Research Technician

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Biomedicum flow cytometry core facility (BFC) is under the management of The Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) at Karolinska Institutet, conducting research and teaching within immunology, infection biology, cell biology and cancer. MTC has about 40 research groups and our key words are multidisciplinary, bridging, national and international collaborations.

Flow cytometry is a central methodology within the life sciences. The BFC is a shared resource laboratory with a wide range of services, supporting cutting edge research in the Stockholm area. The facility is equipped with state-of-the-art cell sorters and analysis instruments. Located in the Biomedicum building, the BFC offers cell sorting in a BSL2 environment and currently serves over 200 users.

Your mission

The BFC offers training, application support for panel and experiment design, assisted analysis and cell sorting. As a research technician, you will work in the facility team and aid in the daily routines for both instrument maintenance and biosafety, and perform simple and advanced cell sorting and analysis as well as instrument troubleshooting. Training new users is a major service offered at the BFC, and you will assist in organizing training sessions, both theoretical and hands-on training. The facility offers an excellent opportunity to develop a career in flow cytometry via interaction with the BFC staff and researchers from KI as well as customers from industry.

Your profile

Requirements for the position:

• A PhD in Biomedicine, Molecular Biology, Immunology or a related discipline, alternatively a university degree (Bachelor or Master) coupled with years of research experience in one of these disciplines
• A minimum of one year experience of multi-color flow cytometry and cell sorting
• You are highly motivated, well organized and service oriented with extensive experience in flow cytometry, both analysis and sorting
• You are eager to learn new instrumentation, techniques and analysis software
• Excellent communication skills in spoken and written English

Meritorious for the position:

•  Demonstrated independent cell sorting experience on BD Aria and/or CytoFLEX SRT platform, including basic technical troubleshooting
• Previous knowledge and hands-on experience in spectral flow cytometry and/or imaging flow cytometry
• Previous work and management experience of BSL-2 lab
• Experience of customer service and strong pedagogic and interpersonal skills
• Ability to organize, plan and document your work 

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. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement. And you get to exercise freely in our modern wellness facilities, where trained staff are on site.

Location: Solna

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Application

Welcome to apply at the latest 4 January.

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.

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