Postdoctoral Researcher in aging genetics

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The research group of Professor Maria Eriksson is looking for one postdoctoral researcher. https://ki.se/en/bionut/genetic-mechanisms-of-ageing-maria-eriksson The research group aims to identify novel genetic mechanisms of aging with a special focus on somatic mutations and their contribution to aging and age-associated disease, and the premature aging disorder Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, to identify novel treatment strategies.

Your mission

The applicant is expected to play a leading role in experimental design, experimentation, analysis, and presentation/publication of research results. The research work includes standard molecular biological techniques, and mouse phenotyping. The postdoctor is expected to be part of the group and to develop in accordance with the common group goals and research interests.

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 as an advantage if you have completed your doctoral degree within the last three years, if there are special reasons, your degree may have been completed earlier.

You should be highly motivated, responsible, able to function well in the group, able to perform your own experiments and to provide suggestions and support in experimental design, and experimentation to other members of the group. Previous experience from work with rare event detection in human samples and mice models including work on the vascular system and lineage tracing, using confetti or similar strain, is advantageous. Emphasis will be placed on personal suitability

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: Flemingsberg

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)

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

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