Karolinska Institutet

The Department of Dental Medicine at Campus Flemingsberg focuses on the education of dentists and
dental hygienists. In addition, we perform research, dental specialization training and provide patient
care by specialist dentists.
Karolinska Institutet and the rest of Scandinavia have been world leaders in dentistry for decades.

Division
Margaret Sällberg Chen’s research group – Section for Oral Diagnostics and Surgery, Division for Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation.

Duties
This postdoctoral research position is immediately available in the research group of Dr. Margaret Sällberg Chen. The position is for a scientist with excellent skills in advanced cell sorting techniques for studies of human innate-like lymphocytes. This includes in-dept knowledge of human lymphocytes, and practical skills in isolation of circulating and tissue-resident lymphocytes. He or she must have documented experience in study design of immune phenotyping and functional studies within this research area. The candidate will be part of a research team, that aims at understanding mechanisms involved in disease metabolic conditions of risks for development of pancreatic and liver cancer. Disease-specific markers will be investigated to develop diagnostic methods and individualized therapeutic strategies to improve human health. 

The post doctoral fellow to be recruited to the project will be part of a multidisciplinary team and are expected to take active part in collaborative efforts, in line with the overall aims of this project. The studies will require methodological skills - from handling of human blood to biopsies for cell sorting, single cell functional analysis including in situ microscopy staining and imaging analysis, to collaborating with team members with background in molecular biology and metagenomics. The project is suitable for highly motivated researchers in molecular life sciences, especially those who have already substantial experience with advanced flow cytometry, and is familiar with oral microbiota studies, and the related workflow analysis resources.

Entry requirements
To qualify the applicant must hold a doctoral degree or a foreign qualification equivalent to a doctorate. A PhD in life science or medical science on infection immunology is preferred. He or she should have excellent organisational competence, writing and presentation skills. Applicants must have excellent communication skills in English and knowledge in Swedish.

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

  1. A complete curriculum vitae, including date of the thesis defence, title of the thesis, previous academic positions, academic title, current position, academic distinctions, and committee work
  2. A complete list of publications
  3. A summary of current work (no more than one page)

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

Type of employment Temporary position
Contract type Full time
First day of employment Enligt övernskommelse
Salary Månadslön
Number of positions 1
Full-time equivalent 100%
City Huddinge
County Stockholms län
Country Sweden
Reference number 2-2884/2019
Contact
  • Margaret Sällberg Chen, Research Group Leader, 46-8-52488125
  • Charlotte Wikhagen, Human Resource Officer, 08-52488046
Union representative
  • Nikolaos Christidis,SACO, 070-037 49 67
  • Johanna Karro, OFR, 08-524 881 01
Published 14.May.2019
Last application date 28.May.2019 11:59 PM CEST

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