Postdoctoral researcher in the physiological roles of extracellular vesicles

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Karolinska Institutet (KI) is one of the world’s leading medical universities. Our vision is to advance knowledge about life and strive towards better health for all. KI accounts for the single largest share of all academic medical research conducted in Sweden and offers the country’s broadest range of education in medicine and health sciences. The Nobel Assembly at KI selects the Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine.

KI offers a unique environment in which to work with innovative researchers and state-of-the-art facilities to perform basic, 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. 

Division

The role is based at the Department of Women's and Children's Health. The successful candidate will explore the roles of extracellular vesicles during skeletal growth and regeneration.

Your mission

• Develop and implement research projects in conjunction with PI
• Independently design, conduct, execute and analyse experiments
• Actively follow and implement the scientific literature
• Write and edit manuscripts
• Actively participate in collaborative lab and project meetings
• Support our collaborative research environment and guide colleagues with technical and operational aspects of scientific research
• Assist in laboratory requirements (eg. training and compliance)
• Present work at international conferences

The successful candidate will apply and develop protocols including in vivo, in vitro and ex vivo cultures (using human and mouse tissues), size exclusion chromatography, nanoparticle tracking analysis, flow cytometry, super-resolution microscopy, ex vivo organ culture, spatially resolved transcriptomics, histological and histochemical staining, immunofluoresence, electron microscopy and other relevant technologies, as applicable. The successful candidate will be given the opportunity to work towards scientific independence.

Your profile

We are looking for an enthusiastic person with a curious mind who is passionate about furthering knowledge and health through scientific research. You must be highly motivated and detail-oriented.

The successful candidate should:

• hold a PhD in molecular or cellular biology, biochemistry, bioengineering or a very closely-related discipline
• be structured and responsible
• have an inquisitive mentality
• enjoy working as part of a team
• be fluent in written and spoken English
• have expertise in standard techniques of molecular biology and cell biology

Expertise in one or more of the following areas would be advantageous:

• working with extracellular vesicles/other nanoparticles in biological settings
• endosomal trafficking
• molecular engineering/cloning

To be eligible for a postdoctoral position, the person must have obtained a doctorate or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a doctorate. Applicants who have not completed a doctorate at the end of the application period may also apply, provided that all requirements for a completed degree are met before the (intended) start date of the post-doctoral position. 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.

The head of the department determines whether their previous training and scholarly qualifications correspond to a Swedish doctorate or higher.

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 A4, Solna

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Application

An employment application must contain the following documents in English:

• 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)
• A personal letter outlining your reasons for applying

Welcome to apply at the latest 2025-10-22

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

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