
Research Technician / Laboratory Manager - University of Helsinki - Helsinki, Finland
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Job Description
The position involves supporting routine wet-lab work such as DNA/RNA workflows, cell culture, and sample logistics. The role is full-time and fixed-term for three years, with a possibility for extension. Salary is approximately €2,600–€3,200/month, based on experience and duties.
Company Information
| Location | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Helsinki, Finland | 286 |
| Lammi, Finland | 2 |
| Remote - Finland | 2 |
| Vaasa, Finland | 2 |
| Mäntsälä, Finland | 1 |
| Kilpisjärvi, Finland | 1 |
| Espoo, Finland | 1 |
| Copenhagen, Denmark | 1 |
| Tallinn, Estonia | 1 |
| Role type | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Researcher | 128 |
| Trainee | 15 |
| Professor | 11 |
| Human Resources Specialist | 11 |
| Lecturer | 8 |
| Dean | 6 |
| Postdoctoral Researcher | 5 |
| Educator | 4 |
| International Trainee | 4 |
| Doctoral Researcher | 3 |
| Humanities Professional | 2 |
| Laboratory Technician | 2 |
| Teacher Education Research Professor | 2 |
| Healthcare Professional | 2 |
| Teacher | 2 |
| Research Technician | 2 |
| Research Funding Advisor | 2 |
| Project Coordinator | 2 |
| Program Manager | 2 |
| Professor in Clinical Data Science | 2 |
| Intern | 2 |
| Group Leader | 2 |
| Customer Service | 1 |
| Researcher in Digital Humanities or Computer Science | 1 |
| Researcher in Women's Health and Immunology | 1 |
| Research assistant | 1 |
| Financial Mathematics Professor or Assistant/Associate Professor | 1 |
| Manager | 1 |
| Postdoctoral Researcher in Cultural Memory Studies | 1 |
| Postdoctoral Researcher in Agricultural Economics | 1 |
| Chemistry and Physics Education | 1 |
| HR Services Trainee | 1 |
| Research Leader | 1 |
| Research coordinator | 1 |
| Data Scientist | 1 |
| Researcher in Mathematics | 1 |
| Environmental Science University Lecturer | 1 |
| Business collaboration liaison manager | 1 |
| Biology Education Professor | 1 |
| Project planner | 1 |
| Director | 1 |
| Research Technician / Laboratory Manager | 1 |
| Trainee for HR Services | 1 |
| General Administration trainee | 1 |
| Researcher in Metabolism and Aging | 1 |
| Doctoral researcher | 1 |
| Cell Biology Researcher | 1 |
| Research Fellow in Migration and Health | 1 |
| Professor in Nutrition and cardiometabolic health | 1 |
| Project coordinator | 1 |
| Research Assistant | 1 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences Professor | 1 |
| Research and Teaching Position in Environmental Policy | 1 |
| Research Infrastructure Manager | 1 |
| Finnish language and literature education | 1 |
| Postdoctoral Researcher in Applied Microeconometrics | 1 |
| Niacin Researcher | 1 |
| Trainee for the European and Nordic studies MA programme and for the Centre for European Studies | 1 |
| University Teacher in Ecology | 1 |
| Postdoctoral Researcher in Insect Morphology and Evolution | 1 |
| Postdoctoral Researcher in Cell Biology | 1 |
| Research Fellow | 1 |
| Trainee in Sustainable Renewable Resources Technologies | 1 |
| Researcher in Medieval Manuscript Studies | 1 |
| Brand and Marketing Trainee | 1 |
| Project Planner | 1 |
| Archaeology Trainee | 1 |
| University Lecturer in Theoretical Philosophy | 1 |
| Research Infrastructure Technician | 1 |
| Cancer Data Science | 1 |
| Research Software Engineer | 1 |
| Trainee for Caring Labour Project | 1 |
| Food Design | 1 |
| Professor of Medical Genetics | 1 |
| Dermatology and Allergology | 1 |
| Senior specialist | 1 |
| Technician | 1 |
| Research Infrastructure Coordinator | 1 |
| Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia | 1 |
| Financial Mathematics | 1 |
| Advisor | 1 |
| Coordinator | 1 |
| Research Coordinator | 1 |
| Postdoctoral Researcher in Applied microeconometrics | 1 |
| Doctoral Researcher in Choline Research | 1 |
| Bioinformatician | 1 |
| University Teacher in Ecology, Evolutionary and Conservation Biology | 1 |
| Doctoral Researcher in Disease Ecology | 1 |
| Software Engineer | 1 |
| Healthcare | 1 |
| HR Information System Trainee | 1 |
| Information Systems Specialist | 1 |
| Assistant Professor | 1 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences Lecturer | 1 |
| Postdoctoral researcher | 1 |
| Role level | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Mid-Level | 68 |
| Mid-level | 14 |
| Senior | 7 |
| Manager | 7 |
| Intern | 6 |
| Professor | 2 |
| Expert | 2 |
| Postdoctoral | 1 |
| Specialist | 1 |
| Doctorate | 1 |
University of Helsinki appears in 297 indexed job postings in JobCrawls' Finland dataset since October 2023. In that historical index, the strongest location signals for this employer are Helsinki, Finland, Lammi, Finland, and Remote - Finland.
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Job Details
Responsibilities
- Perform and support routine wet-lab work (such as DNA and RNA based workflows, protein-based workflows, genotyping)
- Culture and maintain leukemia cell lines and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)
- Assist with sample logistics for single-cell workflows
- Coordinate laboratory reagent orders, maintain sample inventories, and take care of documentation
Requirements
- MSc in relevant field (e.g., translational medicine, biomedicine, biochemistry, biotechnology, genetics, molecular biology)
- Hands-on experience in experimental laboratory work, particularly cell culture
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing tasks
- Capability to work independently and as part of a team
- Fluency in English (written and spoken); Finnish is an advantage but not required
Skills & Technologies
Education Level
None required