Research Assistant Position in mucosal immunology

22 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Karolinska Institutet (KI)

Research Field

Medical sciences » Medicine

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Sweden

Application Deadline

20 Apr 2024 - 21:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Not Applicable

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Come and join the Villablanca lab to work on a recently ERC-funded project. A research Assistant position is availalable to work in understanding the role of host-microbiome interactions in intestinal health and diseases using human samples and experimental models. We use state-of-the-art immune proteogenomic technologies for the visualization of thel host-microbiome interactions at the single cell resolution. The Villablanca lab is part of the Department of Medicine, Solna, one of the largest departments at Karolinska Institutet. The department consists of several units that are separated into different research groups. The core activities of the department are research, doctoral education, and undergraduate education for medical and biomedical students. The research has three main profiles: allergy, cardiovascular medicine and inflammatory diseases.

Your mission

This position is a full-time, 40h week, temporary employment for 12 months with possibility of extension. The main duties include mouse colony management and genotyping, immunohistochemistry, to help in studies involving human sample processing, and general lab organization. Clinical sample reception (both onsite and offsite) and cryosample management. The applicant is expected to have a strong interest in mucosal immunology. The applicant will work in close collaboration with other PhD students, postdocs and researchers. The applicant is expected to actively perform experimental research, using animal models and human samples, and present results to general and specialized audiences. The technician will be an integral member of the Villablanca research team and will participate in many different ongoing research projects and will be able to learn many cutting edge technologies used in the facility and the research group.

Your profile

Our lab has an opening for a highly creative and motivated research assistant with an interest to perform doctoral studies in the future. We look for a candidate with proficiency and documented laboratory research experience particularly in epithelial biology/immunology, animal models of colitis, organoid culture in vitro. The candidate is expected to work with mouse models of intestinal inflammation and must be able to handle and obtain human samples.

The position will require independent work at the laboratory as well as extensive collaboration with other experimental groups. Fluency in both oral and written English is necessary. Documented ability to analyze and present results orally and written is important.

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. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement. And you get to practice freely in our modern wellness facilities, where trained staff are on site.

Location

The position is located within the Department of Medicine, Solna. The department consists of eleven divisions and each division consists of several research groups. The position is located within the division of Allergy and Immunologywithin the lab of Dr. Eduardo Villablanca, which is physically located at the Center of molecular medicine (CMM) building.

Our research group (PI: Eduardo Villablanca) performs state-of-the-art immune proteogenomic analyses for the visualization of the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the homeostatic or pathological host-microbiome interactions in the gut, in the context of mucosal immunology. This ERC-funded project has an emphasis in the identification of host-microbiome niches relevant for health and diseases. 

The lab is looking to hire a research assistant to be responsible for handling and processing of human and murine samples, genotyping, and management of the lab responsibilities. Methodologically, in vitro and in vivo approaches using experimental models and patient material will be used. Our group works in an inspiring and interactive research environment at the Karolinska University, Solna and has ongoing collaborative projects with national and international colleagues.

• https://ki.se/en/research/groups/inflammatory-bowel-disease-ibd-research-group-eduardo-villablanca
• https://villablancalabcom.wordpress.com/
• Twitter: @ejvillablanca

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Application

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form. 

Permanent position is initiated by a six months trial period.

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Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Karolinska Institutet (KI)

Country

Sweden

City

Stockholm

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Where to apply

Website

https://ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:711065/type:job/where:39/apply:1

Contact

City

Stockholm

Website

https://ki.se/en/about/jobs-at-ki

STATUS: EXPIRED