Postdoctoral Researcher in microbiology and multimodal fluorescence imaging techniques

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AIMES - Center for the Advancement of Integrated Medical and Engineering Sciences, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet

AIMES - Center for the Advancement of Integrated Medical and Engineering Sciences is an interdisciplinary research center co-affiliated between Karolinska Institutet (KI) and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). Research at AIMES is characterized by intimate interactions between pre-clinical and clinical scientists and researchers with natural sciences and engineering backgrounds. Biomedical research in e.g. infection and neuroscience is addressed by the development of cutting-edge approaches based on Organic Bioelectronics, Organ-on-Chip technology, Tissue Microbiology to mention a few. Collectively, this combines expertise in electroactive polymers, chemistry, microfluidics, neurobiology, microbiology, physiology, pathology and intravital imaging. Other areas of research include renewable biomaterials, sensor technologies and anti-fouling surfaces. AIMES has an explicit aim to translate scientific findings to societal use via strong interactions with external stakeholders.

AIMES is located in Biomedicum, KI Campus Solna. AIMES is hosted at KI by the Department of Neuroscience, world-leaders in research on the function of the nervous system in health and disease. AIMES host at KTH is the Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, the largest academic institution on native and synthetic polymers in Sweden.

Team Richter-Dahlfors is an interdisciplinary research team within AIMES, who has microbiology, bacterial infections and organic bioelectronics as some of their focus areas. The team has expertise in numerous different bacterial pathogens and their biofilm forming capacity, as well as bacterial sensors and anti-fouling surfaces based on conducting polymers.

Your mission

Team Richter-Dahlfors is seeking a Post-Doctoral Researcher in the field of microbiology and multimodal fluorescence imaging techniques, who will enagage in projects focusing on understanding the process of bacterial biofilm formation and their role in infectious diseases as well as in selected industrial areas.

The candidate will be driving her/his projects within a highly multidisciplinary team.

Your profile

To be eligible for employment as a postdoctor, a PhD or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a Swedish PhD is required. This eligibility requirement must be fulfilled at the latest at the time of the employment decision. Completion of your doctoral degree within the last three years is considered an advantage. If there are special reasons, your degree may have been completed earlier.

The applicant must meet the following requirements:

• Research expertise in Biomedical Sciences, preferably bacterial cell development and stress responses, including biofilm formaton, as evidenced by research publications in peer-reviewed journals or prior positions.

Documented expertise on:

• BSL2 working practices
• Bacterial cell development and stress responses
• Bacterial genetics in gram-positive and gram-negtive species, including S. aureus, and E. coli
• Microbiological techniques including response fusions, bacterial two-hybrid screens and suppressor screens
• High-resolution fluorescence microscopy, including live cell imaging and timelaps imaging.

• Excellent spoken and written English is a requirement.
• Basic spoken and written Swedish is a requirement
• Ability to work within a collaborative team with different expertise

Of merit:

• Knowledge in spectroscopy techniques
• Teaching experience
• Experience in scientific communication with different stakeholders, including patients, healthcare, and companies
• Prior experience from working with the pharmaceutical regulatory framework 

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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Application

An employment application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:

• PhD certificate
• 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 February 26th, 2025.

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

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