Postdoctoral fellow in tumor biology

Postdoctoral fellow in tumor biology 

Ref PAR 2023/464

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Institute of Biomedicine conducts research and teaching in preclinical and clinical medical sciences. The department is divided into four sections: infectious diseases, microbiology and immunology, laboratory medicine, and medical biochemistry and cell biology. The candidate will work at the Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research, a center within the University of Gothenburg in close association with Sahlgrenska University Hospital. The center is part of a strategic research effort within the Sahlgrenska Academy focused on cancer research and consists of a mixture of basic and clinical research projects with translational ambitions.

Subject area 

Tumor biology

Subject area description 

This open postdoc position is contained within Professor Anders Ståhlberg’s research group at Sahlgrenska Center Research for Cancer. We are looking for an enthusiastic person, who will lead and develop an innovative research project around tumor microenvironment, working in an interdisciplinary research team. The research group’s long-term goal is to define molecular mechanisms in tumor development and to develop new interventions for patients suffering from cancer, including melanoma, breast cancer and sarcoma. This project includes basic tumor biology research related to the tumor microenvironment. We will characterize both the cellular and the non-cellular microenvironment, including circulating factors, such as extracellular vesicles. An important research question is to determine why specific tumor cells only form metastases in specific target tissues. The project goal is to develop and apply a platform for spatial transcriptome analyses with single-cell resolution to study molecular mechanisms in the tumor microenvironment. We will also use unique methods to create patient-specific microenvironments, for example via 3D printing. Our work is in close collaboration with other partners within academy, health care and industry. Suitable background for a candidate is a PhD exam related to molecular biology and/or tumor biology. Experience in molecular methods, such as cell culturing, protein analysis, PCR, sequencing and bioinformatics is considered a merit. We are looking for a candidate that wants to develop a new research field. The candidate will have large freedom to develop an independent research profile. Additional information about the research group: https://www.gu.se/en/research/anders-stahlberg

Duties

Within this project you will plan, design and perform research activities with the aim to identify key molecular processes in the tumor microenvironment. You will be working with molecular techniques as well as cellular methods, 3D-approaches and clinical samples. The project will focus on spatial transcriptomics analysis, but other techniques related to protein, RNA and DNA analyses are important. The aim of the project is to develop a new research field around the tumor microenvironment. Hence, a strong focus is to develop innovative methods and handling experimental data. The work also includes project management, supervision, scientific reporting and communication of research data in oral presentations. Interactions with other academic and industrial collaborators as well as networks are also part of the job assignments.

Eligibility 

The eligibility criteria for employing teaching staff are set out in Chapter 4 of the Higher Education Ordinance and in the Appointment Procedure for Teaching Posts at the University of Gothenburg. 

To be eligible for appointment as a postdoc, the applicant is required to have a doctoral degree, a doctoral degree in art or a foreign degree that is deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree. This eligibility requirement must be met before the employment decision is made. 

In the first instance, those who have completed their degree no more than three years prior to the end of the application period shall be considered. Those who have completed their degree more than three years prior to the end of the application period may also be considered in the first instance if special grounds exist. Special grounds relate to leave of absence due to illness, parental leave, commissions of trust within union organisations, service within the defence services or other similar circumstances, as well as clinical service or service/assignment relevant to the subject area.  

Assessment criteria 

Area of PhD, experience and research merits within a for the project relevant subject area. Excellent ability to cooperate. Emphasis will be set on personal qualities.

Regulations for the evaluation of qualifications for academic positions are given in Chapter 4, Section 3 - 4 of the Higher Education Ordinance.

Employment 

The employment is full time and temporary, two years with the possibility of one year's extension, with placement at the Institute of Biomedicine. First day of employment as agreed.

Selection process 

How to apply: https://www.gu.se/en/work-at-the-university-of-gothenburg/how-to-apply

Contact information 

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Anders Ståhlberg, professor. Phone: +46 734 228446, e-mail: anders.stahlberg@gu.se

Unions 

Union representatives at the University of Gothenburg can be found here: https://www.gu.se/om-universitetet/jobba-hos-oss/hjalp-for-sokande 

Application 

Submit your application via the University of Gothenburg’s recruitment portal by clicking the “Apply” button. It is your responsibility to ensure that the application is complete as per the vacancy notice, and that the University receives it by the final application deadline.  

The application should contain:

• A cover letter giving a brief description of previous research experience, and a motivation to why you are applying
• A CV including a list of publications
• Proof of completed PhD
• Contact details of two references

Applications must be received by: 2023-05-09

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