Laboratory Technician, group Lengefeld Part-time NEW

Laboratory Technician, Group Lengefeld

The laboratory of Assistant Professor Dr. Jette Lengefeld is inviting applications for a position as Laboratory Technician who is extensively experienced in experimental mouse work.

About the Group

The Lengefeld laboratory is working on understanding how the failure to regenerate tissue with age is a major health issue. A contributor to this decline is the loss of stem cell function. Despite the essential role of stem cells, it is still unclear how they fail to maintain their functions during aging and disease. We discovered a new aspect of stem cell aging in vivo: cellular enlargement. With age and damage, stem cells increase in size causing their functional decline. However, we are only beginning to understand how size impacts stem cell fitness and the physiological importance of this process remains unsolved.

The Position

This position includes several responsibilities. The main activities are listed below:

1. Supporting research projects of lab members, with a strong drive to intellectually contribute. Tasks will include mouse genotyping, mouse blood sampling, mouse monitoring and communication with mouse facility staff. We expect you to fully understand the experimental design and underlying reasons for performing the experiment.
2. Performing administrative tasks for group leader, research meetings and bills.
3. Active intellectual contribution to research discussions such as lab meetings, journal clubs, and project discussions.

Required Qualifications and Experience

– Extensive experience in experimental mouse work and authorization to work with mice is required (please do not apply if not applicable).

– Minimum required education: Master's degree.

– Experience in hematology will be prioritized.

– The candidate must be fluent in English and Finnish language skills are an advantage.

– The candidate is collaborative, communicative, and comfortable working in an international and multidisciplinary environment.

Salary and Contract

The position is offered for a fixed term of one year starting in May 2026 or as negotiated. Salary will depend upon the applicant's level of skills, knowledge, and abilities and is based on the university salary system. A trial period of 6 months will be applied.

Interested?

Application should include the following documents: cover letter (max 1 page), CV of max. 4 pages, full publication list, and names of three references.

The deadline for the applications is 30.04.2026, but the positions will be filled immediately once suitable candidates have been identified.

Please submit your application, together with the required attachments, through the University of Helsinki electronic recruitment system. Internal applicants (i.e., current employees of the University of Helsinki) must submit their applications by logging in to the SAP system. For technical support regarding the recruitment system, please contact rekrytointi@helsinki.fi.

If you have any questions about the position, please do not hesitate to contact postdoc Dr. Emilie Cerezo emilie.cerezo(at)helsinki.fi.

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About Helsinki Institute of Life Science and Institute of Biotechnology

Helsinki Institute of Life Science, HiLIFE, offers an international, inspiring, and supportive work environment. HiLIFE is a new life science institute at the University of Helsinki established in 2017 supporting high-quality research across campuses and life science faculties. HiLIFE builds on existing strengths, new recruits and partnerships to create an attractive international environment for solving grand challenges in health, food, and environment. It coordinates research infrastructures in life sciences, provides research-based interdisciplinary training and supports researchers within its units and partner faculties. In 2019 HiLIFE has a staff of 600 and a budget of 59 M€. For more information on the Institute, please visit.

Why Finland?

Finland is a member of the EU, has high quality free schooling (also in English), generous family benefits and healthcare, and was recently ranked as the best country in the world for expat families and in the world's top ten most livable cities. Finland and the Helsinki region possess top expertise in sciences in terms of a vibrant talent pool, leading research, strong support services and functioning collaboration networks. Please read why you should choose Helsinki and Finland as your next place to live!