Postdoctoral Researcher, Zoonotic Viruses

Postdoctoral Researcher, Zoonotic Viruses

University of Helsinki - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Helsinki, Finland

€ 3 700 - 4 100 per month gross

The appointment is in the upstarting research group on zoonotic viruses led by professor Johanna Lindahl, which means that the position will include work both at the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (in Helsinki, Finland). The postdoctoral researcher will also visit international projects, mainly at the Taita Research Station in Kenya. The research group works on zoonotic viruses, including those transmitted by mosquitoes, ticks, rodents and birds.

The appointee will perform research in the project. The appointee may also supervise students and participate in other discipline-specific teaching. Teaching tasks can account for 10- 20 % of the annual working time depending on interests and expertise.

We expect

• PhD degree in a relevant field – The degree requirement must be met by the beginning of the employment;
• Experience in One Health, microbiology, molecular epidemiology and bioinformatics;
• Fluent communication skills in English;
• Curiosity, genuine interest in science, initiative;
• Ability to work in a close team and with an extensive collaboration network, and effectively organize own work and the work of the technical staff;
• Ability to contribute to hypothesis generation, experimental design, data analysis and manuscript writing.

We also appreciate experience in:

• R scripting (or equivalent);
• Multi-omics data analysis;
• Immunology;
• Field work;
• Experience of work in BSL3 facilities;
• Systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses.