Laboratory technician (laborant) or biomedical laboratory scientist (bioanalytiker) for the Single-Cell Omics platform

We are looking for a highly skilled laboratory technician (laborant) or biomedical laboratory scientist (bioanalytiker) to join the Single-Cell Omics platform to start September 1st, 2022, or after agreement.

About us
Our researchers share a common purpose as they seek to transform the basic understanding of the mechanisms involved in metabolic health and disease, and to accelerate this knowledge towards new prevention and treatment strategies.

The Center has around 260 employees, consisting of 21 research groups and 5 technology platforms, who work in a vibrant international research environment with a focus on interdisciplinary collaboration.

The Center’s research has resulted in seminal discoveries as to how genes, hormones, and environmental factors influence metabolic health and disease throughout life. You may read more about us at www.cbmr.ku.dk .

The position available is in the Single-Cell Omics Platform, a service platform, which was established in 2018 to provide CBMR researchers access to the latest cutting-edge bulk and single-cell transcriptomics and epigenetics techniques. Currently, the platform team consists of laboratory technicians, bioinformaticians, and a platform manager. You can read more about the platform at https://cbmr.ku.dk/researchfacilities/single-cell-omics/ .

Your job

As a laboratory technician or biomedical laboratory scientist in the Single-Cell Omics Platform, you will be working in close collaboration with your colleagues from the Platform in your effort to support researchers in the Center with transcriptomics and epigenetic techniques. The service throughput in the platform is high, and routine tasks will be part of your daily work. However, you will also be involved in optimizing and developing new protocols. Your primary assignments will lie within the bulk sequencing track, but you can also expect to be involved in single-cell sequencing projects depending on priorities and demand.

Primary tasks:

• Preparation of RNA sequencing and DNA methylation libraries
• Sequencing using Illumina sequencers, NovaSeq6000 and NexSeq500
• Quality control of RNA and NGS libraries using a Fragment Analyzer (Agilent)

Additional tasks:

• Optimization of various protocols
• Maintenance of Illumina sequencers
• Assist with general laboratory tasks

Your profile

Required education/skills:

• An education as laboratory technician (laborant) or biomedical laboratory scientist (bioanalytiker)
• A minimum of 2 years solid hands-on experience with laboratory work
• Experience in RNA library preparation
• Experience in Reduced Representation Bisulfite sequencing and MeDIP sequencing
• Experience with liquid handling robots such as the Sciclone IQ
• Experience with Illumina sequencers such as the NovaSeq6000
• Excellent skills in documentation of laboratory work
• Good written and oral communication skills in English 

Personal qualifications:

• Positive, pro-active, and open-minded
• Great collaborative skills and service minded
• Well organized and with an eye for details

Place of employment
The place of employment is the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment.

Terms of salary and employment
The employment as laboratory technician (laborant) or biomedical laboratory scientist (bioanalytiker) is a full-time permanent position. Expected starting date is September 1st, 2022, or after agreement.
Employment as laboratory technician (laborant) will be in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and OAO/HK STAT. The position is placed in salary group 4 depending on qualifications.
Employment as biomedical laboratory scientist (bioanalytiker) will be in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Society of Biomedical Laboratory Scientists (Danske Bioanalytikere).
Depending on qualifications, a supplement may be negotiated.

Questions
For further questions about the job description and qualifications, please contact Platform Manager Mie Mechta at [email protected] . For questions regarding the recruitment procedure, please contact SUND HR CBMR at [email protected]  

Application procedure
Your application, in English, should include:
• A letter of motivation
• Curriculum Vitae
• Copies of relevant certificates of education

Please submit your application by clicking on “Apply Now” below. Only online applications will be accepted.

Application deadline: 6 June 2022 at 23:59 CET. 

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Part of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU), and among Europe’s top-ranking universities, the University of Copenhagen promotes research and teaching of the highest international standard. Rich in tradition and modern in outlook, the University gives students and staff the opportunity to cultivate their talent in an ambitious and informal environment. An effective organisation – with good working conditions and a collaborative work culture – creates the ideal framework for a successful academic career.