Research Specialist in Cancer Genetics

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?

The group Cancer Genetics studies predisposition to cancer and use association studies as well as next generation sequencing to search for new predisposing genes/gene variants. The aim is also to implement new knowledge in clinical praxis and design and evaluate surveillance programs for those found to be at increased risk. You can read more about us here.

Your mission

We are looking for a person who is highly interested in cancer research and cancer prevention. You will be working with completing already existing and ongoing projects. The projects use existing materials of DNA from families with inherited cancer and perform sequencing analysis of whole exome data as well as whole genome wide association studies and other  analyses necessary to support the findings. The researcher is expected to be involved in experimental design, experimentation, and interpretation of, as well as, presentation/publication of results.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for employment as a Research Specialist, in addition to holding a Degree of Doctor, PhD, or having a foreign degree deemed equivalent to a Swedish doctoral degree, the applicant must have demonstrated research expertise as well as have documented research experience after defending their doctoral dissertation.

The candidate must have:

• Demonstrated abilities in experiment design, and wet-lab experience
• Demonstrated communication skills; demonstrated writing skills (in English)
• Demonstrated extensive training in molecular biology, and clinical cancer genetics
• Demonstrated abilities in bioinformatics
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of using NGS, WES and WGS
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of GWAS, in particular Haplotype-GWAS (in PLINK)

It is meritorious if the candidate has experience of working within a team environment with Swedish speaking clinical co-workers involving cancer care.

After an overall assessment of the expertise and merits of the applicants in relation to the subject area, Karolinska Institutet will determine which of them has the best potential to contribute to a positive development of the activities at KI.

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. Here, 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

We prefer that Your application is written in English, but You can also apply in Swedish. An application must contain the following documents:  PhD certificate, resumé, qualifications and description of planned research, presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet's qualifications portfolio.

Welcome to apply at the latest 2025-01-05.

The application must be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

Permanent position is initiated by a six months trial period.

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all!