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We are recruiting a student for doctoral education.
For more information regarding doctoral (PhD) education, see: http://www.ki.se/doctoral.
Research group
We offer an interesting and challenging job in an international environment focusing on education, research, public-sector consultancy and innovation, which contribute to enhancing the economy and improving social welfare. We strive for academic excellence, collegial respect and freedom tempered by responsibility.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a position funded by the Marie Skodowska-Curie project “ASCTN-Training” within the Horizon 2020 programme of the European Union, starting in early 2019. The appointment will be on a temporary basis for a maximum period of 3 years (PhD student) and will be placed at Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Karolinska Institute.
ASCTN-Training is a four-year project, funded by the European Union Horizon 2020 Programme (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2018) under the Marie Skodowska-Curie Initial Training Network and Grant Agreement No. 813851. ASCTN-Training is addressing existing gaps within Human Stem Cell-based Neuronal disorders (NDs) Modelling (NDM) for research to develop new medicines for the treatment of neurological disorders (e.g. Parkinson´s (PD), Huntington´s (HD) and Demyelination’s (DM) diseases), which occur as a result of acute or progressive loss of cells, glial or neuronal, and structures and function in the brain. ASCTN-Training sets out with the ambition to educate and train students within and across different scientific disciplines: biotechnology (Human Pluripotent Stem Cells (hPSCs) neuronal and glial differentiation using brain-on-chip technology and microfluidics, 3D tissue engineering/cerebral organoids and nanoengineering of culture conditions), molecular biology (Ex vivo gene expression, Direct cellular reprograming, mouse genetic modification, single cell analysis)
Website for additional job details: http://ernestarenaslab.org/
Education project
Modeling Parkinson's Disease with iPS-derived Midbrain-on-a-chip
The intended PhD student will be a member of a multi-disciplinary international team and will be responsible for the generation of an in vitro brain-on-chip system as a model of PD by:
Entry requirements for doctoral education at KI
To be eligible for doctoral education, the following requirements have to be met:
General entry requirements
A person meets the general entry requirements for doctoral/third-cycle/PhD education (according to Higher Education Ordinance Chapt 7, section 39) if he/she:
For more information regarding the general entry requirements, please see:
https://ki.se/en/phd/entry-requirements-eligibility-for-doctoral-education
Specific entry requirements
Proficiency in English equivalent to the course English B/English 6 at Swedish upper secondary school. Applicants who meet the general entry requirements (1 or 2 above) from a university in one of the Nordic countries fulfill the English language requirement.
For information on how other applicants can certify their English proficiency (such as through IELTS or TOEFL, previous upper secondary or university level studies), please see:
https://ki.se/en/phd/entry-requirements-eligibility-for-doctoral-education
Essential:
Desirable:
Skills and personal qualities
Candidates should have a master's degree in Biomedical Sciences, Neurosciences (or a similar degree) with background knowledge in neurodegenerative disorders.
Relevant scientific background, including one but preferably several of the following:
Assessment criteria
A selection will be made among qualified applicants on the basis of the ability to benefit from doctoral education. Karolinska Institutet uses the following bases of assessment:
- Documented subject knowledge of relevance to the area of research
- Analytical skill
- Other documented knowledge or experience that may be relevant to doctoral studies in the subject.
The qualifications of the applicants will be evaluated on an overall basis.
Terms and conditions
All doctoral students at KI receive financial support during their doctoral education and employment on a doctoral studentship is the most common sort of support.
Application process
The application must contain the following documents in Swedish or English:
All documents certifying the entry requirements must be scans of originals (scans of copies or certified copies will not be accepted). The scanned documents must be in color and both the front and the back of the documents must be scanned. Please note that there are specific documentation requirements for a number countries, please read the instructions at:
https://ki.se/en/phd/entry-requirements-eligibility-for-doctoral-education
The application and supporting documents are to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.
Type of employment | PhD placement |
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Contract type | Full time |
First day of employment | 1/1/19 |
Salary | monthly |
Full-time equivalent | 100% |
City | Stockholm |
County | Stockholms län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | 2-5994/2018 |
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Published | 30.Oct.2018 |
Last application date | 07.Dec.2018 11:59 PM CET |