Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuroscience

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

At our department, you will find a unique opportunity to work closely with top researchers in the borderland between clinical and basic neuroscience to jointly try to understand how we can heal or repair the nervous system in the future. We offer an engaging and international research environment where you get an opportunity to contribute to high-quality research at an international top level.

Your mission

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher for investigating the pathobiology of the spinal cord scar and who is comfortable with single cell RNA sequencing analysis, bioinformatic analysis, and wet-lab work. As a Postdoctoral Researcher in our group, you will be head a world-unique project with clinical samples and perform data collection, data analysis, and manuscript writing. You may also be responsible for part of the supervision of master and doctoral students

Your profile

Applicants must fulfill the following criteria's:

• A solid background in either neuroscience/neurotrauma or cellular and molecular biology/fibrosis with particular experience with research using single cell RNA sequencing analysis, bioinformatics, and wet-lab work.
• Experience with various tissue analysis methods, such as in situ and immunohistochemistry, and microscopy.

The working language is English and you need to be proficient in both spoken and written English. You must have documented experience in both writing and presenting science in English. We also attach great importance to personal suitability. 

The following is meritorious:

• Experience with in vivo research, including surgery, tracing, and pharmacological treatment.
• Experience with in vitro research, including cell culture and viral work.
• Experience of supervising students in a laboratory environment.

To be eligible for employment as a postdoctor a doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a Swedish doctoral degree is required. This eligibility requirement must be fulfilled at the latest at the time of the employment decision. It is considered as an advantage if you have completed your doctoral degree within the last three years, if there are special reasons, your degree may have been completed earlier.

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. At Karolinska Institutet, 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

Read more about the research group and the team you will be part of
Read more about the project you will be working on 

Application

An employment application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:

• A complete resumé, including date of the thesis defence, title of the thesis, previous academic positions, academic title, current position, academic distinctions, and committee work
• A complete list of publications
• A summary of current work (no more than one page)

Welcome to apply at the latest November 12th 2024. 

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

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1. Jacob Kjell, Assistant Professor, jacob.kjell@ki.se
2. Mikaela Hernberg, HR partner , mikaela.hernberg@ki.se;08-852483047

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2. Arsalan Amir, SACO, 070-4831165
3. Henry Wölling, SEKO, henry.wolling@ki.se