About the position 

Applications are invited for a 3-year position in a Research Fellowship as PhD Candidate in Molecular Immunology to be based at the Department of Molecular Medicine (Anatomy), University of Oslo (UiO).

The Research fellowship is funded by the University of Oslo and will be linked to the research group “T Cell Activation and Autoimmune Disease” led by Professor Anne Spurkland. 

More about the position 

The fellowship period is 3 years and is devoted to carrying out a project entitled “Modulation of adaptive immunity: Signalling in experienced T cells”. The work will consist of experiments to explore the interactome of the adapter molecule SH2D2A, using a combination of in vivo proximity based labeling techniques, as well as immunological, genetic and proteomic techniques. 

The research fellow must take part in the faculty’s approved PhD program and is expected to complete the project within the set fellowship period. The main purpose of the fellowship is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree.

The applicant must, in collaboration with their supervisor, within 3 months after employment, have worked out a complete project description to be attached to the application for admission to the doctoral program. For more information, please see our web site.

Qualification requirements

• Applicants must hold a master’s degree (120 ECTS) in life sciences or similar, minimum grade B (ECTS grading scale) or equivalent. The master’s degree must include a thesis of at least 30 ECTS
• fluent oral and written communication skills in English 

In addition, the following qualifications will be considered positively

• Competence in immunologically relevant techniques such as flow cytometry including spectral flow cytometry, isolation of T-cells, assays for analysing T cell activation, immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting, fluorescence microscopy, experience with PBMCs
• Experience in gene technology methods such as PCR, DNA isolation, gene cloning, sequence analysis, mutagenesis 
• Experience in proteomics techniques such as mass spectrometry, production of recombinant proteins 
• Experience in cell culture work, including lentiviral transduction and CRISPR/Cas9 mutagenesis
• Experience in work with animal models (mice), including FELASA C approval 
• Experience in bioinformatic analysis (R, python, etc.)

Personal skills

• Strong motivation
• Good problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and as an integrated member of a team
• Good communication skills

We offer 

• Salary NOK 536 200 – 575 400 per annum depending on qualifications in a position as PhD Research fellow, (position code 1017)
• Attractive welfare benefits and a generous pension agreement, in addition to Oslo’s family-friendly environment with its rich opportunities
• For culture and outdoor activities attractive welfare benefits and a generous pension agreement, in addition to Oslo’s family-friendly environment with its rich opportunities for culture and outdoor activities

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Inclusive worklife and diversity at UiO

Inclusion and diversity are a strength. The University of Oslo has a personnel policy objective of achieving a balanced gender composition. Furthermore, we want employees with diverse professional expertise, life experience and perspectives.

If there are qualified applicants with disabilities, employment gaps or immigrant background, we will invite at least one applicant from each of these categories to an interview.

We hope that you will apply for the position. 

More information about gender equality initiatives at UiO can be found here.

Application

Your application should include:

• Application letter.
• CV.
• A complete list of publications.
• Transcripts and certificates.

• Contact information for 2-3 references.

  Each faculty determines which documentation should accompany the application - insert what applies to the position.

Application with attachments must be submitted via our recruitment system Jobbnorge, click "Apply for the position".

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

The best qualified candidates will invited for interviews. 

Applicant lists can be published in accordance with Norwegian Freedom of Information Act § 25. When you apply for a position with us, your name will appear on the public applicant list. It is possible to request to be excluded from this list. You must justify why you want an exemption from publication and we will then decide whether we can grant your request. If we can't, you will hear from us.

Please refer to Regulations for the Act on universities and colleges chapter 3 (Norwegian), Guidelines concerning appointment to post doctoral and research posts at UiO (Norwegian) and Regulations for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) at the University of Oslo.

The University of Oslo has a transfer agreement with all employees that is intended to secure the rights to all research results etc.

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Questions about the position

• Anne Spurkland (Professor), anne.spurkland@medisin.uio.no