Do you want to start your new lab at one of Karolinska Institutet’s leading departments? - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

We seek inspiring, creative candidates that want to start their careers as independent researchers at the department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics (MBB), Karolinska Institutet.

We are one of the largest departments at Karolinska Institutet, focused on basic research in biomedical sciences. We have a long and proud history of ground-breaking science, particularly developing innovative methods and applying them to understand fundamental human biology and the mechanisms that cause disease. 

MBB is located in the beautiful new Biomedicum research center, along with four other departments. You will join a vibrant community of more than a thousand researchers, with outstanding facilities and a wide range of talents. Biomedicum is situated close both to the Karolinska University Hospital (for clinical collaborations) and the Science for Life Laboratory, a national research infrastructure of unique technologies. 

Karolinska Institutet is a creative, international and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests and one of the world's leading medical universities. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement. 

This is who you are,

We seek candidates who dream big, aim high and want to solve important and fundamental biomedical problems. You should be open to new ideas and collaborations, responsive to the ideas of others, and willing to develop and test your skills in a team environment

What do we offer?

If you have an outstanding proposal, we are ready to support you with a generous startup package, including 13 MSEK unconditional research funding to cover your salary (for a six years employment as assistant professor), and any other research costs. The Department and KI will also provide support in the preparation of applications to Swedish and International grants such as European Research Council, Swedish Research Council, Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, among others.

We recognize the significance of supporting our researchers and their families. At our department, we appreciate the vital role that partners and families play in the lives of our scientists. Information about moving to Sweden can be found here https://staff.ki.se/international-staff.and here https://www.sdcn.se/ 

The department has broad interest and all areas of preclinical biomedical research are eligible, for exampel

Fundamental human biology and disease

• Mechanisms of transcriptional and translational gene regulation.
• Mechanistic roles for intermediary metabolism in mammalian physiology and pathology.
• Understanding molecular mechanisms in redox control of cellular functions.
• Biological effects of stable isotopes
• Neuroimmunology
• Brain disease, including multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia, neurodegenerative disease, brain cancer
• Cancer 

Technology

• Cryo-electron microscopy methods development and structural biology (300kV cold-FEG Krios microscope available)
• Ultra-high resolution light microscopy techniques (MINFLUX available)
• Linking imaging modalities, and linking imaging to omics
• Engineering of nucleic acid- or protein-based systems, including protein design
• Precision cell or tissue engineering, e.g. CRISPR/Cas9-based (epi)genome editing, human organoids, cell printing
• Nucleic acid-based nanomedicines, delivery mechanisms, programmable drugs
• Methods development for high-throughput analysis of chromatin, RNA and protein, including at cellular resolution
• Development of molecular assays for clinical diagnostic

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.

We also welcome people who have completed their PhD more than five years ago to apply.

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:

• parental leave,
• positions of trust in trade union organizations
• mandatory service in the total defense forces
• long-term illness
• general medical internship (maximum 24 months)
• specialist medical residency for clinically active professionals (maximum 24 months).

Ground, dates and extent must be clearly specified in the application and verified with relevant documentation.

Location: Biomedicum, Solna 

Application

We prefer that Your application is written in English, but You can also apply in Swedish. An application must contain the following documents:

• CV (up to 3 pages)
• List of 5 most relevant publications for application,
  Including:
  Full title, year, Journal
  All authors listed with the applicant's name in bold
  Mark shared authorship
  Indicate if not primary reseach (e.g. Reviews/Correspondence pieces)
• Research plan (up to 5 pages, excluding references) 
• A PDF of your single most important paper or preprint.

Welcome to apply at the latest 2023-09-11

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system