Postdoctoral Researcher in Circuit Neuroscience with focus on cell type connectivity

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Meletis laboratory, in the Department of Neuroscience, has an open position for a postdoctoral fellow to investigate using state-of-the-art methods the principles underlying organization of brain circuits and the connectivity profile of neuron subtypes, including molecular and cellular mechanisms that can explain dysfunction in mouse models of stress and mood disorders.

Your mission

The research will focus on how neuron subtypes are connected in local and long-range circuitries and the underlying molecular signals that define cell-type specific connectivity. We are looking for a postdoc to join our team,  with a strong experimental and statistical background with great interest in using new single-cell tools to better define the complexity of cell types and circuits in the nervous system.

The postdoctoral fellow will use long-read single-cell RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, together with viral-based approaches (e.g. barcoded rabies viruses) to define the molecular organization of brain circuits, the identity of neuron subtypes, and how neuronal diversity helps explain functional complexity.

The candidate must have extensive experience using advanced molecular and/or viral methods to define cell types, for example single-cell RNA sequencing or spatial transcriptomics, and a strong analytical and statistical background. The candidate must have a strong publication track-record with at least one first-author publication.

The candidate must have excellent communications skills and the ability to work productively in an interdiciplinary team.

Fluency in English is a requirement.

Your profile

To be eligible for employment as a postdoctor a doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a Swedish doctoral degree is required. This eligibility requirement must be fulfilled at the latest at the time of the employment decision. It is considered as an advantage if you have completed your doctoral degree within the last three years, if there are special reasons, your degree may have been completed earlier.

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. At Karolinska Institutet, 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

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

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

Welcome to apply at the latest October 28th, 2024

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

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