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Department
Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) at Karolinska Institutet conducts research and teaching in immunology, infection biology, cell biology and cancer. MTC has about 430 active employees, including 81 PhD students, 77 postdoctoral researchers and 32 professors. Key words are multidisciplinary, bridging, translational, national and international collaborations.
Division
The position will be affiliated to Mikael Karlsson and Andreas Lundqvist research groups at Karolinska Institutet that work with tumor immunology and immunotherapy to target the tumor microenvironment and, cell therapy research. The position is based at Biomedicum at Karolinska Institutet but work will be done in collaboration with BioClinicum at the Karolinska University Hospital. Also, through collaborations at the Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology Karolinska University hospital Huddinge, Uppsala University, and SciLife Laboratories, we have access to new world class unique infrastructure for developing new therapeutic strategies and studying the efficacy and safety of such novel treatments in a translational setting and later in clinical trials.
The candidate will be employed by Professor Mikael Karlsson, for more information about his reseach: https://ki.se/en/people/mikkar
Duties
The department of MTC at Karolinska Institutet invites applications from outstanding candidates with a strong post-doc background for starting new projects within the field of tumor immunology/immunotherapy with a focus on targeting the tumor microenvironment as a novel immunotherapy target. We are interested in individuals with a good track-record in tumor immunology. The candidate should be creative, highly motivated and that aim to establish world leading research with a clear focus in the field of immunotherapy against cancer incorporating potential clinical value and patient outcomes. You are expected to work in close collaboration with oncologist at Karolinska University hospital.
The position is foremost intended as the start of an independent career and the position comes with fully financed salary. In addition, the funding climate in Sweden for promising researchers is currently very favorable and a person with a good track-record will have the possibility to attract considerable funding. A successful applicant will preferably start working during the spring 2019 but the exact timing and details of the position is open for discussion.
This employment as Assistant Professor is time limited to 4 years with the right to apply for promotion to Senior Lecturer and with a possibility for tenure track. The employment is focused on research.
Eligibility requirements
Those eligible for employment as an Assistant Professor are individuals who have been awarded a PhD or attained equivalent research competence. Preference should be given to those who were awarded a PhD or attained equivalent research competence no more than five years prior to the expiry of the application period for the position of assistant professor.
Those who have been awarded a PhD or attained equivalent research competence earlier may however be considered if special grounds exist. Special grounds refer to illness or parental leave.
Bases of assessment
For Assistant Professor with focus on research the Scientific expertise will be most important when assessing applicants.
Previous work in the field of tumor microenvironment in solid tumors and from pancreatic cancer is required. Also, knowledge on bioinformatics analysis including analysis of RNA-sequencing.
Application process
An application must contain the following documents in Swedish/ English: curriculum vitae, qualifications and description of planned research, presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet’s qualifications portfolio (http://ki.se/qualificationsportfolio).
The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.
See the instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet chapter 3.3
An Assistant Professor can apply for promotion to Senior Lecturer. An application is submitted to the Recruitment Committee. In order to be promoted to Senior Lecturer after an assessment by the Recruitment Committee, the applicant must meet the criteria below. The Assistant Professor can choose between two different promotion tracks; promotion to Senior Lecturer with focus on Research or promotion to Senior Lecturer with focus on Education and research.
Promotion of Assistant Professor to Senior Lecturer with focus on Research
Assessment criteria
Promotion of Assistant Professor to Senior Lecturer with focus on Education and research
Assessment criteria
If the applicant is deemed to fulfil all of the above criteria, they will be assessed by two experts in their field and must meet the eligibility requirements that apply to appointments as a Senior Lecturer at Karolinska Institutet.
Type of employment | Temporary position |
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Contract type | Full time |
First day of employment | According to agreement |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100% |
City | Stockholm |
County | Stockholms län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | 2-879/2019 |
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Published | 11.Feb.2019 |
Last application date | 03.Mar.2019 11:59 PM CET |