22 faculty science jobs found in Stockholm

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (MEB) is among the largest departments of epidemiology in Europe with special focus on increasing our knowledge of the aetiology of different diseases. Our department consists of researchers, doctoral students, biostatisticians, data collectors and database administrators as well as administrative personnel, in total some 250 staff. The department is situated at campus Solna. Further information can be found at ki.se/meb Your mission The advent of high-throughput technologies has produced an avalanche of omics data and revolutionized medical research. Our research aims at developing and applying computational and statistical methodologies for analyses of multi-omics data from complex human diseases. The successful postdoctoral candidate will collaborate closely with our team members and external collaborators to analyze different omics-data for...

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The candidate will work within the Achour research group, localized at the Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), a national resource of unique technologies and expertise, that brings scientists together across traditional boundaries and foster collaborations with industry, health care, public research organizations and international partners. The Achour group which belongs to the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases has established a wide array of collaborations with other research groups, clinical and non-clinical, both at the Karolinska Institute and elsewhere at national and international levels. Altogether, we believe that the offered position and working environment provide an excellent platform for acquiring all necessary knowledge in a large ensemble of different technologies and topics, with a focus on immunological responses towards cancer and viral models. Your mission The...

Karolinska Institutet, KI SÖS - with focus on education and research  Do you want to contribute to improving human health? The Department of Clinical Science and Education Södersjukhuset (KI SÖS) has a long tradition of Research and Education. Care Sciences is a fairly new topic at KI SÖS but recently we have supported this field with several new positions combined with clinical duties (one professor and 3 lecturers). Active cardiological research together with new assignments in the education of specialist nurses have made it possible to employ another Senior Lecturer. Subject area The field of Care Sciences focus on different aspects of care in health and disease. The nucleus of Care Sciences includes occupational and physical therapy, and nursing care. Care Sciences borders Medical Sciences and is often considered as a part of Medical Sciences. Care Sciences describes the situation in education and research at KI SÖS since it...

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? Applications are invited for postdoctoral positions in the group of Joanna Rorbach at the Division of Molecular Metabolism, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm. The positions can be offered as postdoctoral scholarship or temporary employment. Division of Molecular Metabolism The Division of Molecular Metabolism (http://ki.se/en/mbb/research-divisionof-molecular-metabolism, http://ki.se/en/mbb), is located in Biomedicum, Solna campus of Karolinska Institutet. The research at the division aims at understanding the regulation of mitochondrial function and the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in disease. The current research encompasses biochemical and genetic studies of patients with inherited diseases as well as basic scientific approaches to understand the regulation of mtDNA expression and other aspects of mitochondrial metabolism. The Division of Molecular Metabolism offers an outstanding research...

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? A postdoctoral position within the exciting field of gene regulatory networks in cancer is immediately available in the laboratory of Professor Jussi Taipale who heads research groups at Karolinska Institutet, University of Cambridge and University of Helsinki. This position is based at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet. Research group The laboratory focuses on the study of transcriptional control of cell growth, using functional genomics and systems biology and as such the research groups consist of both experimental biologists and computer scientists. Current lines of work include high-throughput determination of binding sites and binding specificities of human transcription factors, using this information to identify regulatory elements that control cell growth during normal development or in cancer and validation of identified elements using cultured cells and...

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) at Karolinska Institutet in Stockhom conducts research and teaching in infection biology, immunology, cell biology and cancer. Our keywords are interdisciplinary, clinically based basic research and national and international cooperation. Division The research group of Dr Claudia Kutter seeks a Postdoc (either computational or computational/experimental) in the field of functional genomics and RNA biology. The Kutter lab has a track record in deciphering molecular mechanism by which RNAs (i.e. long noncoding, transfer and small RNA) regulate genes and genome structure in mammalian somatic tissue and in the germline (Geng et al. Genome Research 2022, Søndergaard et al. Gut, 2022, Gao et al. Genome Research 2022, Atanasoai et al. bioRxiv 2021). As a Postdoc in the Kutter lab you will be part of a multidisciplinary and collaborative research team...

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? At the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Solna, we conduct research on diseases affecting the musculoskeletal system, including inflammatory and non-inflammatory diseases. The Division of Rheumatology offers good opportunities for clinical research on large and unique patient groups from the clinic along with biomedical and experimental animal research. Your mission Your duties will be to assist lab management within our research group and work in research projects within immune-mediated diseases e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), lupus nephritis (LN) and rheumatoid arthritis. It will involve design of experiments in wet lab, performing experiments, preparation of samples for high throughput analyses, statistical evaluation and bioinformatics analysis. Preparation of research articles for publication will be a part of mission in collaboration with other group members. Your profile...

