Assistant Professor in skeletal muscle health and ageing - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Integrative Physiology research group focuses on cellular mechanisms underlying the development of insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes as well as delineation of exercise-mediated effects on skeletal muscle mass, glucose metabolism and gene expression.

Your mission

We seek a scientist with a background in the field of type 2 diabetes and ageing research. The projects to be developed are focused on the physiological role of novel targets using primary skeletal muscle cells and a model organism, such as for example C. elegans. The candidate will identify genes and non-coding RNAs such as extracellular vesicle-derived microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs and mechanistically investigate their causative or preventive roles in the development of skeletal muscle ageing (sarcopenia) and/or in type 2 diabetes. Therefore, a strong expertise in molecular biology is required. Additionally, cell biology and molecular biology skills such as Western Blotting, molecular cloning, RNA and protein pulldowns, mass spectroscopy-based protein identification, as well as Next Generation Sequencing techniques including RNA-seq, small RNA-SEQ and ChIP-SEQ are required. Additionally, experience in working with C. elegans and familiar with techniques such as RNAi screens, swimming and survival assays etc would be a merit.. The successful candidate should show a high level of responsibility and should be able to work in a team and be willing to supervise students. Moreover, the candidate is expected to be independent in the areas of experimental design, data gathering and analysis as well as manuscript and grant preparation.

The focus on the position will be on Research. The employment as Assistant Professor is time limited for six 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 as 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:

• parental leave,
• positions of trust in trade union organizations
• mandatory service in the total defense forces
• long-term illness
• general medical internship (maximum 24 months)
• specialist medical residency for clinically active professionals (maximum 24 months).

Ground, dates and extent must be clearly specified in the application and verified with relevant documentation.

Preference will be given to candidates with a documented background in ageing research, excellent molecular biology skills and experience of insulin signaling.

Bases of assessment

Scientific expertise will be most important when assessing applicants.

What do we offer?

A creative, international 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 good benefits through our collective agreement. 

Location: Solna

https://ki.se/en/fyfa/integrative-physiology

Application

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 2022-12-29.

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system

Particular assessment for promotion to Senior Lecturer

An Assistant Professor employed in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 4 Section 12a shall be promoted to Senior Lecturer if he or she is eligible for an employment as Senior Lecturer in accordance with the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet and is assessed to be suitable for such employment in accordance with the assessment criteria that KI has decided should be applied when being promoted to Senior Lecturer. The assessment criteria stated in the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet that was valid at the time of appointment as Assistant Professor will be applied when applying for promotion to Senior Lecturer. Current assessment criteria is found here. Such promotion results in a permanent position as Senior Lecturer.

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