Research Engineer

Swedish Natural History Museum is a government agency with the mission to promote knowledge, research, and interest in our world. The agency is a leading research institution and Sweden's largest museum. For over 200 years, the museum has collected objects and data and conducted research about life on Earth. The collections contain more than 11 million plants, animals, fungi, environmental samples, minerals, and fossils. All research and knowledge are shared in exhibitions, Cosmonova, and through activities at the museum and digitally. The Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics consists of the DNA laboratory, a biodiversity informatics group responsible for biodiversity infrastructures, and the Center for Paleogenetics (CPG), a collaboration with Stockholm University. The unit also includes several research groups conducting research based on large-scale DNA sequencing and biodiversity data. This position also involves collaboration with the Meteorological Department at Stockholm University (MISU), which conducts research and teaching in chemical and dynamic meteorology, atmospheric physics, and physical oceanography. Research in all directions has a strong connection to climate and processes important to climate and its changes. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES The position aims to investigate how the chemical composition of airborne aerosol particles affects the formation and development of cloud droplets over Arctic sea ice, with particular interest in organic components from marine organisms. The research work will involve developing and implementing various analytical methods and electron microscopy. Specifically, the chemical analyses will focus on detecting and quantifying organic compounds such as polysaccharides, proteins, amino acids, and fatty acids in samples collected during an icebreaker expedition to the North Pole in summer 2018, for more information about the expedition visit https://polarforskningsportalen.se/en/arctic/expeditions/arctic-ocean-2018. QUALIFICATIONS Requirements: • Relevant higher education in a combination of chemistry, physics, and biology, preferably with a university engineering or doctoral degree • Experience with advanced organic analysis methods and electron microscopy applied to air and/or water samples You should be structured, meticulous, and have a strong ability to work independently and take initiative, as well as collaborate with others. Excellent written and oral communication skills in English are required. It is meritorious if you also have: • Experience in collecting, processing, and quality assuring air and water samples from the High Arctic • Experience with Excel and programming in Matlab/Python, as well as compiling and interpreting large datasets ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The position is full-time and time-limited to 12 months. Part-time work is possible if desired. The museum applies individual salary setting, so please indicate your salary expectations. Our goal is to show the way to increased knowledge and ability to act through research and public activities, so that we can collectively contribute to a sustainable and bright future. Our long-term ambition is for the Natural History Museum's employees to reflect the diversity found in Sweden. We welcome all applicants regardless of gender, background, origin, and functional variation. In preparation for the recruitment process, we have considered recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore decline contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.