Doctoral Researcher (Biomedicine) / Väitöskirjatutkija (Biolääketiede)

Doctoral Researcher (Biomedicine) / Väitöskirjatutkija (Biolääketiede)

Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences create a unique environment for multidisciplinary, inspirational and high-impact research and education. Our university community has its competitive edges in technology, health and society. www.tuni.fi/en .

We are looking for a Doctoral Researcher in the field of biomedicine with a focus on neurodegenerative research. The position is full-time and will be filled for a fixed-term period of three years. The workplace is located at Kauppi Campus, Tampere University.

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology (MET) is dedicated to pursuing world-class research ranging from clinical medicine and translational medicine, through molecular biology, biotechnology and cell biology, to biomedical engineering, biomicrosystems, biomaterials, and biorobotics. We conduct internationally acclaimed basic and applied research.

The research is conducted in the Regulatory Genomics group at the Biomedicine unit, MET. We investigate the spatial and temporal dynamics of gene regulation in disease. Using single-cell and spatial genomics, our group maps cell type-specific regulatory programs relevant to disease onset and progression, with the overarching goal of understanding how these regulatory processes reside within the disease microenvironment, and how genetic variation influences them.

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated Doctoral Researcher to join a project investigating how microglial states emerge in response to neurodegenerative disease-related stressors and how these states manifest within diseased brain tissue. The project will employ advanced single-cell and spatial genomic techniques developed by the group as well computational inference approaches to study glial gene regulation.

The selected candidate will be able to focus on their doctoral research full-time, get supervision, and implement new ideas as a part of a r