Associate Researcher in Developmental Immunology

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top 100 universities. The University has around 46 000 students and more than 8 000 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

Description of the workplace

The Developmental Immunology Unit, lead by Research Group Manager Joan Yuan, currently has eight lab members including staff and trainees at the pre- and postdoctoral levels with diverse cultures and scientific backgrounds. Located on Biomedical Center in Lund (BMC), our unit is embedded within the Division of Molecular Hematology which has a strong focus on blood and immune cell formation and function. Our division has weekly research in progress seminars and offers a stimulating scientific environment where the labs have highly complementary research interests. In the context of the Faculty of Medicine, our division is a part of the Dept of Laboratory Medicine.

Our lab is an active member of the Lund Stem Cell Center (SCC) and have an excellent and extensive working relationship with its affiliated facilities including the Bioinformatics and FACS core facilities. Our research is centered around understanding the function and formation of B cells early in life and primarily uses murine animal models to resolve the role of neonatal B cell memory in adult immunity. This position marks the undertaking of a new research initiative and focuses on the role of B cells in cancer. Read more about our research here.

What we offer

Lund University is a public authority, which means that you will have special benefits, generous annual leave, and an advantageous occupational pension. We also have a flextime agreement that creates good conditions for work/life balance. Read more on the University’s website about being a Lund University employee, Work at Lund University

Work duties and areas of responsibility

As our Associate Researcher, you will have the responsibility to perform complex mouse experiments, establish new methods in the realm of tumor immunology, analyze and regularly present the results. As a driving force of a new project, you will have the responsibility to establish new collaborations between multiple labs to facilitate communication and overall progress of the project. You will have the responsibility to efficiently and securely manage a substantial mouse colony with complex genetic backgrounds and participate in the writing of ethical permits to perform animal work.

As an experienced researcher you will have the responsibility to stay current in the relevant literature as well as participate in the writing of grants and papers to help fund and disseminate the work. You will have the responsibility to keep careful electronic record of your work as well as training new lab members to promote continuity in the research and foster a nurturing environment in the lab.

Qualifications

The requirements for the position are:

• A doctoral degree in medicine, or a similar subject relevant for the research, with focus on B cell development or cancer
• Prior experience in B cell research using experimental animal models
• Extensive experience in mouse colony management, multiallelic breeding strategies, and hands on work with inducible experimental mouse models
• At least two years postdoc experience in relevant research area
• Formal certification in FACS analysis and sorting and independent operation of BD FACS machines.
• Formal certification in animal work applicable for Sweden
• The employment requires that you can work independently as well as have the ability to collaborate with others in the research groups

Additional qualifications for the position are:

• Experience in independently operating the FACS BD Symphony cell sorter
• Experience in running the BD Rhapsody single cell analysis platform
• Prior international research experience
• Prior successful experience in multi lab research collaborations

Research expertise is the foremost criterion for employment. The evaluation of applicants will take account of their research profile, experience and knowledge.

Further information

The employment is for a permanent full time employment (100%), to start 2023-04-01 or according to agreement. A probationary period of 6 months may be applied. 

How to apply

You apply for the position via the University’s recruitment system. The application is to include a personal letter describing how you meet the qualification requirements and why you are interested in the position.

The application is also to include a CV with a list of publications, a general description of previous research work, a copy of your doctoral degree and any other documents to which you wish to draw attention (copies of degree certificates, grade transcripts, details of referees, letters of recommendation, etc.)

The Faculty of Medicine is a part of Lund University, and is responsible for education and research within medicine and healthcare. Our academic programs are closely linked with the healthcare system and are firmly anchored in the faculty’s strong research tradition. Our research spans a broad field within experimental preclinical research, near-patient clinical research and health sciences research. The Faculty of Medicine, with its 1,800 employees and 2,700 students in Lund and Malmö, is a knowledge-intensive meeting place for students, teachers and researchers from all over the world.

The Department of Laboratory Medicine is one of six departments at Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine. We conduct leading research, both broad and specialised, within the field of laboratory medicine, focusing on the onset of disease and how we can improve diagnostics and treatment for patients. Some of our strongest areas with world-class research deal with cancer, genetics and blood.

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Type of employment Permanent position
Contract type Full time
First day of employment April 1st, 2023, or according to agreement
Salary Monthly salary
Number of positions 1
Full-time equivalent 100
City Lund
County Skåne län
Country Sweden
Reference number PA2023/587
Contact
Joan Yuan, rekryterande chef, +46462220430
Emelie Falck, personalsamordnare, 046-2221549
Published 20.Feb.2023
Last application date 02.Apr.2023 11:59 PM CEST
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