Postdoctoral Researcher in drug development in Parkinson's disease

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Department of Clinical Neuroscience (CNS) conducts research and education in the field of neuroscience from the molecular level to the society level. The clinical research and education is conducted in collaboration with other research groups from the Karolinska Institutet, with other universities as well as the Stockholm County Council.

Disorders of the brain are among the biggest challenges facing public and personal health today. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common progressive neurodegenerative disorder diagnosed by the presence of rest tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia. In addition to the motor symptoms, the patients suffer from several non-motor symptoms among which cognitive decline affects up to 80% of the patients. Better understanding of the pathophysiology underlying PD and its treatments is a large unmet medical need. For this purpose, the Department of Translational Neuropharmacology uses cellular and animal models, patient samples from blood, spinal fluid and brain. A focus is on finding new biomarkers and targets for the treatment of PD. The Department of Translational Neuropharmacology has a number of biochemical, histological, pharmacological and molecular methods.

Your mission

During the postdoctoral employment, the development of various drug analyzes will take place. Successful applicants will generate data that guides the development of new biomarkers and potential targets for the treatment of dementia in PS. Ability to cooperate and strong motivation are expected throughout the project. The candidate will be encouraged to act as a mentor for graduate students and as co-mentors for doctoral students, thus building up their experience for future leadership.

Your profile

To be eligible for employment as a postdoctor a doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree is required. This eligibility requirement must be fulfilled at the latest at the time of the employment decision. 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.

For this postdoctoral employment we are looking for a candidate that have an academic degree in biological sciences and a doctoral degree in neuroscience or related field.

Applicants should have a strong background in neurobiological drug screening and optimization techniques, and they should have experience collaborating with medicinal or synthetic chemists. Furthermore, the applicant should also have experience or at least an interest in translational research and work with research samples from patients. The applicant may have spent part of his / her education in a foreign country and contribute international experience to the laboratory. Excellent knowledge of English is required.

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. 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. 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: Solna

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 16th of March 2023

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

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