Assistant Professor in pharmacology

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

We are currently looking for an ambitious, highly motivated candidate with a solid background in molecular biology, electrophysiology, and neuropsychopharmacology to join the research group of Assistant Prof. Hugo Zeberg.

Your mission

The researcher will investigate a series of experimental G protein-coupled receptor ligands using electrophysiology methods. The overall goal is to increase the understanding of drug-receptor-interactions of clinically relevant ligands.

The project is focused on laboratory investigations of antipsychotic drugs and related ligands. For these purposes, the dopamine, serotonin, and muscarinic receptors will be used in the studies. In addition, genetic variants of these receptors, with relevance for clinical conditions and/or drug binding, will be studied.

The employment as Assistant Professor is time limited for 6 years with the right to apply for promotion to Senior Lecturer.

Eligibility requirements

Those eligible for employment as an Assistant Professor are individuals who have been awarded a PhD or attained equivalent research competence. Preference should be given to those who were awarded a PhD or attained equivalent research competence no more than five years prior to the expiry of the application period for the position as assistant professor.

Those who have been awarded a PhD or attained equivalent research competence earlier may however be considered if special grounds exist. 

Special grounds refer to:

• parental leave,
• positions of trust in trade union organizations
• mandatory service in the total defense forces
• long-term illness

Ground, dates and extent must be clearly specified in the application and verified with relevant documentation.

We are looking for a candidate with a keen interest for neuropsychopharmacology, both from a clinical standpoint but also experimentally. The ideal candidate has theoretical and practical experience from the above mentioned techniques including X. laevis animal experimentation, two-electrode voltage-clamp, molecular biology and pharmacological assays. In addition, the applicant should have experience from working with structurally modified G protein-coupled receptors. Considering the clinical relevance of the research, a medical background is a strong advantage.

Bases of assessment

For Assistant Professor with focus on research:

Scientific expertise will be most important when assessing applicants.

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

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!

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system

Particular assessment for promotion to Senior Lecturer

An Assistant Professor employed in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 4 Section 12a shall be promoted to Senior Lecturer if he or she is eligible for an employment as Senior Lecturer in accordance with the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet and is assessed to be suitable for such employment in accordance with the assessment criteria that KI has decided should be applied when being promoted to Senior Lecturer. The assessment criteria stated in the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet that was valid at the time of appointment as Assistant Professor will be applied when applying for promotion to Senior Lecturer. Current assessment criteria is found here. Such promotion results in a permanent position as Senior Lecturer.

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