Postdoctoral Researcher in human virology research

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

We are looking for an ambitious junior postdoc with virology and immunology laboratory skills to join our team. The research group of Dr. Sara Gredmark-Russ studies different aspects on Tick-borne Encephalitis virus (TBEV) infection. Our goal is to generate a better understanding of the details of the pathogenesis in TBEV to aid in the development of specific treatment and better vaccination options for patients.

Your mission

Our mission is to generate a better understanding of the details of pathogenesis and immunological events during tick-borne encephalitis infection, to aid in the development of specific treatment of patients. In particular, the postdoc will continue the line of investigations analyzing how tick-borne encephalitis virus impact immune cells, utilizing both in vitro experiments in BSL3-laboratory and multicolor flow cytometry of patient material.
The postdoc will be a part of the Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), Karolinska Institutet, which is a nationally leading and internationally competitive center for human translational immunology and infectious diseases research. The center consists of approximately 25 graduate students and 25 postdocs organized around 15 independent research groups.

Your profile

The candidate must hold a PhD equivalent to a Swedish doctoral degree in the field of virology and / or immunology. The candidate must fully master multidimensional flow cytometry analysis, as well as be highly experienced in in vitro tick-borne encephalitis virus infectious experiments in a BSL3-laboratory. Experience in isolation and in vitro culturing of primary immune cells is a requirement, as is basic functional in vitro assessments of immune cell function such as intracellular cytokine stainings, ELISA etc. The candidate should have a strong publication track-record. The candidate should be self-motivated, have good communications skills and a proven ability to interact effectively and work productively in an interdisciplinary team. Fluency in English is a requirement.

Qualified to be employed as a postdoctor is one who has obtained a doctorate or has equivalent scientific competence. It is considered as an advantage if you have completed your doctoral degree within the last three years, if there are special reasons, your degree may have been completed earlier. Applicants who have not completed a doctorate at the end of the application period may also apply, provided that all requirements for a completed degree are met before the (intended) date of employment. This must be substantiated by the applicant's main supervisor, director or equivalent.

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. At KI, you get to meet researchers working with a wide range of specialisms and methods, giving you ample opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience with the various scientific fields within medicine and health. It is the crossover collaborations, which have pushed KI to where it is today, at the forefront of global research. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several benefits through our collective agreement.

Location: Flemingsberg

Application

An employment application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:

A complete resumé, including date of the thesis defence, title of the thesis, previous academic positions, academic title, current position, academic distinctions, and committee work
A complete list of publications
A summary of current work (no more than one page)

Welcome to apply at the latest 3/5.

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

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