Research Technician within Biosciences, 1.9.2026-31.12.2028

Åbo Akademi söker en tidsbunden forskningstekniker för perioden 1.9.2026-31.12.2028. Befattningen är placerad vid Cell Fate Lab , som leds av professor Cecilia Sahlgren vid ämnesklustret biokemi och cellbiologi vid Fakulteten för naturvetenskap och teknik i Åbo, Finland. Anställningen är på heltid.

Se annonsen i sin helhet på engelska nedan.

****

Åbo Akademi University invites applications for a fixed-term position as Research Technician for the period 1.9.2026-31.12.2028. The position is located in the Cell Fate Lab , led by Professor Cecilia Sahlgren at the Biochemistry and Cell Biology unit, Faculty of Science and Engineering in Turku, Finland. The employment is full-time.

WORK TASKS

As a Research Technician, you will support the everyday work of the Cell Fate Lab members (approx. 15 researchers and students), manage the infrastructure of the laboratory used also by collaborating researchers, and assist with scientific experimentation.

Your responsibilities will include: Maintain lab stocks and consumables: ordering, receiving, inventory/expiry tracking, freezer/fridge organization.

Prepare routine reagents (buffers, media, and standard solutions); aliquot and label.

Prepare DNA reagents: bacterial work as needed, plasmid preparation and sequencing.

Manage chemicals and safety: chemical inventory/SDS, correct storage/labelling, waste handling.

Perform and support cell culture (passaging, freezing/thawing, mycoplasma monitoring, sterile technique).

Support viral work as needed (e.g., lentiviral production/handling).

Contribute to routine experiments: western blotting, microscopy samples, and general cell biology lab assays.

Support team operations: help train new lab members and visitors in lab-specific technologies, basic procedures and maintain a well-functioning lab environment.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential qualifications Educational level, such as a vocational laboratory assistant or laboratory technician degree; a polytechnic bi