{"data":{"id":152347,"slug":"postdoktor-2-ar-inom-inom-vard-patogeninteraktioner","type":"job","title":"Postdoctoral Researcher (2 years) in Host-Pathogen Interactions","description":"The Department of Molecular Biology is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to investigate how the obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis establishes and maintains its intracellular niche and impacts host cell biology. This is a full-time position for two years with a start date of November 1, 2026, or by agreement. The application deadline is September 3, 2026.\nProject Description and Responsibilities\nChlamydia trachomatis is a globally significant bacterial pathogen and a leading cause of urogenital and ocular infections. The pathogen's unique developmental cycle and obligate intracellular lifestyle enable sophisticated manipulation of host cell functions, but the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely characterized. This project focuses on understanding how the bacterium establishes and preserves its intracellular environment and how it drives disease processes through sustained impacts on host cell biology. By integrating omics-based technologies with molecular genetic, microscopic, and cell biological analyses, the project will generate new knowledge about host-pathogen interactions and create opportunities for future development of innovative treatment strategies.\nResponsibilities include:\n\u00b7 Planning and conducting experiments\n\u00b7 Data analysis and manuscript preparation\n\u00b7 Presentation of results internally and externally\n\u00b7 Collaboration with other researchers\n\u00b7 Mentoring of junior colleagues in the research group\nQualifications\nTo be employed under a fixed-term postdoctoral appointment, you must hold a PhD or equivalent foreign degree in molecular biology, cell biology, infection biology, or a related field. This requirement must be fulfilled by the time the employment decision is made.\nFor postdoctoral appointments, preference will be given to those who obtained their PhD within the last three years. Exceptions may be considered for compelling reasons, including illness, parental leave, service in union leadership roles, military service, or similar circumstances, as well as clinical work or relevant professional service relevant to the field.\nApplicants should have research experience in Chlamydia-host cell interactions, including practical experience with human cell cultures, conducting infection experiments with C. trachomatis in cell culture, genetic manipulation of C. trachomatis and human cell lines, and using molecular genetic, microscopic, and cell biological methods to analyze intracellular host-pathogen interactions. Applicants should also have some experience working with omics data. Prior experience with proximity labeling-based proteomics is advantageous.\nYou should demonstrate a strong interest in scientific research and motivation to address complex research questions. We seek someone with clear commitment to high-quality research and the ability to independently plan, develop, and drive research projects. Excellent English language skills, both spoken and written, are required. You should have strong collaboration skills and be able to work effectively in a dynamic and interactive research environment, as well as contribute to mentoring and support of junior researchers.\nAs a member of our team, you will contribute to fostering an inclusive culture and positive work environment. This means communicating effectively across differences, demonstrating willingness and ability to collaborate. You maintain openness and a welcoming attitude, showing respect, compassion, and empathy. You engage with and support colleagues from diverse backgrounds and perspectives, and promote healthy work-life balance for yourself and others.\nApplication\nA complete application should include:\n\u00b7 A personal statement describing your research background, interests, and motivation for applying for this position.\n\u00b7 Curriculum vitae (CV) with a list of publications (including a brief description of your contribution to each publication).\n\u00b7 Certified copy of your PhD certificate or documentation showing when your PhD is expected to be conferred.\n\u00b7 Contact information (name, email address, and relationship to you) for two to three references.\nApplications should be written in English (preferred) or Swedish. Applications are submitted through our electronic recruitment system. Documents sent electronically must be in Word or PDF format. The application deadline is September 3, 2026.