Research assistant in infection immunology Part-time NEW

Research Assistant In Infection Immunology

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Division of Infectious Diseases performs research and education in close collaboration with the Karolinska University Hospital. The research teams address a wide range of infectious diseases using clinical, epidemiological and experimental approaches.

The Sundling Research group focuses on understanding the immune response to different pathogens with the aim to find biomarkers to better distinguish them on a molecular level. We are now recruiting a research assistant for a project focusing on experimental immunology and biobanking to investigate how the immune system is affected by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). The studies involve both experimental lab work, handling of clinical samples, and biobanking.

Your Mission

You will be responsible for supporting project students, sample biobanking and updating inventories, and perform experimental work to support and develop ongoing studies. The tasks will also include analysis and visualization of large datasets.

Your Profile

You should hold a master of science or equivalent in the field of microbiology, biology, or biomedicine. You should have knowledge and practical experience of working with cells and antibodies. Prior experience with Luminex (or similar), flow cytometry, and qPCR are meriting. Experience with bioinformatic analysis of immunological datasets, using R is advantageous. Previous work with infectious diseases is meriting.

You need to be well-organized and able to work independently. The project is pursued in an interdisciplinary environment including collaborations with several international research groups. Good collaborative skills are therefore a requirement and personal suitability an important factor. Fluency in English is mandatory, and a basic understanding of Swedish is advantageous.

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. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement. And you get to practice freely in our modern wellness facilities, where trained staff are on site.

Location

The position is located within the Department of Medicine, Solna. The department consists of ten divisions and each division consists of several research groups. The position is located within the research group of Christopher Sundling within the Division of Infectious Diseases. The research group is based at the new research laboratories at BioClinicum on the Karolinska University Hospital site in Solna. The experimental environment is located in close proximity to the clinic.

Application

KI applies individual and differentiated salary setting in accordance with our collective agreements RALS and RALS-T.

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system. In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form.