Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuroscience of Parkinson’s disease

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?

Svenningsson lab is a translational and multidisciplinary research group studying movement disorders, particularly Parkinson’s disease, and depression. We use cellular and animal models and analyze samples and biopsies from patients. Our goals are to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying disease states, and to identify novel biomarkers and medically relevant therapeutic targets. At the clinic, we do longitudinal studies on cohorts of patients with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, assessing both motor and non-motor symptoms. We also perform clinical trials with novel pharmacological therapies

Your mission

We are looking for a highly motivated postdoc, with an interest in studies of alpha-synuclein in cellular and animal models and development of biomarker assays to be involved in one or more projects investigating the pathophysiology underlying Parkinson’s disease.

The postdoc will use cellular and animal models of Parkinson’s disease with mutated alpha-synuclein to mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration in experimental Parkinsonism. The postdoc will also use CSF and plasma samples from patients to develop biomarkers for diagnostsics.

We expect the successful candidate to be able to significantly contribute to the planning and management of their project(s), supervision of students, as well as the writing of manuscripts and navigation of their peer-review process.

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.

PhD degree in Neuroscience
Knowledge about alpha-synuclein neurobiology
Documented experience in cellular neuroscience.
High level of self- motivation and independency
Work well with others in a team
Willingness to supervise or share experience with students.
Very good command of written and spoken English

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 14 february 2024

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

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