Project Assistant in hematology and clinical immunology

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked as one of the world's leading academic institutions. Here, there are approximately 46,000 students and 8,500 employees in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malmö. We are united in our endeavor to understand, explain, and improve our world and the conditions of human beings.

Description of the workplace

The hematogenomics research group is located at the Department of hematology and clinical immunology and studies how genetic variation affects blood cell formation and the risk of blood diseases. The research group is led by professor Björn Nilsson and consists of employees with complementary expertise (clinical, experimental, bioinformatics). The research group is located at Biomedicinskt Centrum (BMC) in Lund.

We are now seeking a project assistant for our research group.

We offer

Lund University is a government agency, which means you receive special benefits, generous leave, and a favorable occupational pension. We also have a flextime agreement that creates good conditions for work-life balance.

Read more on the university's website about being employed at Lund University, Jobba hos oss.

Tasks and responsibilities

The employment as a project assistant mainly involves responsibility for bioinformatic analysis of large-scale flow cytometry data as well as assisting with various types of bioinformatic analyses.

Qualifications

Requirements for the employment are:

• University education at master's level in a relevant subject (e.g., master's degree in bioinformatics)
• Solid bioinformatic competence
• Good programming skills
• Previous experience participating in research projects within a subject relevant to the research group
• Documented knowledge of and experience with software for automatic gating of flow cytometry data
• Good knowledge of English

Great importance will be placed on personal qualities and suitability. The position requires that you have good collaborative abilities and good communication skills.

Other

The employment is a special fixed-term employment (SÄVA) at full-time (100%) limited to 6 months with a desired start date of 2026-09-15, or by agreement.

How to apply

The position is applied for via the university's recruitment system. The application should include a personal letter where you describe how you meet the qualification requirements as well as why you are interested in the position. The application should also include a CV, including a publication list, a general description of previous research work, a copy of a doctoral degree, as well as anything else you wish to invoke (copies of degree certificates, grades, information for references, letters of recommendation, etc.)

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

The Faculty of Medicine is an operational area within Lund University, responsible for education and research in medicine, care, and health. Education takes place in close cooperation with healthcare and is well-anchored in the faculty's strong research tradition. The faculty's research spans a wide field within experimental basic research, patient-oriented clinical research, and health science research. The Faculty of Medicine, with over 1,800 employees and 3,000 students in Lund, Malmö, and Helsingborg, is a knowledge-intensive meeting place for students, teachers, and researchers from all over the world.

The Department of laboratory medicine (ILM) is one of six departments at the Faculty of Medicine. We conduct leading research in the field of laboratory medicine, focusing on how diseases arise and how we can improve patient diagnostics and treatment. Some of our strongest areas with world-class research involve cancer, genetics, and blood research.

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