Postdoctoral Researcher in skeletal growth

Organisation/Company

Karolinska Institutet (KI)

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biology
Biological sciences » Biological engineering

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Sweden

Application Deadline

10 Mar 2024 – 22:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Karolinska Institutet 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 role of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in skeletal growth during physiology and pathology.

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 in your own work
• Write and edit manuscripts
• Actively participate in collaborative lab and project meetings
• Work towards research independence. Prepare grant applications from external granting agencies
• Help manage laboratory needs (such as ordering, training and compliance)
• Support our collaborative research environment and guide colleagues with technical and operational aspects of scientific research
• Present work at international conferences

The successful candidate will apply and develop protocols including in vitro and ex vivo culture, size exclusion chromatography, nanoparticle tracking analysis, flow cytometry, super-resolution microscopy, ex vivo organ culture, histological and histochemical staining, immunofluoresence, electron microscopy and other relevant technologies, as applicable.

Entry requirements

We are looking for an enthusiastic person with a curious mind who is passionate about furthering human 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 at least one of the following areas is required:

• experience of working with extracellular vesicles
• publication track record of working with nanoparticles in biological settings
• have a detailed knowledge of models to study autophagy/endosomal trafficking/extracellular vesicles

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.

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 campus.

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Application

An employment application must contain the following documents in English:

• a CV (including date of the thesis defence, title of thesis, previous academic positions, academic title, academic distinctions, committee work and a complete list of publications)
• A complete list of publications
• A summary of current work (no more than one page)
• A personal letter outlining your reasons for applying and interest in the topic

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

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Requirements

Research Field

Biological sciences

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Biological sciences

Years of Research Experience

4 – 10

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Karolinska Institutet (KI)

Country

Sweden

City

Stockholm

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:700921/type:job/where:39/apply:1

Contact

City

Stockholm

Website

https://ki.se/en/about/jobs-at-ki

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