Postdoc/application expert in data-driven modeling of biochemical systems

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Department of Neuroscience includes several research groups working on different aspects of nervous system function, both under normal conditions and in various disease states. Research projects include a broad range of studies on the molecular and cellular levels, networks of neurons, and the organization of the nervous system as a whole. Although experimental approaches are dominating at the department, also computational approaches gain more and more visibility. The Department has a flat organization with ca 40 research groups.

Your mission

The offered position, in the lab of J Hellgren Kotaleski, is part of ongoing computational research to better understand synaptic plasticity and learning in motor systems, and especially the basal ganglia. For this it is important to develop modeling workflows of synaptic plasticity and software for data-driven parameter estimation. An important goal is to build infrastructure for EBRAINS (ebrains.se). The researcher/application expert candidate will thus be involved in research to build research infrastructure for data-driven modeling of synaptic plasticity.

This is a fixed-term position for a year with the possibility of extension.

Your profile

Qualified to be employed as a postdoctor is one who has obtained a doctorate or has equivalent scientific competence. Applicants who have not completed a doctorate at the end of the application period may also apply, provided that all requirements for a completed degree are met before the (intended) date of employment. This must be substantiated by the applicant's main supervisor, director or equivalent.

What do we offer?

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 better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct innovative medical research and provide the largest range of biomedical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is a state university, which entitles employees to several benefits such as extended holiday and a generous occupational pension. Employees also have free access to our modern gym and receive reimbursements for medical care.

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 22 April 2021.

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

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