Exploring the etiology and regulatory pathways of Rheumatoid Arthritis: developing preventive therapeutics for rheumatoid arthritis

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The Medical Inflammation Research (MIR) Group at the Division of Immunology, Karolinska Institute, aims to improve human health by identifying etiology and regulatory pathways of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and in this context developing new unique diagnostic tests for RA.

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to lead and coordinate projects with a focus on development of antibody based diagnostic tests of rheumatoid arthritis. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with leading experts, access cutting-edge resources, and contribute to transformative discoveries that can shape the future of autoimmune disease treatment.

Your mission

We are interested in identifying etiology and regulatory pathways involved in the development of autoimmune disease, in particular rheumatoid arthritis, and to develop preventive therapeutics based on our basic research findings. As a postdoctoral fellow, you are expected to take a leading role in the entire research process, from research planning and project administration, data processing and analysis, to interpretation and dissemination of research findings. You will be working on producing and validation test reagents, performing cellular and serologic assays, handling sera from human cohorts and also other research oriented experiments including some animal work. You are also expected to participate in the supervision of master students and teaching.

Your profile

To be eligible for employment as a postdoctor, a doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree is required. This eligibility requirement must be fulfilled at the latest at the time of the employment decision. It is considered an advantage if you have completed your doctoral degree within the last four years, if there are special reasons, your degree may have been completed earlier.

Specific requirements for the position:

Doctoral degree in Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Immunology, Medicine or a related field.
Preferably an MD exam
Research experience in mouse handling, mouse breeding and genotyping, surgical procedures, as well as experience with laboratory cellular biology work
Strong background in protein biochemistry, mainly recombinant protein expression, purification, and characterization, biostatistical analysis
Prior proficiency with Äkta systems, flow cytometry, antibody based immune assays will be considered valuable.
Proficient knowledge of English

We place great importance on personal suitability and are looking for highly creative and motivated employees who appreciate working in a team. We expect the applicants to show good cooperation skills and at the same time great independence.

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. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. At KI, you get to meet researchers working with a wide range of specialisms and methods, giving you ample opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience with the various scientific fields within medicine and health. It is the crossover collaborations, which have pushed KI to where it is today, at the forefront of global research. Several of the people you meet in healthcare are educated at KI. A close relationship with the health care providers is important for creating groundbreaking top-quality education and research. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several benefits through our collective agreement.

Location: Solna

Application

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

A complete resumé, including date of the thesis defence, title of the thesis, previous academic positions, academic title, current position, academic distinctions, and committee work
A complete list of publications
A summary of current work (no more than one page)

Welcome to apply at the latest 2023-12-28

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

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