Engineer/senior engineer
NILU - Norwegian Institute for Air Research
- Frist 13.1.2020
- Ansettelsesform Engasjement
Engineer/senior engineer – Toxicology
Are you flexible, highly motivated for laboratory work and love toxicology? Then you might be the engineer/senior engineer our Health Effects Laboratory is looking for to a temporary position!
We are looking for a flexible and highly motivated engineer/senior engineer that loves lab work with and in vitro human toxicology, have good communication skills and a positive attitude to both work and colleagues. Personality that fits to the rest of the group will be of high importance when selecting the successful candidate. The chosen candidate will work in a team, but also independent.
The Health Effects Laboratory is part of department for Environmental Chemistry at NILU, and do mainly project based research within human hazard characterization and risk assessment of pollutants. We do in vitro toxicity testing, and the focus of the lab is on nanotoxicology and nanosafety. Main areas of research are genotoxicity and mutagenicity. The laboratory is certified for Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), and quality assurance and good procedures are important in all our work.
The work will consist of:
- Cell culture work
- Experimental toxicology
- Work with nanomaterials for experimental testing
- Laboratory maintenance work
- Reporting of results and contribution to reports
Required education and background:
- Master in toxicology or other relevant discipline (e.g. cell biology, molecular biology)
- Cell culturing skills
- Knowledge in genotoxicity preferred
- Language skills: Good knowledge of English language (written and oral) is required. It is not a requirement that candidates speak and write Norwegian, but it is absolutely necessary that the chosen person focuses on learning Norwegian (spoken and written) when starting the position.
The person we are looking for should:
- Work systematically and organized
- Take responsibility, work independently and efficiently
- Thrive when working in a team, but at the same time able to work independently
- Be skilled in laboratory and cell culture work
- Be service minded and flexible
- Document and deliver high quality research data
- Participate in the quality assurance work in the section
The position is temporary for 1-year and is located at our main office at Kjeller, just outside Oslo.
We have extensive collaboration with national and international research institutes and universities. NILU offers competitive benefits as group life-/accident insurances and pension.
Further details about NILU can be found at www.nilu.no
Om arbeidsgiveren
- Sektor: Privat
- Sted: Instituttveien 18, 2027 Kjeller
- Bransje: Forskning, utdanning og vitenskap
- Stillingsfunksjon: Biolog, Ingeniør
Nøkkelord
toxicology, laboratory, in vitro, nano
- FINN-kode 165384041
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