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The University of Eastern Finland is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher position on the Kuopio Campus. The position will be filled for a fixed term of 3 years from 1 September 2026 onwards (or as agreed). Please find more information below and submit your application by 4 August 2026. Role and salary  As our new Postdoctoral Researcher in cell or molecular biology, you will be working in the Institute of Biomedicine at the Faculty of Health Sciences on the ‘Principles of pioneer transcription factor function in the development of prostate cancer therapy resistance’ project, which is funded by the Research Council of Finland and led by Assistant Professor Ville Paakinaho. The position is located in Kuopio, Finland.  The project investigates how the function of pioneer transcription factors changes during the development of drug resistance in prostate cancer, and how these critical steps are modulated by signal-dependent transcription factors and coregulators. The aims of the project are achieved by mainly utilising state-of-the-art genome-wide sequencing methods, chromatin proteomics and imaging technologies combined with functional perturbations. The project involves international mobility and collaboration. For more information on the group leader and the research, please visit: Assistant Professor (tenure track) Ville Paakinaho (web page) Transcription factor crosstalk in cancers – Paakinaho lab (web page) As our new Postdoctoral Researcher in cell or molecular biology, your main responsibilities will include:   conducting research in accordance with the research proposal of the funded project,  taking an active role in reporting and creating high-quality scientific publications,  assisting the doctoral students of the research group in their studies. The position will be filled for a fixed term of 3 years from 1 September 2026 onwards (or as agreed). The position will be filled for a fixed term due to it pertaining to a specific project. A trial period is applied to all new members of the staff.     The salary of the position is determined in accordance with the salary system of Finnish universities. The salary comprises two components: a job-related salary element and a personal salary element. In the Postdoctoral Researcher position, the job-related salary element is EUR 3,366.36 /month, based on level 5 of the job requirement level chart for teaching and research staff. The personal salary element can be a minimum of 6% and a maximum of 50% of the above-mentioned sum. Depending on the personal salary element, the salary will be approximately EUR 3,560–  4,050/month at the beginning of the employment relationship. Requirements and advantages  Requirements  A doctoral degree in cell biology, molecular biology, molecular medicine, or a similar field The doctoral degree may not have been completed more than five years ago at the time of accepting the position (a net period of time, which does not include parental leaves, military service etc.) A strong research record indicated by achievements relevant to the field Excellent/very good skills in spoken and written English.    Advantages Experience in fluorescence imaging and genome editing of mammalian cells First-author peer-reviewed publication(s)  Your benefits  You will have access to the university’s staff benefits, including  opportunity for flexible multi-location work excellent opportunities for professional development and continuous learning extensive occupational health care   broad selection of staff training staff discount on lunch in our campus restaurants, as well as on a range of other services  affordable sports services Please read more in the Work at UEF section on our website.   You will have an opportunity to work in an interesting, meaningful and diverse role as part of our international, creative, participatory and inclusive academic community.     Enjoy your life in Finland! Known for its cleanliness, welfare know-how, modern technology and superb education system, Finland is an exotic and safe country to work in. Please visit the Life in Finland section on our website to learn more.     How to apply?  Submit your application by using our electronic application form no later than 4 August 2026 by 24:00 (midnight) Finnish time (UTC+3). Please note that you must include the following appendices in your application:  CV (Template for CV, TENK web page) a list of publications (Instructions, Research Council of Finland Web page) copies of your academic degree certificates / diplomas, and copies of certificates / diplomas relating to your language proficiency, if not indicated in the academic degree certificates/diplomas   a motivation letter (max. 1 page) a development plan (max. 1 page) explaining how the applicant utilizes their previous research achievements in the applied position the applicant may also include other documents to demonstrate their merits for the position (e.g., letters of recommendation, etc.)  