Research Specialist

CFG is part of the SciLifeLab platform Chemical Biology and Genome Engineering and is based at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics in Biomedicum, Solna. As a national SciLifeLab unit, our mission is to support the Swedish research community in the design, execution, and interpretation of large-scale, CRISPR-based functional genomic experiments as well as precision gene editing in cell lines.

As part of the team, you will perform precision gene editing for facility clients. In addition, you will contribute to our high-throughput CRISPR functional genomics efforts. You will have frequent customer contact and will manage many projects simultaneously.

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.

Extensive prior experience in the design and execution of precision editing with CRISPR, as well as of CRISPR-Cas9-based pooled genetic screens is a requirement for your application to be considered. In addition, you are expected to have a solid background in mammalian cell culture, FACS analyses, lentiviral tools, molecular cloning techniques, as well as flow cytometry. Professional use of English in speaking and writing is essential.

In addition to the eligibility requirements above, practical expertise in cell sorting is highly relevant, as is experience in laboratory management including BSL2 environments. Because interaction with existing, and outreach to new, customers is important for our operations, experience in creating web pages and information material is also 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.

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 a state university, which entitles to several benefits such as extended holiday and generous occupational pension. Employees also have access to our modern gym for free and receive reimbursements for medical care.

Location: Solna

https://www.scilifelab.se/units/crispr-functional-genomics/
https://ki.se/en/mbb/karolinska-genome-engineering
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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 if applicable a description of planned research), presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet's qualifications portfolio.

Welcome to apply at the latest August 20th 2022. 

The application must be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.