Do you want to contribute to top-quality medical research?

Do you want to contribute to high-quality medical research? Our research group studies immune markers in the female genital mucosa and their role in susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections.

We use advanced molecular biological techniques to investigate samples from human mucosa.

Your Role

The tasks include experimental handling of human mucosal samples, which includes immunohistochemical staining, scanning, and quantitative evaluation. You will also perform data processing of these results focusing on the quantification of phenotypic cell markers complemented by structural markers.

Who are you?

We are looking for a candidate with the following qualifications:

Requirements:

• Knowledge and practical experience in analyzing systems biology data in R and translating this data into tables and figures for scientific publication.
• Knowledge and practical experience in immunohistochemical staining of tissue biopsies, scanning, image analysis, and data processing of these data.

We value the following qualifications:

• Experience in preparing, dissecting, and culturing cells from human tissue material.

What do we offer?

A creative, international, and inspiring environment filled with expertise and curiosity. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to drive the development of knowledge about life and work for better health for all. Here we conduct successful medical research and have the largest range of medical education in Sweden. As a university, Karolinska Institutet is a government authority, which means you will receive good benefits through our collective agreement. Employees at KI are also offered the opportunity for a flexible working method. This means that if the activity you work in allows it, you can work part of your time remotely. You will also have free access to our modern wellness facilities where trained staff are available.

Placement

The position is located within https://ki.se/meds (https://ki.se/meds). The department consists of ten divisions, and each division consists of several research groups. The current position is placed within the Broliden research group at the Department of Infectious Diseases.

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Application

Applications should be made via the recruitment system Varbi. In this recruitment, you apply with your CV without a cover letter. In the application form, you will instead be asked to answer some questions about why you are applying for the job.

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