Research Specialist in embryonal metabolism research

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Description of the subject area

We are looking for a Research specialist to Professor Juha Kere´s research group at the department of Medicine, Huddinge.  Energy metabolism is a central role in the early embryonal development. The research group is studying the first days of human embryonal development. We have developed a cell model that captures the 8-cell-like phenotype, resembling the embryonal cells 3 days after fertilization, and this allows us to study the early molecular events without harming human life.

Your mission

You will be part of a multidisciplinary and multinational team. Your role will be to plan and design laboratory experiments, perform experimental work based on cell culturing and many modern molecular biology methods, interpret the results and contribute essentially to reporting of the conclusions.  

This position is a 60 % permanent employment.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for employment as a Research Specialist, in addition to holding a Degree of Doctor, PhD, or having a foreign degree deemed equivalent to a Swedish doctoral degree, the applicant must have demonstrated research expertise as well as have documented research experience after defending their doctoral dissertation.

The applicant must have a doctoral degree in molecular genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, or similar field and proven expertise in work with mitochondrial function and its role in metabolic regulation.  Also a publication track record in the field of this call is necessary.  Furthermore, high attention to detail as well as understanding of the overall scope of work are highly evaluated. The applicant needs to have good knowledge in scientific English. Experience in performing independent experimental work with modern molecular methods are meritorious, as well as the ability to work in a multidisciplinary research environment.  

Emphasis will be put on personal suitability 

Assessment criteria

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: Flemingsberg

Links for further reading:
Juha Kere's research group | Karolinska Institutet
https://ki.se/en/medh

Application

We prefer that Your application is written in English, but You can also apply in Swedish. An application must contain the following documents: 

• A letter of motivation
• Curriculum vitae.
• Certificate of PhD degree.
• Complete list of publications.

Welcome to apply at the latest 2025-02-17

The application must be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

Permanent position is initiated by a six months trial period.

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