Postdoctoral researcher in Bioinformatics – Medical Digital Twin Research Group at the Karolinska Institute - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?

We construct digital twins of individual patients based on omics- and clinical routine data. Those twins are computationally treated with thousands of drugs to find the drug or drugs that are optimal for the patient. The project is based on a multi-disciplinary international collaboration funded by the European Commission and the Nordic Research Council.

Your mission

Your role is to contribute to the design and computing of digital twins, in close collaboration with other bioinformatics, AI-, experimental and clinical researchers. This involves exciting and challenging tasks, which you can get a brief introduction to at our website. This website also includes links to publications and a recorded talk at Harvard.

Your profile

You should have PhD training in computational biology or bioinformatics relevant to our research. This should have resulted in publications with impact> 5, where you are a co-author. Experience of research in AI or machine learning are strong merits. The most important thing is that you have the ability to quickly learn, or develop, new methods and use them in interdisciplinary collaborations. Because cooperation requires trust, ability to co-operate and personal integrity are very important. It is also good if you are performance-oriented with clear career goals in academia or industry, which we can jointly plan for. Structured career planning is important for motivation, and has proven very successful for previous and present co-workers. You must take initiative and have a problem-solving analytical ability. We value personal qualities in the selection of candidates.

Eligibility requirements

Qualified to be employed as a postdoctor in bioinformatics is one who has obtained a doctorate in biology, medicine, mathematics, statistics, bioinformatics computer science 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: Solna

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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 August 28, 2022. 

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

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