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The University of Eastern Finland, UEF, is one of the largest multidisciplinary universities in Finland. We offer education in nearly one hundred major subjects, and are home to approximately 15,000 students and 2,800 members of staff. We operate on three campuses in Joensuu, Kuopio and Savonlinna. In international rankings, we are ranked among the leading 300 universities in the world.
The Faculty of Health Sciences operates at the Kuopio Campus of the University of Eastern Finland. The Faculty offers education in medicine, dentistry and pharmacy, as well as in some other central fields of the health care sector. The Faculty is research-intensive, and its internationally recognised research activities are closely linked to the strategic research areas of the University. There are approximately 2 500 degree students and about 450 PhD students in the Faculty. The number of staff adds up to almost 700 experts. http://www.uef.fi/en/ttdk/etusivu
We are now inviting applications for
a Postdoctoral Researcher (Translational Immunology) position, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine Kuopio Campus
We are looking for a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join our growing research group to work on a research project funded by the Academy of Finland.
Our translational research focuses on the immunological disturbances preceding human type 1 diabetes, with a special emphasis on CD4+ T cells.
http://www.uef.fi/fi/kliinisenlaaketieteenyksikko/immunology-of-type-1-diabetes
The recruited postdoctoral researcher will work on a research project aiming to develop methods that allow a direct ex vivo identification of rare autoantigen-specific CD4+ T cells from blood samples for further analysis by single-cell transcriptomics.
The successful candidate should have a strong background in flow cytometry, cell culture and cellular immunology methodology. Prior experience in human immunology studies, T cell analysis methodology and flow-cytometric sorting is highly advantageous.
A person to be appointed as a postdoctoral researcher shall hold a suitable doctoral degree. Positions of postdoctoral researchers shall always be filled for a fixed term (UEF Administrative Regulations 30 §).
The person to be appointed to the Postdoctoral Researcher Position is required to hold a doctoral degree, which may not have been completed more than five years ago at the time of accepting the position. In this context, the 5 years refer to a net period of time, which does not include maternity leaves, parental leaves, or military service, etc.
The position is filled for a fixed term of two years starting from Nov 1, 2016, or as agreed upon with the candidate, with a possibility for prolongation up till four years.
The salary of the position is determined in accordance with the salary system of Finnish universities and is based on level 5 of the job requirement level chart for teaching and research staff (€2 865,30/ month). In addition to the job requirement component, the salary includes a personal performance component, which may be a maximum of 46.3% of the job requirement component.
For further information on the position, please contact: Dr. Tuure Kinnunen, emailtuure.kinnunen@uef.fi, tel. +358 50 5629349.
For further information on the application procedure, please contact dept.secretary Henna Miettinen, henna.miettinen@uef.fi.
A probationary period is applied to all new members of the staff.
The electronic application should contain the following appendices:
- a résumé or CV (http://www.tenk.fi/en/template-researchers-curriculum-vitae)
- a list of publications (http://www.aka.fi/en/funding/how-to-apply/appendices-required/guidelines-for-list-of-publications)
- copies of the applicant's academic degree certificates/ diplomas, and copies of certificates / diplomas relating to the applicant’s language proficiency, if not indicated in the academic degree certificates/diplomas
- a motivation letter
The application needs to be submitted no later than 30.9.2016 (by 24.00 hours Finnish time) by using the electronic application form.
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