Senior Lecturer in clinical virology with emphasis on virus-host interactions (Prolonged application period) - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

- with focus on education and research

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The Department of Laboratory Medicine has a strong focus on research and education. This area connects basic research, clinical research, and patient care. The role of the department is to refine and translate knowledge from basic science to patient care, in close collaboration between university, hospital, and industry.

Description of the subject area

The Division of Clinical Microbiology conducts research, teaching, and clinical activities related to disease processes caused by human pathogenic viruses and bacteria. In the subject area of ​​clinical virology, we are announcing a Senior Lecturer position to ensure the department’s strong research and teaching profile, where we need to meet future needs within the teaching programs for biomedical analysts, doctors, nurses, dentists, among others. We are looking for a Senior Lecturer in clinical virology with a strong translational research profile who will drive method development and contribute with a deep understanding of virus-host interactions, how they are affected by genetic variability and virus activity, and how they affect the immune response and disease progression.

Your mission

The position is focused on education and research. We are looking for a senior researcher and teacher who can develop the subject of clinical virology, primarily through understanding factors that influence the course of the disease, where the goal is to optimize treatment for everyone, avoid and manage the development of resistance by combining and developing advanced techniques to study virus-host interactions. Supervision of doctoral students and teaching, including course responsibility, at the department's undergraduate program and master's program is expected, including in the courses, scientific methodology and degree work in biomedical laboratory science in the biomedical analyst program. As a Senior Lecturer, you are expected to contribute to academic leadership and be involved in the department's development in research and education. In addition, a future Senior Lecturer must actively contribute with their subject expertise in basic and clinical virology, as well as be able to develop and follow up the department's teaching responsibilities within education programs at undergraduate and master's level.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for an employment as Senior Lecturer with focus on education and research, in addition to holding a Degree of Doctor, PhD, or having equivalent scientific expertise, the applicant must have demonstrated excellent pedagogical expertise and good scientific expertise (See the instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet).

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.

The applicant must be an active and independent researcher in clinical virology with a focus on virus-host interactions, specifically interaction with the adaptive immune system, and have received external research grants over time.

The applicant must have documented experience in doctoral supervision as main supervisor, as well as knowledge and experience in leading, developing and following up teaching in biomedical laboratory science.

Since the position includes academic leadership, teaching including course responsibility and acting as an examinator on the department’s undergraduate program, the applicant must, in addition to English, possess knowledge and skills in the Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish languages ​​(C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ​​(GERS).

Assessment criteria

The Senior Lectureship has a focus on education and research. The assessment will weight qualifications as follows: scientific expertise (3), pedagogical expertise (3), leadership, development and collaboration expertise (2),

For employment as Senior Lecturer at Karolinska Institutet, the eligibility requirements and assessment criteria stated in the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure 3.2.2 are applied in relation to established profile of employment.

It is particularly meritorious that the applicant has shown

• Conducted high-quality research in clinical virology focusing on virus-host interactions in recent years and demonstrated potential to continue conducting high-quality research.
• Published high-quality research results in peer-reviewed journals in human clinical virology focusing on the interaction between viruses and the adaptive immune system and its impact on disease course and recovery during antiviral treatment. It must be clear from placement in the author list that the applicant had a leading role in the work.
• Has been the main applicant for received external research funds in clinical virology in national and/or international competition during the last five years, and has the potential to obtain additional research funding.
• Documented experience of leading a research group.
• Ability to use and develop methods in clinical virology with a focus on virus-host interactions.

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. Here, we conduct innovative medical research and provide the largest range of biomedical 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 benefits through our collective agreement.

Location: Flemingsberg

Department of Laboratory Medicine | Karolinska Institutet (ki.se)

Division of Clinical Microbiology | Karolinska Institutet (ki.se)

Application

Your application must contain the following documents in English: a cover letter as well as a résumé and a qualifications portfolio including a description of your research plan, both presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet’s template (http://ki.se/qualificationsportfolio). You may change or add to your application at any time up to and including the application deadline date. After the deadline, the process closes, and no amendment or addition can be made to your application.

The applications will be reviewed by external reviewers, most often both national and international. For that reason, all the submitted documents should be written in English.

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

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