Research assistant in environmental medicine

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?

The mission at the Unit of Systems Toxicology is to perform top quality research to understand how different environmental exposures affect human wellbeing, focusing on the impact of chemicals and microbes on epithelial barrier function and immunity, and development. We work with experimental and bioinformatics models and methods, including cells, zebrafish, and different omics analysis. We are now recruiting a Research Assistant who will work with Associate Professor Emma Wincent in a short-term project related to the impact of metals and xenobiotic chemicals on embryonic development. The employment is temporary for six months.

Your mission

The project is centered upon identifying mechanisms underlying developmental toxicity of metals, and how these are influenced at exposure to mixtures of metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, with a particular focus on metabolic and endocrine signaling pathways. The project is performed as a collaboration with the research group led by Maria Kippler at the unit of Metals and Health at Karolinska Institutet.

Your profile

We are looking for an ambitious, highly motivated individual with a solid background in experimental cell biology and/or toxicology. Experience in tissue sectioning, histology examination, microscopy and immunohistochemistry is required. Previous work with chemical exposure and effect analysis, including techniques such as qPCR, transcriptomics and metabolomics data analysis, gene manipulation through siRNA transfection, and ELISA is preferable.

The candidate must be able to work within a team of scientists from different disciplines and nationalities, and fluency in English, both written and oral, is a requirement. Qualified to be employed as a research assistant is one who has obtained a master’s degree or has equivalent scientific competence. A doctoral degree may be meritorious.

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

Wincent research group: https://staff.ki.se/people/emmvin

Institute of Environmental Medicine: https://ki.se/en/imm/institute-of-environmental-medicine

Application

An employment application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:

A complete resumé, including date of the phd thesis defence (if applicable) and title of the thesis, date of the master 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)

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system. You will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form.

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