Principal Researcher in cell plasticity and cancer metastasis - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Department of Laboratory Medicine consists of seven divisions and is active in many areas of Laboratory Medicine. The department is involved in advanced basic scientific, clinical and epidemiological research. The Division of Pathology is a part to the Department of Laboratory Medicine. The division is closely linked to the Clinical Pathology and Cancer Diagnostics unit at the Karolinska University Hospital and conducts high-quality preclinical and translational pathology research with focus on cancer, inflammatory diseases, and regenerative medicine.

Description of the subject area

Researchers and teachers within the Pathology division participate in a majority of KI's educational programs in medicine, biomedicine, biomedical analysis, dentistry, nursing, and doctoral education, where they teach students in pathology, pathophysiology, immunopathology, and cytology.

Your mission

We are seeking a Senior Researcher who will contribute to and develop translational cancer research within our division with focus on cell plasticity and cancer metastasis. Specifically, we are interested to strengthen our expertise on the role of ribosomal biogenesis and protein synthesis in cell plasticity and metastasis. The applicant is expected to establish a new research area at the department including development of cutting-edge technologies. The applicant is furthermore expected to organize and teach courses at both basic and advanced levels at the department.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for employment as a Principal Researcher, in addition to holding a Degree of Doctor, PhD, or having equivalent scientific expertise, the applicant must have demonstrated research expertise. The applicant must also be a Research Leader and have established their own line of research. The applicant should furthermore have shown documented, high-quality scientific production, particularly in the last six years and have the potential to energetically drive their research forward as well as be recognized nationally and internationally. The applicant should also have obtained good, long-term and preferably external funding and have the potential to obtain further external funding. The applicant should also have documented teaching experience in supervision of PhD students and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and demonstrated good leadership qualities.

Assessment criteria

For employment as Senior Researcher at Karolinska Institutet, the eligibility requirements and assessment criteria stated in the Rules regarding other positions than teaching positions are applied in relation to the established profile of employment.

For the position, it is required that the applicant has:

• An established research line in the field of cell plasticity and cancer metastasis with high quality peer-reviewed publications in high-ranking scientific journals
• A proven track record in driving research projects and attracting external funding
• Teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• Excellent ability to communicate in English (written and oral)

It is meritorious that the applicant has shown

• Expertise in cell plasticity in cancer metastasis
• Expertise in ribosomal biogenesis
• An international outlook with collaborative networks in the area of cancer metastasis

As a person, we would like you to be cooperative, driven, proactive and solution-oriented. 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. In this recruitment we place great importance in personal characteristics.

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. Here, 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. Several of the people you meet in healthcare are educated at KI. A close relationship with the health care providers is important for creating groundbreaking top quality education and research. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several 

Location: Flemingsberg

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Application

We prefer that Your application is written in English, but You can also apply in Swedish. An application must contain the following documents: Resumé, qualifications and description of planned research, presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet's qualifications portfolio.

Welcome to apply at the latest November 25.

The applications will be reviewed by external reviewers.

The application must be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

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