Head of the Cell Imaging Core / Group Leader position

Head of the Cell Imaging Core / Group Leader position at the Turku Centre for Biotechnology (the Centre), BioCity Turku, Turku, Finland for the period of January 1, 2010 – June 30, 2013.

The Turku Centre for Biotechnology is a joint department of the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University. Our mission is to promote high quality research and to develop and provide key state-of-the-art research platforms and methods in life sciences.

We are seeking an ambitious senior scientist / group leader to head the Cell Imaging Core (CIC) at the Centre. The responsibilities include leading a successful research group in molecular and cellular biology, managing the day-to-day operation of this key core facility and further developing it and contributing to graduate and undergraduate education. Successful applicants are expected to have a Ph.D, expertise in cell imaging and relevant experience for leading a research group.

The salary is in accordance with the State’s salary system (Universities) for teaching and research personnel level 6-8 (Senior Researcher), where the work specific salary component is between 3 064 – 4 268 €/month. In addition, there is a share increase based on the personal performance, which is, at most, 46% of the base salary.

Please send your CV, list of publications, a brief statement of your research interests, contact information for three references and an outline for your plan to develop and operate the core facility unit to: Minttu Jaakkola, Turku Centre for Biotechnology, Tykistökatu 6B, 20520 Turku, Finland.

Closing date for the applications is October 30, 2009 at 3.15 pm.

For further information please contact Eleanor Coffey, e-mail: eleanor.coffey (at) btk.fi
For more information about the Centre: www.btk.fi
CIC: cic.btk.fi
Turku biomedical science community: www.biocity.turku.fi