Senior Lecturer in Bacteriology

- with focus on education and research

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

We are seeking a Lecturer in Bacteriology who will conduct research in bacteriology and teach at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
 
The Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) at Karolinska Institutet in Solna conducts research and education in immunology, infection biology, microbiology, cell biology, and cancer. Bacteriology is a major part of the department’s microbiological research and teaching.

MTC has around 400 affiliated staff members. Our key values are interdisciplinarity, clinically anchored basic research, and national and international collaboration.

Description of the subject area

The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies infectious diseases as one of the greatest global health threats. Bacterial pathogens cause a wide range of diseases, from common infections to emerging global threats such as antibiotic-resistant infections. The field of bacteriology includes bacterial pathogenesis, virulence, and RNA-mediated regulation, and is highly relevant to global health.

Your mission

You will be responsible for education in bacterial diseases at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including in medical, biomedicine, and optometry programs. Your role also includes supervising master's students, PhD candidates, and postdoctoral researchers.
 
You will conduct research in medical microbiology, particularly on human bacterial pathogens and bacterial pathogenesis, including studies on the regulation of bacterial disease mechanisms and immune responses to these pathogens.
You are expected to actively apply for competitive research funding at local, national, and international levels.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for employment as Senior Lecturer with focus on education and research, in addition to holding a Degree of Doctor, PhD, or having equivalent scientific expertise, the applicant must have demonstrated excellent pedagogical skills and very good scientific skills. 

See the Instructions for the Appointment Procedure for teachers at Karolinska Institutet

You must also have completed 10 weeks of higher education pedagogy training, in accordance with SUHF’s recommendations. If not completed at the time of appointment, this training must be undertaken within the first two years of employment.

As the position involves examination in Swedish, you must have proficiency in Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish (C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages), in addition to English.

Assessment criteria

The Senior Lectureship has a focus on education and research. The assessment will weight qualifications as follows: scientific skills (3), pedagogical skills (3) and leadership and collaboration skills (2). 

For employment as Senior Lecturer at Karolinska Institutet, the eligibility requirements and assessment criteria stated in the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure are applied in relation to established profile of employment. 

 See the Instructions for the Appointment Procedure for teachers at Karolinska Institutet

In addition to the assessment criteria specified in the guidelines for the appointment procedure, it is particularly meritorious if you have demonstrated:

• A PhD in a relevant field (e.g., infection biology, microbiology, or bacteriology)
• Extensive knowledge in bacteriology, microbial methods, cell and molecular biology techniques, and experience in RNA biology
• Course or teaching responsibility in bacteriology at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
   

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 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 benefits through our collective agreement. 

Location: Solna

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Application

Your application must contain the following documents in English: a cover letter as well as a resumé and a qualifications portfolio including a description of your research plan, both presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet’s template (http://ki.se/qualificationsportfolio). You may change or add to your application at any time up to and including the application deadline date. After the deadline, the process closes, and no amendment or addition can be made to your application.

The applications will be reviewed by external reviewers, most often both national and international. For that reason, all the submitted documents should be written in English.

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

We look forward to receiving your application!

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