Research Specialist in women's health

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?

The Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) at Karolinska Institutet conducts research and teaching within immunology, infection biology, cell biology and cancer. MTC have about 40 research groups and our key words are multidisciplinary, bridging, national and international collaborations.

Associate Professor Juan Du's lab works on host-microbiome interaction projects within a scientifically translational environment. The group employs a broad interdisciplinary approach to studying the interface between clinical epidemiology and the microbiological, immunological, and genetic aspects of the human microbiome and its association with health and disease. We are now looking for a Research specialist to join our group.

Your mission

The candidate is expected to play a leading role in generating scientific hypothesis, conducting experiments, analyzing data, preparing presentation of results and manuscript. The candidate should also be able to work independently. The candidate will work on several projects related to vaginal microbiome including culture and interaction studies on vaginal microbes.

Your profile

To be eligible for employment as a Research specialist a doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree is required.

Requirements

We are seeking a highly motivated candidate with the following experience:

Documented expertise in cell culture, especially primary cell culture, cell transfection, siRNA screening, and related oncogenesis mechanism studies.
Experience of RNA extraction
Experience of expression-based array analysis
Experience of RT-qPCR
Experience of protein extraction and western blotting are also needed
Excellent English skills, in both spoken and written English
Good skills in scientific writing

Meritorious

The applicant should have good communication skills and ability to interact effectively and work productively in a team of researchers. Emphasis will be placed on personal suitability, as well as ability and previous experience of laboratory work.

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

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 2023-10-15

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

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