Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Childhood Cancer Research Unit

Our unit offers a unique environment to work closely with top researchers in the borderland between paediatric oncology and neuroscience, as well as state-of-the-art facilities to perform pre-clinical and clinical research. We offer an engaging and international research environment where you will have the opportunity to contribute to high quality research at a leading international institution.

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Research group

The Blomgren lab has a strong translational and clinical approach for characterizing the complex neuroinflammation mechanisms in animal models of cranial radiotherapy from a childhood brain tumour perspective. We currently focus on microglia biology in the context of exposure to ionizing radiation and we use in vivo and in vitro approaches. We aim to develop new interventions to reduce the neuroinflammation and cognitive decline in childhood cancer survivors.

The lab is located in Bioclinicum, on floor 9, and work is also performed in the KMB animal facility. The group provides excellent training opportunities in an international working environment, national and international collaborations.

Your mission

We are looking for a talented and highly motivated research assistant with an interest to work in understanding the mechanisms of radiotherapy-induced cognitive impairment and to develop novel therapies aimed at preserving cognition in cancer survivors. The tasks may include handling animals, cranial irradiation, immunohistochemistry, bioinformatics analysis of RNA sequencing data, ELISA, mRNA extraction, cDNA synthesis and real time qPCR. We also expect the applicant to be able to take confocal images, process and evaluate imaging data, perform statistical analyses, and prepare scientific manuscripts under supervision.

Your profile

Qualified to be employed as a research assistant is someone who has obtained a bachelor’s degree in biology, medicine or a related field. We seek a person with hands-on experience of immunohistochemistry, stereological quantification of cells in tissue sections and good statistical knowledge. Social and collaborative skills are very important since the applicant will work closely with other members of the research team and collaborators. Fluency in both written and spoken English is a requirement.

Meritorious:

  • Previous experience within irradiation models and confocal microscopy,
  • Previous experience with software for statistical analyses (e.g., GraphPad, SPSS, R).

What do we offer?

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 better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct innovative medical research and provide the largest range of biomedical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is a state university, which entitles employees to several benefits such as extended holiday and a generous occupational pension. Employees also have free access to our modern gym and receive reimbursements for medical care.

Location: BioClinicum, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna

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Application

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.  

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

Type of employment Special fixed-term employment
Contract type Full time
First day of employment According to agreement
Salary Monthly salary
Number of positions 2
Full-time equivalent 100%
City Stockholm
County Stockholms län
Country Sweden
Reference number STÖD 2-82/2021
Contact
  • Sabina Brinkley, HR-partner, 08-524 823 80
  • Klas Blomgren, MD, PhD, Professor of Paediatrics, klas.blomgren@ki.se
Union representative
  • Bodil Moberg , OFR, 08-524 836 01
  • Henry Wölling, SEKO, henry.wolling@ki.se
  • John Inge Johnsen , SACO, john.inge.johnsen@ki.se
Published 11.Jan.2021
Last application date 24.Jan.2021 11:59 PM CET

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