Researcher at the Department of Biomedicine

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Client: University of Bergen

Location: Bergen

Job Category: Other

Job Reference: e714f2a232d5

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Posted: 23.01.2025

Expiry Date: 09.03.2025

Researcher at the Department of Biomedicine

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At the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biomedicine, a full-time permanent position as researcher is available. The position is externally financed by the Research Council of Norway and is currently part of the project "Mitochondria transfer in malignant brain tumors". The project has 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 is 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 here for further information. Our research group has a strong collaboration with a research lab in Bordeaux, France (link).

• 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 master's 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 preferably 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 preferably 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 the forefront 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 full-time 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
• Good welfare benefits

About The University of Bergen

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 the Faculty of Medicine.