We are looking for a Research Engineer for in vivo malaria model

Join a young and dynamic team at MIMS under the lead of an internationally recognized, excellent malaria researcher!

We study the mosquito transmission of malaria parasites in a rodent model. The project forms part of a major effort funded by the European Research Council to systematically identify parasite gene functions in malaria transmission. You will work with different members of the team to provide specialized support for work with our rodent malaria transmission model, including the breeding and dissection of mosquitoes, infection of cultured cells and maintaining parasites in mice and rats. You will also provide general laboratory management. The work will be made under supervision of the group leader.

Read the full job description and apply here before 26 May 2021: https://umu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:398005/type:job/where:4/apply:1

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Two postdoc positions available in malaria research at MIMS

Two research groups at MIMS are looking for postdocs at the field of malaria research. MIMS is hosted at Umeå University and is the Swedish node of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, offering a unique research environment and excellent infrastructure and networking opportunities.

Position 1: Postdoc 2 years, high-throughput method development for malaria parasites
You will be based in the lab of Ellen Bushell (www.bushelllab.com), and will be co-supervised by Johan Henriksson (www.henlab.org). Read the full description and apply here before 10 May 2021: https://umu.varbi.com/en/?jobtoken=1e3cc81ae7dc09040cfdb47da6aa7ac98e91e1ae8

Position 2: Postdoctoral position (2 years) in molecular parasitology
You will be based in the lab of Ellen Bushell (www.bushelllab.com). Read the full description and apply here before 10 May 2021: https://umu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:391923/type:job/where:4/apply:1

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UCMR is looking for a research coordinator

 Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR) is looking for a research coordinator. For more information and application please go to: https://www.umu.se/en/work-with-us/open-positions/research-coordinator_383570/ . Application deadline: April 13, 2021. To find out more about the institute, visit their website at https://www.ucmr.umu.se/ .

Postdoctoral opportunities in structural infection biology and genetics

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Two-year post-doctoral position in Molecular Biology, Cava lab

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Post-doc positions in the Hauryliuk lab

PhD/PostDoc Opportunities - Molecular Infection Biology and Cell-Autonomous Immunity

Project: Many of the most significant pathogens have the capacity to invade human cells and to exploit the interior of their host cell as replicative niche. While human cells have powerful defense programs that can restrict the growth of such invaders, successful pathogens typically evolved to resist these attacks. In the Sixt Lab, we believe that a profound understanding of the molecular basis of this arms race could pave the way for innovative therapeutics that can fight pathogens by unleashing the host cell-intrinsic defenses. Specifically, we strive to explore cell-autonomous immunity and evasion mechanisms during infection with the obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis, and we seek ways to manipulate the balance to the benefit of the host.

We are currently seeking a PostDoc and a PhD student for a project that will apply state-of-the-art tools in molecular genetics, microscopy, and high-throughput genetic screening to determine the role of the Chlamydia-containing vacuole in counteracting cell-autonomous immunity.

Credit for image: Barbara Sixt, MIMS, Umeå University. Human cell infected with Chlamydia trachomatis.

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