Vacancies

Technician at the Protein Science Core, Science Institute

A full time position for technician at the Protein Science Core is open for application. The position is co-financed by the Department of Biochemistry (Science Institute) and Associate professor Pétur O. Heiðarsson. The tentative starting date is from 1. August 2023 for 1 year.

Further information

Field of work

Preparation of common chemicals and solutions used in biochemistry research.
Installation, supervision, and maintenance of instruments, software, and websites.
Reception and training of new staff and students.
Ordering and organization of chemicals.
Service measurements.
Management of Nordic collaboration projects.
Assisting teachers in their courses on occasion.

Qualification requirements

MSc degree in Biochemistry or related fields.
Experience with working in a laboratory.
Good intercommunication and team-working skills.
Fluency in spoken and written English.
Experience with common biochemistry instruments.
Computer skills.

Application process

Documents that need to be included in the application:

Certified copy of diplomas.
CV and list of publications.
Short cover letter.
Contact information for two professional referees.

The tentative starting date is 1. August 2023.

All applications will be acknowledged, and applicants will be informed about the appointment when a decision has been taken.

Appointments to positions at the University of Iceland are made in consideration of the Equal Rights Policy of the University of Iceland - https://english.hi.is/node/50017.

The University of Iceland has a special Language Policy - https://english.hi.is/node/24581/.

The University of Iceland is a flourishing community of knowledge and is a very dynamic and interesting workplace. Our values are academic freedom, professionalism and equality. The University strives to provide flexibility and encourages participation in the development of the study programs and research in all fields within the realm of the University. The School of Engineering and Natural Sciences employs ca. 390 people involved with teaching and research. The School offers an international working environment, where currently about quarter of all employees and graduate students are international, and that number is increasing each year. The school has around 2000 students and numerous graduate students. The School of Engineering and Natural Sciences is proud of its diversity and reform-minded environment where knowledge acquisition and sharing is paramount. The University of Iceland is the largest teaching, research and scientific institution in Iceland and the only school in Iceland that is on both the most prestigious rankings of the best universities in the world, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the Shanghai Ranking.

Application deadline

Application deadline is 07.06.2023

For further information contact

Pétur Orri Heiðarsson

pheidarsson@hi.is

5254276

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PhD candidate in health sciences with an emphasis on clinical biochemistry within the Biomedical Center at the University of Iceland.

Project title: Development of microfluid LCMS untargeted metabolomics methods for clinical applications.We are seeking a motivated graduate student for a fully funded Phd project at the BioMedical Center, School of Health Sciences at the University of Iceland.

Further information

Field of work

The project involves the setup and optimization of untargeted metabolomics methods for newborn screening, plasma and cell metabolism applications. The goal of the project is to advance microfluidic LCMS methods that are faster, more sensitive and more environmentally friendly than traditional metabolomics methods within our laboratory. The project utilizes state of the art mass spectrometry infrastructure and bioinformatics and is a collaborative project between scientists at the Medical Department at the University of Iceland, the Landspítali-University Hospital and Statens Serum Institute in Denmark. The project offers specialist training in the setup and application of LCMS based metabolomics analysis and training in chemoinformatics.

Qualification requirements

MSc degree in chemistry, molecular biology, biochemistry, pharmacology or related fields.
Laboratory experience of chemical and/or biochemical analysis.
Good computer and data analysis skills are essential-programming skills are beneficial.
Solid understanding of metabolism.
Proficiency in written and spoken English.
Resilience, organized, independent, problem-solving abilities.
Good communication skills and be able to work within a group.

Application process

The projects will take place within a vibrant scientific environment within the Biomedical Center at the University of Iceland (http://lifvisindi.hi.is). The BMC is an official collaboration between research groups working in biomedical molecular life sciences within the University, the University Hospital, Reykjavik University and other research institutions in Iceland. It includes over 70 Principal Investigators and over one hundred graduate students and postdocs. The graduate program will take place in Reykjavík, Iceland, which is a safe, beautiful and a fun place to live.

The successful candidate is expected to start no later than sept/oct 2023

PhD applicants must fulfill the requirements for registration in PhD studies in the School of Health Sciences.

The following documents are required for application:

A brief description of how the candidate meets the requirements, their interests in the project and how they can contribute to the project (max 2 pages).
CV.
Certificates of education (BS and MS degrees) and distribution of grades.
Reference letter from at least two previous supervisors/teachers (including information on their relationship to the applicant) and their contact details.
Applicants are also invited to send PDF of PhD or MS thesis (in any language) and any other relevant publications if available (max 5 documents).

The salaries for the positions will be in accordance with the current collective wage and salary agreement between the trade union and the Minister of Finance in Iceland.

All applications will be informed about results when a decision has been made. The application can be valid for six months from the end of the application deadline.

Appointments to positions at the University of Iceland are made in consideration of the Equal Rights Policy of the University of Iceland.

The University of Iceland has a special Language Policy. https://www.hi.is/haskolinn/malstefna_haskola_islands

Application deadline

Application deadline is 12.06.2023

For further information contact

Óttar Rolfsson

ottarr@hi.is