Research Assistant to Translational Lung Cancer Research Team

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

We want to recruit a Research  Assistant to our translational lung cancer research team at Department of Oncology/Pathology. We are looking for you who want to contribute to our research related to biomarker discovery in lung cancer with a focus on extracellular vesicles. In particular, we are searching for you who want to work as a research assistant and explore the role of extracellular vesicles as communicators in metastasis, precision cancer medicine and immunotherapy treatments and in context of precision radiotherapy.

Your mission

As our research assistant you will work with preparation of material from our liquid-and tumor biopsy samples of lung cancer patients with a focus on extracellular vesicles (EVs). You will be involved in research related to protein cargo analyses of EVs and lung cancer cells in context of metastasis, response to precision cancer medicine, immunotherapy and precision radiotherapy. You will prepare EVs from liquid biopsies, work in experimental models of lung cancer with characterization of signaling components but also contribute with your skills in bioinformatics and programming for analyzing proteomic profiling data.

Your profile

Qualifications:

•  You should have a recent degree in biotechnology or biomedicine field
• You need to have a theoretical knowledge in molecular biomedicine, biochemistry, biotechnology and/or bioinformatics and it is meriting if you have conducted a degree project in the cancer field. 
• You have experience of working independently in experimental lab research, preferentially with a focus on cancer associated topics.

Merits:

• It is meritorious if you have previous documented experience in working with isolation and characterization of extracellular vesicles with methods such as size exclusion chromatography, Nanoparticle Tracking Analyses, ELISA, western blotting, mass spectrometry and/or flowcytometry.
• We are looking for you who also are independent in analyses of cancer cells with experience in cell viability assessment, siRNA methodology, flow cytometry profiling and immunofluorescence microscopy.
• You will take part in analyses of “omics” data generated in our projects related and it is therefore meritorious if you have theoretical and practical “knowhow” in bioinformatics and/or programming.
• We value if you are independent in your daily work but also that you are flexible and like to be a team player with excellent communication skills in written/spoken
• English as some of our projects are international collaborative efforts. 

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 also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement. And you get to practice freely in our modern wellness facilities, where trained staff are on site.

Location: Dep. Oncology/Pathology, Research group Ekman/Theme Viktorsson/Lewensohn, Bioclinicum, Solna.

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Application

Welcome to apply at the latest 23^rd April. 

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form. 

This is a fixed-term employment (SÄVA) for six months up to maximum one year.  

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all