Research assistant in Cancer Cell Invasion

The Department of Biosciences and Nutrition performs research and education in several areas of
medical science including aging, Alzheimer, biomaterial, molecular endocrinology, cancer biology,
functional genomics, systems biology, epigenetics, structural biochemistry, bioorganic chemistry,
immunology, and nutrition. It offers an excellent international research and working environment,
including around 250 scientists, students, administrative and technical personnel. The Department
resides in Neo at Campus Flemingsberg, a biomedical research building, aimed at being a creative and open environment that enables meetings, synergies, and exploration of areas of mutual interest across disciplines.

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Your mission

You will be working closely together with the pathologists of Karolinska University Hospital. Together, you will annotate histological structures on digitally scanned whole-slide images of colorectal and pancreatic cancer, in order to quantitatively assess protein expression. You will then analyze the resulting multidimensional data with statistical software programs.

The project is part of a larger study, in which we investigate the biology of tumor stroma and tumor-interacting cells in various tumor types.

Your profile

We are looking for a candidate with a background in medical research and/or clinical medicine. Previous experience with histopathology is a must, and the ideal candidate has experience with identifying histopathological structures in complex clinical sections comprised of tumor and normal tissue. Documented experience with quantitative analysis of protein expression on histopathological slides is a strong merit. Previous experience with statistical analysis and coding in groovy and R is a merit.

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.

The position is for 6 months

Location: Flemingsberg

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Application

Welcome to apply at the latest 14 January 2022.

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.

Permanent position is initiated by a six months trial period.

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