Research Specialist in immunogenetics

The Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) at Karolinska Institutet conducts research and teaching within immunology, infection biology, cell biology and cancer. MTC has about 40 research groups and our key words are multidisciplinary, bridging, national and international collaborations.

MTC is looking for an experienced molecular biologist to join Professor Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam's group to contribute to the group's project in immunogenetics with a special focus on adaptive immune receptor genes. The group's research addresses how human genetics affects the diversity and function of adaptive immune responses.

In your role, you will use molecular biology methods and NGS to analyze large sample collections, as well as organize samples and reagents in close collaboration with researchers in the group. We are looking for a person who can contribute technical expertise and organization of several projects in the group.

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.

Applicants are expected to have broad knowledge of molecular biological methods.

Qualifications (requirements) for the position include:

• Many years of experience (>6 years) in molecular biology activities in a research lab and basic knowledge in genetics and genomics.
• You should have a genuine interest in serving as support for several parallel research projects in the group and have good organizational and documentation skills.
• Strong references from previous workplaces are a requirement.

Meritorius for the position:

• It is advantageous if the applicant has experience of working with PBMCs from clinical vaccine trials and with large sample collections of genomic DNA (>1000 samples per project).

The group exclusively uses English as a working language.

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. When assessing the applicants, we will pay attention to people with solid experience of practical work in molecular biology and genetics.

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

www.ki.se

https://ki.se/en/mtc/gunilla-karlsson-hedestam-group

We prefer that Your application is written in English, but You can also apply in Swedish. An application must contain the following documents: Resumé, qualifications and description of planned research, presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet's qualifications portfolio.

Welcome to apply at the latest 2024-04-03

In the case of permanent employment, Karolinska Institutet applies a 6-month trial period.

The application must be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.