Questions? For further information on the position, please contact Assistant Professor Ville Paakinaho, ville.paakinaho@uef.fi.  Technical support for the Varbi system is available: hrbiomed@uef.fi (not the week 29), varbituki@uef.fi (not the weeks 29 and 30) and throughout the summer: support@varbi.com. The Faculty of Health Sciences operates at the Kuopio Campus of the University of Eastern Finland. The Faculty offers education in medicine, dentistry, nutrition and pharmacy, as well as in some other central fields of the health care sector. The Faculty is research-intensive, and its internationally recognised research activities are closely linked to the strategic research areas of the University. There are approximately 3 090 degree students and about 580 PhD students in the Faculty. The faculty has 800 staff members. The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) is the most multidisciplinary university in Finland. Our university employs approximately 3,200 employees, and our community includes approximately 17,000 degree students and 16,000 adult education students. Our campuses are located in Joensuu and Kuopio. We represent the world’s cutting edge of research in many fields and produce research-based knowledge, which is made openly available to benefit everyone. Learn more about our university at www.uef.fi/en. Read also about UEF as a working community and employer and the career stories of our employees. Apply Now

The position The PhD position is available at Department of Medical Biology on the project “The role of endothelial fenestrations in health, disease and ageing”. The position is affiliated with the Vascular Biology Research Group (VBRG) at the Faculty of Health Sciences.  The position is for a period of four years. The nominal length of the PhD programme is three years. The fourth year is distributed as 25 % each year and will consist of teaching and other duties. The objective of the position is to complete research training to the level of a doctoral degree.  Admission to the PhD programme is a prerequisite for employment, and the programme period starts on commencement of the position. The workplace is at UiT in Tromsø. You must be able to start in the position within a reasonable time after receiving the offer. The project / The position’s field of research The successful candidate will work on the project titled “Targeting endothelial fenestrations for healthy ageing”. This project offers a unique opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research in the healthy ageing.  Ageing profoundly influences the vascular system, yet the cellular mechanisms underlying this decline remain incompletely understood. This PhD project will establish how ageing affects endothelial fenestrations, and underlying mechanisms in order to provide fundamental insights into endothelial ageing and pave the way for interventions that target microvascular health to promote healthy ageing.  Advanced microscopy and imaging techniques—including super resolution optical imaging as well as electron microscopy will be central methods, together with cell and molecular biology techniques.The candidate must have a background in biomedicine and advanced imaging.  The candidate will collaborate with other researchers and supervise master- and bachelor students in on-going projects. Relevant techniques include advanced imaging (light and electron microscopy), working with research animals, primary cells of rodent origin as well basic molecular biological techniques. Contact For further information about the position, please contact Associate professor Karolina Szafranska: phone: +47 462 52 062 email: karolina.szafranska@uit.no   Qualifications Required qualifications: Master’s degree within biomedicine, or medical biology. If you are near completion of your master’s degree, you may still apply and submit a draft version of the thesis. You must document completion of your degree before commencement in the position. Documented oral and written English skills. Nordic applicants can document their English capabilities by attaching their high school diploma.  Working knowledge of Norwegian or a Scandinavian language is also beneficial. Desired qualifications: Experience with microscopy (fluorescence/confocal and electron microscopy (SEM/TEM)) sample preparation (EM) immunostaining primary cell culture aseptic techniques image analysis (segmentation, object classification) toxicity/viability cellular assays bioinformatics and data analysis Scientific writing skills FELASA accreditation or willingness to obtain the approval for work with research animals Working with open radioactive sources accreditation or willingness to obtain it Knowledge of a Scandinavian language Personal characteristics  The applicant should have good communication and collaboration skills, be motivated, creative and ambitious, with a strong ability to work problem-solution orientated both in teams and independently. The applicant should be genuinely interested in the field of vascular biology, ageing and advanced imaging.  