Research Assistant

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Department of Laboratory Medicine consists of seven divisions in which both research and teaching are carried out. The Department is involved in advanced research in both basic and applied research. All departments operate in close contact with clinicians at Karolinska University Hospital.

Research in Katarina Le Blanc's research group is focused on better understanding how mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) can have such a powerful effect on the immune system. The main areas of interest are applications of MSC in neuroinflammation, particularly in multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease. We are currently looking for a research assistant who is willing to contribute to several ongoing projects in the Le Blanc group, located at Karolinska Institutet Huddinge.

The position is a fixed-term appointment of 1 year.

Your mission

Your tasks will include the transfer of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from healthy bone marrow donors, the creation of a biobank of MSCs for future experiments and the performance of co-culture experiments. You will collaborate with other laboratory members and support their work as well as be assigned to individual experiments and projects. In addition, the position involves various organisational and administrative tasks as well as weekly meetings.

Your profile

We want you to have a medical background and significant research experience of wet-lab in immunology and translational medicine. Good computer skills and to be able to use various Microsoft Office applications with ease is a requirement. As you will be working in a multicultural environment, excellent written and spoken English skills are required.
Furthermore, the position requires that you have the following experience:

Experience in cell isolation (PBMC, monocytes, T-cells) from Buffy Coat
Experience in phagocytosis assays and immune-suppression assays
Proven experience/collaboration abroad with other research group
Freezing and thawing of cells
Cell cultures (adherent and non-adherent cells)
Experience in working with MSC (especially from bone marrow)
Good knowledge of flow cytometry (creation of panels, compensation, gating in FlowJo)
ELISA Immunoassay
GraphPad analysis

Experience in myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC) generation and co-culture with immune cells is an advantage. Knowledge of the Swedish language or another language is an advantage but not a requirement.
As a person, we would like you to be analytical, flexible and organised. You can work independently and have good communication skills. You interact and collaborate easily with others. In this recruitment process we place great importance to personal qualities.

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

Read about Katarina Le Blanc research group

Application

Welcome to apply at the latest 28 december

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form.

Permanent position is initiated by a six months trial period.

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all