PhD fellowship in cutaneous T cell lymphoma research at the LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center (SIC)
We are offering a PhD fellowship in cutaneous T cell lymphoma research commencing 1 May 2025 or as soon as possible hereafter.
Our group and research
Our vision is to stop the chronic inflammation and break the immune privilege (tolerance) of T cell cancer in the skin. Our goal is to discover novel molecular disease targets, innovative therapies, and ways to modify the immune system to fight disease. Our mission is to unravel how disturbances in the immune defense and bacterial infections lead to disease progression and how this knowledge can be utilized for better treatment and eventually cure of this potentially fatal disease.
We perform basic and translational research and have a close collaboration with clinicians at dermatology departments in Denmark, EU, and USA. We take an interdisciplinary approach to science and are collaborating with a large national and international network of researchers in areas such as immunology, microbiology, pharmacy, bioinformatics, cancer biology and veterinary and clinical medicine. We believe in teamwork and have an inclusive and supportive working environment in an international, open-minded atmosphere with a diversity of nationalities among group members and at the Department at large.
Project description
The specific research/project(s) that the postdoc will work on concerns the interplay between malignant T cells, the tumour microenvironment, and bacterial infection. The project will encompass isolation of primary malignant T cells and stromal cells, tissue culture and cell lines as well as 3D artificial skin models for functional studies and bacterial characterization, culturing, and influence on malignant cells, (other) immune cells, and stromal cells such as keratinocytes. This will be combined with advance flowcytometry, Cellular Indexing of Transcriptomes and Epitopes by Sequencing (CITE-seq), QPCR, ImmunoHistoChemistry (IHC) IF and Confocal microscopy, and other imaging technologies as well as genetic and biochemical methodologies.
Principal supervisor is Professor and center director Niels Ødum, SIC, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, E-mail: ndum@sund.ku.dk, Direct Phone: (0045) 3532 7879.
Start: 1 May 2025
Duration: 3 years as a PhD student
Job description
Your key tasks as a PhD student at SUND are:
Applicants must have qualifications corresponding to a master’s degree related to the subject area of the project, e.g. master of immunology and inflammation. Please note that your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years).
Other important criteria are:
Place of employment
The place of employment is at the department of immunology and microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories and access to state-of-the-art core-facilities.
Terms of employment
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.
The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 3 years. The start date is 1 May 2025.
The employment is conditioned upon the applicant’s successful enrolment as a PhD student at the Graduate School at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project formulated by the applicant.
The PhD study must be completed in accordance with The Ministerial Order on the PhD programme (2013) and the Faculty’s rules on achieving the degree.
Salary, pension and terms of employment are in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. Depending on seniority, the monthly salary starts at approximately 30,700 DKK/Roughly 4,100 EUR (April 2024 level) plus pension.
Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact the principal supervisor.
General information about PhD studies at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School’s website: https://healthsciences.ku.dk/phd/guidelines/
Application procedure
Your application must be submitted electronically by clicking ‘Apply now’ below. The application must include the following documents in PDF format:
1. Motivated letter of application (max. one page)
2. CV incl. education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
3. Certified copy of original Master of Science diploma and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in other language than English or Danish. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted. As a prerequisite for a PhD fellowship employment, your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree. We encourage you to read more in the assessment database: https://ufm.dk/en/education/recognition-and-transparency/find-assessments/assessment-database. Please note that we might ask you to obtain an assessment of your education performed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science
4. Publication list (if possible)
Application deadline: 24 February 2025, 23.59pm CET
We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.
The further process
After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the hiring committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an unbiased assessor.
The assessor makes a non-prioritized assessment of the academic qualifications and experience with respect to the above-mentioned area of research, techniques, skills and other requirements listed in the advertisement.
Once the assessment work has been completed each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself.
You find information about the recruitment process at: http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/
The applicants will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.
The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.
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We are offering a PhD fellowship in cutaneous T cell lymphoma research commencing 1 May 2025 or as soon as possible hereafter.
