Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Fish Immunology/Vaccinology

25th May 2025
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Faculty of Bioscience, Fisheries and Economics

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Fish Immunology/Vaccinology
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The position

The Norwegian College of Fishery Science at the Faculty of Bioscience, Fisheries and Economics seeks a motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Research Group in Fish immunology and vaccinology. 

The successful Postdoctoral Research Fellow will become a member of an international research team focusing on
basic molecular mechanisms of innate and adaptive immune systems of fish. In particular we focus on Atlantic salmon as this species is of outmost importance to the aquaculture industry. Our objective is to contribute to a deeper understanding of the immune system of teleost and aid in the development of new vaccines targeting diseases that impact fish in aquaculture. The particular position will focus on the cell mediated are of the immune response, investigating the responses of both conventional and unconventional T cell responses using TCR repertoire analysis. 

The position is a fixed term position for a duration of 3 years. Appointment to the position of Postdoctoral Research Fellow is mainly intended to provide qualification for work in top academic positions. It is a prerequisite that the applicant is able to carry out the project over the full course of the employment period. No person may hold more than one fixed-term position as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the same institution. 

The appointed Postdoctoral Research Fellow must have its daily workplace at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø. You must be able to start in the position within a reasonable time after receiving the offer.

The project/position's field of research

This position will focus on developing ways to monitor and characterize conventional and unconventional T cell responses in fish by analyzing TR repertoire sequence data from healthy and virally infected Atlantic salmon.

Deep sequencing of TR repertoires has opened up the possibility of understanding the cell mediated immune response at a molecular level. This project will generate new libraries and analyze existing TR repertoire data to compare processes of clonal expansion and affinity maturation in primary and secondary immune responses in healthy and virally infected Atlantic salmon. This work represents a collaboration with experimental colleagues at the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE, France) and Universidad de Vigo (Spain).

Contact

For further information about the position, please contact Associate Professor Eva-Stina Edholm: 

• phone: +47 77 64 61 12
• email: eva-stina.i.edholm@uit.no  

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Qualifications

Required qualifications:

• A Norwegian doctoral degree in immunology or other relevant areas, or a corresponding foreign doctoral degree recognized as equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree. If you're in the final stages of your PhD, you may still apply for the position, provided that you submit parts of your dissertation along with your application. This enables the evaluation committee to assess the quality and likelihood of completion by the desired employment date. You must include a statement from your supervisor or institution stating the expected completion date for your PhD degree. Documentation of your completed PhD degree must be submitted before commencement.
• Previous work and research experience within molecular biology preferably with an emphasis on immunology and immune repertoire analysis and /or bioinformatics. The level of experience and relevance will be given weight. The candidate will be involved in supervision of master students on similar projects.
• The candidate must speak and write English fluently. Nordic applicants can document their capabilities by attaching their high school diploma.

Desired qualifications:

• Knowledge of Norwegian or a Scandinavian language
• Experience working with high throughput sequencing datasets and/or spectratyping (Immunoscope analysis) and a strong interest in repertoire analysis and fish T cell responses.
• This project will comprise large datasets so strong coding abilities are a plus. 
• Experience in use of at least one algorithm, such as IMGT/HighVQUEST, MiXCR, immuneSIM.
• A proven track-record of peer reviewed publications.
• Candidates with PhDs experience in immunology with a focus on bioinformatics is especially opportune.

The candidate must be able to work systematically, independently and have the ability to work in an interdisciplinary research team.

Applicants must document proficiency in Norwegian, Swedish or Danish at a minimum of level A2 . If the candidate does not document proficiency in Norwegian, Swedish or Danish at level A2, then the postdoctoral fellow must complete a language course equal to 15 ECTS before the end of the fixed-term period. UiT will facilitate this.  

In the assessment the main emphasis will be attached to the submitted works for the qualifying work. Emphasis shall also be attached to experience from popularization/dissemination and academic policy and administrative activity.

Emphasis will be put on the candidate’s motivation, potential for research, and personal suitability for the position. We are looking for candidates who: 

• Have good collaboration skills
• Have good communication and interaction with colleagues and students
• Wants to contribute to a good working environment

At UiT we put emphasis on the quality, relevance and significance of the research work and not on where the work is published, in accordance with the principles of The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA ).