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is, the leading cause of mortality and a major cause of morbidity in Europe, affecting the lives of over 49 million people and costing €200 billion to the EU economy. The dysregulated chronic inflammation behind atherosclerotic CVD and its cardiovascular consequences are largely caused by a failure in the resolution of inflammation. The Unit of Integrative Metabolomics and the Translational Cardiology group and are seeking 1-2 postdoctoral fellows to work in the framework of the recently funded HORIZON project “CARE-IN-HEALTH (2023-2027). The ambition of the CARE-IN-HEALTH project is to take the chronic inflammation concept to the next level:  Resolution-health.  The project goal is to enable a paradigm shift in staying healthy via promotion of the resolution of inflammation. The main aim is to identify the resolution of the chronic lipid-driven/-regulated vascular...

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is, the leading cause of mortality and a major cause of morbidity in Europe, affecting the lives of over 49 million people and costing €200 billion to the EU economy. The dysregulated chronic inflammation behind atherosclerotic CVD and its cardiovascular consequences are largely caused by a failure in the resolution of inflammation. The Unit of Integrative Metabolomics and the Translational Cardiology group and are seeking 1-2 postdoctoral fellows to work in the framework of the recently funded HORIZON project “CARE-IN-HEALTH (2023-2027). The ambition of the CARE-IN-HEALTH project is to take the chronic inflammation concept to the next level:  Resolution-health.  The project goal is to enable a paradigm shift in staying healthy via promotion of the resolution of inflammation. The main aim is to identify the resolution of the chronic lipid-driven/-regulated vascular...

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The Department of Neuroscience has the mission to conduct ground-breaking research on the nervous system. Our 35 research groups study the function of the nervous system in health and disease, at the molecular, cellular, and network level. We now intend to strengthen our research profile in sensory neurobiology, broadening our scientific portfolio to the study of developmental aspects as well as cellular and network organization of specific sensory systems using animal models. This will also provide an ideal complement to clinical research on sensory function currently carried out at Karolinska Institutet. We are in the new Biomedicum building, which hosts a multidisciplinary environment with five basic science departments and top-level core facilities. Description of the subject area The sensory nervous system is a part of the nervous system responsible for detecting and processing sensory information. The...

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The Department of Oncology-Pathology is searching for a post-doctoral fellow to work with Dr Ola Larsson and co-workers to study the role of mRNA translation in cancer. Dysregulated mRNA translation is emerging as a central facet in cancer progression that is incompletely understood. The Larsson group is seeking the upstream signals as well as the downstream effectors underlying transcript-selective alterations of translation in cancer. The overall goal is to understand how mRNA translation can be targeted in future anti-cancer therapy. Division The Larsson lab focuses on understanding the role of mRNA translation in several cancer types; and in both cancer and stromal cells. The focus is on achieving transcriptome-wide and detailed molecular understanding of how mRNA translation is dysregulated in cancer. The lab has expertise in development of state-of-the-art methods for wet-lab based studies of mRNA...

Do you want to contribute to improving human health? The “Genome Integrity” group at the Karolinska Institutet - SciLifeLab, led by  Prof. Jiri Bartek  has one postdoc vacancy. Part of our research focuses on various mechanistic aspects of ribosome biogenesis and protein translation in cancer biology. Using a combination of wet-lab techniques and bioinformatics we aim to discover markers and druggable targets that can be exploited for personalized therapy. A major aspect of our work is functional characterization of proteins and cellular signaling pathways involved in genome stability maintenance, ribosome biogenesis, and protein synthesis. See also recent publications from the research group including Zisi  et al ., 2022, Neuro-Oncol.; Kanellis  et al ., 2021, Science Adv.; Espinoza  et al , 2020, Cell Death Diff. For further information visit https://ki.se/en/mbb/jiri-bartek-group Division and Research Group Our group...

Do you want to contribute to improving human health? Division The newly started Ketzef laboratory, closely affiliated to the Silberberg laboratory at the Department of Neuroscience, has an open position for a postdoctoral fellow. We are searching for talented and enthusiastic postdocs interested in studying the neural networks of the basal ganglia underlying sensorimotor functions using electrophysiological, optical, and molecular methods. Duties The successful candidate should show a high level of responsibility and independency, be able to collaborate with others in a team, and possess good English communication skills. Applicants should have a strong neuroscience background with documented experience in electrophysiology. Experience in surgery, animal behavior, computer programming, and manuscript writing, are highly advantageous. The project will involve  in vivo  patch-clamp recordings, optogenetics, and imaging in the mouse basal ganglia....