We are seeking a candidate with a high degree of self-motivation and who is aiming to reach independence and take ownership of their project. Both a strong academic track record and a genuine interest in conducting research are essential to qualify for the position. The candidates Master’s thesis, academic track record, and other application materials must demonstrate this. We will emphasize personal suitability in our assessment. Emphasis shall also be attached to experience from popularization/dissemination and academic policy and administrative activity. As many people as possible should have the opportunity to undertake organized research training. If you already hold a PhD or have equivalent competence, we will not appoint you to this position. Admission to the PhD programme  For employment in the PhD position, you must be qualified for admission to the PhD programme at the Faculty of Health Sciences and participate in organized doctoral studies within the employment period. Admission normally requires:   A bachelor’s degree of 180 ECTS and a master’s degree of 120 ECTS, or an integrated master’s degree of 300 ECTS.  A master’s thesis with a scope corresponding to at least 30 ECTS for a master’s degree of 120 ECTS.  A master’s thesis with a scope corresponding to at least 20 ECTS for an integrated master’s degree of 300 ECTS.  Applicants must have a grade of C or better on the master’s thesis and have a grade point average of C or better for the master’s degree. A more detailed description of admission requirements can be found here. If you are employed in the position, you will be provisionally admitted to the PhD programme. Application for final admission must be submitted no later than two months after taking up the position.  Applicants with a foreign education will be subjected to an evaluation of whether the educational background is equal to Norwegian higher education, following national guidelines from Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. Depending on which country the education is from, one or two additional years of university education may be required to fulfil admission requirements, e.g. a 4-year bachelor’s degree and a 2-year master’s degree. UiT normally accepts higher education from countries that are part of the Lisbon Recognition Convention. Inclusion and diversity UiT The Arctic University of Norway is working actively to promote equality, gender balance and diversity among employees and students, and to create an inclusive and safe working environment. We believe that inclusion and diversity are a strength, and we want employees with different competencies, professional experience, life experience and perspectives. If you have a disability, a gap in your CV or immigrant background, we encourage you to tick the box for this in your application. If there are qualified applicants, we invite at least one in each group for an interview. If you get the job, we will adapt the working conditions if you need it. Apart from selecting the right candidates, we will only use the information for anonymous statistics. We offer Involvement in an interesting research project  Good career opportunities  A good academic environment with dedicated colleagues   Flexible working hours and a state collective pay agreement   Pension scheme through the state pension fund  PhD Fellows are

The position The PhD fellow will work on biodiversity of zooplankton and fluxes of carbon in the mesopelagic layer in the Central Arctic Ocean. The PhD project is part of the newly funded, large national research programme Arctic Ocean 2050 (Polhavet 2050).  The PhD project will be based on samples and datasets collected during previous expeditions to the Arctic Ocean, as well as new data collected during the PhD project. The study will focus on describing diversity and function of the mesopelagic layer (200-600 m depth). This includes linking the mesozooplankton taxonomic and functional diversity with quantifications of marine snow and vertical export flux within and below the mesopelagic layer. Data on mesozooplankton and marine snow (sinking detritus particles) are partly available from previous campaigns but will be supplemented with new data collected during the PhD project. Vertical carbon export will be investigated with long-term sediment traps at different depths, while the distribution of mesozooplankton and marine snow are collected with nets and an underwater vision profiler (UVP6). We are looking for a highly motivated person who sees the benefit of combining different methods and approaches to address ecological hypotheses in an extreme ecosystem. The PhD candidate will work independently and should function well as part of a team. They will work collaboratively with other members of Arctic Ocean 2050, consisting of a large multidisciplinary national team. The PhD students in the project will all be part of a larger group of early careers.  