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Doctoral student position in colitis and colorecta

Työnkuvaus:
Åbo Akademi University (ÅAU) is an internationally acknowledged research university with an extensive responsibility for providing education in Swedish in Finland. The Faculty of Science and Engineering (http://www.abo.fi/fakultet/en/fnt) is a research-intensive unit with activities in various fields of science and engineering. The laboratories and research groups have an extensive contact network; collaboration with other universities and research institutes, as well as industry - both nationally and internationally - plays a central role in the research activities. Doctoral studies at ÅAU provide students with systematic, high-level and supervised doctoral training.

A doctoral student position is open in the "Epithelial biology" research group at the Department of Biosciences/Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, at Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland starting September 1, 2018, or as agreed. The doctoral student project is planned for 4 years and is currently funded for 2 years by the Academy of Finland.

The research in the group focuses on understanding molecular mechanisms behind intestinal and endocrine pancreatic health, as well as developing and utilizing disease models for the most common diseases in these organs.

Qualifications and terms of employment

This announcement is open for an enthusiastic, highly motivated person to work on projects within our colitis and colorectal cancer team. The main project aims to optimize and characterize a promising new murine colorectal cancer model that we have recently developed in the lab (Misiorek et al, Carcinogenesis 37, 2016). The aims also include defining the molecular and physiological roles of disease-related cytoskeletal keratins in intestinal health using for example murine disease models, colon min-gut organoid and traditional cell cultures, as well as human patient material. The project will be carried out in the laboratory of Assoc. Prof. Diana Toivola at Åbo Akademi University in an international research team. The position will start as soon as possible.

Candidate requirements:

- Master's Degree (already obtained or soon-to-be) in fields within biosciences e.g. cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, health biosciences or related disciplines

- Highly motivated person with interest in disease modeling and intestinal health

- Good skills in both oral and written English, and in team-working

- Experience of work with murine models, cell biology and imaging are a plus, but not requirements

An applicant, who is not yet registered as a doctoral student at the faculty, need to fulfil the requirements for applicants to doctoral studies according to the principles for admission to the doctoral programmes at the Faculty.

The principle of total working time (1,624 h/year) is applied to doctoral positions. The supervision and study plan for doctoral students will be evaluated annually. The salary for a doctoral position will be based on levels 1-4 of the job demand level for teaching and researching personnel in the salary system. In addition, there is a salary component based on personal work performance, according to the general collective agreement for universities. A trial period of three months applies to new employee.

Application

Submit your application electronically via the link below (www.abo.fi/jobb), including the following attachments as one pdf -document:

- Motivation letter (including statement of research interest and skills relevant for the position)

- CV

- List of publications (if any) and

-Recommendation letters or contact information of two references.

Deadline for submission of application is on August 31st 2018 at 3 p.m. (Finnish time).

Only individuals invited to an interview will be contacted.

For further information about the position and the recruitment process, please contact

Associate professor Diana Toivola, diana.toivola (at) abo.fi

Dept. of Biosciences/Cell Biology

Åbo Akadem University

BioCity 2nd floor, Tykistök. 6A,

Turku 20520 Finland

http://www.toivola-lab.org/http://www.toivola-lab.org/

Åbo Akademi University is actively working for equal gender distribution and diversity across all personnel groups.

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