Senior Researcher, Preclinical and clinical testing of new approaches 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 (Preclinical and clinical testing of new targeted therapeutic approaches for cardiovascular precision medicine) position, A. I. Virtanen Institute, Kuopio Campus
Requirements
for the position are specific skills and practical experience in
cardiac and vascular disease models (myocardial ischemia, infarction,
atherosclerosis, hyperlipidemias, vulnerable plaques, heart failure) and
bone marrow transplantation techniques in small and/or large animals,
experience from gene-based medicines and gene vector technology,
including non-viral vectors, and experience in conducting translational
in vivo experiments using advanced therapy medicinal products.
Additional merits include experience from flow cytometry analyses,
sorting and isolation of cell fractions, in vivo imaging methods and
preclinical testing of gene and cell-based biological treatments.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.