The Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology at Uppsala University has a broad research profile with strong research groups focusing on cancer, genetic and autoimmune diseases. A fundamental idea at the department is to stimulate translational research and thereby promote closer interactions between medical research and health care. Research is presently organized in six research programs: Cancer Precision Medicine, Cancer Immunotherapy, Genomics and Neurobiology, Molecular Tools and Functional Genomics, Neuro-Oncology and Neurodegeneration and Vascular Biology. Departmental activities are also integrated with the units for Oncology, Clinical Genetics, Clinical Immunology, Clinical Pathology, and Hospital Physics at Uppsala University Hospital. The department has teaching assignments in several education programs, including Master Programs, at the Faculty of Medicine. The department has a yearly turnover of around SEK 550 million, out of which about two thirds derive from external funding. IGP has approximately 400 employees, out of which 100 are PhD-students, and there are in total more than 850 affiliated staff members. More information about the department's activities can be found here: www.uu.se/en/staff/department/immunology-genetics-and-pathology
Duties:
The candidate will work on a bioinformatics-focused project aimed at identifying clinically relevant features of chemoresistant quiescent cancer cells that regulate mitochondrial activity and metabolism. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in downstream analysis of bulk and single-cell RNA-seq data, with a particular focus on mitochondrial-related data analysis, data visualization, and the development of interactive online databases. Additional merits include hands-on experience in basic cell and molecular biology techniques—such as cell culture, PCR, and qPCR—as well as experience with animal models and clinically relevant research.
Requirements:
Holds a Master’s degree in Molecular Biology, Genetics, or a related field.
Additional qualifications:
Practical experience with basic cell and molecular biology methods such as cell culture, PCR and qPCR, as well as experience working with animal models and clinically relevant research, is an asset.
About the employment
The employment is a temporary position, 12 months. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date as agreed. Placement: Uppsala
For further information about the position, please contact: Xiaonan Zhang, xiaonan.zhang@igp.uu.se
Please submit your application by 12 September 2025, UFV-PA 2025/2487
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Anställningsform: särskild visstidsanställning | Anställningens omfattning: heltid | Antal lediga befattningar: 1 | Sysselsättningsgrad: 100% | Ort: Uppsala | Län: Uppsala län | Land: Sweden | Referensnummer: UFV-PA 2025/2487 | Facklig företrädare: Seko Universitetsklubben seko@uadm.uu.se, Seko Universitetsklubben seko@uadm.uu.se, ST (OFR/S) ofr@uu.se, ST (OFR/S) ofr@uu.se, Saco-S saco-s@uu.se, Saco-S saco-s@uu.se, | Publicerat: 2025-08-21 | Sista ansökningsdag: 2025-09-12