Research Specialist for KIgene Core Facility - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

KIgene is a core facility at Karolinska Institutet, physically located at the Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM) at Karolinska Hospital. The facility offers genetic analyses, covering Sanger DNA sequencing, gene expression and genotyping, epigenetic analysis as well as techniques for spatial biology.

The environment

KIGene is a well-established node at KI with more than twenty-five years experiences of running a core facility. KIGene merged with the in situ/imaging core facility at CMM, with a 20 year track record of tissue-based expression analysis, creating a hub for spatial biology at KIGene. As a first step the GeoMX digital spatial profiling platform from NanoString Technologies has been established in 2020. The GeoMX enables spatially resolved, digital characterization of proteins or RNA on tissue slides at high multiplex. The technique does not require isotopes, secondary antibodies or amplifications. In summer 2023, the core will receive the CosMX spatial molecular imager, a spatial multiomics single-cell imaging platform.

The personnel at KIgene consist of three full time employees; one senior lab manager and two research engineers, plus one part-time employee and a scientific director. The core works in close contact with the Translational Psychiatry team at the Dept. of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, KI.

Your mission

KIgene is now recruiting a Research Specialist who will work in close collaboration with the rest of the KIgene team mainly on the GeoMX and CosMX platforms. The work includes planning, coordination and interaction with customers on their specific projects, as well as laboratory and analytical work. We are looking for a positive, flexible and pedagogical person.

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.

Additional requirements:

• Documented experience with GeoMX platform (NanoString
• Documented experience the nCounter system (NanoString)
• Theoretical knowledge about CosMX (Nanostring)
• Well experienced with wet lab
• Well experienced with immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization techniques
• Excellent communication skills in English, spoken and written
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Previous experience with core facility work

Assessment criteria

It is particularly meritorious that the applicant has shown

• Experience with GeoMX platform (NanoString)
• Experience with the nCounter system (NanoString)
• Extensive experience with wet lab
• Extensive experience with immunohistochemical techniques
• Previous experience with work in a core facility

It is meritorious that the applicant has shown

• Experience with in situ hybridization

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

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 June 25, 2023

The application must be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

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