\nFor further information, contact Dr. Barbara Sixt, barbara.sixt@umu.se\nAdditional Information About the Employer and Research Environment:\n\u00b7 Research Group: http:\/\/www.sixtlab.org\/\n\u00b7 Ume\u00e5 University: https:\/\/www.umu.se\/\n\u00b7 Department of Molecular Biology: https:\/\/www.umu.se\/institutionen-for-molekylarbiologi\/\n\u00b7 Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS): http:\/\/www.mims.umu.se\/\n\u00b7 Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine: https:\/\/www.nordicemblpartnership.org\/\n\u00b7 Ume\u00e5 Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR): https:\/\/www.umu.se\/ucmr\/\n\u00b7 Ume\u00e5 Postdoc Society: https:\/\/umeapostdocs.com\/\nWe welcome your application!","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Postdoktor (2 \u00e5r) inom inom v\u00e4rd-patogeninteraktioner","description_original":"Institutionen f\u00f6r molekyl\u00e4rbiologi s\u00f6ker en postdoktor f\u00f6r forskning om hur den obligat intracellul\u00e4ra bakteriepatogenen Chlamydia trachomatis uppr\u00e4tth\u00e5ller sin intracellul\u00e4ra nisch och p\u00e5verkar v\u00e4rdcellens biologi. Anst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r p\u00e5 heltid i tv\u00e5 \u00e5r med tilltr\u00e4de den 1 november 2026 eller enligt \u00f6verenskommelse, sista ans\u00f6kningsdag \u00e4r 3 september, 2026.\nProjektbeskrivning och arbetsuppgifter\nChlamydia trachomatis \u00e4r en globalt betydande bakteriepatogen och en ledande orsak till urogenitala och okul\u00e4ra infektioner. Patogenens unika utvecklingscykel och obligata intracellul\u00e4ra livsstil m\u00f6jligg\u00f6r en avancerad kontroll av v\u00e4rdcellens funktioner, men de bakomliggande mekanismerna \u00e4r fortfarande ofullst\u00e4ndigt kartlagda. Detta projekt fokuserar p\u00e5 att f\u00f6rst\u00e5 hur bakterien etablerar och bevarar sin intracellul\u00e4ra livsmilj\u00f6 samt hur den driver sjukdomsprocesser genom att l\u00e5ngsiktigt p\u00e5verka v\u00e4rdcellens biologiska program. Genom att integrera omikbaserade teknologier med molekyl\u00e4rgenetiska, mikroskopiska och cellbiologiska analyser kommer projektet att generera ny kunskap om v\u00e4rd-patogeninteraktioner och skapa f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningar f\u00f6r framtida utveckling av innovativa behandlingsstrategier.\nArbetsuppgifterna inkluderar:\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Planering och genomf\u00f6rande av experiment\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Dataanalys och manuskriptf\u00f6rfattande\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Presentation av resultat internt och externt\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Samarbete med andra forskare\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Handledande av juniora kollegor i forskargruppen\nKvalifikationer\nF\u00f6r att anst\u00e4llas med st\u00f6d av avtal om tidsbegr\u00e4nsad anst\u00e4llning som postdoktor kr\u00e4vs avlagd doktorsexamen eller utl\u00e4ndsk examen som bed\u00f6ms motsvara doktorsexamen inom molekyl\u00e4rbiologi, cellbiologi, infektionsbiologi eller ett n\u00e4rliggande omr\u00e5de. Detta beh\u00f6righetskrav ska vara uppfyllt senast vid tidpunkten d\u00e5 anst\u00e4llningsbeslutet fattas.\nF\u00f6r att anst\u00e4llas med st\u00f6d av postdoktoravtalet b\u00f6r fr\u00e4mst den komma ifr\u00e5ga som har avlagt examen enligt f\u00f6reg\u00e5ende stycke f\u00f6r h\u00f6gst tre \u00e5r sedan. Om det finns s\u00e4rskilda sk\u00e4l kan den komma i fr\u00e5ga som avlagt doktorsexamen tidigare. Med s\u00e4rskilda sk\u00e4l avses ledighet p\u00e5 grund av sjukdom, f\u00f6r\u00e4ldraledighet, f\u00f6rtroendeuppdrag inom fackliga organisationer, tj\u00e4nstg\u00f6ring inom totalf\u00f6rsvaret, eller andra liknande omst\u00e4ndigheter samt klinisk tj\u00e4nstg\u00f6ring eller f\u00f6r \u00e4mnesomr\u00e5det relevant tj\u00e4nstg\u00f6ring\/uppdrag.\nS\u00f6kande ska ha forskningserfarenhet inom omr\u00e5det Chlamydia-v\u00e4rdcellsinteraktioner, inklusive praktisk erfarenhet av arbete med humana cellkulturer, genomf\u00f6rande av infektionsf\u00f6rs\u00f6k i cellkultur med C. trachomatis, genetisk manipulation av C. trachomatis och humana cellinjer samt anv\u00e4ndning av molekyl\u00e4rgenetiska, mikroskopiska och cellbiologiska metoder f\u00f6r analys av intracellul\u00e4ra v\u00e4rd\u2013patogeninteraktioner. S\u00f6kande ska \u00e4ven ha viss erfarenhet av arbete med omikdata. Tidigare erfarenhet av proteomik baserad p\u00e5 n\u00e4rhetsm\u00e4rkning (proximity labeling) \u00e4r\u00a0 meriterande.