Research assistant in MDCs, gut microbiome and metabolic health Part-time

Research Assistant In MDCs, Gut Microbiome And Metabolic Health

Join our dynamic team at Karolinska Institutet (KI), where we combine expertise in molecular and systems toxicology, metabolism, immunology, microbiology, and bioinformatics to address pressing challenges in environmental health. As part of the NEMESIS project—an interdisciplinary and collaborative research initiative—you will engage in multi-omics integration and mechanistic toxicology research. You will also benefit from KI's strong training environment, including seminars, courses, and workshops that support professional development and foster interdisciplinary networking.

Your Mission

You will contribute to an interdisciplinary project investigating how exposure to metabolism-disrupting chemicals (MDCs) alters gut microbiota composition and function across humans, mouse, and zebrafish models, and how these alterations influence host metabolic outcomes.

The work combines microbiome biology with advanced data-driven approaches, including univariate and multivariate statistics, feature selection, and machine-learning methods, to identify microbiome signatures and biomarkers predictive of endocrine-disruptor-induced metabolic disruption.

Your responsibilities will include preprocessing and analyzing microbiome data from experimental models, performing integrative multi-omics analyses linking gut microbiota and host metabolism, and identifying patterns that will be further explored and validated in human cohort studies.

Your Profile

To be eligible for employment as a research assistant, you must be enrolled in ongoing studies toward a Master of Science degree in a relevant field. It is an advantage if you expect to complete your degree within this year and have a clear ambition to pursue a career in science and research. Strong programming skills in R, experience with MIA, and familiarity with pipelines such as BIOSiftr for functional annotation of shotgun metagenomics data are considered merits. Fluency in both Swedish and English is required.

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: Solna

Application

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.