Forskningsassistent med fokus på immunologi - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Petter Brodin’s research group located at Science for Life Laboratory in Stockholm is a part of the Unit of Clinical Pediatrics, Karolinska Institutet. The group develops and applies experimental and computational research methods for systems-level analyses of human immune systems. The aim of the team is to understand immune systems’ variation in health and disease and the regulatory mechanisms underlying such variation and adaptation to environmental influences. Another important focus is the development of immune systems in early life.

Your role

The responsibilities of this candidate in the lab will mainly involve – conjugation of antibodies to metal isotopes that are used as probes in mass cytometry, antibody test-titration experiments by CyTOF & flow cytometry and maintenance of antibody database/inventory, working together with the facility head in continuous testing and development of new metal probes, high-throughput acquisition of samples by CyTOF (occasionally might involve running machines for long hours in shifts), following the routines established in the CyTOF facility for the maintenance of CyTOF machines, sample reception, processing and recording the sample/subject metadata in the database by coordinating with the person responsible, buffer exchange procedures for samples to be prepped for CyTOF experimentation, and performing any other immunology research lab-related tasks like cell cultures, activating cells etc.

Entry requirements

The successful candidate should have a good lab experience particularly with methods like flow cytometry, antibody staining, cell cultures, sample handling, reagent/buffer preparation, experimentation and experience of method development with iterative testing and careful documentation. Some experience in record maintenance of clinical samples and reagents will be helpful. The successful candidate must be thriving in interdisciplinary environments and should be dedicated to perform the tasks assigned in the lab meticulously and free of errors. The candidate must be comfortable to work both independently and together with the facility head or with other members of the team (when necessary) and contribute to the team’s concerted efforts. The candidate must have good communication skills in English as the team is multicultural and interdisciplinary.

A selection will be made among qualified applicants on the basis of the following criteria:

• 1) Documented experience in some of the aforementioned requirements
• 2) Understanding of flow cytometry data
• 3) Prior experience and knowledge in biology
• 4) Expressed interest in the tasks and the role described above

The qualifications of the applicants will be evaluated on an overall basis.

Vad erbjuder vi?

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. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. 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: Solna

Read more about the research group here

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Application

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

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