Postdoctoral Researcher/Strategic Research Programme in Diabetes (SRP Diabetes) Effects of dietary nitrate and non-heme iron in diabetes

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Overview of the position

The Strategic Research Programme in Diabetes (SRP Diabetes) at Karolinska Institutet is offering a fellowship for postdoctoral researchers. The programme supports groundbreaking research in diabetes and its comorbidities—both experimental and clinical.
We are currently recruiting one outstanding postdoctoral research fellow.
Details about all available projects and Principal Investigators can be found here: http://ki.se/en/srp-diabetes/postdoctoral-fellowships

Fellows will:
•    Conduct cutting-edge research at Karolinska Institutet.
•    Participate in a dynamic environment with symposia, lectures, retreats, and more.
•    Receive full funding including salary for 2 years.
🕒 Start date: Fall 2025 (flexible)

Research Project 

Dietary Nitrate and non-heme iron in Diabetes

• The signaling molecule nitric oxide (NO) plays important modulatory roles in cardiovascular and metabolic homeostasis. 
• Our research explores dietary inorganic nitrate and non-heme iron and their conversion to bioactive nitrogen oxides which enhance metabolic and cardiovascular functions.
• A central part of the project is to use electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) technology to measure nitrogen oxide radical species generated from nitrate and non-heme iron and evaluate their functional effects.
• In a small clinical trial, we aim to investigate the effect of combined nitrate and non-heme iron supplementation in improving cardiovascular and metabolic health in Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) patients.

Key Responsibilities

•    Design, manage, and conduct the research project.
•    Develop new experimental protocols and techniques, in particular EPR-based.
•    Develop hypotheses and analyze complex data sets.
•    Contribute ideas for future research directions.
•    Coordinate project activities with the Principal Investigator.
•    Publish in international peer-reviewed journals and present at conferences.
•    Support and advise team members on scientific techniques.

Selection Criteria

Essential:
•    PhD in a medical/biological discipline (to be completed by the summer of 2025).
•    Strong academic CV with publications and conference presentations.
•    Ability to work independently and in teams to manage academic activities.
•    Excellent skills in EPR spectroscopy.
•    Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in English.
•    High attention to detail and enthusiasm for research.

Additional Advantage:
•    PhD completed within the last 3 years (exceptions may apply).
•    A strong background in biochemistry.

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: Biomedicum, Solna

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)

Application deadline: June 7th 2025 (Midnight CSET). Welcome to apply! 

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

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