瑞典哥德堡癌症遗传学博士后职位

Postdoctoral fellow in cancer genetics
Diary id: PAR 2017/1062
Employment level: Time limited employment (temporary)
Location: Institute of Biomedicine
Apply by: 2017-10-15
Duration of employment: 2 years. Extent 100%
First day of employment: As agreed

The overall objective of the project is to identify new biomarkers and increase the molecular understanding of one particular high-risk subgroup of childhood neuroblastoma. This position is funded by the Department of Biomedicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, as well as by the NNBCR Consortium (Novel Neuroblastoma biomarkers of Clinical Relevance) (http://www.nnbcr.se). NNBCR is funded by the Swedish Foundation for strategic research.

Subject area: Cancer genetics at the Department of Pathology and Clinical Genetics, Department of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Subject area description: The overall objective of the project is to characterize genes and genetic mechanisms behind the childhood cancer neuroblastoma.
Job assignments: High-risk variants of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma consists primarily of two types. This projects concern the study of high-risk Non-MYCN amplified neuroblastoma sub group. These tumors often have specific genetic abnormalities such as deletions in the chromosome 11q region. In this post-doc work the employee will study these tumors identify and characterize what genes and gene mechanisms are involved in development ab progression. Based on these studies, we intend to carry out a variety of functional studies and cell biological studies with regard to clarification of biomarker status and their potential use in novel treatment strategies.The work will be performed within Prof. Tommy Martinsson's research group. Relevant references are e.g. PMID: 20145112 and PMID: 25071110.

Eligibility: An achieved doctoral degree is compulsory for a position as postdoctor at Göteborg University. The doctoral thesis shall be in a relevant area according to the specific position stated here. Since a position as postdoctor aims to give new holders of the doctorate the opportunity mainly to strengthen and develop their scholarly proficiency, we aim for those who have a doctoral degree not older than 3 years counting from last date of application.

The qualifications for academic positions are given in Chapter 4, Section 3 – 4 of the Higher Education Ordinance.

Assessment: Adventageous is to have a backbground of a PhD in an appropriate topic e.g. studies of tumor material with different methods and approaches such as e.g. genetic, molecular, cell biological or functional studies. Excellent communicative skills are required, including fluency in oral and written English.

Regulations for the evaluation of qualifications for academic positions are given in Chapter 4, Section 3 – 4 of the Higher Education Ordinance.