Department of Immunology, Institute of Clinical Medicine

Job description

A 2-year fulltime position is available at (SKO 1018) in Experimental Systems Immunology is available at the Department of Immunology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, The Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo (UiO). The position is available from March 2024 with a flexible start between March and October 2024. The positon will be located in Dr. Greiff's laboratory (Lab for Computational and Systems Immunology, greifflab.org). 

More about the position

The appointment is a fulltime position and is made for a period of two year years. The position is available from March 2024 with a flexible start between March and October 2024. The position will be in Dr. Greiff's laboratory (Lab for Computational and Systems Immunology, greifflab.org). The main purpose of the fellowship is to qualify researchers for work in higher academic positions within their disciplines. The position is industry-funded.

The candidate will develop experimental and computational sequence and structure-based approaches to profiling antibody-antigen binding at large-scale.

The Greiff Lab focuses on the quantitative understanding of adaptive immune receptor (antibody and T-cell receptor) specificity using high-throughput experimental and computational immunology combined with machine learning. The long-term aim is to conceive in-silico novel immunodiagnostics and immunotherapeutics using the disease-diagnostic information and therapeutic potential that is directly encoded into adaptive immune receptors. Recent publications by Dr. Greiff may be found on google scholar. 

Qualification requirements

• Experience in antibody immunology is a prerequisite. 
• Experience in immune-receptor-specific machine learning is a prerequisite.
• Experience in antibody structural biology is a prerequisite. 
• Experience in protein language models is a prerequisite. 
• Experience in manuscript writing is considered an advantage.
• Fluent oral and written communication skills in English.

Personal skills

The candidate will work in a very ambitious interdisciplinary setting which will require high flexibility, good communication and collaboration skills.

We offer

• salary NOK 410 000 - 454 500 per annum depending on qualifications in a position as Research assistant, position code (1018)
• 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

How to apply

The application must include

• cover letter statement of motivation 
• CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work)
• copies of educational certificates (academic transcripts only)
• evt. documentation of english proficiency
• list of reference persons: 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and phone number)
• github code

The application with attachments must be delivered in our electronic recruiting system, please follow the link “Apply for this job”. Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University's grading system. Please note that all documents should be in English (or a Scandinavian language).

When evaluating the application, emphasis will be given to the eventuelt “project description” and the applicant’s academic and personal prerequisites to carry out the project. Applicants may be called in for an interview.

Formal regulations

According to the Norwegian Freedom of Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure.

The total period of employment as Research assistant cannot exceed two years.

According to the Norwegian Freedom and Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure.

The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results etc.

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.

Contact information

• Associate Professor Victor Greiff, e-mail: victor.greiff@medisin.uio.no, www.greifflab.org
• HR-adviser Mija Nikolaisen, (questions regarding the online application form), email: mija.nikolaisen@medisin.uio.no

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