Lab Technicians for the Center for Medical Parasitology at the Institute for Immunology and Microbiology

Professor Salanti's research group is seeking two laboratory technicians with strong experience in protein, chemistry and single-cell analyses. It is essential that applicants have experience with protein expression and purification as well as downstream analyses. It is also a requirement that applicants have experience with both cell culture and tissue staining as well as animal experiments. The positions are fixed-term for 1 year and can start on February 1, 2027.

About us

We are a group of 20 people, led by Professor Ali Salanti, under the institute's section for Translational Microbiology at the University of Copenhagen. Our work is based on our discovery about a malaria protein, which has been shown to specifically bind to a wide range of cancer types. By arming the protein with a toxin we hope to deliver new cancer treatment options for patients. Likewise, we are working on using this discovery to diagnose cancer early in its course. You can find more information about the research group here .

Your tasks

As our laboratory technician you will work on a dedicated research project that concerns the development and testing of new cancer drugs and new cancer diagnostic methods. You will perform analyses of recombinant proteins and antibodies, tissue stainings, western blot analyses, flow cytometry, ELISA and animal experiments. The work will be carried out in close collaboration with the group's researchers.

Your profile

It is essential that you have

• A training as a laboratory technician
• Experience with in vitro cell biology methods
• Experience with molecular biology methods and molecular biology
• Experience with flow cytometry

Salary and employment terms

You will be employed at the Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen. The position is 37 hours/week, fixed-term for 1 year and can start on 1 February 2027.

Employment as a laboratory technician is according to the joint agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and OAO (OAO-S Joint Agreement) and the organizational agreement with HK/STAT. Technicians with placement in salary grade 4 or 5.

There will be an opportunity to negotiate an individual allowance in accordance with the rules for new pay.

Questions

If you have questions about the position you can contact Professor Ali Salanti, [email protected] .

Application

You must submit your application electronically by clicking on "Search for the position" below.

Your application may be written in Danish/English (max 1 page) and should include the following:

• Your CV including education, list of methods/techniques you can, previous employments
• Language skills and other relevant qualifications
• Copy of educational certificate

The application deadline is 22 November 2026 at 23:59 (CET)

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the diversity of society and encourages all qualified candidates to apply regardless of age, disability, gender, nationality, race, religion or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based solely on qualifications.