Research assistant in clinical epidemiology of malaria

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Division of Infectious Diseases performs research and education in close collaboration with the Karolinska University Hospital. The research teams address a wide range of infectious diseases using clinical, epidemiological and experimental approaches.

The Färnert research group focuses on understanding mechanisms of acquisition and maintenance of immunity to malaria, as well on clinical aspects of malaria. The group is currently pursuing a study on the importance of asymptomatic infection in migrant populations and is therefore seeking a research assistant who will focus on detection of parasites in clinical isolates.

Your mission

The research assistant will be part of study inclusion, processing of samples and analyses of malaria parasites by different methods in the research laboratory. Moreover, the work will include assembling questionnaire data and performing systematic literature reviews.

Your profile

The applicant should have an MSc degree, as well as knowledge and hands-on experience in diagnostics of malaria. Medical expertise and previous work with migrants and malaria is an advantage.

The group is seeking a highly motivated research assistant. The candidate is expected to be well organized and able to work independently. The project is pursued in an interdisciplinary environment that involves collaboration with several groups; therefore, good collaborative skills are necessary. Fluency in English is mandatory.

What do we offer?

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 better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct innovative medical research and provide the largest range of biomedical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is a state university, which entitles employees to several benefits such as extended holiday and a generous occupational pension. Employees also have free access to our modern gym and receive reimbursements for medical care.

Location

The position is located within the Department of Medicine, Solna. The department consists of twelve divisions and each division consists of several research groups. The position is located within the research group of Anna Färnert , based at the new research laboratories at BioClinicum on the Karolinska University Hospital site in Solna https://ki.se/en/meds/group-anna-farnert

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Application

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form.

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