Assistant Professor in Biosensors and Bioelectronics in Medicine with a special focus on bacterial infections. - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical and engineering research?

AIMES - Center for the Advancement of Integrated Medical and Engineering Sciences is a newly established interdisciplinary research center co-affiliated between Karolinska Institutet (KI) and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). Research at AIMES is characterized by intimate interactions between pre-clinical and clinical scientists and researchers with natural sciences and engineering backgrounds. Biomedical research in infection and neuroscience is addressed by the development of cutting-edge approaches based on Organic Bioelectronics, Organ-on-Chip technology, and Tissue Microbiology, which combines expertise in electroactive polymers, chemistry, microfluidics, neurobiology, microbiology, physiology, pathology and intravital imaging. Other areas of research include renewable biomaterials, sensor technologies and anti-fouling surfaces. AIMES has an explicit aim to translate scientific findings to societal use via strong interactions with external stakeholders.

AIMES is located in Biomedicum, KI Campus Solna. AIMES is hosted at KI by the Department of Neuroscience, world-leaders in research on the function of the nervous system in health and disease. AIMES host at KTH is the Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, the largest academic institution on native and synthetic polymers in Sweden.

Your mission

The employment includes both research, education and outreach in the field of Bioelectronics. This position is multidisciplinary, aiming to span across research fields. The candidate will be expected to conduct research at the interface of biology, electronics and materials science to initiate new lines of research, pursue application-driven research and establishing new collaborative research projects both within and beyond AIMES. Subject areas such as biosensors, electrochemistry, wearable bioelectronics, polymer chemistry including stimuli-responsive and conductive polymers, switchable bioelectronics, synthetic biorecognitions, surface chemistry, electron microscopy, bacterial sensing and infection biology.

The candidate will be engaged in teaching activities at Bachelor, Master and Doctoral level, including the supervision of students. The duties also include course responsibility and the development of new curriculum of courses at the interface between fundamental and application-driven research.

The employment as Assistant Professor is time limited for 5 years with the right to apply for promotion to Senior Lecturer.

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 as 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.

The applicant must meet the following requirements:

• Research expertise, demonstrated by research publications, conference attendance, engagement in research cooperation etc.
• PhD degree in Bioelectronics or in related field(s), including medical sensing.
• A minimum of two years of postdoctoral research experience from high-ranking research institutions outside of Sweden.
• Documented expertise in performing interdisciplinary research, combining medical technologies and electrochemistry/electronics.
• Documented experience in wearable bioelectronics, organic electronics, design and synthesis of dynamic bio-interfaces using conductive and stimuli-responsive polymers, designing of synthetic biorecognitions, electrochemical energy storage devices.
• Documented experience in developing sample collection, microfluidics, data acquisition strategies, and from validating biosensor performances in samples from human subjects for wearable/portable biosensor design.
• Documented experience in synthesis and development of polymeric materials, particularly conductive and stimuli responsive polymers, and a strong background in polymerization methods, and development processes.
• Expertise in electron microscopy, synthesis and functionalization of nanomaterials such as 2D materials for bioelectronic applications.
• Proven ability to obtain research funding from principal research foundations in national and/or international competition.
• Experience in interdisciplinary supervision of medical and biotechnology students at Master and PhD level.

Of merit:

International recognition as an invited speaker from principal international scientific congresses or conferences. Editorial experience in the field of Bioelectronics from international publishers. Experience in teaching, guest lecturing in interdisciplinary courses.

Bases of assessment

Pedagogical and scientific expertise will be most important when assessing applicants.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment full of expertise and curiosity. 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: Solna

www.aimes.se

https://ki.se/en/neuro/richter-dahlfors-laboratory

Application

An application must contain the following documents in Swedish/ English: Resumé, qualifications and description of planned research, presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet’s qualifications portfolio.

Welcome to apply at the latest June 17th 2020.

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system

Particular assessment for promotion to Senior Lecturer

An Assistant Professor employed in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 4 Section 12a shall be promoted to Senior Lecturer if he or she is eligible for an employment as Senior Lecturer in accordance with the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet and is assessed to be suitable for such employment in accordance with the assessment criteria that KI has decided should be applied when being promoted to Senior Lecturer. The assessment criteria stated in the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet that was valid at the time of appointment as Assistant Professor will be applied when applying for promotion to Senior Lecturer. Current assessment criteria is found here. Such promotion results in a permanent position as Senior Lecturer.

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