The position is for a period of four years. The nominal length of the PhD programme is three years. The fourth year is distributed as 25 % each year and will consist of teaching and other career developing activities. The objective of the position is to complete research training to the level of a doctoral degree. Admission to the PhD programme is a prerequisite for employment, and the programme period starts on commencement of the position. The workplace is at UiT in Tromsø. You must be able to start in the position within a reasonable time after receiving the offer. Project description The applicant must present both a cover letter explaining their motivation for undertaking the PhD programme, and a tentative project description within the framework outlined above  that summarizes their scientific interests. The project description in English (1-2 pages incl. references) should provide an example of a PhD project idea, including a description of the topic, research questions, proposed methodology and a reference list. The final project description will be developed with the supervisors upon commencement of the PhD position and aligned with the project activities and deliverables. Contact For further information about the position, please contact Professor Sünnje Basedow:  email: sunnje.basedow@uit.no or Professor Marit Reigstad: email: marit.reigstad@uit.no or Professor Camilla Svensen: email: camilla.svensen@uit.no Qualifications This position requires a master’s degree or equivalent in subject Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, Marine Science or similar from a recognized University. If you are near completion of your master’s degree, you may still apply. Required qualifications: A minimum grade of «B», or equivalent, is needed to be admitted to the PhD programme. Experience with data statistical analyses including knowledge of R and/or python.  Experience in biodiversity- and/or ecological studies in aquatic environments. Experience from relevant biogeochemical or plankton related analysis in lab and/ or with large data sets. Willingness to participate in field-based studies in the Arctic. The applicant must document fluency in English (written and oral). Nordic applicants can document their English capabilities by attaching their high school diploma. The selected candidate must fulfill the health requirements for participating field work on the research vessels. Additional desirable qualifications, knowledge and experience: Experience in working with zooplankton, optical zooplankton sampling and/or sediment traps.  Competence on marine and polar environments.  An interest in a system-based approach to the marine system, which includes working with larger data sets. Previous peer-reviewed publications record will be considered positive. Experience from marine fieldwork In the assessment, the emphasis is on the applicant’s potential to complete a research education based on the master’s thesis or equivalent, and any other scientific work. The project description will also be considered. In addition, professional experience and other experience of significance for the completion of the doctoral programme will be taken into consideration. We will also emphasize motivation and personal suitability for the position. We are looking for candidates who: Have good collaboration skills Demonstrates good communication and interaction with colleagues and students Wants to contribute to a pleasant working environment As many people as possible should have the opportunity to undertake organized research training. If you already hold a PhD or have equivalent competence, we will not appoint you to this position. Admission to the PhD programme  For employment in the PhD position, you must be qualified for admission to the PhD programme at the Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics and participate in organized doctoral studies within the employment period. Admission normally requires:   A bachelor’s degree of 180 ECTS and a master’s degree of 120 ECTS, or an integrated master’s degree of 300 ECTS.  A master’s thesis with a scope corresponding to at least 30 ECTS for a master’s degree of 120 ECTS.  A master’s thesis with a scope corresponding to at least 20 ECTS for an integrated master’s degree of 300 ECTS.  Grade requirements applies both to the master thesis as well as courses part of the master’s degree. The minimum requirements are grade B or better on the master’s degree, and an average grade of B or better on courses that are part of the master’s degree. For integrated master’s degrees, applicants are required to have achieved a grade of B or higher on their master’s thesis and an overall average grade of C or higher across all courses comprising the integrated degree programme. A more detailed description of admission requirements can be found here.   If you are employed in the position, you will be provisionally admitted to the PhD programme. Application for final admission must be submitted no later than two months after taking up the position.  Applicants with a foreign education will be subjected to an evaluation of whether the educational background is equal to Norwegian higher education, following national guidelines from Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills.

