Research Engineer

Skilled and committed employees are a crucial factor in the success of Linköping University. And we need more of them. Our core expertise comes from teachers and researchers, but a successful university requires experienced and motivated employees in many fields. Everyone is important. We need to recruit many new employees thanks to, among all, an expansion in our research activity. We need you here. We look forward to receiving your application!
The Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences is one of the university’s largest departments, with operations mainly in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Our aim is to engage in medical and biomedical education and research of high international standing. At undergraduate level the department is responsible for most of the medical program, the speech and language pathology program and the biomedical program. For more information about the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, please follow: https://liu.se/en/organisation/liu/bkv

We are looking for Research Engineer, formally based at the Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience (CSAN) within the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences. 

Your future work assignments
As a Research Engineer you will serve as a supportive function for the researchers within the experimental activities at the Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience (CSAN). The conducted research focuses on neurobiological mechanisms, underlying affective disorders and addictions.

Your tasks will consist of:

• responsibility for animal handling, and work with animal models together with researchers in the group
• administrative work related to laboratory activities
• molecular and biochemical analyses such as preparation of protein and nucleic acids from human and rodent tissue, ELISA, Mesoscale, genotyping (various PCR methods) and cell culture

Your future workplace
You will work at the Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience (CSAN) , in Markus Heilig's research group.

Your qualifications
We are looking for someone who has a Master’s degree in Biomedicine/Biology or equivalent. The applicant is expected to have documented good skills in neurobiology.   

Completed Animal Science Course (LiU course 8MEA05-Laboratory Animal Sciences, 7,5 credits or equivalent course at another university) is a requirement. The applicant should have experience working with rodent models for affective disorders/addiction, particularly relevant is experience regarding stress models and operant self-administration.

The applicant is expected to have special knowledge in behavior analysis (using software programs such as EthoVision), and experience in tissue sampling and laboratory methods such as immunohistochemistry, genotyping, and ELISA.

Expertise in, and experience with configuring, programming and supporting Med Associates behavioral equipment is a particular merit.

Due to the research environment you need to be fluent in both written and spoken English.

We aim to hire a responsible and committed person with good initiative and communication skills. You should be able to work well both independently and with other people. Great emphasis will be given to personal qualities and suitability.

Form of employment
Full time, permanent employment.

Starting date
June, 2022.

Salary and employment benefits
The university applies individual salaries. Please indicate salary demands in the application.

More information about employment benefits at Linköping University is available here.

Union representatives
Information about union representatives, see Help for applicants .

Application procedure
Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button below. Your application must reach Linköping University no later than 19 May 2022.

Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered.

We welcome applicants with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives - diversity enriches our work and helps us grow. Preserving everybody's equal value, rights and opportunities is a natural part of who we are. Read more about our work with: Equal opportunities .

We look forward to receiving your application!

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Contact persons

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