Laborative assistant in pain research

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Interested in participating in research on mechanisms leading to chronic pain?

We invite applications for a position as laborative assistant in the research group of Camilla Svensson, professor in cellular and molecular pain physiology. The position will be placed in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, which has collegial, international and dynamic research environment. Our lab is part the Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM) located on the premises of the Karolinska Hospital. Our group has a strong focus on pain mechanisms in arthritis and fibromyalgia and offer an exciting and collaborative research work environment where you can make a difference.

Your mission

We look for a motivated person with interest in interacting with and helping a dynamic group of about 12 researchers. Your primary mission will be to support and facilitate the group members’ research projects both from an administrative and practical perspective. Your organizational and administrative tasks will include:

Assist in coordination of collection of human samples and oversee biobank
Purchases of products (Agresso), maintain chemical inventory (Klara) and equipment
Work with issues related to environment, biosafety and risk assessments
Organization of common lab stocks and lab routines
Introduction of new members into the team
Help managing the agenda of the PI and organization of meetings

You will also work closely with team members to support different aspects of ongoing projects. These tasks will be designed based on your interest and experience and could include:

Processing of tissues and blood samples, purification of antibodies and quality control
Tissue histology and immunohistochemistry
Microscopy
In vitro work with cultured primary cells and cell lines

Your profile

You have preferably a bachelor’s degree in in biomedical laboratory science, biology, biochemistry or similar and have experience from working with diverse lab methods and organizational work, and you are eager to learn more. Experience with tissue histology or cell culture work is considered a merit. Knowledge in the use of electronic research documentation and biobanks and experience with chemical registries (such as the Swedish KLARA system) and risk assessments is considered an advantage. You also have very good skills in speaking and writing in English.

The successful candidate is a team player, a good communicator, is well-organized and enjoy interactions with researchers and students. You have a deep sense of responsibility, take initiatives and have capacity and flexibility to anticipate and solve daily challenges. You are service-minded, and you would like to contribute to the success of a research team.

What do we offer?

We offer a position for one year with the possibility of extension. There is a possibility that the employment can become a permanent position in the event of a successful collaboration. You will work in a creative, inspiring and vibrant research environment. You will be part of a research team that is dedicated to undertaking translational research with the ultimate goal to uncover cellular and molecular reasons behind pain chronicity and contribute to the improvement of life quality for individuals suffering from chronic pain.

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: Camilla Svensson’s lab, CMM, Link: https://www.cmm.ki.se/camilla-svensson-grupp

Application

Welcome to apply at the latest 2022-02-27

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

A complete curriculum vitae, including date of the academic degree, previous academic positions, current position, academic and professional distinctions
A list of laboratory skills
A list of experience with organizational and administrational work
A summary of current work (no more than one page)
A letter of motivation

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all