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Stillingstittel:
Postdoctoral Fellow in Tumor Immunology/Osteoimmunology

Stillingsbeskrivelse:
Jobbnorge ID: 161549

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At NTNU, creating knowledge for a better world is the vision that unites our 7 000 employees and 40 000 students.

We are looking for dedicated employees to join us.

   

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About the position

A postdoctoral position is available in the lab of Prof. Therese Standal, a group leader at CEMIR. The Standal lab is a small (5-7 members) research group that wants to do creative and excellent research. We are looking forward to include an enthusiastic new member of staff that will complement our current strengths.

The project is focused on the crosstalk between malignant plasma cells, T-cells and bone cells, and how infection and inflammation modulate this interplay.

 

Job abstractJV_description

The work will be a combination of cell biological and biochemical work to decipher molecular mechanisms and in vivo experiments utilizing different mouse models of multiple myeloma.

The period of employment for the position is 2 years starting March 1st 2019.

Qualification requirements

Postdoctoral fellow:

A postdoctoral research fellowship is a qualification position in which the main objective is qualification for work in academic positions. Completion of a Norwegian doctoral degree or corresponding foreign doctoral degree recognized as equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree is required.

 

• You must have a PhD degree in cell biology, immunology, biochemistry, medicine or a related field
• Optimally, candidates will have experience with in vivo tumor models and isolation, cultivation and differentiation of primary cells obtained from mice or humans.
• Experience with flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, gene editing and analysis of large datasets is a plus. 
• Oral and written competence of the English language is a must.

 

The appointment is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants and national guidelines for appointment as PhD, postdoctor and research assistant

Personal characteristics

 

• We seek a highly motivated new colleague with a preferred background in immunology
• You should be able to present your data by writing and publishing in scientific journals, and by oral presentation at meetings
• We are a small research group, so it is essential that you can work independently, but also participate and contribute to the research of others in the group

 

In the evaluation of which candidate is best qualified, emphasis will be placed on education, experience and personal suitability, as well as motivation, in terms of the qualification requirements specified in the advertisement

We offer

• exciting and stimulating tasks in a strong international academic environment
• an open and inclusive work environment with dedicated colleagues
• favourable terms in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• employee benefits

 

The candidate will enjoy access to the excellent infrastructure and laboratory facilities at CEMIR and at the affiliated Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine (https://www.ntnu.no/ikom). The laboratories have state of the art imaging instruments such as a high resolution STED confocal microscope, total internal reflection fluorescence microscope, live cell- and spinning disk confocal microscopes, image flow cytometer, cell sorter, etc. Moreover, CEMIR scientists have access to local core facilities in bioinformatics, genomics, and proteomics (http://www.ntnu.edu/dmf/core-facilities).

Salary and conditions

Postdoc:
Postdoctoral candidates are remunerated in code 1352, and are normally remunerated at gross from NOK 515 200 before tax per year. From the salary, 2 % is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.
 

Appointment takes place on the terms that apply to State employees at any time, and after the appointment you must assume that there may be changes in the area of work.

 

General information

Working at NTNU

A good work environment is characterized by diversity. We encourage qualified candidates to apply, regardless of their gender, functional capacity or cultural background. Under the Freedom of Information Act (offentleglova), information about the applicant may be made public even if the applicant has requested not to have their name entered on the list of applicants.

Questions about the position can be directed to Professor Therese Standal, phone number: +47 93 22 16 36, e-mail: therese.standal (at) ntnu.no.

Questions about the application process can be directed to HR consultant Elisabeth Myrvang, email: elisabeth.myrvang (at) ntnu.no.  

 

About the application:

The candidate`s motivation, skills and personal qualifications for the position and project should be described in the application letter. The application should contain the following attachments:

• Applicant`s CV (including list of publications, relevant former positions and copy of relevant transcripts and diplomas)
• Contact information for two or three references (including email addresses and telephone number)

Publications and other academic works that the applicant would like to be considered in the evaluation must accompany the application. Joint works will be considered. If it is difficult to identify the individual applicant's contribution to joint works, the applicant must include a brief abstractJV_description of his or her contribution.

Candidates from universities outside Norway are kindly requested to send a Diploma Supplement or similar document, which describes in detail the study and grade system and the rights for further studies associated with the obtained degree.

The appointment is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants and national guidelines for appointment as PhD, postdoctor and research assistant
 

 

Application deadline: 10.01.2019

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