Three Senior or Lead Core Facility Scientist positions for the High Content CRISPR Screens (HCCS) Facility at BRIC

BRIC’s HCCS facility is looking for three highly motivated and dynamic scientists with a curiosity for high content screening, CRISPR technologies, data analysis, and a flexible approach to interdisciplinary work.

 

Our research

The HCCS facility is an open-access research infrastructure that offers scientific and technological support in a broad variety of high content imaging (2D and 3D) and high-throughput screening projects assisting researchers all the way through their individual screening process; the initial set-up, the performance of the screen on our robotic screening system, data acquisition on our high-content microscopes, and automated image and statistical analysis. The project portfolio is broad with a focus on high content cell-based screening utilizing CRISPR/Cas9 or small molecule chemical libraries. See our homepage for further information: HCCS

 

Your job

As an active participant in different scientific projects, you will get good insight into the various research programs at BRIC and SUND and the chance to work with many other excellent scientists. We are expecting that you will provide key specialized skills in either 1) laboratory automation, flow cytometry and compound management, 2) Cell-based assay development, arrayed CRISPR and other screening, or 3) High content imaging and image analysis, but in working closely with the other two scientists in the facility, you will be expected to be knowledgeable in all types of operations within the facility, general project management and administrative tasks.

Emphasis will be given to candidates with a strong background in the skills listed below. A structured and precise approach, scientific curiosity and good communication skills are equally important.

 

Profiles

We are looking for three enthusiastic, interactive and communicative scientists with following skills:

Common for all three positions

   Essential experience and skills

• PhD or MSc in life sciences
• Experience in laboratory automation
• Excellent technical skills relevant to the position
• Data management
• Service-oriented attitude
• Team player
• Ambition to help others succeed
• Ability to adapt daily tasks to a dynamic work situation
• Excellent communication skills and scientific curiosity
• Excellent English skills written and spoken

 

Desired experience and skills

• Experience in high throughput screening, high content screening and laboratory automation
• Previous work in an open-access core facility
• Familiarity with core facility operations at the University of Copenhagen
• CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing
• Data management
• Grant writing

 

In addition, we are looking for the following expertise and skills for each of the individual positions:

 

Position 1: Laboratory automation, flow cytometry and compound management specialist

Essential experience and skills

• At least 5 years of experience in cell biology and screening operations
• Strong experience in flow cytometry, including high throughput screening applications
• Strong experience with building, optimizing, operating and maintaining laboratory automation systems
• Strong background in compound management and screening
• Experienced user of Green Button Go laboratory automation scheduling software

 

Position 2: Assay development, CRISPR and screening specialist

Essential experience and skills

• At least 5 years of experience with cell culture
• Strong background in cell biology and arrayed CRISPR Screening (both knock-out and activation screens)
• Fluorescence microscopy
• Bioinformatics skills – Python, R
• Experience with LIMS
• Experienced user of Hamilton pipetting robots and programming methods on VENUS software
• Prior experience with Green Button Go Scheduling software

 

Position 3: High content imaging and image analysis specialist

Essential experience and skills

• At least 5 years of experience in Cell/Molecular Biology, Light Microscopy, and Bioimage Analysis
• Experience in providing image analysis as a service, especially in a facility setting
• Experience with fluorescence microscopy or similar imaging modalities (such as confocal, or light sheet)
• Experience with common bioimage analysis software (such as ImageJ, QuPath, CellProfiler and Napari)
• Proficiency in programming languages commonly used for image and data analysis (e.g. Python with NumPy, SciPy, scikit-image, OpenCV; MATLAB; R)
• Proficiency in image processing theory
• Bioinformatics skills – Python, R
• Experience in Data management according to GDPR and FAIR principles

 

Place of employment

The place of employment is at BRIC, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment. English serves as the working language within the laboratory and BRIC as a whole. Our research facilities include modern laboratories and a number of core facilities shared between the 25 research groups at BRIC and the Finsen Laboratory.

 

Terms of salary and employment

The employment as Senior or Lead Core Facility Scientist (depending on qualification and prior experience level; AC-TAP) are full time and fixed-term three-year positions from 1 January 2026 to Dec 31, 2028. Employment will be in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). The monthly salary will be based on the number of years of work experience (seniority) with the possibility to negotiate a salary supplement based on prior experiences and qualifications. The employer will pay an additional 17.1 % to your pension fund.

 

Questions

For further information regarding the positions, please contact Krister Wennerberg; email krister.wennerberg@bric.ku.dk.

 

Application

Your application in English should include:

• A letter of application specifying the position you wish to be considered for, addressing the requirements and your motivation (max. two pages)
• A Curriculum vitae, including the names and contact information of 2-3 professional references
• A certificate of your highest level of education

Please submit your application by clicking on “Apply Now” below. Only online applications will be accepted.

 

Application deadline: 17/11/2025, 23.59 CET 

 

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

 

Interviews are expected to be held in week 47.

 

University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender, nationality, race, religion or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.