Postdoc research fellowship in stem cell transplantation research

Three-year full time Postdoc Research Fellowship in stem cell transplantation research is available at the Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo.

More about the position:
The position is available from February 2025, but startup date is flexible. The position will be located in the laboratory of Professor Jahnsen at Oslo University Hospital – Rikshospitalet (website: jahnsenlab.org). Prof. Frode Jahnsen is principal investigator of the study. The aim of the project is to understand why patients that are treated with stem cell transplantation develop acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD) in the gut. 

 

Oslo University Hospital is a workplace with great diversity. We believe this is crucial to solving our tasks in the best possible way. We want this diversity to be reflected among the applicants for our positions, and encourage all qualified candidates, regardless of background, to apply.

Kvalifikasjoner:

 

The successful candidate will work closely with bioinformaticians, immunologists, pathologists, and hematologists. There is a study nurse on the project that will be responsible for obtaining samples from patients.

The candidate will:

• Be involved in follow up of recruited patients together with study nurse and hematologists
• Prepare samples for single cell transcriptome analysis
• Analyze samples, both single cells and tissue sections, with state-of-the-art bioinformatics tools
• Combine analysis of high density spatial transcriptomics and T-cell receptor clonotypes
• Analyze gut microbiota with the latest bioinformatics tools.
   

Personlige egenskaper:

The ideal candidate should meet the following criteria:

Applicants must hold a PhD degree in informatics, mathematics, bioinformatics, computational biology, biology, immunology, medicine or a related field.

Experience in bioinformatics and single cell technologies
Experience in tissue handling and analysis
Knowledge in programming languages such as Python.

The candidate will work in a very ambitious interdisciplinary setting, which will require high flexibility.
Fluent oral and written communication skills in English.

The application must include:

• Application letter describing the applicant’s qualifications and motivation for the position
• CV (summarizing education, positions, and academic work - scientific publications)
• A complete list of publications
• PhD thesis
• Copies of educational certificates and transcript of records
• List of publications and academic work that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee
• Letters of recommendation or names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)

 

The application with attachments must be delivered in our electronic recruiting system, please follow the links “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). Applicants, who are invited for an interview, are asked to provide educational certificates, diploma or transcript of records.