The University of Bergen is a renowned educational and research institution, organised into seven faculties and approximately 54 institutes and academic centres. Campus is located in the centre of Bergen with university areas at Nygårdshøyden, Haukeland, Marineholmen, Møllendalsveien and Årstad.
There are five departments and eight centres at Faculty of Medicine.
Through robust and close interaction with the world around us – globally, nationally and locally – we shall be instrumental in building a society based on knowledge, skills and attitudes.
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Researcher
At the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biomedicine, a full-time permanent position as researcher is available. The position is external financed by the Research Council of Norway and for the time being a part of the project “Mitochondria transfer in malignant brain tumors”. The project has a temporary financing for 3 years.
About the Department/project/work tasks:
Our research group is working on mechanisms of invasion and therapy resistance in human glioblastoma, the most frequent and most malignant primary brain tumour. Our research is based on cell culture and animal models. A special focus of the project are microtubes, which are important communication structures connecting tumour cells as well as tumour and stromal cells. Within this project, new mechanisms of microtube/nanotube formation will be investigated and the possibility of mitochondrial transfer between tumour cells as well as tumour and stromal cells through microtubes will be analysed. Please see our website for further information. Our research group has a strong collaboration with a research lab in Bordeaux, France.
Work tasks:
Design, plan and perform in vitro and in vivo experiments for the project described above
Participation in writing of publications and research grants
Participation in supervision of PhD and masters students
Qualifications and personal qualities:
the applicant must hold a relevant Norwegian PhD or equivalent doctoral degree
the candidate must have a strong background in cell biology and preferentially cancer research and/or brain cancer research
the candidate must have experience with animal work (FELASA C or equivalent) including surgical interventions
the candidate should have a good publication track record including recent first author publications (showing active ongoing research)
applicants who have experience with mammalian cell culture, flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, western blot, CRISPR/Cas9 and lentiviral vectors are particularly welcome to apply for this position
the applicant must be experienced in counseling, teaching, writing manuscripts and preferentially also grant applications
the applicant must be motivated and responsible, and also have a great work capacity and enthusiasm for research
personal skills, including abilities to work independently and cooperate within a research group will be evaluated
the candidate must be fluent in written and oral English
experience with international collaboration is an advantage
We can offer:
a good and challenging work environment in research front of brain cancer research
salary pay grade 64 NOK 583 500 (code 1109/salary scale 24.8), specialist pay grade 66 NOK 604 700 (code 1109/salary scale 24.10) gross p.a. for a fulltime position; following ordinary meriting regulations. A higher salary may be considered for a particularly well qualified applicant.
enrolment in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
a brief letter of application stating your motivation for the position, why you are applying and why this position is perfect for you
an overview of your education and work experience (CV)
witnessed copies of diplomas and relevant certificates (applicants with education from other countries than Norway must enclose diplomas in both the original language and authorized translations)
publications and academic work (max 10) and a list of these
your PhD thesis (in PDF)
two referees (name and contact information)It is very important that each of the scholarly works on which the committee should place special emphasis, is attached in its entirety.
The application and any attachments along with certified translations in English or another Scandinavian language must be uploaded to JobbNorge.
The following premise forms the basis for the post as researcher:
the researcher will be a member of the research group of which the topic/project belongs to
the salary shall if possible be 100 % covered by external financing
the researcher shall actively contribute to attract external funding to the research project, both for her/his own position and other positions, from the Research Council of Norway, EU and other sources
the researcher is expected to have her/his research activity financed by the project of the researcher and the projects of the associated research group
the Head of Department may allocate work for the Researcher related to specific research projects
the researcher may participate in committee work and other administrative tasks within the University of Bergen
the researcher has no teaching duties, but is expected to supervise master students and PhD candidates when this is a natural part of the research activity of the research group
the researcher may apply for competence promotion according to the regulations for promotions
the basis for the position ceases if no further project funding and new law on state officials etc. on dismissal and preferential rights will be applied to permanent employees
General information:
Further information about the position can be obtained from:
Professor Hrvoje Miletic, phone: +47 96847286 or e-mail: hrvoje.miletic@uib.no
University of Bergen must follow Norway’s export control regulations when processing applications for this position.
The state labour force shall reflect the diversity of Norwegian society to the greatest extent possible. People with immigrant backgrounds and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply for the position.
The University of Bergen applies the principles of public access to information when recruiting staff for academic positions.
Information about applicants may be made public even if the applicant has asked not to be named in the list of persons who have applied. The applicant must be notified if the request to be omitted is not met.
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