We are actively looking for talented and ambitious people to join the lab !
Immunogenomic profiling of clinical tumor samples
What do we do?
The overall goal is to discover how the tumor cells evade the immune system in ovarian cancer, with prospects of leading to major scientific breakthroughs and successful translation of the findings into clinical trials.
We aim to integrate genomic profiles (WES, shallow WGS, ctDNA, RNAseq), and single-cell spatial proteomic data (tCycIF; www.cycif.org) and associate the findings to clinical data.
Developing your skills
What do we offer?
The researcher will be immersed in the rich interdisciplinary culture of the research program. We offer excellent training and coaching towards an ambitious career. Our mentality is to maintain a highly collaborative and enthusiastic atmosphere in the Lab and exploit the rich international scientific networks.
A monthly salary and benefits according to the Helsinki University standards will be applied.
Cutting-edge genomics and image analysis platforms
Interpreting results in clinical cancer samples
Developing new approaches for analyzing single-cell spatial proteomic and transcriptomic data
Rich collaborative atmosphere
Working with patient-derived tumor and immune cells
Contributing to personalized treatments in ovarian cancer
The successful candidate will be expected to lead independent projects and also collaborate and contribute to the common activities in Färkkilä Lab
Position is full time, and the hours will vary according to the project to meet deadlines to achieve project goals. Starting to work part-time as an intern is also possible.
Looking for applicants from all levels
Are you looking for an image analysis project leveraging multi-comics single- cell spatial data to apply and develop cutting-edge spatial analysis methods? Would you prefer working in the wet lab developing HGSC patient-derived immunocompetent cultures?
In Färkkilä lab you have both options to uncover new biology and really make an impact in science and clinics
PhD students
We are looking for motivated applicants who wish to research tumor microenvironment dynamics in ovarian cancer, in a lab with a highly translational approach.
Depending on the nature of the projects, the applicant must be able to plan and conduct experiments independently and/or have an advanced level and experience in data analysis. This means that previous wet-lab experience is required for experimental projects. Coding skills in R/Matlab/Python are indispensable for bioinformatics and data science projects, but also very much appreciated for wet-lab applicants.
Basic knowledge and interest in cancer biology and immunology are necessary. The candidate should have excellent written and spoken English skills. The successful candidate will be expected to lead projects, collaborate, and contribute to the activities in the Färkkilä Lab.
Post-docs
We are looking for an ambitious postdoc who is proficient in R/Matlab/Python, biostatistics/bioinformatics, and preferably have prior experience in Image processing&analysis or single cell data analysis.
The successful candidate will be involved in image analysis projects leveraging multi-comics single- cell spatial data to apply and develop cutting-edge spatial analysis.
The candidate is expected to lead independent projects, collaborate, and contribute to the common activities in the Färkkilä Lab. Basic knowledge and interest in cancer biology and immunology are necessary. The candidate should have excellent written and spoken English skills.
PhD students
We are looking for motivated applicants who wish to research tumor microenvironment dynamics in ovarian cancer, in a lab with a highly translational approach.
Depending on the nature of the projects, the applicant must be able to plan and conduct experiments independently and/or have an advanced level and experience in data analysis. This means that previous wet-lab experience is required for experimental projects. Coding skills in R/Matlab/Python are indispensable for bioinformatics and data science projects, but also very much appreciated for wet-lab applicants.
Basic knowledge and interest in cancer biology and immunology are necessary. The candidate should have excellent written and spoken English skills. The successful candidate will be expected to lead projects, collaborate, and contribute to the activities in the Färkkilä Lab.
Post-docs
We are looking for an ambitious postdoc who is proficient in R/Matlab/Python, biostatistics/bioinformatics, and preferably have prior experience in Image processing&analysis or single cell data analysis.
The successful candidate will be involved in image analysis projects leveraging multi-comics single- cell spatial data to apply and develop cutting-edge spatial analysis.
The candidate is expected to lead independent projects, collaborate, and contribute to the common activities in the Färkkilä Lab. Basic knowledge and interest in cancer biology and immunology are necessary. The candidate should have excellent written and spoken English skills.
If want to join our lab for your Master’s thesis or an internship with us, please contact us Priority will be given to applicants willing to pursue a Ph.D. after their training
