Assistant Professor in Cardiovascular research

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

You are welcome to join a successful genuinely translational research group at KI. In a well-established network of cardiovascular research, our group is focused on identification of disease mechanisms of atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease as well as development of novel cardioprotective strategies in acute myocardial infarction. The clinical importance of these mechanisms is subsequently investigated in well-defined patient cohorts with coronary artery disease, diabetes and hypercholesterolemia.

Your mission

The Cardiology Unit at Department of Medicine, Solna has a assistant professor position in cardiovascular research open for a highly motivated scientist. The project is focused on problems related to endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis, and myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. Studies will investigate mechanisms driving the development of endothelial and cardiac injury with focus on the increased risk among patients with type 2 diabetes. A particular focus is to continue our successful project exploring the role of red blood cells and their interaction with the vascular endothelium. By using red blood cells collected from patient cohorts, molecular mechanisms, signaling transfer and novel preventive treatment strategies in disease development are investigated

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

Eligibility requirements

Applicants should have a strong research background in translational cardiovascular research documented by publications of studies related to cardiovascular disease. The applicant should have documented experience from functional studies in isolated vascular models, isolation of erythrocytes and their extracellular vesicles, protein expression including Western blotting, immunohistochemistry, and cell culture. A person is eligible for a postdoc position if he or she has obtained a PhD and has extensive experience from 2-3 years postdoctoral training at a university other than where the PhD was obtained. We welcome a creative, hardworking, and enthusiastic team-player to our group. Personal suitability and scientific expertise are highly valued. The applicant must be proficient in English, both spoken and written.]

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 five years 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.

Bases of assessment

For Assistant Professor with focus on research:

Scientific expertise will be most important when assessing applicants.

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

The position is located within the Department of Medicine, Solna. The department consists of eleven divisions and each division consists of several research groups. The position is located within the research group of John Pernow at the Unit of Cardiology.

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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.

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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