Professor in Metabolomics

- with focus on research

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?

Research at the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM) is conducted in physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, and occupational and environmental medicine, with a focus on clarifying how environmental and lifestyle factors affect human health. IMM is a national expert body in environmental medicine, and researchers at IMM serve as scientific advisors to government agencies and participate in national and international expert committees. IMM educates students, doctoral students, and professionals in the field of environmental medicine and IMM is responsible for the master's programme in toxicology and the master's programme in work and health at Karolinska Institutet (KI).

Description of the subject area

Metabolomics is the large-scale study of small molecules or metabolites in cells or tissues aimed at understanding how these respond to internal or external stimuli. The derangement of the metabolome, i.e., the complete set of metabolites in a biological system may give rise to disease, and metabolomics is used to address the impact of environmental factors on human health and for the characterization of the mechanisms that underlie disease. Metabolomics is applied for molecular phenotyping and is key to understanding the exposome, the totality of an individual’s environmental exposures; it can also be used to identify biomarkers of disease, thereby guiding precision medicine.

Your mission

The position as professor in metabolomics is focused on the development and application of metabolomics. Mass spectrometry is a method that is commonly used for the identification and quantification of metabolites in biological samples to study the impact of internal or external stimuli. You are expected to independently lead research projects in which metabolomics approaches are used to address questions of relevance to environmental medicine, and you will contribute to IMM:s mission as a national expert body in environmental medicine. You will be engaged in the teaching and supervision of students, doctoral candidates, and post doctoral researchers. You will also have managerial and scientific responsibilities for a research infrastructure for metabolomics and lipidomics at KI.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for an employment as Professor with focus on research the applicant must have demonstrated excellent scientific skills and very good pedagogical skills.

For employment as Professor at Karolinska Institutet, the eligibility requirements are stated in the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure and these are applied in relation to established profile of employment:

See the instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet.

It is a requirement that you have completed 10 weeks of courses on teaching in higher education, as indicated in the recommendations of the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institution. If you lack such education at the time of employment, you must undergo such education during the first two years of employment.

Assessment criteria

The Professorship has a focus on research. The assessment will weight qualifications as follows: scientific skills (3), pedagogical skills (2), leadership and collaboration skills (2).

For employment as Professor at Karolinska Institutet, the assessment criteria are stated in the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure and these are applied in relation to established profile of employment:

See the instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet.

It is furthermore meritorious that you have demonstrated

• Experience and strong knowledge of mass spectrometry-based metabolomics and the implementation of such protocols in environmental medicine research
• Experience of establishing and operating a research infrastructure (core facility) for metabolomics and lipidomics with particular emphasis on mass spectrometry

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

Institute of Enviromental medicin, IMM

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Application

Your application must contain the following documents in English: a cover letter as well as a resumé and a qualifications portfolio including a description of your research plan, both presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet’s template (http://ki.se/qualificationsportfolio). You may change or add to your application at any time up to and including the application deadline date. After the deadline, the process closes, and no amendment or addition can be made to your application.

The applications will be reviewed by external reviewers, most often both national and international. For that reason, all the submitted documents should be written in English.

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

We look forward to receiving your application!

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