Professor in Molecular Neurophysiology - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

- with focus on education and research

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (FyFa) conducts education and research in physiology, pharmacology, anaesthesiology and intensive care at a high international level. The department has 400 employees, 30 research groups and 90 doctoral students. We offer a dynamic teaching environment in newly renovated premises and a creative research environment in the newly built Biomedicum at Campus Solna. The research activities at the Department include the subject areas of cellular signaling, cardiovascular and respiratory systems, neuropsychopharmacology, neuroinflammation, pharmacogenetics, regenerative medicine, renal physiology, anaesthesiology and intensive care, muscle physiology and pain. Our collaboration with the clinics at Karolinska University Hospital provides unique opportunities for translational research in our subjects. More information about our research can be found here.

Description of the subject area

The subject of neurophysiology includes teaching and research in the physiology of the nervous system. In molecular neurophysiology, physiological techniques are used, for example electrophysiological recordings with voltage clamp and patch clamp, as well as optogenetics, immunohistochemistry and molecular biology to understand physiological and pathophysiological processes that are important for the development of disease in the central nervous system.

Your mission

The Department has a very large responsibility for teaching physiology in many of KI's undergraduate programs, such as the medical, dentist, physiotherapist and optician program. The holder is also expected to have a leading role in undergraduate and advanced level teaching within neurophysiology as well as administrative academical duties within this area. The holder shall take responsibility for the management of his / her research group and conduct research at the highest national level and is also expected to conduct postgraduate education, research and administrative academic work in the subject area. The holder is expected to have a leading role in the form of development, course and moment responsibilities within the new Master's program in Translational Physiology and Pharmacology, which is led by the Department. 

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for an employment as Professor with focus on education and research the applicant must have demonstrated excellent pedagogical expertise and good scientific expertise (see the instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet).

The applicant shall also have completed 10 weeks of courses on teaching in higher education (or have equivalent competence), as indicated in the recommendations of the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institution.

Applicants must be a nationally leading and internationally recognized researcher in the field of neurophysiology, present independent and ongoing research focused on CNS diseases, such as Parkinson's, and have excellent pedagogical experience and skills including significant contributions in undergraduate and postdoctoral and / or postdoctoral education.

The applicant must have received good research funding as a research leader from national and international funding bodies over the past five years and shown a clear potential for continued and increased funding in the research area.

Documented supervision of doctoral students and postdocs, excellent teaching experience and skills as well as experience of management and development assignments and documentation of management training is a requirement.

Assessment criteria

The Professorship has a focus on education and research. The assessment will weight qualifications as follows: scientific expertise (2), pedagogical expertise (3) and leadership, development and collaboration expertise (2).  

For employment as Professor at Karolinska Institutet, the eligibility requirements and assessment criteria stated in the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure 3.1.2 are applied in relation to established profile of employment.

Experience in neurophysiological methods such as electrophysiology, amperometry and immunohistochemistry is desirable.

After an overall assessment of the expertise and merits of the applicants, Karolinska Institutet will determine which of them has the best potential to contribute to a positive development of the activities at KI.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. 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 - Department of Physiology and Pharmacology

Application

Your application must contain the following documents in English: a cover letter as well as a résumé and a qualifications portfolio including a description of your research plan, both presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet’s template (http://ki.se/qualificationsportfolio). You may change or add to your application at any time up to and including the application deadline date. After the deadline, the process closes, and no amendment or addition can be made to your application.

The applications will be reviewed by external reviewers, most often both national and international. For that reason, all the submitted documents should be written in English.

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

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