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Your Responsibilities

You will work in Colm Nestor's research group focusing on X-chromosome biology related to women's health. The group is interdisciplinary, but the majority of your research will be computational (bioinformatics).

As a postdoctoral researcher, you will primarily conduct research. Teaching may also be included in your duties, but no more than one-fifth of your working time.

Your Qualifications

To be eligible for the position of postdoctoral researcher, you must have a PhD or a foreign degree deemed equivalent to a PhD. Your degree must be obtained by the time the employment decision is made.

It is advantageous if your degree was obtained no more than three years before the application deadline for this position. If there are special reasons, it may be considered if you obtained your PhD earlier, for example, due to various types of statutory leave.

You are expected to have a PhD in medical science or a related field, with strong computational (bioinformatics) skills, a solid track record of publications in leading journals, and an enthusiastic approach to research. The position is highly computational but also requires in-depth knowledge of laboratory-based experimental genetics.

You are expected to have extensive bioinformatics expertise in analyzing multi-omic human data. Specifically, you should have solid experience in analyzing single-cell whole-transcript RNA-seq and allele-specific RNA-seq. You should also have strong competence in working with genomic data related to human X-inactivation and documented experience in analyzing long-read nanopore sequencing data for both genetic and epigenetic information. Experience in analyzing skewed X-inactivation in humans is a requirement, as is experience in analyzing multiple types of epigenomic data. You are expected to be proficient in both English and Swedish, spoken and written. Since the project requires extensive interaction with Swedish healthcare, research volunteers, and patients, fluency in Swedish is a requirement.

Extensive laboratory experience in human genetics and epigenetics is highly meritorious, especially practical experience with techniques such as Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assays (EMSA), NGS library preparation, immuno-dot-blot, culturing human cells, CRISPR-based genetic and epigenetic editing, and Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting (FACS). Additionally, detailed knowledge of the biology behind X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) in developing mammals is meritorious.

As a person, you are friendly, enthusiastic, caring, and hard-working.

Your Workplace

You will work in Colm Nestor's research group, in the Department of Children's and Women's Health (BKH).

The Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV) is one of the largest departments at the university, primarily operating within the medical faculty. Our goal is to conduct education and research in medicine and biomedicine with high international quality. At BKV, you will find leading research with both depth and breadth across a wide spectrum of modern biomedicine.

About the Employment

The position is a fixed-term appointment for two years with the possibility of extension for a total employment period of no more than three years. The postdoctoral position is full-time.

Start date by agreement.

Salary and Benefits

The university applies individual salary setting; please state your salary expectations in your application.

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Union Contacts

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Application

You apply for this position by clicking the “Apply” button below. Your application must be received by Linköping University no later than December 8, 2025. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

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