Researcher

Published: 2021-10-07

Uppsala University is a comprehensive research-intensive university with a strong international standing. Our ultimate goal is to conduct education and research of the highest quality and relevance to make a long-term difference in society. Our most important assets are all the individuals whose curiosity and dedication make Uppsala University one of Sweden’s most exciting workplaces. Uppsala University has over 45,000 students, more than 7,000 employees and a turnover of around SEK 7 billion.

The Department of Medical Cell Biology at Uppsala University has a strong and international research environment with over 100 scientists, including around 25 PhD students, 20 postdocs and 30 researchers and professors.

The research group of prof. Mia Phillipson is aiming to uncover novel roles of immune cells and to find means to regulate their specific functions in settings spanning from organ development and regulation of homeostasis to tissue healing, angiogenesis and inflammation. By employing a wide range of techniques for studies of immune cell trafficking and interactions in vivo, we are delineating how immune cells are behaving in distinct organs and in different situations, as well as their diverse effector functions. Induction of specific recruitment and immune cell phenotype shifts by targeting the microenvironment are explored in combination with transgenic mouse models. Increased understanding of immune cell contribution to both detrimental and regenerative tissue states would reveal novel strategies to prevent, control and treat diseases. The Phillipson laboratory is part of a dynamic research community exploring immune cells functions in vivo as part of SciLifeLab, Uppsala University, and has a strong translational focus and experience of successful spin-offs now in clinical phase.

The Phillipson lab is equipped with state of the art technologies that enable in vivo observations of mucus dynamics, bacterial interactions with mucus, epithelium and immune cells, intravascular leukocyte-platelet-endothelial cell interactions and blood flow. Several of our imaging setups are partly developed in-house and used in conjunction with our expertise in physiology to enable longitudinal in vivo studies. In addition to our high speed confocal in vivo microscopes, we also have at our disposal several other types of microscopes as well as flow cytometry, cell sorting, protein and gene array techniques and bioinformatics support at our department of Medical Cell Biology and SciLifeLab.

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Duties
A researcher position is available in the group of Professor Mia Phillipson, Co-Director at SciLifeLab at Uppsala University, for an applicant with extensive technical expertise in in vivo imaging, confocal microscopy and flow cytometry. Particular emphasis will be placed on academic skills, good collaboration skills and ability to work independently. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

Requirements

To qualify for an employment as a researcher you must have a PhD degree or a foreign degree equivalent to a PhD degree.

It is an absolute requirement that the candidate is strongly self-motivated and enthusiastic about both leading projects and collaborating in the other projects of the group. Our group is a young, dynamic and very enthusiastic research team with a well-established collaborative network and strong funding. We are looking for a person that shares the same will and drive to pioneer the complex field of immunophysiology.

Additionally the candidate must have/be:

• Degrees, publications or other proof of knowledge in immunology and physiology.
• Expertise of murine models of ischemia, and associated functional and cellular analyses.
• Experienced in mouse handling and treatment.
• Experience in in vivo imaging, flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry, confocal microscopy, cell culturing and in vitro angiogenesis assays.
• High-level computer literacy, with experience in advanced image analysis and single-cell data interpretation.
• Well organized and motivated.
• Able to complete complex tasks with minimal supervision.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, protocol development and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication skills in English and the social skill to make use of them.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position, 1 year and 9 months. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date 1st of January 2022 or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala.

For further information about the position, please contact: Mia Phillipson, [email protected].

Please submit your application by 21 October 2021, UFV-PA 2021/3710.

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Placement: Department of Medical Cell Biology

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 2021/3710

Last application date: 2021-10-21

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