Postdoc in tumor immunology and immunotherapy

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This position is funded by a donation from the Högbom-Cocozza Research Foundation to support the employment of postdoctoral researchers conducting research in medicine and health.

Work assignments 

You will be part of a research program that integrates experimental mouse models, patient material and cutting-edge technologies to study how the immune system can be harnessed to develop and improve cancer immunotherapies. The project aims to understand how the diverse immune cells in the tumor microenvironment drive response or resistance to immunotherapy in lymphomas, using methods such as spectral flow cytometry, confocal imaging, single-cell RNA-sequencing and functional assays.

You will have opportunities to present your research within the department and the university, as well as at national and international scientific conferences.

As postdoc, you will principally carry out research. A certain amount of teaching may be part of your duties, up to a maximum of 20% of working hours.

Qualifications

To be qualified to take employment as postdoc, you must have been awarded a doctoral degree or have a foreign degree that is deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree.  This degree must have been awarded at the latest by the point at which LiU makes its decision to employ you.

Your doctoral degree must have been awarded no more than three years before the application deadline for this position. If there are special grounds, applicants who were awarded their doctoral degree earlier may also be considered, for example due to medical internship or specialist medical training, or various types of statutory leave. You must hold a doctoral degree awarded by a higher education institution other than Linköping University.

We are looking for someone with: 

• a doctoral degree in tumor immunology or a related field
• extensive experience with mammalian cell culture, immunological assays including multicolor flow cytometry, molecular biology, and experimental mouse models
• very good command of English, both spoken and written

The following is considered an advantage for the position:

• experience with basic bioinformatics, including analysis and interpretation of single-cell RNA-sequencing or other high-dimensional datasets

We are looking for someone with a strong scientific track record and the ability to independently design, execute, and analyze complex experiments while also working effectively as part of a team. You should be self-motivated, well-organized, and have excellent communication skills.

The workplace

You will work at the Division of Molecular Medicine and Virology (MMV), which is part of the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV). Here you can read more about Judit Svensson Arvelund’s research group.

The employment

The position is a full-time, fixed-term appointment for three years.

Within the framework of the appointment, the postdoctoral researcher may spend 6–12 months at a higher education institution abroad, funded by the Foundation.

Before the third year of the appointment, the postdoctoral researcher may apply to the Foundation for an independent research grant of approximately SEK 500,000. The grant is intended for a researcher who has the ambition and, in the Foundation’s assessment, the ability to establish an independent research environment.

The starting date will be agreed upon, with commencement during 2027. 

Salary and employment benefits

The position is funded by the Högbom-Cocozza Research Foundation and carries a salary of SEK 43,000 per month.

More information about employee benefits is available here.

Union representatives

Information about union representatives, see Help for applicants.

Application procedure

Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button. Your application must be received no later than November 30, 2026. 
 
Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered. 
 
Please attach your selected research publications electronically, in pdf or word format, in the application template. Research publications, e.g. monographs, which cannot be sent electronically should be sent in three sets by mail to the University Registrar at Linköping University, University Registrar, S-581 83 Linköping, Sweden. The publications must be received by Linköping University no later than the deadline for application. 

Please note that printed publications will not be returned. They will be archived at Linköping University. 
 
In the event of a discrepancy between the English translation of the job announcement and the Swedish original, the Swedish version shall take precedent. 

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