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Description of the workplace

The Systems Immunology Lab is seeking a curious and driven candidate with experience in reproductive immunology, focusing on IVF and women's health, for a postdoctoral position in our research group. The group is led by Assistant Professor Camila Consiglio and works with high-throughput multi-omics techniques as well as advanced computational methods to study the mechanisms behind the interaction between the human immune and reproductive systems.

We offer

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

We also have flexible working hours agreements that provide good conditions for balancing work and leisure.

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Tasks and responsibilities

This postdoctoral project will explore the complex interaction between the immune system and the reproductive system, focusing on how sex hormones affect immune function and reproductive outcomes in women undergoing IVF treatment.

Immune profiling will include transcriptomics, epigenomics, proteomics, and high-dimensional cytometric profiling. Development and optimization of methods for immune profiling in a laboratory environment (wet lab) as well as handling of clinical samples will also be included in the tasks.

The work also involves coordinating a clinical collaboration that supports the establishment and maintenance of a cohort, performing laboratory experiments to profile the immune system during IVF treatment, supervising students, presenting results at conferences, writing scientific articles, and participating in the department's and network's activities, such as seminars, retreats, etc.

The project ultimately aims to provide a deeper understanding of the interaction between the immune and hormonal systems and their significance for both reproduction and immune health.

Requirements for the position are:

• A PhD degree in biomedicine, biology, or a related field.
• Experience in research within human immunology or systems immunology.
• Experience with laboratory methods in human immunology (handling of blood and menstrual blood, cell culture, high-dimensional flow/spectral cytometry, DNA/RNA extraction, PCR, CRISPR, and optimization of immunological assays).
• Experience in coordinating studies with human cohorts.
• Very good ability to communicate orally and in writing in English.
• Good scientific communication skills (oral and written).

Additional merits for the position are:

• Expertise in reproductive immunology.
• Experience in supervising students.

Research profile, experience, knowledge, and personal suitability will be considered when assessing candidates.

Other conditions

The employment is fixed-term according to SÄVA for 12 months full-time, starting from 2026-08-05 or as agreed.

How to apply

The application should be made through the university's recruitment system and should include:

• Diploma for the PhD degree.
• CV including a publication list and contact details for two references.
• Cover letter of maximum one page describing why you are interested in working in our research group.

The university applies individual salary setting. Please state your salary requirements in your application.

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