Research assistant position in immunometabolism

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?

The Tibbitt lab aims to understand the immunometabolism of type 2 immune cells and the impact of host metabolism in allergic diseases such as asthma. Our team has a keen interest in understanding how cellular metabolism shapes responses to treatment and if these can be applied to potentiate current and feature threapies from our base at the Centre for Infectious Medicine (CIM), Department of Medicine Huddinge (MedH).

Your mission

You will contribute to a project on focused on understanding how type 2 lymphocytes adapt their cellular metabolism across various human tissue niches. As with many immune cells, type 2 cells differ in phenotype between tissue and organs even within the same individual. In this newly established project, you will use flow cyometry as well as single cell transcriptomics to compare phenotypes across a range of niches. You will follow up with evaluating how these cells adapt their metabolic requirements to meet their specific phenotype.

Your profile

The appointed individual should hold a master’s degree in biomedicine, immunology or similar subject. To be eligible for employment, a strong understanding of cellular immunology, flow cytometry, a degree of experience in transcriptomics and programming (R or Python), and knowledge in the field of allergic diseases are required. You should be a driven and curious individual capable of working independently as well as with a team. Communication skills are important both within the team and with collaborators in the clinic. Proficiency in English, both written and spoken, is also mandatory.

We put great emphasis on personal suitability for this role.

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: Flemingsberg

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Application

Welcome to apply at the latest 2025-01-09.

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form. 

Permanent position is initiated by a six months trial period.

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