Utløpt

Postdoctoral position on the discovery of a peptide signature for future risk of venous thromboembolism

Arbeidsgiver: Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge HF
Stillingstittel: Postdoctor
Frist: 06.12.2020
Ansettelsesform: Prosjekt

K. G. Jebsen TREC is a Research Center in translational medicine funded by the Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Foundation, UiT - the Arctic university of Norway, and the North Norwegian Health Authorities. In addition, the Center is receiving funding from The Norwegian Research Council and Horizon 2020. Professor John-Bjarne Hansen is the head of K. G. Jebsen TREC. The Center has 4.6 permanent scientific positions (professors), 3 technical positions, 1 statistician, and 15-20 temporary scientific positions (PhD-students, researchers and postdoctors). K. G. Jebsen TREC has partners in Tromsø, Bodø, Oslo, Århus and Leiden.

The overall aim of K. G. Jebsen TREC is to identify novel inherited and environmental risk factors and extend the understanding of the pathogenesis of venous thromboembolism (VTE).

Duties and responsibilities

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a collective term for blood clots in the deep veins or the pulmonary arteries. It is a frequent disease with severe complications. VTE can be efficiently prevented and treated with anticoagulants, but at the cost of high bleeding risk, implying that anticoagulant treatment should only be provided to individuals at high VTE risk.

Current risk assessment models fail to predict life-threatening VTE at an individual level, even in high-risk subjects. Moreover, the exact molecular mechanisms for initiation of venous thrombus formation are unknown. In this project, we aim to identify novel biomarkers within the complement system of future VTE to improve targeted prevention and unravel mechanisms involved in thrombus formation.
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Qualifications

A Norwegian doctoral degree within medicine or clinical epidemiology, or a corresponding foreign doctoral degree recognized as equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree.

The applicant must speak and write English fluently.

Previous research experience, measured as publications, within clinical epidemiology, thrombosis and haemostasis, or related topics is desirable and considered an advantage.

We can offer

The position is for 3 years with the requirement to stay abroad at a collaborating institution for 6 to 12 months during the period.

Om arbeidsgiveren

The University Hospital of North Norway HF (UNN) is the leading healthcare provider and health trust in the region, and offers medical expertise at several levels. Premier class treatment, research, education and training form the very foundation of our efforts to save, prolong and improve lives. UNN currently employs around 6,000 people spread from Longyearbyen in the north to Narvik in the south. With its visible presence in the north, UNN is a cornerstone of many local communities and helps ensure sustainable development in the northern regions. Read more

Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge HF (UNN) tilbyr befolkningen i den nordligste landsdelen medisinsk diagnostikk og behandling. Visjonen er å gi den beste behandling hvor resultatet for pasienten er det som teller mest. Våre 6000 medarbeidere skaper resultater gjennom internt samarbeid og tett samhandling med kommunehelsetjenesten og andre samarbeidspartnere. Les mer om oss

Sektor: Offentlig
Sted: Hansine Hansens veg 67, 9019 Tromsø
Bransje: Forskning, utdanning og vitenskap,; Helse og omsorg
Stillingsfunksjon: Forskning/Stipendiat/Postdoktor