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Umeå University, Medicinska fakulteten
Umeå University is one of Sweden’s largest higher education institutions with over 37,000 students and about 4,700 employees. The University offers a diversity of high-quality education and world-leading research in several fields. Notably, the groundbreaking discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool, which was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, was made here. At Umeå University, everything is close. Our cohesive campuses make it easy to meet, work together and exchange knowledge, which promotes a dynamic and open culture.
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The Faculty of Medicine, which consists of 12 departments, is responsible for biomedical research and courses in the field of nursing and health care and has an extensive research and graduate education in more than 80 subjects.
Project description
The aim is to investigate the structure and regulation of the components of the type VI secretion system (T6SS) in Francisella tularensis (Ft). Ft encodes an atypical T6SS, which allows this highly virulent, intracellular bacterium to invade and replicate in the cytosol of eukaryotic cells, and T6SS is thus essential for the virulence of the bacterium. While T6SS has been the focus of extensive research for over a decade, our understanding is still incomplete regarding many of the functions of T6SS in general and Ft in particular. For a detailed project description, see the website below.
Webpage:
https://www.umu.se/en/research/groups/anders-sjostedt/
https://www.umu.se/personal/anders-sjostedt/
Qualification requirements
To qualify, the applicant must hold a doctoral degree or a foreign qualification deemed equivalent to a doctorate in Bacteriology, Molecular Biology or a similar area.
The applicant should have extensive experience working in the field of bacterial pathogenesis and have extensive experience of prokaryotic genetic systems. Experience of work with Francisella tularensis is meritorious. The applicant must be able to work independently and excellent communication skills in English is a requirement.
Application
The application must contain the following documents in English: A one page cover letter highlighting your most important first-author publication in an international scientific journal and general research interests, a CV (max 2 pages) including a list of publications and contact information for two or three reference persons.
Submit the application electronically via Varbi.The documents should be compiled in one file in word or pdf-format.
The one year full-time position will be at the Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University. Last day of submission is 2022-03-24
Contact information
For further information, please contact Professor Anders Sjöstedt, Dept. of Clinical Microbiology. Anders.Sjostedt(at)umu.se
Welcome with your application!
| Type of employment | Temporary position |
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| Contract type | Full time |
| Number of positions | 1 |
| Full-time equivalent | 100% |
| City | Umeå |
| County | Västerbottens län |
| Country | Sweden |
| Reference number | AN 2.2.1-243-22 |
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| Published | 03.Mar.2022 |
| Last application date | 24.Mar.2022 11:59 PM CET |