Laboratory technician - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

A position as laboratory technician is available in the research group of Professor Kenneth Chien. The team consists of physicians and scientists who are focused on studying pathways of human cardiogenesis and its implications for regenerative medicine. The research goal is to find novel pathways and principles for regenerative medicine in general, and to repair damaged cardiac muscle cells in particular.

Your mission

Please note that this position involves cell culture work, which requires flexible working hours. The position includes work on weekends.

• Maintenance of various cell lines in culture, including but not limited to human embryonic stem cells (hESCs).

• Differentiation of cardiac progenitor cells from hESCs.

• Assist lab members with experiments related to cell culture work including but not limited to: generation of transgenic cell lines, immunofluorescence, flow cytometry, fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) and magnetic-activated cell sorting (MACS).

• Molecular work such as: PCR, ELISA, Western blot, molecular cloning, bacteria transformation.
  
  
• Lab maintenance such as: cleaning of cell culture facilities including hoods, water baths, work surface, shelving, regular mycoplasma testing of cultured cell lines and routine sterilization of CO2 incubators.

• Assist lab manager as needed with inventory, orders and distribution of general supplies.

• Depending on personal aptitude, the candidate may also be involved in small rodent surgical work.

Your profile

We expect you to be a positive, flexible person with good communication skills and abilities to collaborate and work in a highly dynamic international research team. You need to be able to work both in a team as well as independently, and you must be very service minded. Your work is thorough and diligent, and you are good at documenting your work and working in a clean and precise way.

Entry requirements

Suitable background is a Bachelors or a Masters degree in a relevant area. You must have extensive experience in cell culture work, with excellent sterile handling techniques. Basic skills include cell passaging, freeze/thawing, general maintenance of cell lines, and flow cytometry. Other related skills such as cell transfection / electroporation / nucleofection and basic molecular biology skills will be highly valued.  Experience in culturing of human embryonic stem cells, or other stem cells such as mesenchymal stem cells, will also be highly valued. Experience with successfully and independently running even a small project from beginning to end including basic interpretation of your data with reportable results would be greatly valued. Furthermore, you are fluent in English (writing and speaking), while fluency in Swedish is appreciated. The working language in the lab is English.

Personal skills will be highly valued when assessing the candidates.

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

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system. In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form.

We prefer that your application is written in English, but you can also apply in Swedish. In your CV include contact details of at least 2 reference persons. Please also include copies of degree certificates and grades.

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