Research Specialist in Breast Cancer Translational Medicine

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

At the Department of Oncology-Pathology basic, translational and clinical research and educational activities related to cancer are carried out. Approximately 300 people from over 40 nations are currently working in the department. About 30 research groups with various cancer research profiles are involved and we have around 110 Ph.D. students.

The position is within professor Johan Hartmans research group. The successful candidate will have the access to our unique patient materials and datasets. Similarly, the candidate will have a chance to perform top-level breast cancer translational studies together with our collaborators at both KI and Science for Life Laboratory.

Your mission

The applicant needs to have strong competence in running projects independently but also have good abilities for teamwork and cooperation within a dynamic group of scientists and clinicians with broad expertise. The applicant will also supervise Ph.D. students. The successful candidate has good knowledge of breast cancer disease and has expertise in relevant IVD assays, drug screening, and precision oncology.

The individual will develop breast cancer disease culture models, identify potential biomarkers and develop a stratification system for patients into distinct subgroups based on comparative analysis of multiple omics and phenotypic data. The work will include the design of projects, experiment performance, data analysis, results interpretation, and presentation of findings in the form of scientific publications, grant applications, and meetings and conferences. The individual is expected to oversee the organization of research projects conducted by other Ph.D. students. The candidate is expected to interact with many collaborators at both KI, Karolinska University Hospital, and SciLifeLab and contribute to the networks' efficient functioning.

Eligibility requirements

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

In addition to the aforementioned requirements, the application must have:

A Ph.D. in tumor biology, medical science, or another relevant field.
Postdoctoral research experience from a research group other than where the Ph.D. education was conducted.
Documented research experience in breast cancer and preferably in colon cancer.
Demonstrated ability to write scientific articles and publish them in an outstanding level of international scientific journals.
Experience with drafting grant applications.
Experience in supervising/co-supervising students at the doctoral level and lecturing at Ph.D. courses.
Good knowledge of breast cancer diagnostic routines, necessary research documents management experiences (ethical approval and patient informed consent, etc.), and patient data handling expertise according to relevant legal requirements.
Hands-on experiences with various in vitro diagnostic tools and platforms, eg. Nanostring’s nCounter, Cepheid’s GeneXpert, etc.
Demonstrated experiences in handling and utilizing various cancer patient research samples (fresh samples/frozen samples/FFPE etc.).
Competence in primary cell 3D culture models and drug profiling methods.
Experience with studying cancer treatment resistance, intratumoral heterogeneity, and Immuno-oncology.
Outstanding ability to communicate in English (both written and oral) is a must.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work both independently and in collaboration with colleagues in very diverse fields.

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. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is a state university, which entitles to several benefits such as extended holiday and generous occupational pension. Employees also have access to our modern gym for free and receive reimbursements for medical care.

Application

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

A complete resumé, including date of the thesis defense, title of the thesis, previous academic positions, academic title, current position, academic distinctions, and committee work
A complete list of publications/manuscripts
A summary of current work (no more than one page)

Welcome to apply at the latest April 11th.

The application must be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

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