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 a Research Engineer within the department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences. 

Your future work assignments
You will be working on a research study focusing on the mechanism of gradient-dependent retrieval of GPCRs in human platelets and the interaction of platelets with coagulation.Your future work includes various experimental tasks in molecular biology and biochemistry.

Your future workplace
You will work at the Division of Clinical Chemistry and Pharmacology , in Tomas Lindahl's research group.The research group is involved in research on basic and clinical studies of platelets and their functions and consists of researchers, doctors, doctoral students and technical staff.

Your qualifications
We are now looking for someone who has a master's degree in life sciences or similar. We see that you have previous experience of research and data management as well as good computer skills and knowledge of MS-office. Documented experience of the following methods and techniques is a requirement for the position:

• Light transmission aggregometry
• Flow cytometry
• Fluorescence microscopy
• Western blotting
• Multimod plate reader
• Pull-down assay
• Sample preparation for microscopy and mass spectrometry
  

It is an advantage if you have experience of working with platelets and practical knowledge of platelet isolation and handling. In addition to these, knowledge of cell culture and other molecular biological techniques is also seen as a merit, as well as experience of writing scientific reports and compiling different types of graphs and statistics.

The position requires good knowledge of English in both speech and writing.

As a person, you are independent, flexible and structured. You are motivated and characterized by a good ability to cooperate and communicate. In your work, you are meticulous and determined to achieve results with good quality.

Form of employment
Full time, time-limited employment ca. 11 months.

Starting date
1 July 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 9 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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