Ledig stilling ved UiT Norges arktiske universitet

Research position affiliated with the project Phagocyte targeting in breast cancer

Deadline: 25.12.2019

About the position

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

UiT is a multi-campus research university in Norway and the northernmost university of the world. Our central location in the High North, our broad and diverse research and study portfolio, and our interdisciplinary qualities make us uniquely suited to meet the challenges of the future. At UiT you can explore global issues from a close-up perspective.


Credibility, academic freedom, closeness, creativity and commitment shall be hallmarks of the relationship between our employees, between our employees and our students and between UiT and our partners.


The Faculty of Health Sciences at UiT The Arctic University of Norway represents a newly created entity gathering almost all possible health study programs. This facilitates an unique interdisciplinarity and innovation in health education and research. Wework closely with the services in the North to solve tomorrow's challenges.


Read more about us at uit.no/helsefak

The Faculty of Health Sciences has a three years Research position available, vacant from January 2020. The position is attached to Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Biology research group at The Department of Clinical Medicine and Drug Transport and Delivery Research Group at The Department of Pharmacy and the research program in nuclear medicine/PET” Coastal collaboration (Kystsamarbeidet), funded by the Trond Mohn Foundation, Tromsø Research Foundation together with the university and university hospital in Tromsø, Bergen and Trondheim. Kystsamarbeidet constitutes various groups and being part of this collaboration offers exciting opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, validation of results, and free exchange of tracers, protocols, and state-of-the-art animal models.

The project will focus on nanomedicine applications in cancer. Specifically, we and our (inter)national collaborators aim to utilize interactions between nanoparticles and phagocytic immune cells for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in cancer.

The position is organized in close collaboration with the MR Center at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU in Trondheim, where the candidate will have his/her daily working place. The approximately 50 researchers employed there have access to a diverse infrastructure (like mass-spectrometry and on-site cyclotron and radiotracer production) and a variety of advanced in vivo preclinical imaging modalities (A 7T small animal PET/MR scanner, small animal optical imager, CT imaging, intravital microscopy), which provide a state-of-the-art toolbox to characterize nanoparticle ‘in vivo behavior’. In collaboration with the CEMIR Center of Excellence we have developed a range of cutting-edge experimental tools to characterize and study the effects of nanoparticles and roles of immune cells in vivo in immunocompetent cancer models.

The Drug Transport and Delivery Research Group (DTDRG) has extensive experience with synthesis of drug delivery systems and their in vitro characterization. In the current project this group will contribute with liposome formulation.

Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Biology research group (NMRB) is affiliated to the PET Imaging Center at the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN) in Tromsø. This group has extensive experience with in vivo animal imaging and will be a valuable collaboration partner for optimization of imaging procedures and image analysis methodology.

The positions offer challenging and diverse tasks in an environment characterised by conscientious, committed, and skilled employees. Our work is motivated by a fascination for the complexity of the immune system and its interaction with man-made nanomaterials. With the emerging understanding for the role of specific immune cells in a variety of pathologies, it is increasingly relevant to develop therapeutic strategies targeting these cells. This is illustrated by the recent clinical success of various anti-cancer immunotherapies. From this angle, this project focusses on characterizing and optimizing nanoparticle interactions with specific immune cells in cancer. The tasks of the candidate span the entire range of liposome preparation, in vivo application, and ex vivo characterization. The candidate is expected to function well in a team, but should also be able to perform tasks independently.

Contact information

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Required qualifications

The candidate should hold a Master and a PhD degree or equivalent education within natural sciences providing strong skills and knowledge in oncology/(cancer)immunology/biomedicine and/or nanotechnology/engineering. For example a master’s degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Immunology, Nanomedicine/Nanotechnology or equivalent.

The candidate must be able to work systematically, independently and have the ability to work in an interdisciplinary research team. Emphasis will be placed on the communicative and collaborative skills, as well as personal suitability and the motivation and interest in the project. Moreover, experience with PET, medical imaging, confocal microscopy, flow cytometry, in vivo experiments will be considered advantageous.

PhD students in the final stages are also qualified to apply, but have to document completed degree before employment.

Applicants must have a documented knowledge of English which meets the requirements as stated in the Norwegian general university and college admission requirements.

We can offer

  • Interesting work tasks
  • A good academic environment with dedicated colleagues
  • Good career opportunities
  • A large degree of independence in work
  • Flexible working hours and a state collective agreement
  • Pension scheme through the state pension fund

Working and payment conditions

Working hours will be set aside for research, research-related activities and research administration.

The successful candidate must also be willing to get involved in the ongoing development of their department and the university as a whole.

The remuneration for this position is in accordance with the State salary scale code 1109. A compulsory contribution of 2% to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund will be deducted.

How to apply

Applications shall be sent electronically via www.jobbnorge.no and shall include:

  • cover letter including a short description of interests and reasons for applying for the position
  • CV containing a complete overview of education, experience, professional work, pedagogical qualifications and references
  • diplomas and certificates:
    • diploma and transcript of Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (in original language and translated)
    • diploma and transcript of Master’s degree or equivalent (in original language and translated)
  • documentation of proficiency in English
  • any academic works, including the Master’s thesis
  • Proficiency in the English language can be documented in the following ways:
  • Diploma from a Norwegian upper secondary school with both spoken and written English (140 hours)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
  • IELTS (International English Testing Service)
  • Completed university degree in the field of English language or literature
  • One year’s completed university studies in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK or USA, for which English was the language of instruction.

Applications will only be considered if all requested application documents are received before the application deadline.

All documentation to be assessed must be translated into English or a Scandinavian language.

Applications sent to us via e-mail or by any other means will not be considered.

Assessment

The applicants will be assessed by an expert committee. The committee’s mandate is to undertake an assessment of the applicants’ qualifications based on the application documents and the text of the announcement.

The applicants who are assessed as best qualified will be called to an interview. The interview shall, among other things, aim to clarify the applicant’s personal suitability for the position and motivations.

UiT is seeking to increase the proportion of women in its academic positions. If two or more applicants are found to be generally equally qualified, the university will prioritise a female over a male candidate.

General

In addition, applicants shall also refer to the supplementary provisions for the appointment to academic positions such as Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Research Fellow and Academic Assistant at UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, and to regulations concerning terms and conditions of employment for the posts Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Research Fellow, Research Assistant and Resident, which are available on the website “The Research Fellow file”.

Questions concerning the organisation of the working environment, including that of the physical state of the workplace, health services, possibilities for flexible working hours, part-time work, etc. may be addressed to the telephone reference in this announcement.

At UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, diversity is valued, and we therefore encourage all qualified applicants to apply regardless of their age, gender, functional ability or national or ethnic background. The university is an IW employer and places importance on making the necessary adaptations to working conditions for employees with disabilities.

Personal information given in an application and CV will be treated in accordance with the Act relating to the processing of personal data (the Personal Data Act). In accordance with section 25, subsection 2 of the Freedom of Information Act, the applicant may request not to be registered on the public list of applicants. However, the university may nevertheless decide to make the candidate’s name public. The applicant will receive advance notification of any such publication.

You can find more information on the website Welcome to UiT Arctic University og Norway

We look forward to receiving your application!

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