Postdoctoral Researcher in Developmental biology

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Our lab is focused on unravelling the molecular mechanism(s) important in driving early embryogenesis and stem cell biology. You will be working on independent projects in partnership with other wet-lab and computational members of the lab.

Your mission

The postdoctoral fellow will take on the processing, quality control, storage and analysis of high-throughput single-cell molecular data (methylome, transcriptome). The project is focused on investigating preimplantation development.

The position is one year fixed term.

Your profile

Academic degree in bioinformatics or computational biology preferred or sufficient expertise with large-scale computing, high-throughput data handling, biological data analysis (RNA-seq and Methylation)
Demonstrated experience with Unix/Linux environments and programming skills
Good knowledge of RNA biology and Epigenetics and previous participation in research activities/projects/publications. Specific expertise in developmental biology is not required but is an asset.
Impeccable organizational skills, drive and independence.
Excellent spoken and written English

We value personal qualities in the selection of candidates.

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: Flemingsberg

Sophie Petropoulos

Petropoulos Lab

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 December 16, 2021.

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

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