Researcher: There is a vacancy for a position as researcher in evolutionary & developmental neurobiology at the Michael Sars Centre. The position is for a period of 9 months and is funded by the University of Bergen. The preferred but negotiable starting date is September/October 2026. About the project/work tasks: The Burkhardt group combines comparative biological systems in the laboratory to understand when and how first synapses, neurons and nervous systems evolved. The group is particularly interested in studying the nervous system of ctenophores. Ctenophores – strong candidates for being the sister-group to all other animals – are beautiful, but still mysterious marine animals. Given their phylogenetic position characterizing the nervous system of ctenophores promises to reveal fundament insights into the evolutionary origin of neurons. We are looking for a highly self-motivated and enthusiastic Researcher with interests in evolutionary biology, neurobiology and cell biology. The project will focus on ctenophore nerve net development and, how fused neurites of the nerve net are formed. The successful candidate will undertake research using single cell RNA sequencing, electron microscopy and transgenic reporter lines to understand nerve net development. The candidate will work in close association with the group leader and other lab members. Qualifications and personal qualities: Applicants must hold a degree equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree (PhD) in fields related to the project or must have submitted his/her doctoral thesis for assessment prior to the application deadline. It is a condition of employment that the PhD has been awarded. Practical experience with single cell RNA sequencing, single cell RNA sequencing data analysis and general-purpose programming language(s) (R and/or Python) is required Practical experience with animal care (preferable with ctenophores) and with microinjections is required Practical experience in situ hybridization (ISH), hybridization chain reaction and immunofluorescence microscopy (e.g., confocal, spinning disc and/or light sheet microscopy) is an advantage Applicants must be able to work independently and in a structured manner and have the ability to cooperate with others Applicants must have excellent skills in oral and written English Personal and relational qualities will be emphasized. Research experience, ambitions and potential will also count when evaluating the candidates. We can offer: A good and professionally stimulating working environment. Position as researcher (code 1109 in the basic collective agreement) and a gross annual salary of NOK 685.900 upon appointment. Further increases in salary are made according to length of service in the position. A higher salary may be considered for a particularly well-qualified applicant. Enrolment in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund Good welfare benefits Your application must include: A brief account of the applicant’s research interests and motivation for applying for the position. The names and contact information for two referees. One of these should be the main advisor from the PhD programme.  CV Transcripts and diplomas. If you have not yet completed your PhD, please submit a statement from your institution confirming that the doctoral thesis has been submitted. Relevant certificates/references List of any works of a scientific nature The application and any attachments along with certified translations in English or another Scandinavian language must be uploaded to JobbNorge. General information: For further details about the position, please contact:  Group leader Pawel Burkhardt, email: pawel.burkhardt@uib.no or Head of Administration Kristina Håvås Hanson, email: Kristina.hanson@uib.no. For HR related questions contact HR adviser Veronica Stålhand, phone: +47 55 58 43 74, email: veronica.stalhand@uib.no. Diversity is a strength that enables us to solve our tasks even better. UiB therefore needs qualified employees regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, worldview, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and age. We encourage women to apply. If multiple applicants have approximately equivalent qualifications, the rules pertaining to moderate gender quotas shall apply. The University of Bergen applies the principle of public access to information when recruiting staff for academic positions. Information about applicants may be made public even if the applicant has asked not to be named on the list of persons who have applied. The applicant must be notified if the request to be omitted is not met. We encourage applicants with disabilities, immigrant backgrounds, or gaps in their CV to apply. By indicating such circumstances in your application, you may receive favourable consideration. We ensure that at least one qualified applicant from each of these groups is invited for an interview as part of our commitment to inclusivity and equal opportunity. For further information about the recruitment process, click here. Apply Now

