Position as Research Academic Staff

KU - SCIENCE BIO - BRIC; København; On-site; DKK 640,000 - 760,000; Full time

Job summary

The Andersen Group at BRIC, University of Copenhagen, is offering a position for a Research Academic Staff to advance translational oncology research in liver cancer. The successful candidate will work at the BRIC facilities within a dynamic, international team focused on multi-omics and high-throughput approaches to improve diagnosis and treatment.

Qualifications include a PhD in life sciences with liver cancer biology experience, expertise in CRISPR and cell biology, and strong collaborative

Qualifications

• PhD in life sciences (molecular biology and/or biochemistry).
• Documented experience in liver cancer biology.
• Previous experience in e.g., CRISPR technologies.
• Knowledge of broad range cell biology techniques and data analysis.
• The candidate is independently, experience in mentoring and laboratory management.
• Ability to function in a collaborative environment is essential since our group is multi-disciplinary and involved in many collaborations at national and international level.
• Excellent English skills both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Join an interdisciplinary research group that utilizes multi-omics technologies, including spatial transcriptomics, metabolomics, and high-throughput screening approaches, such as CRISPRi/a.
• Characterize and classify patient subgroups to identify oncogenic drivers and addiction networks.
• Unite research directly on patient samples and clinical data with basic molecular in vitro and in vivo models.

Skills

Independent work

Mentoring

Laboratory management

Collaboration

English proficiency

Education

PhD in life sciences (molecular biology/biochemistry)

Tools

CRISPR technologies

NGS

Job description

A position as Research Academic Staff in Liver Oncology is available for motivated and independent candidate in the Andersen Group at BRIC, University of Copenhagen.

Our research/The group

The focus of our research is translational medicine in primary human liver and biliary tract cancers with emphasis on genome-wide and high-throughput techniques in the characterization of tumor heterogeneity, prognostic and predictive biomarker discovery and drug response to aid novel therapeutics and clinical efficacy. It is our goal to improve diagnosis, clinical decision-making and ultimately patient outcome through translational and pharmacogenomics discoveries. This is facilitated in our Group via interdisciplinary research (molecular biology, medicine and bioinformatics) as well as a strong national and international network of scientific and clinical collaborators.

Your job

The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary research group that utilizes multi-omics technologies, including spatial transcriptomics, metabolomics, and high-throughput screening approaches, such as CRISPRi/a. We use molecular strategies to characterize and classify patient subgroups to identify oncogenic drivers and addiction networks with the aim of improving diagnosis and treatment. We unite research directly on patient samples and clinical data with basic molecular in vitro and in vivo models.

A requirement for this position is a strong track record in molecular biology, cell biology, and proven experience in high-throughput screening in liver cancer. Emphasis will be given to a candidate with a proven background in cell and molecular biology (CRISPR, NGS, etc.).

Profile

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Research Academic Staff with the following competencies and experience:

Qualifications

We expect you to be a highly motivated and highly ambitious scientist with the following qualifications:

• A PhD (or alike) in life sciences (molecular biology and/or biochemistry).
• Documented experience in liver cancer biology.
• Previous experience in e.g., CRISPR technologies.
• Knowledge of broad range cell biology techniques and data analysis.
• The candidate is independently, experience in mentoring and laboratory management.
• Ability to function in a collaborative environment is essential since our group is multi-disciplinary and involved in many collaborations at national and international level.
• Excellent English skills both written and spoken.

Place of employment

The employment is at BRIC, University of Copenhagen. BRIC is located in the Biocenter, close to the centre of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories and a number of core facilities shared between the 26 research groups at BRIC and the neighboring Finsen Laboratory. BRIC actively participates in the European alliance, EU-life consisting of 13 excellent life science research institutions http://eu-life.eu/ .

Please read more about the Andersen group and BRIC research on http://www.bric.ku.dk/

Terms of employment

The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

The position is a permanent position. The starting date is December 1st.

Employment will be in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). The monthly salary will be based on the number of years of work experience (seniority) with the possibility to negotiate a salary supplement based on prior experiences and qualifications. The employer will pay an additional 18.07 % to your pension fund.

Questions

For further information regarding the position, please contact Professor Jesper B Andersen on e-mail: [e-mail]

Application

Your application should in English include:

• Letter of application addressing the requirements (max. one page).
• Curriculum Vitae
• A certified/signed copy of certificate(s) of education

Application deadline

October 13th, 23.59 CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.