PhD: Cancer Chromatin & SOX2 Microprotein Biology

Andrea Klaveness; Oslo; On-site; NOK 551,000 - 608,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Good welfare schemes

Exercise up to 1.5 hours per week

Norwegian language courses

Career development opportunities

Pension scheme

Job summary

The University of Oslo invites applications for a 100% 3-year PhD position in cancer chromatin and structural biology in the Collas Lab. The successful candidate will collaborate with partners at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and join a dynamic biochemistry community.

Admission to the Medical Faculty's PhD program is required, with a three-year project timeline and duties including planning experiments, cell-based assays, and manuscript preparation.

Qualifications

• Five-year master's degree or equivalent in molecular biology, epigenetics or related field.
• Experience in cell/molecular biology, including vector design and cloning.
• Knowledge of chromatin, transcriptional regulation or microproteins.
• Fluent oral and written English.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute genomics (RNA-seq/ATAC-seq/ChIP-seq) and proteomics experiments.
• Design and perform cellular assays.
• Maintain electronic lab records and analyze data.
• Present results at group meetings and contribute to manuscripts.
• Complete required doctoral coursework.

Skills

Cell & molecular biology

Vector design & cloning

Cell line engineering

Cell-based assays

English proficiency

Education

Five-year master's degree in molecular biology/epigenetics or related field

Tools

Benchling

ELab systems

Job description

The University of Oslo invites applications for a 100% 3-year PhD position in cancer chromatin and structural biology in the Collas Lab. The successful candidate will collaborate with partners at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and join a dynamic biochemistry community.

Admission to the Medical Faculty's PhD program is required, with a three-year project timeline and duties including planning experiments, cell-based assays, and manuscript preparation.