Spesial engineer

Oslo University Hospital; Oslo; Hybrid; NOK 650,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary per collective agreement

Career growth

Welfare arrangements

Job summary

Oslo University Hospital is offering a 9-month full-time position as a special engineer in the research group “Receptors, Signalling and Cardiac Pharmacology” led by Prof. Finn Olav Levy. The project studies signaling in normal and failing hearts to develop new treatments for heart diseases.

The candidate will work with animal models of heart failure, perform contractility experiments, molecular biology, and cell culture. An extension may be considered.

Qualifications

• Experience with research animals is required.
• Extensive experience in contractility measurements in cardiac tissue and cardiomyocytes.
• Strong background in molecular biology techniques.
• Cell culture work including primary cardiac cultures and transfection/transduction.
• FRET imaging experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Work on a project exploring new HFpEF treatments.
• Perform contractility experiments on cardiac muscle strips and cells.
• Collaborate with national and international partners.
• Contribute to translational research aiming at new therapies for heart disease.

Skills

Animal research

Molecular biology

Cell culture

FRET imaging

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree in Pharmacology/ Biology/ Pharmacy

Job description

A 9-month full-time position as special engineer is available in the research group “Receptors, Signalling and Cardiac Pharmacology” led by Prof. Finn Olav Levy at Department of Pharmacology, Oslo University Hospital. The group studies signalling mechanisms in normal and failing hearts with the aim to develop new treatment for heart diseases.

We are looking for a highly motivated coworker with an interest in cardiac pharmacology and translational research. The candidate will work on a project to study potential new treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The project will involve work with animal models of heart failure, including in vivo and ex vivo experiments. The candidate will perform contractility experiments on cardiac muscle strips and cardiac cells, work with rodent animal models of heart failure and use various molecular and pharmacological techniques in combination with various in vivo experiments including treatment for HFpEF.

The candidate is expected to work with national and international collaborators, within an enthusiastic research environment that offers an exciting possibility to combine ambitious scientific projects with active career development at international level for the hired candidate. An extension of the contract may be considered.

Oslo University Hospital is a workplace with great diversity. We believe this is crucial for solving our tasks in the best possible way. We want this diversity to be reflected among the applicants for our positions, and we encourage all qualified candidates, regardless of background, to apply!

We are looking for a highly motivated, hard-working and organized candidate with the ability to work both alone and in teams. The successful candidate should have a genuine interest in research.

The ideal candidate:

• Has experience and practical skills working with research animals (requirement)
• Education level: minimum master`s degree in Pharmacology, Biology, Pharmacy or similar
• Has extensive experience and practical skills in contractility measurements in cardiac muscle strips and cardiomyocytes (requirement)
• Has experience and practical skills in molecular biology (requirement)
• Has experience and practical skills in cell culture work, including preparation of primary cultures of cardiac cells as well as transfection/transduction of cells with different vectors (requirement)
• Has experience with FRET imaging of cells (requirement)
• Is fluent in oral and written English (advantage)

We offer

• An exciting and vibrant scientific environment.
• Salary according to collective agreement
• Potential for personal and scientific growth.
• Attractive welfare arrangements.

Oslo University Hospital is a highly specialized hospital in charge of extensive regional and local hospital assignments. As Scandinavia’s largest hospital, we carry out more than 1.2 million patient treatments each year. The hospital has a nationwide responsibility for a number of national and multi-regional assignments, and has several national centers of competence. Oslo University Hospital is responsible for approximately 50 percent of all medical and health care research conducted at Norwegian hospitals, and is a significant role player within the education of a large variety of health care personnel.