Postdoctoral Researcher in Immunology

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

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.

MTC is looking for a post-doctoral immunologist/molecular biologist to join Professor Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam's group to contribute to the group's project concerning the analysis of immune repertoires and population variation in adaptive immune receptor genes and its impact on antigen-specific immune responses. The goal is to increase understanding of how our genetic background affects the diversity and function of the adaptive immune response

Your mission

You will work in a fast-paced group that is focused on immunogenetics and functional analyses of antibody responses. The role includes being hands-on in the laboratory, performing extensive data analysis and being the driver of projects with collaborators.

Your profile

To be eligible for employment as a postdoctor a doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a Swedish 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.

In addition to the above requirements for the position:

A PhD in immunology
At least one year’s research experience following the PhD
Deep knowledge in molecular biology, immunology and immune repertoire analysis
Experience in human monoclonal antibody isolation from single B cells
Experience in IG genotype analysis with the tool IgDiscover
A genuine interest in understanding adaptive immunity at individual the level
Motivated, independent and well-organized
Excellent communication skills in spoken and written 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

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https://ki.se/en/mtc/gunilla-karlsson-hedestam-group

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 24 October 2024.

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

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