\nDen s\u00f6kande ska ha ett starkt intresse f\u00f6r vetenskaplig forskning och vara motiverad att ta sig an komplexa forskningsfr\u00e5gor. Vi s\u00f6ker en person med ett tydligt engagemang f\u00f6r forskning av h\u00f6g kvalitet och god f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt planera, utveckla och driva forskningsprojekt. Utm\u00e4rkta kunskaper i engelska, s\u00e5v\u00e4l i tal som i skrift, \u00e4r ett krav. Den s\u00f6kande ska \u00e4ven ha god samarbetsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga och kunna arbeta effektivt i en dynamisk och interaktiv forskningsmilj\u00f6 samt bidra till handledning och st\u00f6d av juniora forskare.\nSom medarbetare hos oss bidrar du till att fr\u00e4mja en inkluderande kultur och en positiv arbetsmilj\u00f6. Detta inneb\u00e4r att du kommunicerar effektivt \u00f6ver olikheter, visar samarbetsvilja och f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att samarbeta. Du uppr\u00e4tth\u00e5ller \u00f6ppenhet och en v\u00e4lkomnande attityd, samt visar respekt, medk\u00e4nsla och empati. Du engagerar dig i och st\u00f6ttar kollegor fr\u00e5n olika bakgrunder och med olika perspektiv, samt fr\u00e4mjar en h\u00e4lsosam balans mellan arbete och privatliv f\u00f6r b\u00e5de dig sj\u00e4lv och andra.\nAns\u00f6kan\nEn fullst\u00e4ndig ans\u00f6kan ska inneh\u00e5lla\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Personligt brev som beskriver forskningsbakgrund, intressen och motivation f\u00f6r att s\u00f6ka tj\u00e4nsten.\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Curriculum vitae (CV) med publikationslista (inklusive en kort beskrivning av den s\u00f6kandes bidrag till varje publikation).\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Styrkt kopia av doktorsexamensbevis eller dokumentation som styrker n\u00e4r doktorsexamen f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntas erh\u00e5llas.\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Kontaktuppgifter (namn, e\u2011postadress och relation till den s\u00f6kande) till tv\u00e5 till tre referenspersoner.\nAns\u00f6kan ska vara skriven p\u00e5 engelska (f\u00f6retr\u00e4desvis) eller svenska. Ans\u00f6kan g\u00f6rs genom v\u00e5rt elektroniska rekryteringssystem. Dokument som skickas elektroniskt m\u00e5ste vara i Word- eller PDF\u2011format. Sista ans\u00f6kningsdag \u00e4r den 3 september 2026.\nYtterligare information l\u00e4mnas av Dr. Barbara Sixt, barbara.sixt@umu.se\nYtterligare information om arbetsgivaren och forskningsmilj\u00f6n\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Forskargrupp: http:\/\/www.sixtlab.org\/\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ume\u00e5 universitet: https:\/\/www.umu.se\/\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Institutionen f\u00f6r molekyl\u00e4rbiologi: https:\/\/www.umu.se\/institutionen-for-molekylarbiologi\/\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS): http:\/\/www.mims.umu.se\/\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine: https:\/\/www.nordicemblpartnership.org\/\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ume\u00e5 Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR): https:\/\/www.umu.se\/ucmr\/\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ume\u00e5 Postdoc Society: https:\/\/umeapostdocs.com\/\nV\u00e4lkommen med din ans\u00f6kan!","price":null,"currency":"SEK","status":"active","noindex":false,"location":{"address":"Ume\u00e5 universitet","full_address":null,"city":"Ume\u00e5","country":"SE","latitude":63.7970413,"longitude":20.2816791},"metadata":{"region":"V\u00e4sterbottens l\u00e4n","duration":"6 m\u00e5nader eller l\u00e4ngre","employer":"UME\u00c5 UNIVERSITET","postcode":"90187","positions":1,"profession":"Biolog","salary_type":"Fast m\u00e5nads- vecko- eller timl\u00f6n","employer_url":"https:\/\/www.umu.se\/jobba-hos-oss\/","scope_of_work":"100\u2013100 %","working_hours":"Heltid","contact_person":"ST ST","employment_type":"Vanlig anst\u00e4llning","occupation_field":"Naturvetenskap","employer_workplace":"Ume\u00e5 universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet","experience_required":true},"user_id":null,"is_sponsored":false,"views_count":1,"ai_views_count":2,"ai_vendor_counts":{"anthropic":2},"visibility":"public","submission_source":null,"submission_ai_name":null,"has_owner_email":true,"can_contact_owner":true,"phone":"090-7865431","owner_email":"barbara.sixt@umu.se","images":[],"published_at":"2026-08-12T09:02:31+00:00","expires_at":"2026-09-03T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-08-15T03:29:13+00:00","updated_at":"2026-08-17T15:24:37+00:00"}}