Download Announcement of post-doc scholarship at the Department of Clinical

Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund
Scholarship administrator
Announcement of post-doc scholarship at the Department of
Clinical Sciences, Lund, Division of oncology and pathology
Joint effects of genes, tumor characteristics and lifestyle in
breast cancer
The stipend serves to further the research training within a specific research
project, within the framework of postdoctoral studies. The applicant will study
the subject area integrative breast cancer epidemiology, and more specifically to
improve the understanding of the joint effects of genes, tumor characteristics and
lifestyle in breast cancer with respect to prognosis. The multidisciplinary group
investigates this question within a large breast cancer cohort. We look to expand
the team with a new member who has prior experience in translational breast
cancer research.
Reference number: V 2016/1461 (uppgiften läggs till av stipendiehandläggare)
Scholarship period: The scholarship covers a period of 6 months with possibility
of prolongation up to a maximum of 24 months in total.
Preliminary start date: 2017-01-01
Supervisor/contact person: Helena Jernström, +46-46-17 76 19
[email protected]
Qualifications:
- To be eligible for a post-doc scholarshop at Lund University the recipient
must hold a PhD degree within a relevant field. The PhD degree must not
be from Lund University. The PhD degree must not be older than three
year. The applicant must not have been employed at Lund University in
the past two years.
- The applicant should have a background in translational breast cancer
research and be experienced in various laboratory techniques such as
DNA/RNA extraction, PCR, sequencing, FISH, gene expression,
genotyping, and cell culture. Of importance is that the applicant is
familiar with immunohistochemistry, microscopy and analyses of tissue
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micro arrays pertaining to breast cancer and is willing to introduce new
students to these techniques.
In addition to laboratory skills the applicant should be familiar with basic
statistical methods and have very good command of spoken and written
English.
Prior experience of clinical trials in breast cancer as well as international
exchange or collaboration is a merit.
Written application, including reference number, is to be sent via e-mail to
the supervisor and must include the following:
- CV
- Personal letter stating the reasons why the study suits the applicant
(maximum one page)
- List of publications
- References (2)
Application deadline: 2016-11-25
Information regarding scholarships at Lund University
- The scholarship sum is paid out quarterly
- A scholarship awarded will be reviewed every six months
- Scholarships are tax-exempt
- Scholarships do not give rise to sickness benefits, compensation from the
Social Insurance Office or retirement pension.
- A scholarship holder cannot be hired after the scholarship period due to
tax reasons.