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Lund University was founded in 1666 and is consistently ranked among the world's leading universities. We have approximately 46,000 students and 8,500 employees in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malmö. We are united in our strive to understand, explain, and improve our world and the conditions of human life.

Workplace Description

The research group Neural Stem Cells conducts research on iPSC-derived cellular models of the human brain to study neurodevelopment in health and disease. We use reprogramming, iPSC, and neural differentiation to create, establish, and expand 2D neuroepithelial stem cell systems as well as 3D organoids from iPSCs derived from healthy controls or patients, or from CRISPR-edited iPSCs. The group is international and comprises staff within research, administration, and technical roles, led by Professor Anna Falk. As a workplace, we value a good working environment characterized by respect and consideration in our relationships with one another. The group is located at the Biomedical Centre in Lund.

Read more about our research and the doctoral network visi-on-brain:

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/research-groups/falk (https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/research-groups/falk)

https://visi-on-brain.eu (https://visi-on-brain.eu)

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101227124 (https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101227124)

Project Reference: 101227124

Tasks and Responsibilities

As a doctoral student within the visi-on-brain doctoral program in our research group, you are responsible for designing and generating data, analyzing results, and reporting on scientific projects both in writing and orally, in collaboration with the research group leader and other group members. The tasks primarily involve the establishment, cultivation, characterization, differentiation, and study of iPSC-derived (induced pluripotent stem cells) models of the human brain in 2D and 3D, including downstream characterization of cell identity, cell function, and network formation.

The tasks also include administrative duties and collaboration with other disciplines. You will use methods within cell and molecular biology, bioinformatics, advanced cell culture, RT-PCR, immunostaining, microscopy, flow cytometry, analysis of single-cell and bulk omics sequencing data, as well as mathematical modeling.

Other common tasks within the research group may also be relevant, such as participation in other projects within the group, administration, conference travel, presentation of research results, and supervision of students. As a doctoral student within a Marie Curie doctoral network, you will be integrated into visi-on-brain and link your project closely to other projects within this European network, as well as to a traineeship at a company.

We Offer

Lund University is a government agency, which means you receive special benefits, generous vacation time, and a favorable occupational pension.

As a doctoral student at Lund University, you are both admitted as a student and employed, which provides several benefits. Read more about being admitted and employed at the university's website.

Read more on the university's website about working with us: Work with us (https://www.lu.se/en/about-lu/work-with-us)

Within the MSCA network, we offer:

• MSCA allowance package (living and mobility allowance, as well as family allowance where applicable), in accordance with the program's rules.
• Comprehensive international training program within the doctoral network (including courses, summer schools, and training in transferable skills).
• Secondments (exchanges) with consortium partners.
• Joint supervision and access to an ecosystem with various stakeholders.

Qualifications

Requirements for admission are:

• a completed advanced level degree,
• completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits at an advanced level, or otherwise acquired knowledge equivalent to this, either within or outside the country.
• good ability to benefit from the doctoral education.

Requirements for employment

• Completed undergraduate studies in stem cell biology, neurobiology, molecular biology, or equivalent.
• Documented experience in culturing human iPSCs.
• Experience in neural differentiation of human iPSCs in 2D and 3D systems.
• Experience in 3D organoid cultures.
• Experience in standardizing methods and cells.
• Experience in calcium signaling and imaging.
• Ability to plan and use methods such as cloning, flow cytometry, immunostaining, and imaging, statistical methods, and bioinformatics.
• Scientific competence to plan and analyze experiments.
• Ability to function well in collaborative projects both within the research group and together with other research groups, as well as across disciplinary boundaries.
• Positive attitude, high work ethic, and drive to achieve set goals.
• Documented experience in presenting research orally and in writing.
• Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities. The tasks require you to be structured, meticulous, and persistent, as well as having a strong interest in understanding the development of the human brain.

Specific requirements according to Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

• Applicants must not already hold a doctoral degree (PhD).
• Applicants must not have been resident or carried out their main activity (work or studies) in the recruiting country for more than 12 months during the 36 months preceding the recruitment date.

Additional qualifications for employment are:

• Work within tissue engineering.
• Work with microfluidics.
• Experience in calcium imaging.
• Algorithm development.
• Administrative tasks.
• Interdisciplinary collaborations.
• Good ability to supervise students.

Read more and apply here: https://lu.varbi.com/se/what:job/jobID:943656/ (https://lu.varbi.com/se/what:job/jobID:943656/)