Research Infrastructure Specialist - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?

We are looking for a Research Infrastructure Specialist that will help us to develop the future collection, analysis and integration of multimodal data collected at the Centre for Imaging Research (CIR), and to develop the integration between data collected at CIR and data from Region Stockholm. The position will be located at Karolinska Institutet, Centre for Imaging Research, at BioClinicum. We offer an inspiring job in a stimulating and international working environment. You will be part of a growing team shaping a new function, which is developed from and integrated with the successful existing structures at KI and CIR.

Your mission

The successful candidate will create new and develop existing services that allow users from industry, academia, and healthcare to better utilize multimodal human brain imaging data. The Research Infrastructure Specialist will also work on collecting multimodal brain imaging reference datasets at CIR. This effort contributes to the ongoing enhancement of services provided by imaging facilities at CIR. The Research Infrastructure Specialist is expected to guide and support KI researchers, mainly those engaged with multimodal brain imaging at CIR.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for an employment as Research Infrastructure Specialist the applicant must have demonstrated research expertise and been awarded a doctorate or a qualification from a foreign higher education institution deemed equivalent to a Swedish degree of doctor. The applicant must also have demonstrated technological and methodological expertise.

We are looking for a Research Infrastructure Specialist who:

• Has an academic doctoral degree within neuroscience, brain imaging, medicine, medical technology, molecular biology, or AI
• Has experience from research with advanced brain imaging techniques such as MRI, PET, MEG and EEG

Assessment criteria

It is particularly meritorious that the applicant has shown

• experience from analysis and integration of multimodal brain imaging data
• experience from programming and software development, for example in Python, R and Matlab
• a documented interest in further developing existing imaging techniques and an interest in combining different techniques to elevate development and research to a higher level
• experience with and an interest in collaboration with academia, industry, as well as health care
• traits that shows that you are structured, systematic, and precise, with good prioritization skills
• fluent knowledge in both spoken and written English

It is meritorious that the applicant has shown

• proficiency in Swedish

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, international and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Here, 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 good benefits through our collective agreement.

Location: Solna

Read more about the Department of Clinical Neuroscience here
Read more about CIR here

Application

We prefer that Your application is written in English, but You can also apply in Swedish. The application must be written in accordance with Karolinska Institutet's merit portfolio for research infrastructure specialist/senior research infrastructure specialist (link).

Welcome to apply at the latest May 30, 2024.

The application must be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

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