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Postdoctor in Cellbiology
Type of employment: Limit of tenure, 24 months
Extent: 100 %
Location: Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund
First day of employment: The proposed start date is 2013-09-01
Official Records Number: MPA 2013/474

Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC; http://www.ludc.med.lu.se) is one of 20 strong research programmes in Sweden to be awarded the 10-year Linnaeus grant by the Swedish Research Council in 2006. The aim of LUDC is to identify strategies for slowing disease progression in diabetes and, ultimately, to prevent the disease. LUDC includes several research groups in Malmö and Lund as well as several collaborators. The participating groups are all internationally renowned and form one of the strongest diabetes research environments world-wide. The position is situated at te Biomedical Center, BMC, Lund.

Subject area
Cellbiology

Job assignments

The impact of HDL and apolipoprotein A-I (main protein component of HDL) on glucose homeostasis has emerged, and both type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance are believed to be associated with reduced plasma concentrations of HDL particles. Different mechanisms for HDL action on glucose metabolism has been suggested. Here, the postdoctor will apply TIRF and fluorescence microscopy for live cell imaging to investigate how glucose transporter (GLUT2 and GLUT4) are regulated by apolipoproteins in different adipose, muscle and beta-cell models. Also, general cell biology techniques are used to identify the molecular mechanisms involved in apo-induced insulin secretion and glucose uptake.

Eligibility/Entry Requirements

PhD degree, no earlier than three years before the date of advertisement (max 3 years). This period is extended correspondingsly by parental leave, clinical service, and certain commissions of trust. The candidate should be well-oriented within the diabetes research field. Significant experience and knowledge of fluorescence microscopy is essential. Experience with TIRF imaging and data processing is desirable. Some cell- and molecular biology training is required. The postdoctoral researcher is expected to conduct independent scientific work.

The projects are collaborations between groups within the Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) working in the areas of clinical diabetes research and experimental cellbiology. The successful candidate will be part of the LUDC and is expected to stay updated on the research within the LUDC and to actively participate in common activities, e.g., to disseminate own results within the consortium and to assist other projects intellectually.

For further information please contact:
Karin Stenkula, Research Fellow
046-2227241
Karin.Stenkula@med.lu.se

Labour union
SACO: Lars-Åke Lööv
046-2228464
saco@saco.lu.se

OFR/S: Lena Thiman
046-2229363
st@st.lu.se

Last Day of Applying 2013-06-30