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The Department of Laboratory Medicine consists of seven divisions and is active in many areas of Laboratory Medicine. The department is involved in advanced basic scientific, clinical and epidemiological research. The department is one of the largest departments of education at Karolinska Institutet.
Division/Group
The position will be affiliated to the Neogi Group[UN1] at Division of Clinical Microbiology, that works towards unraveling the mechanism of inflamm-aging in people living with HIV (PLHIV) on successful therapy to identify biomarkers for potential future clinical intervention and understand the mechanisms of natural immune control in HIV-1 infection using multi-omics system biology approach amalgamating with in vitro and ex vivo experimental assays. The position is mostly towards the immunological aspect of the project.
Duties
The position is directed towards mainly “Research” with occasional teaching in the field of biomedical laboratory science and clinical microbiology. The position is linked to the recent multidisciplinary grants obtained by PI, Ujjwal Neogi. The Assistant Professor is expected to perform research within the scope of research group and develop independent line of research. The candidate is expected to supervise PhD students and PostDocs in the group. The candidate is expected to work in close collaboration with multidisciplinary fields like mathematical statistics, nano-biotechnology and advanced technologies related to single-cell.
The employment as Assistant Professor is time limited for five years with the right to apply for promotion to Senior Lecturer.
Eligibility requirements
Those eligible for employment as an Assistant Professor are individuals who have been awarded a PhD or attained equivalent research competence. Preference should be given to those who were awarded a PhD or attained equivalent research competence no more than five years prior to the expiry of the application period for the position of assistant professor.
Those who have been awarded a PhD or attained equivalent research competence earlier may however be considered if special grounds exist. Special grounds refer to illness or parental leave.
Bases of assessment
Scientific expertise will be most important when assessing applicants.
Previous work in the field of clinical/translational HIV-1 research is a merit. In addition, the candidate has to apply for the research funding and the funding climate in Sweden for promising researchers is currently very favorable. A person with a good track-record will have the possibility to attract considerable funding. A successful applicant will preferably start working during the autumn 2019 but the exact timing and details of the position is open for discussion and will depend on the mutual agreement.
Application process
An application must contain the following documents in Swedish/ English: curriculum vitae, qualifications and description of planned research, presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet’s qualifications portfolio (http://ki.se/qualificationsportfolio).
The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system
See the instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet chapter 3.3
An Assistant Professor can apply for promotion to Senior Lecturer. An application is submitted to the Recruitment Committee. In order to be promoted to Senior Lecturer after an assessment by the Recruitment Committee, the applicant must meet the criteria below. The Assistant Professor can choose between two different promotion tracks; promotion to Senior Lecturer with focus on Research or promotion to Senior Lecturer with focus on Education and research.
Promotion of Assistant Professor to Senior Lecturer with focus on Research
Assessment criteria
Promotion of Assistant Professor to Senior Lecturer with focus on Education and research
Assessment criteria
If the applicant is deemed to fulfil all of the above criteria, they will be assessed by two experts in their field and must meet the eligibility requirements that apply to appointments as a Senior Lecturer at Karolinska Institutet.
Type of employment | Temporary position |
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Contract type | Full time |
First day of employment | Enligt överenskommelse |
Salary | Månadslön |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100 |
City | Huddinge |
County | Stockholms län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | 2-823/2019 |
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Published | 06.Feb.2019 |
Last application date | 31.Mar.2019 11:59 PM CET |