丹麦哥本哈根大学表观基因组学博士后职位

A postdoc position is available for a highly motivated and independent candidate in the Andersen Group at BRIC, University of Copenhagen.

The focus of our research is genomics-/epigenomics-driven translational medicine in primary human liver and hepatobiliary cancers with emphasis on molecular medicine, patient classification and characterization (e.g., tumor heterogeneity), as well as prognostic or predictive biomarker discovery to aid novel therapeutics and clinical efficacy. It is our goal to improve diagnosis, clinical decision-making and ultimately patient outcome through translational and pharmacogenomics discoveries. This is facilitated in our Group via interdisciplinary research as well as a strong international network of scientific and clinical collaborators.

Project
The successful candidate will join a research group that utilizes genome-wide technologies and approaches including genomic and epigenomic profiling, NGS and single-cell genomics. We use genomics-driven strategies to characterize and classify patient subgroups to identify oncogenic drivers and addiction networks with the aim of improving diagnostics and treatment. We unite research directly on patient samples and clinicopathological data with basic molecular in vitro and in vivo models.

Emphasis will be given to candidates with background in epigenomics (i.e., DNA methylation and non-coding RNAs), including previous experience with hepatobiliary cancers.

Start: The position is scheduled to start January 2015.
Duration: The appointment is for an initial 3 years with possibility for extension

Place of work
The employment is at BRIC, University of Copenhagen. BRIC is located in the Biocenter, close to the centre of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories and a number of core facilities shared between the 22 research groups at BRIC and the neighboring Finsen Laboratory. We have weekly journal clubs, data clubs, seminars with invited speakers and a young researchers club ASAP and our own PhD programme, MoMeD. BRIC actively participates in the European alliance, EU-life consisting of 13 excellent life science research institutions. More on www.eu-life.eu

Terms of salary and employment
Salary, pension and terms of employment will be in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Academics Central organization. Currently, the monthly salary starts at 31.850 DKK/ca. 4.250 Euro plus pension. Depending on qualifications, a higher salary may be negotiated.

Non-Danish and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions, if they hold a PhD degree and have not lived in Denmark the last 10 years.

The position is covered by the “Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at the Universities” of June 28, 2013.

For further information regarding the position, please do not hesitate to contact Jesper B Andersen (jesper.andersen@bric.ku.dk)

Application
Your application for must be submitted electronically by clicking ‘APPLY NOW’ below or via this advertisement on http://www.bric.ku.dk/jobs/ The application must include the following documents/attachments which must all be in PDF format:

1. Motivated letter of application (max. one page).
2. CV incl. education, research experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position.
3. A certified/signed copy of a) PhD certificate and b) Master of Science certificate. If the PhD is not completed, a written statement from the supervisor will do.
4. Publication list.

Letters of recommendation
Furthermore, it is important that the applicant provide 2-3 letters of recommendation. To be taken into consideration, the letters must be signed by the supporting persons on paper with institutional letter head and in PDF-format. They should be received before deadline on jobs@bric.ku.dk with subject “Andersen-Postdoc-January 2015”; preferably from the supporting individuals. Please make sure that an easy match between the recommendation letter and the individual applicant is possible.

Deadline for application: September 15th 2014.

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications or letters of recommendation that do not live up to the above-mentioned requirements.

Applications will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities 2012 and the University of Copenhagen’s guidelines 2013. In addition to the required qualifications, the main criteria for selection will be a strong research potential of the applicant and experience with the above mentioned techniques, methods and area of research.

BRIC and University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background….