Our group and research
Our vision is to stop the chronic inflammation and break the immune privilege (tolerance) of T cell cancer in the skin. Our goal is to discover novel molecular disease targets, innovative therapies, and ways to modify the immune system to fight disease. Our mission is to unravel how disturbances in the immune defense and bacterial infections lead to disease progression and how this knowledge can be utilized for better treatment and eventually cure of this potentially fatal disease.
We perform basic and translational research and have a close collaboration with clinicians at dermatology departments in Denmark, EU, and USA. We take an interdisciplinary approach to science and are collaborating with a large national and international network of researchers in areas such as immunology, microbiology, pharmacy, bioinformatics, cancer biology and veterinary and clinical medicine. We believe in teamwork and have an inclusive and supportive working environment in an international, open-minded atmosphere with a diversity of nationalities among group members and at the Department at large.
Project description
The specific research/project(s) that the postdoc will work on concerns the interplay between malignant T cells, the tumour microenvironment, and bacterial infection. The project will encompass isolation of primary malignant T cells and stromal cells, tissue culture and cell lines as well as 3D artificial skin models for functional studies and bacterial characterization, culturing, and influence on malignant cells, (other) immune cells, and stromal cells such as keratinocytes. This will be combined with advance flowcytometry, Cellular Indexing of Transcriptomes and Epitopes by Sequencing (CITE-seq), QPCR, ImmunoHistoChemistry (IHC) IF and Confocal microscopy, and other imaging technologies as well as genetic and biochemical methodologies.
Principal supervisor is Professor and center director Niels Ødum, SIC, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, E-mail: ndum@sund.ku.dk, Direct Phone: (0045) 3532 7879.
Start: 1 May 2025
Duration: 3 years as a PhD student
Job description
Your key tasks as a PhD student at SUND are:
- Carrying through an independent research project under supervision.
- Completing PhD courses or other equivalent education corresponding to approximately 30 ECTS points.
- Participating in active research environments including a stay at another research team.
- Obtaining experience with teaching or other types of dissemination related to your PhD project
- Teaching and disseminating your knowledge.
- Writing a PhD thesis on the grounds of your project
Applicants must have qualifications corresponding to a master’s degree related to the subject area of the project, e.g. master of immunology and inflammation. Please note that your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years).
Other important criteria are:
- The grade point average achieved
- Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project, in particular experience in immunology, cancer biology, and skin biology
- Previous publications
- Relevant work experience such as experience from working with skin models
- Other professional activities
- A curious mind-set with a strong interest in lymphoid cancer and skin biology
- Language skills
Place of employment
The place of employment is at the department of immunology and microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories and access to state-of-the-art core-facilities.
Terms of employment
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.
The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 3 years. The start date is 1 May 2025.
The employment is conditioned upon the applicant’s successful enrolment as a PhD student at the Graduate School at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project formulated by the applicant.
The PhD study must be completed in accordance with The Ministerial Order on the PhD programme (2013) and the Faculty’s rules on achieving the degree.
Salary, pension and terms of employment are in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. Depending on seniority, the monthly salary starts at approximately 30,700 DKK/Roughly 4,100 EUR (April 2024 level) plus pension.
Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact the principal supervisor.
General information about PhD studies at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School’s website: https://healthsciences.ku.dk/phd/guidelines/
Application procedure
Your application must be submitted electronically by clicking ‘Apply now’ below. The application must include the following documents in PDF format:
1. Motivated letter of application (max. one page)
2. CV incl. education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
3. Certified copy of original Master of Science diploma and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in other language than English or Danish. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted. As a prerequisite for a PhD fellowship employment, your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree. We encourage you to read more in the assessment database: https://ufm.dk/en/education/recognition-and-transparency/find-assessments/assessment-database. Please note that we might ask you to obtain an assessment of your education performed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science
4. Publication list (if possible)
Application deadline: 24 February 2025, 23.59pm CET
We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.
The further process
After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the hiring committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an unbiased assessor.
The assessor makes a non-prioritized assessment of the academic qualifications and experience with respect to the above-mentioned area of research, techniques, skills and other requirements listed in the advertisement.
Once the assessment work has been completed each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself.
You find information about the recruitment process at: http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/
The applicants will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.
The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.
Arbejdstid: Dag
Ansøg her
Tilbage til søgning