Senior Researcher, Cardiovascular targeted gene therapy vectors for precision medicine – University of Eastern Finland, A.I. Virtanen Institute
18.9.2019The University of Eastern Finland, UEF, is one of the largest multidisciplinary universities in Finland. We offer education in nearly one hundred major subjects, and are home to approximately 15,500 students and 2,500 members of staff. We operate in Joensuu and Kuopio. In international rankings, we are ranked among the leading universities in the world.
The Faculty of Health Sciences operates at the Kuopio Campus of the University of Eastern Finland. The Faculty offers education in medicine, dentistry, nutrition and pharmacy, as well as in some other central fields of the health care sector.
The Faculty is research-intensive, and its internationally recognised
research activities are closely linked to the strategic research areas
of the University. There are approximately 2 500 degree students and
about 450 PhD students in the Faculty. The faculty has 680 staff
members. http://www.uef.fi/en/ttdk/etusivu
We are now inviting applications for
a Senior Researcher (Cardiovascular targeted gene therapy vectors for precision medicine) position, A. I. Virtanen Institute, Kuopio Campus
Requirements
for the position are specific skills and practical experience in the
design, generation and use of Lentiviral and/or Adeno-Associated Virus
vectors with an ability to achieve targeted integration into so-called
safe harbors in human genome and experience in conducting advanced
bioinformatic analyses of deep sequencing data for the identification of
genomic integration sites. Additional merits will be experience from
other genomic integration technologies, such as homologus recombination
and CRISPR/Cas methods, and experience in leading translation of
site-specific integration technology from in vitro stage to in vivo
experiments in cardiovascular area. Position will be located at
the A.I.Virtanen Institute in the Molecular Medicine Research Group and
it belongs to the Finnish Academy Center of Excellence in Cardiovascular
and Metabolic Diseases and in UEF Research Community of Basic,
Translational and Clinical Cardiovascular Diseases.
A
person to be appointed as a senior researcher shall hold a suitable
doctoral degree and have good teaching skills. Positions of senior
researchers may be filled permanently or for a fixed term (UEF
University Regulations, Section 31).
English may be used as the language of instruction and supervision in this position.
The position is filled for a fixed term from 1.11.2019 to 31.8.2023. The
position is filled for fixed term due to defined project aims and
restricted duration, as well as project funding fixed for this
initiative (Profi 5, HEALTHLIFE).
The
salary of the position is determined in accordance with the salary
system of Finnish universities and is based on levels 6 – 7 of the job
requirement level chart for teaching and research staff (€3 423,25 – 3
946,50/month). In addition to the job requirement component, the salary
includes a personal performance component, which may be a maximum of 50 %
of the job requirement component.
For further information on the position, please contact: Academy professor Seppo Ylä-Herttuala,+358 40 355 2075, seppo.yla-herttuala@uef.fi For further information on the application procedure, please contact executive head of faculty administration Riikka Pellinen, +358 29 445 4123, riikka.pellinen@uef.fi.
A probationary period is applied to all new members of the staff.
The electronic application should contain the following appendices:
– a résumé or CV
– a list of publications
– a portfolio of teaching merits (can be included in CV)
– research proposal max. 5 pages
–
copies of the applicant’s academic degree certificates/ diplomas, and
copies of certificates / diplomas relating to the applicant’s language
proficiency, if not indicated in the academic degree
certificates/diplomas
The application needs to be submitted no later than 9.10.2019 (by 24.00 hours Finnish time) by using the electronic application form.