About the position As part of the newly established Norwegian Health Association Centre for Dementia Research, the Scheffler group is looking for a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow with a strong interest in bridging clinical and basic neuroscience research. The group investigates novel molecular mechanisms of genome regulation that play a critical role in brain function. A key focus of our work is to identify new diagnostic tools and therapeutic interventions for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Are you ready to take your research career to the next level? We offer an exciting 3-year postdoctoral position that gives you the opportunity to develop a strong profile as researcher. You will also gain valuable experience that might be relevant for your further career. The purpose of a postdoctoral position is to build up a researcher profile that qualifies for a position as associate professor. The position may also offer additional skills that are relevant to the postdoctoral fellow’s future career. Apply for this position to become part of our research environment and take the next step in your career with us. Your immediate leader will be the Head of Department.  About the project  This project aims to establish advanced and physiologically relevant in vitro models of AD to gain deeper insight into the vascular- and immune contributions to disease initiation and progression. The successful candidate will work with human induced pluripotent stem cells to generate vascularized 3D cerebral organoids derived from participants of the Trønderbrain cohort and will apply a broad range of molecular biology techniques, confocal imaging, and neural activity recordings.  Duties of the position Carry out research of good quality  Academic publications and popular science dissemination Apply for research funding and write applications and report on progress to funding sources  Participate in international activities such as conferences and/or research stays at foreign educational institutions  Mentoring students, helping them with their research projects, and advising on methodology and academic writing  Duties of the position Carry out research of good quality  Academic publications and popular science dissemination Apply for research funding and write applications and report on progress to funding sources  Participate in international activities such as conferences and/or research stays at foreign educational institutions  Mentoring students, helping them with their research projects, and advising on methodology and academic writing  Required selection criteria You must have completed a doctoral degree in neuroscience, neurobiology, molecular and/or cell biology or related field If you are in the final phase of your doctorate and can document that the thesis has been submitted or that the defense date has been confirmed, your application can be considered even if you have not defended. NOTE: Documentation of the obtained doctorate must be presented before you can take up the position.  Good oral and written presentation skills in English equivalent level B2  Experience with cell culture work PLEASE NOTE: For detailed information about what the application must contain, see paragraph “About the application”. If you do not already have educational competence that meets the requirements for a position as associate professor in Norway, NTNU will arrange for you to acquire such competence during the employment period. In such cases, you will also be assigned relevant teaching as part of the career-promoting work. The appointment is to be made in accordance with NTNUs guidelines for recruitment positions for general criteria for the position.  Preferred selection criteria Experience with handling stem cells  Experience working with organoids Experience with confocal imaging  Experience with molecular biological standard methods (extraction of DNA, RNA and proteins, immunoblotting, ELISA) academically relevant background within neuroscience Personal characteristics  Working as a Postdoctoral fellow requires that you Show curiosity and strong motivation for the subject Work collaboratively to accomplish common research goals, in a multidisciplinary team Work constructively under pressure or in the face of adversity  Are flexible and open to adjusting the plan for the project as needed Emphasis will be placed on personal qualities. We offer  An exciting job with an important social mission Developing tasks in a strong and international professional environment  Career guidance throughout the postdoctoral program and together with you we will prepare a career plan, which contains the skills and knowledge you will acquire Open and inclusive working environment with committed colleagues  Mentor programme as a new employee at NTNU Favourable terms in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund Free Norwegian language training at a basic level (A2) As a Postdoctoral Fellow at NTNU, you will have access to employee benefits. Diversity Diversity is a strength, and at NTNU we aim to be an employer that reflects the diversity in society and that makes use of the potential of the population’s collective skills. Our vision is Knowledge for a better world and our values ​​are creative, critical, constructive and respectful. We believe that an organization that is equal, diverse and gender-balanced is essential for us to achieve our goals.  We strive to attract employees with different skills, life experiences and perspectives to contribute to even better problem solving of our societal mission in research and education.   If you think this position is relevant and interesting, we encourage you to apply, regardless of gender, functional ability and cultural background, or whether you have been out of work for a period of time. Salary and conditions As a Postdoctoral Fellow (code 1352) you are normally paid from gross NOK  604 900,- per annum before tax, depending on qualifications and seniority. From the salary, 2% is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund. The position is based on external funding. As an employee at NTNU, it is important to keep yourself up to date with academic and organizational changes and to adapt to them.  For the necessary professional and social interaction, it is a prerequisite that you are physically present and available to the institution on a daily basis. The appointment is carried out in accordance with the principles of the State Employees Act, and Export control (legislation that regulates the export of knowledge, technology and services). Candidates who, after assessment of the application and attachments, are considered to be in conflict with the criteria in the latter act, will not be able to be