Researcher in vascular biology

Published: 2021-10-21

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The Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology at Uppsala University (http://www.igp.uu.se) has a broad research profile with strong research groups focused on cancer, autoimmune and geneticdiseases. A fundamental idea at the department is to stimulate translational research and thereby closer

interactions between medical research and health care. Research is presently conducted in the followingareas: medical and clinical genetics, clinical immunology, pathology, neuro-oncology, vascular biology,radiation science and molecular tools. Department activities are also integrated with the units for

Oncology, Clinical Genetics, Clinical Immunology, Clinical Pathology, and Hospital Physics at
Akademiska sjukhuset, Uppsala. The department has teaching assignments in several education
programmes, including Master Programmes, at the Faculty of Medicine, and in a number of educationsat the Disciplinary Domain of Science andTechnology.The department has a yearly turnover of aroundSEK 420 million, out of which more than half is made up of external funding.The staff amounts toapproximately 345 employees, out of which 100 are PhD-students, and there are in total more than 700affiliated people.

The position of a researcher is in Dr Taija Mäkinen’s group at the Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology. The research group focuses on studying the regulation of the lymphatic vasculature using genetic mouse models and cell and molecular biology techniques. Further information on the activity of the research group can be found at http://www.makinenlab.com

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Duties
The selected candidate will develop and undertake a research project focused on understanding the immunomodulatory roles of lymphatic vessels. The applicant will utilize genetic mouse models, combined with state-of-the-art cell and molecular biology techniques (including single cell RNA sequencing, flow cytometry and advanced imaging).

Requirements

• PhD degree in a relevant area of biology or biochemistry (e.g. molecular/cell/developmental biology) and at least 4 years of post doc experience.
• A good knowledge of and previous research experience in the fields of immunology and (lymphatic) vascular biology.
• A good publication track record.
• Experience with standard molecular biology techniques.
• Experience of in vivo work on mice (incl. handling, phenotype analysis, complex genetic models), including FELASA C certificate.
• Experience with histology (tissue preparation and immunostaining) and confocal microscopy.
• Solid skills in flow cytometry.
• Excellent skills in oral and written English.

Application
The application should contain an application letter with the motivation to join the group, curriculum vitae and list of scientific publications. The name and contact details of two references should also be included.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position, 2 years. Starting date 2022-03-01. Placement: Uppsala.

For further information about the position, please contact: Taija Mäkinen, [email protected],018-471 4151.

Please submit your application by 11 November 2021, UFV-PA 2021/3826.

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Placement: Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology

Type of employment: Full time , Temporary position longer than 6 months

Pay: Individual salary

Number of positions: 1

Working hours: 100%

Town: Uppsala

County: Uppsala län

Country: Sweden

Union representative: Seko Universitetsklubben [email protected]
ST/TCO [email protected]
Saco-rådet [email protected]

Number of reference: UFV-PA 2021/3826

Last application date: 2021-11-11

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