Postdoctoral fellowships : Two 2 year funded positions open at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Deadline Feb 15,2008

One University of Helsinki funded postdoctoral position and one Finnish pharmaceutical company sponsored postdoctoral position open in a project aiming to establish novel platform for low- and semi-high-throughput lentiviral genetic RNAi screens using 3D matrix-grown organoid cell cultures as primary assays. The scientific goal in these projects is to discover by using combination of several functional genomic technologies novel cancer related and therapeutically significant cellular signaling pathways, which control apoptosis and epithelial tissue organization.

Please, find job descriptions and instructions how to apply by following the link: http://research.med.helsinki.fi/gsb/klefstrom/positions.htm

For more information on our research and recent publications (PNAS, EMBO J..), visit http://research.med.helsinki.fi/gsb/klefstrom/

The successful candidate should hold a PhD or equivalent.

Qualified applicants should send an application, including informal cover letter, CV and the names of 2 referees to Juha Klefstrom (e-mail juha.klefstrom@helsinki.fi). Please use a reference (in subject line of your e-mail): C3L postdoc 0208

The closing date for applications is February 15, 2008, by 3:45 p.m.