Postdoctoral Researcher in Immunology

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Applications are invited for the postdoctoral position in immunology to join Joanna Rorbach group (Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics) at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden).

Your mission

This interdisciplinary project leverages expertise in mitochondrial disease and molecular immunology to investigate the mechanisms and consequences of mitochondrial dysfunction in patients with inherited disorders and in animal models of mitochondrial pathology. The goal is to uncover novel insights into the role of mitochondria in human immunity through detailed molecular characterization of these disease models.

Joanna Rorbach’s lab: Our current research encompasses genetic, structural, and biochemical studies to understand the regulation of gene expression in mitochondria, often in the context of immunity (e.g. Shao et al. Nature Communications 2025; Zhang et al. JCI Insight 2023; Kruger et al. Nature Commun. 2023; Itoh et al. Nature, 2022 Cipullo et al. Nature Commun, 2024). The overall aim of the group is to combine these different areas of research to get insights into disease pathophysiology and to develop novel treatments. 

The successful candidate will join an international team of enthusiastic researchers at Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics. Stockholm is a vibrant international megapolis with one of the highest quality of living standards in the world. Virtually everyone in Stockholm can speak English and English is the only working language of the groups.

Your profile

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

We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated applicants with a strong background in immunology. Proficiency in molecular and cellular biology, including multicolor flow cytometry, is essential. Previous experience with mouse handling is highly desirable.

The successful applicant should be knowledgeable of biological advancements, demonstrate a promising publication record, and have a rigorous scientific approach. 

Good documentation skills as well as proficiency in both spoken and written English are required. 

The successful candidate should be willing to work in a highly collaborative environment and to pursue his/her own independent research. Our research group is located in the world-leading Karolinska Institutet and works with groups within Sweden and abroad. 

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: Biomedicum, Campus Solna

Application

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

• PhD certificate
• 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 2025-08-02

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

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