Postdoctoral Researcher in Cancer Genetics

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?

The group Cancer Genetics studies predisposition to cancer and do linkage analysis and association studies as well as next generation sequencing to search for new predisposing genes/gene variants. The aim is also to implement new knowledge in clinical praxis and design and evaluate surveillance programs for those found to be at increased risk. You can read more about us at the homepage: Cancergenetics

Your mission

We are looking for a post doctoral research fellow who is highly interested in cancer research and cancer prevention. The project will use existing materials of DNA from families with inherited cancer and to perform sequencing analysis of whole exome data as well as whole genome wide association studies and in any kind of analysis necessary to support the findings. Bioinformatic knowledge and experience and in particular experience from next generation sequencing is specially meritorious.
The applicant is expected to be a talented and highly motivated researcher and is expected to play a leading role in experimental design, experimentation, and presentation/publication of results. The candidate must be able to work within a team environment.

Your profile

To be eligible for employment as a postdoctor a doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a 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.

The candidate must have:

• A doctoral degree in the fields of fields of Bioinformatics, Genetics, Molecular Genetics or
Epidemiology
• Demonstrated abilities in experiment design, interpretation
• Demonstrated communication skills; demonstrated writing skills (in English)
• The ideal candidates will have extensive training in genetics, molecular biology and/or bioinformatics. Experience with analyzing large-scale, and or next generation sequencing data is an advantage.

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

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 February 25, 2023

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

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