Principal Research Engineer in Cancer Biology
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We are recruiting a Principal Research Engineer in cancer biology to work on a project related to the discovery of oncogenic transcription co-factors in human cancers. The successful applicant will be primarily tasked with performing TurboID-based proximity proteomics on various human cancer cell lines. Additional tasks include validation assays in human cancer tissue samples and cell lines using state-of-the-art protein-protein interaction assays such as proximity ligation assays and affinity purification / co-IP. Further work may include additional assays based on standard molecular biology techniques.
The person we need
We are looking for someone with a PhD degree in cell or molecular biology, or related fields. The applicant must have working experience with the following critical techniques:
- Mass spectrometry (performance and analysis).
- Proximity ligation techniques (e.g., BioID, TurboID, PLA).
- Handling and analysis of human cancer tissue samples.
- Extensive experience with cell or tissue culture.
- Extensive experience with standard molecular biology techniques (e.g., immunoblotting, immunostaining, immunoprecipitation, molecular cloning).
Working experience with human cancer cell lines is meriting, but not required.
You are a self-motivated and dependable researcher who works well in a team and can communicate well in English in both speaking and writing. You should also have a good publication track record corresponding to your career age.
The workplace
You can read about the the workplace here : https://liu.se/en/organisation/liu/bkv
Our laboratory is affiliated with the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV) and the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM) at Linköping University. Additional information about our group can be found here: https://liu.se/en/research/cell-signaling-in-intestinal-inflammation.
The employment
Full time employment for 10 months
Starting date: by agreement
Salary and employment benefits
More information about employee benefits is available here.
Union representatives
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Application procedure
Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button below. Your application must reach Linköping University no later than 4 February 2026.
Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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