scientific journal, a CV (max 2 pages) including a list of publications and contact information for three referees.

Application must be made through e-recruitment system MyNetwork Pro and be received no later than 2016-12-28, Reference number: AN 2.2.1-1293-15

More Information: For further information, please contact Assistant professor Mattias Forsell, Dept. of Clinical Microbiology/Division of Immunology, + 46 (0) 73 021 1221, mattias.forsell@umu.se

Application deadline: 2015-12-28

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