Assistant Senior Lecturer in Cell and Molecular Biology

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (FyFa) at the Karolinska Institutet (KI) is a vibrant international environment for research and teaching. Welcoming, respectful, and inclusive, FyFa thrives to provide high quality research and education to contribute to the advancement of science at all levels.

Your mission

Teach and take teaching responsibilities at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Mentor undergraduate, master, and doctoral students.
Perform high quality research, with focus on identifying novel regulatory nodes in human metabolism related to inflammation, exercise, and type 2 diabetes.
Publish and present scientific results in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.
Obtain research grants to support research projects.

Description of subject area

The Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (FyFa) is strongly involved in teaching at all levels at the Karolinska Institutet. The candidate will join a dynamic group of teachers managing courses in the biomedicine program (bachelor and master), medical program, physiotherapist and dentist education and many elective courses in collaboration with other Swedish universities. Research will be performed within the division of Integrative Physiology at the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (FyFa). The research projects will focus on identification and characterization of the physiological role of new immunometabolic targets altered in exercise and Type 2 Diabetes. The candidate will have the opportunity to join our research group and work on projects focused on the identification and biological validation of key regulatory metabolic pathways and molecules that contribute to the development of insulin resistance in T2D and underlie the beneficial metabolic effects of physical exercise.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for an employment as Assistant Senior Lecturer the applicant must have demonstrated scientific expertise and completed a doctoral degree in a subject area relevant for the duties. In addition to the doctoral thesis the applicant must have published at least three scientific peer reviewed publications. The applicant must partially meet the requirements for excellent teaching experience and expertise and have shown good pedagogical independence.

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.

Assessment criteria

It is particularly meritorious that the applicant has shown

International experience in teaching and research
Extensive pedagogical experience of various forms of teaching at first and second cycle levels
Experience of individual supervision of degree projects at first and second cycle levels
Independent responsibility for planning, implementation and evaluation of teaching and examination at first and second cycle levels – to a significant extent and with documented high quality.
Pedagogical management assignments, for example as course director at first and second cycle level.
Background in metabolic research, in particular type 2 diabetes and immunometabolism
Track record in bioinformatic analysis of large data
Completed, nationally and internationally presented pedagogical development work resulting in improved study programs and/or courses.

It is meritorious that the applicant has shown

Track record of high-quality publications, including senior author publications
Ability to secure funding from ins national and international competition
Basic competence in the Swedish language

After an overall assessment of the expertise and merits of the applicants in relation to the subject area, 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 a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is a state university, which entitles to several benefits such as extended holiday and generous occupational pension. Employees also have access to our modern gym for free and receive reimbursements for medical care.

Location: Solna
https://ki.se/en/fyfa/department-of-physiology-and-pharmacology