Lab coordinator/Science writer

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Brodin lab, in the Department of Women's and Children's Health, is a multidisciplinary laboratory investigating human immune system variation and development early in life. The team develops cutting edge technologies for systems-level analyses and apply these to the studies of immune system development in young children and throughout childhood as well as the study of immune dysregulation in the context of disease. The group is half experimental and half computational and our work is cross-disciplinary in nature. The research group coordinates multiple collaborative projects and international collaborations with academic and industry partners.

Your mission

The purpose of this position is to support the Brodin research group with project coordination and administrative tasks as well as scientific writing. In particular, writing draft project descriptions for project agreements, ethical permits, grants. We are looking for someone who enjoys being a part of the research team, and a scientific environment, but not necessarily want to run his/her own research projects. Someone who enjoys writing and is keen to support the members of the team and thereby contribute to the overall progress of the projects. We are looking for an individual who enjoys reading and writing scientific texts and who enjoys research communication, someone who will also take responsibility for the team website and science outreach activities. Also, lab risk assessments and KLARA-inventory of lab reagents will be important and support with lab orders and inventory. The group participates in several large international networks and this role of the coordinator will be to manage these and be a contact person towards these. The position will be based at Biomedicum, Karolinska Institutet campus.

Your profile

The successful candidate must have a university education and an advanced degree as well as documented experience of administrative work. Good organizational skills and talent in work coordination. Very good communicative skills in both Swedish and English is important. Strong emphasis will be put on personal qualities such as a service-minded attitude and a collaborative mindset as well as an openness to work with and support people of very diverse backgrounds and expertise. Interest and experience with data analysis, data visualization is another strong advantage but not a necessary skill.

Assessment criteria

A selection will be made among qualified applicants on the basis of the following criteria:

Documented knowledge and relevant experience related to the duties above.
Expressed interest in the work described
Communication skills
Performance on work assignments

The qualifications of the applicants will be evaluated on an overall basis.

Terms and conditions

The position will be in the form of a 2 year employment paid with salary with full benefits with possibility of extension.

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: Solna, Biomedicum

Application

An application must contain the following documents in Swedish or English:

A personal letter and curriculum vitae
A copy of degree certificates and associated certificates
A copy of degree projects and any previous publications

Welcome to apply at the latest May 23.

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

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