Laboratory Manager in Human Immunology - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM; http://www.ki.se/cim) is a research division within the Department of Medicine Huddinge with a focus on translational studies of the human immune system and infection immunity in humans. CIM is located within the Karolinska Institutet’s newly established research facilities, ANA Futura.

Your mission

The candidate will work in the research groups headed by Assist. Prof. Marcus Buggert and by Prof. Johan Sandberg. The research performed by these groups focuses on human immunology and the immunopathogenesis of viral and cancer disease. We are seeking a highly motivated and well-organized person, preferably with a PhD, to serve as a laboratory manager facilitating the ongoing research and collaboration between these groups.

The duties are multifaceted and entail both administrative tasks and research-related activities. The administrative part of the work will involve duties related to ordering, preparing documentation for different types of applications, permits and registers, organizing databases and data sets, and introduction of new members in the group. The research-related duties include interaction with clinical collaborators, collection and processing of lymphocytes from various types of human samples, cell culture techniques, flow cytometry, ELISA, ELISPOT, and other cell- and molecular biology work.

Eligibility requirements

The candidate should hold a PhD degree in the field of biomedicine – preferably in immunology. We are looking for a person with excellent organizational skills, who likes to work in a dynamic environment with diverse tasks. The applicant should have practical experience in cell processing, culture of primary cells and standard immunology techniques, including good skill sets in flow cytometry. Good cooperation, independence, flexibility, communication and computer skills are required. Fluency in English is necessary. Postdoctoral research experience with pre-clinical human immunology research will be of merit.

Assessment criteria

It is particularly meritorious that the applicant has shown

• A PhD degree in the field of biomedicine
• Good organizational skills, flexibility, communication and cooperative skills
• Biobanking experience
• Statistical knowledge
• Worked with cell biology (e.g. FACS) methods
• Worked with molecular biology (e.g. RNAseq) methods
• Handled human blood and/or tissue samples
• Handled immunology data sets
• Basic immunology background

It is meritorious that the applicant has shown

• Publications in the field of immunology
• Postdoctoral research experience
• Possibility to formalize biological questions

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. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is a state university, which entitles to several benefits such as extended holiday and generous occupational pension. Employees also have access to our modern gym for free and receive reimbursements for medical care.

Location: Flemingsberg

Read more about the Center for Infectious Medicine
Read more about the Buggert research group
Read more about the Sandberg research group

Application

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system and must contain the following documents in English:
• Personal letter
• Curriculum vitae, including date of degrees, previous positions, work experience, publications and references
• A summary of previous work (no more than one page)

Welcome to apply at the latest 2022-03-11.

The application must be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

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