Researcher in Psychiatric Pharmacogenetics & Neuropsychopharmacology - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

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The main issues in neuropsychopharmacology are the suboptimal utilization of the currently available drugs and slow progress in novel drug investigation. The area psychiatric pharmacogenetics investigates the impact of DNA structural variations on metabolism, efficacy and tolerability of psychiatric drugs and aims to personalize the treatment with psychiatric drugs, whereas the studies on transgenic animal models aim to test novel candidate drugs in preclinical settings.

Your mission

The main task is research conducted in areas relevant to the discovery of candidate drug targets for novel psychiatric drugs and personalization of the treatment with currently available psychiatric drugs by using genetic biomarkers.

The employment has a focus on research.

Your profile

Qualified as a senior researcher is the one who has a PhD exam and demonstrated both scientific and educational skills. We are looking for a dispensed researcher with a high level of competence in research and with great interest in developing the subject areas of neuropsychopharmacology and its clinical implications. The applicant should be an internationally established researcher in the subject fields with documented expertise in both preclinical and clinical work in the field of neuropsychopharmacology and psychiatric pharmacogenetics. Documented experience in working with transgenic animal models and certificate to work with rodents is a prerequisite. The applicant must have high quality publications in leading international journals over the past ten years and have the potential to become one of the leading international researchers in the field.

The applicant must have received significant research funding as main researcher or co-applicant in National and International competition over the past five years and have the potential to ensure additional funding in their research area for the future.

Through active research and efforts in science and research education, the applicant is expected to contribute to the development of the broader field of pharmacology at the Karolinska Institutet.

Bases os assessment

We stress research expertise when assessing applicants.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment full of expertise and curiosity. 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. Biomedicum is located centrally in immediate contact with the clinical research center and the Karolinska Hospital and encompass about 25 different core facilities. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet accounts for the single largest share of all academic medical research conducted in Sweden and offers the country’s broadest range of education in medicine and health sciences. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet selects the Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine. 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: Biomedicum, Solna Campus

Application

An application must contain the following documents in English: Resumé, qualifications and description of planned research, presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet's qualifications portfolio.

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

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