Inclusion and diversity  

UiT The Arctic University i Norway is working actively to promote equality, gender balance and diversity among employees and students, and to create an inclusive and safe working environment. We believe that inclusion and diversity is a strength, and we want employees with different competencies, professional experience, life experience and perspectives.  

If you have a disability, a gap in your CV or immigrant background, we encourage you to tick the box for this in your application. If there are qualified applicants, we invite least one in each group for an interview. If you get the job, we will adapt the working conditions if you need it. Apart from selecting the right candidates, we will only use the information for anonymous statistics. 

We offer

• Involvement in an interesting research project 
• Good career opportunities 
• A good academic environment with dedicated colleagues  
• Flexible working hours and a state collective pay agreement  
• Pension scheme through the state pension fund 

Norwegian health policy aims to ensure that everyone, irrespective of their personal finances and where they live, has access to good health and care services of equal standard. As an employee you will become member of the National Insurance Scheme which also include health care services .

More practical information for working and living in Norway can be found here: https://uit.no/staffmobility  

Application

Your application must include:

• Application letter
• Description of your past research project(s) and its relevance to the advertised position (max 1 page)
• CV
• Diplomas and transcripts (all degrees)
• Documentation of English proficiency
• Documentation of proficiency in Norwegian, Swedish, or Danish at a minimum of level A2  
• Contact information to 2-3 references
• A list of your academic production
• Description of your academic production, stating which works you consider most important
• Academic works, up to ten. The doctoral thesis is regarded as one work.

If you're in the final stages of your PhD, you may still apply for the position, provided that you submit parts of your dissertation along with your application. This enables the evaluation committee to assess the quality and likelihood of completion by the desired employment date. You must include a statement from your supervisor or institution stating the expected completion date for your PhD degree. Documentation of your completed PhD degree must be submitted before commencement.

All documentation to be considered must be in a Scandinavian language or English. If English proficiency is not documented in the application, it must be documented before starting in the position. We only accept applications and documentation sent via Jobbnorge within the application deadline.

Assessment

The applicants will be assessed by an expert committee. The committee's mandate is to undertake an assessment of the applicants' qualifications based on the written material presented by the applicants, and the detailed description draw up for the position. A copy of the assessment report will be sent to all applicants. 

The applicants who are assessed as best qualified will be called to an interview. The interview should among other things, aim to clarify the applicant’s motivation and personal suitability for the position. A trial lecture may also be held.

General information

The appointment is made in accordance with State regulations and guidelines at UiT. At our website, you will find more information for applicants . 

The remuneration for Postdoctoral research fellow is in accordance with the State salary scale code 1352. A compulsory contribution of 2 % to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund will be deducted. You will become a member of the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, which gives you many benefits in addition to a lifelong pension: You may be entitled to financial support if you become ill or disabled, your family may be entitled to financial support when you die, you become insured against occupational injury or occupational disease, and you can get good terms on a mortgage. Read more about your employee benefits at: spk.no .

The successful candidate must be willing to get involved in the ongoing development of their department and the university as a whole.

According to the Norwegian Freedom and Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure. 

Eallju - Developing the High North 

UiT The Arctic University of Norway is a multi-campus research university and the northernmost university of the world. Our central location in the High North, our broad and diverse research and study portfolio, and our interdisciplinary qualities make us uniquely suited to meet the challenges of the future. At UiT you can explore global issues from a close-up perspective.
Credibility, academic freedom, closeness, creativity and commitment shall be hallmarks of the relationship between our employees, between our employees and our students and between UiT and our partners. 
The Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics (BFE) consists of Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NFH) and School of Business and Economics.

The main task of BFE is to conduct teaching and research dissemination at a high national and international level within all relevant fields. Prioritized research areas are aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, climate, life in the arctic, marine bioprospecting, fish health, seafood products, business and macroeconomics, resources and environment, markets and management of marine resources. The interdisciplinary profile of the faculty provides good opportunity to develop research projects involving several research groups at the faculty according to its strategy.

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Deadline

25th May 2025

Employer

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Municipality

Tromsø - Romsa

Scope

Fulltime (1 positions) Fulltime (%)

Duration

Fixed Term

Place of service
Hansine Hansens veg 18, 9019 Tromsø

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