Lab technician positions at Karolinska Institutet/ Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM) - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

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Description of the research group

The central scientific interest of Myriam Aouadi’s lab is to understand the interaction between the immune system and metabolism at the molecular and cellular level, with the ultimate goal of applying the developmental principles, logic, pathways, technology, and model systems to unravel human metabolic disease. We use several different approaches to study immunometabolic diseases, including next generation sequencing, gene manipulation and in vivo systems.

The research environment

The Department of Medicine at Karolinska Institutet’s Huddinge Campus comprises seven units, three research centers, and around 70 independent research groups. The Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM) is a research unit within the department, with a focus on basic and translational studies of the human immune system, as well as immunity to infections and cancer. CIM is located in the newly renovated cutting-edge laboratory facilities at ANA Futura.

Your mission

We are looking to recruit an experienced technician who will be working with the group leader as well as postdoctoral fellows to investigate molecular regulators of liver and adipose tissue inflammation and function in the context of obesity and diabetes. This position is a parental leave substitution until the end of 2022.

You will have the opportunity to put your experimental skills to good use as well as learn new techniques. Your experimental duties will be varied including opportunities to use cutting-edge technologies for the isolation, identification and characterisation of primary cells, generating data that is key to the progression of our projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Main responsibilities will include animal experimentation, sample collection and analytical techniques, including quantitative PCR, western-blotting and cellular staining for microscopy, FACS analysis and library preparation for sequencing.
• As part of an expending team you will bring your technical skills into a fast-moving working environment, providing essential data that helps drive projects forward.
• You will also contribute to the writing and organization of inventories, protocols and ethical permissions (mouse and human).

Your profile

• Must hold a Master or equivalent
• Strong expertise working with mice and preferably mouse models of metabolic diseases
• Documented experience with animal experimentation
• Experience with handling and processing of human liquid biopsies
• Experience with nucleic acid extraction, qPCR and digital PCR
• Histology, immunohistochemistry, imaging techniques
• Ability to maintain good relationship with the department and animal facility as well as with external collaborators
• Support of all the projects in the lab
• Excellent organizational skills
• The applicant must speak and write fluent English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are required. Emphasis will be placed on qualities as responsibility, flexibility, teamwork and ability to solve problems.

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 also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement. And you get to practice freely in our modern wellness facilities, where trained staff are on site.

Location: Flemingsberg

Application

Welcome to apply at the latest 2022-04-05.

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system. An employment application must contain the following documents in English:

1. A complete curriculum vitae, and the name of three references.
2. Personal letter

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