At the Department of Neurobiology, Care Science and Society (NVS), world-leading research is conducted in aging, dementia, epidemiology and care science. The research ranges from basic research at the molecular and cellular level to clinical studies and research at the societal level. At NVS, approximately one third of KI's students complete their education at undergraduate and advanced level. The institution with approximately 520 employees and a turnover of 483 million in 2021, consists of seven departments and is located on Campus Flemingsberg and Campus Solna. The Department of Nursing at the Department NVS is located on the Flemingsberg campus and employs around 80 teachers, doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows and administrative staff. The Department of Nursing conducts the development of knowledge in education and research that works for better health for all. The main area of ​​nursing is based on a humanistic value base and ethics for...

Do you want to contribute to improving people's health? The position is connected to the Franzén  Franzén  research group and partly within the uMOVE core facility at KI. The research groups' focus is on translational research from exploring underlying mechanisms in neurological diseases to clinical interventions and implementation of interventions for people with neurological and geriatric rehabilitation. Areas of particular interest are balance control, exercise, physical activity and falls in the elderly and people with neurological diseases (Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke and spinal cord injury). uMOVE  is a core facility that offers service in movement science (read more on the website) in collaboration between neurobiology, care science and society at KI (NVS) and the Women's Health and Health Professions Theme at Karolinska University Hospital. uMOVE offers a wide range of advanced motion analysis...

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?  The Department of Clinical Science and Education Södersjukhuset pursues undergraduate education, doctoral education and internationally recognized research focusing on common diseases and injuries. The mission is to improve human health. The department is represented at the Medical Doctor Program from semester 4 up to the last semester. The senior lecturer for Clinical Medicine has retired and we are now looking for a replacement. Subject area Internal medicine at Södersjukhuset is a large clinic that includes all subspecialties except for cardiology. Both the clinical and educational assignments are large. The educational task includes both a preparative course for clinical medicine and a course in clinical medicine, and is run in co-operation with the cardiology clinic. The research group has a long tradition of clinical research in endocrinology, particularly in diabetes. The group consists of one...

Do you want to contribute to improving human health? The Department of Clinical Science and Education Södersjukhuset (KI SÖS), pursues undergraduate education, doctoral education and internationally recognized research focusing on common diseases and injuries. The department has approximately 100 PhD students. In the pediatric unit there are 5 research groups where several of them are dedicated to allergy research, there is one Professor responsible for research, one Senior Lecturer responsible for education in the medical program and one professor in Caring Sciences. Considering the great interest in research education and active research in allergy, KI SÖS will now strengthen the teaching staff with an additional Senior Lecturer. Subject area Allergy is a broad discipline where food allergy is an important aspect, as severe allergic reactions caused by food is increasing in today´s society. This has led to the need to develop new strategies for...

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 Team 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 short-term project focusing on experimental immunology to investigate how the immune system is affected by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). The studies involve both experimental lab work and bioinformatic analysis. The studies are based on well characterized cohorts recruited in Sweden and via collaborators. The research group is based at the new research laboratories at BioClinicum on the Karolinska University Hospital site...

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? We invite applications for a postdoctoral position in the laboratory of Professor Ernest Arenas http://ernestarenaslab.org/. The position will be placed in the Division of Molecular Neurobiology, a cluster of 8 research groups forming a dynamic and collaborative research environment within the MBB department, at the Karolinska Institute. Our laboratory is located in the Karolinska Institute, one of the world's leading medical universities and home of the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology. Karolinska Institutet conducts cutting edge medical research and holds the largest range of medical research and education in Sweden. Positions will be placed in Biomedicum, one of the largest and most modern research buildings in Northern Europe. Our lab offers an inclusive, interactive, multidisciplinary and international research work environment, where you can enjoy science and develop your career....

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? We translate medical images into data and thereby try to improve diagnostics. In this project, we will analyze computed tomography images to predict the risk of future osteoporosis-related fractures, mainly hip fracture. Subject description  Many patients who suffer from osteoporosis-related fractures have previously undergone an X-ray examination. We believe that by analyzing these images it is possible to predict who is at high risk of being affected. In that case, these could receive fracture preventive treatment and a lot of suffering could be spared. Your role In the role of research specialist, you will: Carry out advanced image analysis of mainly computed tomography images, but also magnetic camera and ordinary X-ray images Responsible for programming and statistical processing Writing research reports, writing grant applications and scientific...