Research Specialist in Chromosome Research and Education

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Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Department of Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB) is an institution with a strong focus on basic research. The research groups are organized according to two thematic programs: Developmental and stem Cell Biology and Cell Biology. CMB conducts research and teaching in cell biology, molecular biology, developmental biology, stem cell biology, cancer, and infection biology.

of the subject area

We are seeking dedicated and highly qualified person to support our informatics research and teaching, focusing on the relationship between chromosome structure and biological function.

Your mission

The successful candidate will work with informatics analysis of genomes and chromosome structures and be engaged in basic informatics- and biology education. The candidate will also participate in the management of the study’s overall progress. Other included tasks are research development, management of personnel within the team, fundraising, and promotion of internationalization at the university level. When called upon,the candidate should also actively participate in other departmental activities.

Eligibility requirements

To be considered for the position, the applicant must have a Ph.D. in systems engineering and documented experience in genome analysis and informatics education. The applicant should have experience from previous informatics and genome analysis in a company or at a university and must have participated in student education. Furthermore, the applicant must have succeeded in obtaining educational or research-related external funding and have experience from internationalization processes at the university level.

To be eligible for employment as a Research Specialist, in addition to holding a Degree of Doctor, PhD, or having equivalent scientific expertise, the applicant must have demonstrated research expertise as well as have documented research experience after defending their doctoral dissertation.

It is particularly meritorious that the applicant has 

An ability to communicate in Japanese is considered and asset since part of this research will be conducted in collaboration with Japanese researchers. Experience in managing laboratory computing equipment is also considered especially meritorious.

It is meritorious that the applicant has 

Experience from organization committees of national and international conferences and seminar series, and from outreach activities, are considered advantageous.

After an overall assessment of the expertise and merits of the applicants in relation to the subject area, Karolinska Institutet will determine which of them has the best potential to contribute to a positive development of the activities at KI.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world’s leading medical universities. Here, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. At KI, you get to meet researchers working with a wide range of specialisms and methods, giving you ample opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience with the various scientific fields within medicine and health. It is the crossover collaborations, which have pushed KI to where it is today, at the forefront of global research. Several of the people you meet in healthcare are educated at KI. A close relationship with the health care providers is important for creating groundbreaking top quality education and research. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several benefits through our collective agreement.

Location: Solna

Application

We prefer that your application is written in English, but you can also apply in Swedish. An application must contain the following documents: CV and a letter of motivation.

Welcome to apply!

The application must be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all

Type of employment
Permanent position Contract type
Part-time First day of employment
Upon agreement Salary
Monthly salary Number of positions
1 Full-time equivalent
50% City
Stockholm County
Stockholms län Country
Sweden Reference number
STÖD 2-1008/2024 Contact

• Prof. Camilla Björkegren, camilla.bjorkegren @ ki.se

Union representative

• Shahla Rostami, OFR, shahla.rostami @ ki.se
• Björn Andersson, SACO, bjorn.andersson @ ki.se
• Elisabeth Valenzuela, SEKO, elisabeth.valenzuela @ ki.se

Published
15.Apr.2024 Last application date
26.Apr.2024 11:59 PM CEST Login and apply

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