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Professor Toni Seppälä’s lab at Tampere University has an opening for a LABORATORY COORDINATOR in precision medicine and solid tumor biology laboratory.

The aim of our research is to facilitate the use of data intensive biomarkers in patient care, and expand our opportunities to provide precision medicine tools to near future clinical service. Our exploratory aim is to improve understanding of the carcinogenesis focusing on biology of hereditary cancer.

Job description  

The new staff member will have a lab managing role in maintaining organoid and 2D cell culture operations when launching a large patient-derived organoid initiative establishing and characterizing individual tumor models. A large number of tumors from multiple gastrointestinal cancer types will undergo comprehensive profiling, and the organoids are used to predict clinical treatment response. Predictive and prognostic liquid biopsy -based biomarkers such as circulating tumor DNA are studied in clinically relevant settings, such as a large randomized controlled trial utilizing the translational precision tools in genuine frameworks of care. Large WES, WGS, RNA-seq, ctDNA, tumor microenvironment and drug response datasets are created and integrated with clinical information. The person is expected not only to coordinate and establish the operations, but also to skillfully perform the above mentioned wet-lab experiments and analysis daily.

Requirements

We expect experience in applicable field of biomedical sciences, accuracy, reliability, and proficiency in spoken Finnish and English. Experience in cell culture and everyday wet lab applications, as well as understanding of basic biomedicine methods are highly appreciated. We require ability to work independently and in a group. Suitable degrees include but are no limited to PhD, MSc or laboratory technician. 

Tampere University is a unique, multidisciplinary and boldly forward-looking, evolving community. Our values are openness, diversity, responsibility, courage, critical thinking, erudition, and learner-centredness. We hope that you can embrace these values and promote them in your work.

We offer

We offer collaborative and multidisciplinary environment with immediate connection to clinical practice at the Tampere University Hospital. The Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology infrastructure and affiliation to iCAN Flagship of the Academy of Finland provide state of the art environment to conduct both wet lab and computational work in our team that includes trainees and academic staff.

The appointment will be for 24 months starting in spring 2022 with a possibility to extension. Trial period of 6 months will be applied. 

Salaries are based on a combination of job requirements and employees’ personal performance, in accordance with the Finnish University Salary System. The position of a Laboratory Coordinator is placed on the job demands levels 7-8 (other staff). A typical salary may total to approximately 2900 to 3300€ per month.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, such as occupational health care, flexible working hours, excellent sports facilities on campus and several restaurants and cafés on campus with staff discounts. Please read more about working at Tampere University. 

How to apply

Please submit your application through our online recruitment system (link below). Applications should include (as a single PDF file):

1. a motivation letter
2. a resume/biosketch 
3. names and email addresses of two academic contacts capable of providing a recommendation for the applicant

The due date for the applications is May 15th 2022 (at 23.59 EEST, GMT+3 / 20.59 UTC). Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

For further information. please contact Toni Seppälä: toni.seppala (at) tuni.fi. 

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Professori Toni Seppälän tutkimusryhmä Tampereen yliopistossa hakee LABORATORIKOORDINAATTORIA täsmälääketieteen ja kiinteiden syöpäkasvaimien tutkimuslaboratorioon.

Rekrytoitavalla on keskeinen rooli laajenevan organoidilaboratorion toiminnoissa. Tutkimus keskittyy selvittämään keskeisiä syövänhoidon kysymyksiä hyödyntämällä potilaskohtaisia solumalleja, joiden perustaminen, ylläpito ja karakterisointi ovat toiminnan ydintä.

Tarkemmat tiedot tehtävästä ja hakuohjeet löytyvät yllä olevasta englanninkielisestä ilmoituksesta. Hakuaika tehtävään päättyy 15.5.2022.