Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience

The Department of Clinical Neuroscience (CNS) conducts research and education in the field of neuroscience from the molecular level to the society level. The clinical research and education is conducted in collaboration with Region Stockholm as well as other research groups from Karolinska Institutet and other universities.
Please visit our website for more information: ki.se/en/cns

Division
The Department of Neuro conducts research in neurological diseases, brain and spinal cord injuries. The group of Translational Neuropharmacology includes mainly molecular biologists, biochemists and medical doctors performing research under supervision of professor Per Svenningsson (https://ki.se/en/cns/per-svenningssons-research-group) . The aim of the research is further elucidation of factors underlying Parkinson's disease (PD), Huntington's disease and depression, with additional focus on the role of immune system in their etiology. The research extends widely from basic to clinical research, which facilitates the translation of basic findings into clinical, in order to discover prospective therapies for PD patients. The strength of the group lies in the fact that this translational opportunity is combined with methodological expertise in genetics, radiology and protein science.

Duties
The successful candidate will be preferentially responsible to establish and work with primary human and murine immune cell culture, in order to discover new and to validate promising candidate biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease. The applicant will also be responsible of establish state of the art molecular and cellular technology to build mechanistic assays and to investigate the role of primary human immune cells in PD pathology. The successful candidate will be expected to use a wide range of immunological, biochemical and imaging techniques for the characterization of immunological pathways in primary cells from PD patients, healthy control patients and PD animal models. 

Entry requirements
The applicant should have a minimum Master degree and an extensive background knowledge in the field of immunology/pharmacy/biochemistry. In addition, the applicant is expected to have hands on experience in establishing primary immune cell culture, flow cytometry, cell and molecular biology, biochemistry and diverse microscopy techniques (fluorescence microscopy, confocal microscopy, TIRF, Ibidi flow chamber experimental setup). A keen interest in immunological aspect of etiology and pathology of Parkinson’s disease is highly appreciated. Fluency in English language is a requirement, as well as excellent communication skills. The applicant should be well organized and show independency in his/her work but also to be a strong team player and motivated to work in a vibrant international and multidisciplinary research group. The successful applicant will be highly encouraged to establish a close collaboration with representative clinicians.

Application process

  • A curriculum vitae
  • Academic degree diplomas
  • Publication list
  • Letter of recommendation

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

Type of employment Temporary position
Contract type Full time
First day of employment According to agreement
Salary Monthly salary
City Stockholm
County Stockholms län
Country Sweden
Reference number 2-5508/2018
Contact
  • Elin Hammergård, HR-administrator, elin.hammergard@ki.se
  • Per Svenningsson, Professor, per.svenningsson@ki.se
Union representative
  • Venus Azhary, OFR, 0707-124 127
  • Arsalan Amir, SACO, 08 - 517 733 37, arsalan.amir@ki.se
  • Henry Wölling, SEKO, henry.wolling@ki.se
Published 12.Oct.2018
Last application date 22.Oct.2018 11:59 PM CEST

Return to job vacancies