About the position
Applicants are invited for a 3-year position as Researcher or Postdoc in immunology, based at the Department of Immunology and Transfusion medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine. The research aim for the position is related to preclinical evaluation of immune responses following influenza vaccination. More specifically, the tasks will be assessments of antibody formation in sera and cellular responses against seasonal and pandemic strains of influenza, as well as investigations of protective immunity.
The position is located to the research group of Gunnveig Grødeland: Influenza and adaptive immunity - Institute of Clinical Medicine
Responsibilities
- Measure antibody responses in sera following vaccination
- Evaluate T cell formation by flow cytometry
- Evaluate antigen specific B-/T-cells before/after vaccination
- Assess vaccine induced protective immunity
- Contribute to supervision of master students
What skills are important in this role?
In this role you must have
- Appointment to the position of researcher in position code 1109 requires a doctoral degree in a relevant field.
- Experience with flow cytometry.
- Experience with mouse work (FELASA Certificate class B, or equivalent)
- Good written and oral proficiency in English.
It is an advantage if you have
- Experience with single cell isolation and sorting
- Strong background in adaptive immunology
We are looking for you who are
- Hard working and curious about immunology and vaccines
- structured and responsible
- contributes with enthusiasm to working in an ambitious team
Employment in the position is based on a comprehensive assessment of all qualification requirements applicable to the position, including personal qualifications.
We need different perspectives in our work
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We fulfill our mission most effectively when we draw upon our variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. We are looking for great colleagues—could you be the next one?
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We offer
- Exciting and meaningful tasks in an organization with an important societal mission, contributing to knowledge development, education, and enlightenment that promote sustainable, fair, and knowledge-based societal development.
- Committed colleagues in a good working environment.
- Good welfare schemes.
- Opportunity of up to 1.5 hours a week of exercise during working hours.
- A workplace with good development and career opportunities.
- Membership in the Statens Pensjonskasse, which is one of Norway's best pension schemes with beneficial mortgages and good insurance schemes.
- Salary in position as Researcher, position code 1109 in salary range NOK from 640 000 to 760 000, depending on competence and experience. From the salary, 2 percent is deducted in statutory contributions to the State Pension Fund.
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Application
Your application should include:
- Application letter
- CV
- A complete list of publications
- Transcripts and certificates
- Contact information for 2-3 references
Your CV must be entered in Jobbnorge’s CV form and cannot be submitted only as an attachment. This requirement is intended to ensure correct documentation and record-keeping in accordance with the Public Administration Act, Section 15.
Application with attachments must be submitted via our recruitment system Jobbnorge, click "Apply for this job".
When applying for the position, we ask you to retrieve your education results from Vitnemålsportalen.no. If your education results are not available through Vitnemålsportalen, we ask you to upload copies of your transcripts or grades. Please note that all documentation must be in English or a Scandinavian language.
General information
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The best qualified candidates will invited for interviews.
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Please refer to
Regulations for the Act on universities and colleges chapter 3 (Norwegian) and
Rules for the use of research posts SKO 1108, 1109, 1110 and 1183 at UiO.The University of Oslo has a transfer agreement with all employees to secure the rights to all research results and related intellectual property.