Research Specialist / application expert in data-driven modeling of biochemical systems - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Department of Neuroscience includes several research groups working on different aspects of nervous system function, both under normal conditions and in various disease states. Research projects include a broad range of studies on the molecular and cellular levels, networks of neurons, and the organization of the nervous system as a whole. Although experimental approaches are dominating at the department, also computational approaches gain more and more visibility. The Department has a flat organization with ca 40 research groups.

Your mission

The offered position, in the lab of J Hellgren Kotaleski, is part of ongoing computational research to better understand synaptic plasticity and learning in motor systems, and especially the basal ganglia. For this it is important to develop modeling workflows of synaptic plasticity and software for data-driven parameter estimation. An imiportant goal is to build infrastructure for EBRAINS (ebrains.eu) and to support users of EBRAINS. The researcher/application expert candidate will thus be involved in research to build research infrastructure for data-driven modeling of synaptic plasticity. Familiarity with the EBRAINS infrastructure will be viewed as an advantage.

Eligibility requirements

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

Assessment criteria

It is important that the applicant has experience in using and/or developing EBRAINS model building tools. EBRAINS (ebrains.eu) is a distributed European infrastructure for brain research, and Sweden is i particular responsible for software and model building tools at the subcellular and microcircuit levels, and to sustain that type of software will be part of the position.

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. 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 benefits through our collective agreement.

Location: Solna

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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.

Welcome to apply at the latest May 24, 2023

The application must be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

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