Assistant Professor in Experimental Medicine

The Department of Laboratory Medicine consists of seven divisions within which both research and teaching are conducted. The department is involved in advanced research in both basic and applied research. All departments operate in close contact with clinics at Karolinska University Hospital. The department's educational activities contribute to most programmes and courses within KI's total range of education.

At the Division of Clinical Immunology, we study the functions of the immune system in a number of different areas, including the development of the blood system, infection, immunodeficiency, cancer and the nervous system. The research is translational in nature and includes everything from basic research, to experimental models in mice and zebrafish, patient samples to clinically oriented research where, for example, registers are used to answer the scientific question. The division thus constitutes a dynamic environment where experimental research meets clinical issues.

Your mission 

In the role of assistant professor, the focus is on developing his own research line. In addition, teaching in various parts of basic and clinical immunology is included. You are also expected to supervise students and present your results at internal and external meetings in Sweden and abroad. Furthermore, you are expected to apply for and receive your own research funding from various funders within and outside Sweden with the goal of building your own research group.

The employment as Assistant Professor is time limited for 5 years with the right to apply for promotion to Senior Lecturer. 

Eligibility requirements 

Those eligible for employment as an Assistant Professor are individuals who have been awarded a PhD or attained equivalent research competence. Preference should be given to those who were awarded a PhD or attained equivalent research competence no more than seven years, normally, prior to the expiry of the application period for the position as assistant professor. 

Those who have been awarded a PhD or attained equivalent research competence earlier may however be considered if special grounds exist.  

Special grounds refer to: 

• parental leave, 
• positions of trust in trade union organizations 
• mandatory service in the total defense forces 
• long-term illness 

Ground, dates and extent must be clearly specified in the application and verified with relevant documentation. 

We are looking for you who are a researcher with a focus on the nervous system in relation to the immune system. You master basic methodology in cell and molecular biology. You should have experience with inflammatory and neurodegenerative experimental models in mice. You should also have experience in the development of methods for analysis of large-scale methods for transcriptional and epigenetic profiling in spatial and single-cell applications. You should also have experience with large-scale and parallel genetic screening systems (e.g. MPRA, CRISPRi/a). It is also an advantage if you speak and write in Swedish.

As a person, you are meticulous, responsible and work well in a group.

The following are requirements for the position:

•  Demonstrated experience of working with iPS-generated cells relevant to the nervous system
•  Demonstrated experience of working with mouse as a model system
•  Demonstrated experience of working with advanced methods in sequencing and bioinformatics 
•  Demonstrated experience of working with advanced methods for CRISPR/Cas9-based methods for genome editing and delivery of these systems 

The following are qualifications for the position:

• Knowledge of analysis of data from large-scale sequencing methods, e.g. ATAC-seq, Cut&Tag, RNA-seq or equivalent
•  Demonstrated experience of working with genetic screening systems for parallel evaluation of gene activation 

Assessment criteria

In the assessment of the applicants, we place particular emphasis on research expertise.

What do we offer? 

A creative, international 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 good benefits through our collective agreement.  

Location: ANA Futura, Campus Flemingsberg, Huddinge

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Application

We prefer that Your application is written in English, but You can also apply in Swedish. An application must contain the following documents: Resumé, qualifications and description of planned research, presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet’s qualifications portfolio.

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The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system

Particular assessment for promotion to Senior Lecturer

An Assistant Professor employed in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 4 Section 12a shall be promoted to Senior Lecturer if he or she is eligible for an employment as Senior Lecturer in accordance with the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet and is assessed to be suitable for such employment in accordance with the assessment criteria that KI has decided should be applied when being promoted to Senior Lecturer. The assessment criteria stated in the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet that was valid at the time of appointment as Assistant Professor will be applied when applying for promotion to Senior Lecturer.  Current assessment criteria is found here. Such promotion results in a permanent position as Senior Lecturer. 

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