Laboratory assistant (FHAIVE) / Laboratorioassistentti (FHAIVE)

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We are seeking a highly motivated candidate to join us as a Laboratory Assistant to support our in vitro research work and to take care of GLP duties and responsibilities. Position will be located at FHAIVE at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology. The laboratory assistant position is full-time and will be filled for a fixed-term period of two years starting as soon as possible.

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology (MET) is dedicated to pursuing world-class research and delivering high-quality education in the fields of biomedical engineering, biotechnology, medicine and health technology. We conduct internationally acclaimed basic and applied research.

FHAIVE (Finnish hub for development and validation of integrated approaches) is a research institute devoted to the development and validation of integrated approaches (IATA) for toxicological risk assessment. FHAIVE’s mission is to develop IATA by integrating advanced in vitro models with toxicogenomics and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled advanced data modelling. FHAIVE contributes to the next generation risk assessment with its multidisciplinary expertise including in vitro test systems at multiple degrees of complexity, omics-technologies, and in silico data modelling based on advanced AI algorithms. FHAIVE is an official GLP laboratory and EU NETVAL reference laboratory in inter-laboratory test method validations. 

Job description  

The laboratory assistant is responsible for versatile laboratory work in the FHAIVE GLP quality system. The tasks include:

• General laboratory tasks in a GLP setting,
• Practical work on test methods and validations,
• Cell culture work including co-culture set-ups,
• Biochemical analyses and immunoassays such as ELISA,
• Molecular biology techniques such as DNA and RNA extractions, cDNA synthesis and PCR/qPCR,
• Maintenance of laboratory equipment and cell banks, and
• Preparation and updating of standard operating procedures.

Requirements

The requirements for the position are:

• A degree in relevant area (laboratory technician, laboratory analyst, biomedical laboratory scientist, laboratory engineer, biotechnology engineer or equivalent)
• Hands-on experience in cell culture and aseptic laboratory work
• Basic practical experience in molecular biology methods (e.g. DNA/RNA extraction, PCR/qPCR)
• Ability to work in English

Considered as an advantage: 

• Experience with co-culture systems
• Experience with immunoassays (e.g. ELISA)
• Experience in quality management systems (GLP, GMP, ISO)
• Ability to work in Finnish

Tampere University is a unique, multidisciplinary, and boldly forward-looking community. Our values are openness, diversity, responsibility, courage, critical thinking, and learner-centeredness. We hope that you can embrace these values and promote them in your work.

We offer

The planned starting date is as soon as possible, or as mutually agreed. The position is full-time, and will be filled for a fixed-term period of two years. 

The salary will be based on both the job requirements and the employee’s personal performance in accordance with the Finnish University Salary System. According to the criteria applied to other expert and support staff, the position of a Laboratory Assistant is placed on level 5-7 of the job requirements scale. A typical starting salary for a Laboratory Assistant is approximately 2800-3200 EUR per month.

We offer a diverse and interesting field of work in a modern work environment. Join the top team of our skilled employees! Contribute to finding new solutions alongside Professor Dario Greco, the director of FHAIVE, who has been awarded a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for his pioneering research.

As a member of staff at Tampere University, you will enjoy a range of competitive benefits, such as occupational health care services, flexible work schedule, versatile research infrastructure, modern teaching facilities and a safe and inviting campus area as well as a personal fund to spend on sports and cultural activities in your free time. Please read more about working at Tampere University. You can also find more information about us and working and living Tampere by watching our video: Tampere Higher Education Community – our academic playground.  

How to apply

Please submit your application through our online recruitment system (link below). The closing date for applications is March 1st, 2026 (at 23.59.00 EET / UTC+2)

Please write your application and accompanying documents in English and attach them in PDF format. 

Please attach only the following documents to your application:

• A letter of motivation (max 1 page)
• CV
• list of contacts for recommendations.

Candidates may be invited for a video interview during the recruitment process and may also be invited for an in-person visit. 

For more information about the positions, please contact:

Professor Dario Greco, tel. + 358503182106, dario.greco@tuni.fi

For questions regarding the application process, please contact HR Specialist Lilli Sarasvirta, lilli.sarasvirta@tuni.fi

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Haemme joukkoomme erittäin motivoitununutta laboratorioassistenttia työskentelemään erilaisissa tehtävissä in vitro -tutkimuksen parissa sekä hoitamaan GLP-tehtäviä ja -vastuita. Tehtävä sijoittuu FHAIVEen (Finnish hub for development and validation of integrated approaches) Lääketieteen ja terveysteknologian tiedekunnassa. Kokoaikainen tehtävä täytetään kahden vuoden määräajaksi alkaen mahdollisimman pian.

Lääketieteen ja terveysteknologian tiedekuntamme on monialainen biolääketieteen tekniikan, bioteknologian, lääketieteen ja terveysteknologian tutkimuksen ja opetuksen korkeatasoinen yksikkö. Teemme kansainvälisesti merkittävää perus- ja soveltavaa tutkimusta.

Lue tarkemmat tiedot tehtävästä ja hakuohjeet yllä olevasta englanninkielisestä ilmoituksesta.

Jätäthän hakemuksesi yliopiston sähköisellä hakulomakkeella (linkki löytyy tämän ilmoituksen alta). Hakuaika tehtävään päättyy 1.3.2026 klo 23.59.

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