Vacant job

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

We are looking for a motivated and meticulous research assistant to join a research group at Karolinska Institutet focusing on thymus biology, immune reconstitution, and anti-cancer immunity. The group uses advanced experimental and molecular methods to understand how T-cell production affects immunotherapy and tumor control. The position offers the opportunity to work in an international, translational research environment with close links between basic research, preclinical models, and patient-oriented questions.

Your role

As a research assistant, you will contribute to the establishment and execution of experimental projects within thymus and cancer immunology.

The tasks may include:

• Planning and conducting immunological experiments in murine and human model systems.
• Flow cytometry, cell isolation, tissue preparation, and functional immunological analyses.
• Work with molecular methods such as qPCR/ddPCR, library preparation, or single-cell/spatial methods depending on experience.
• Management, documentation, and analysis of experimental data.
• Contribution to the establishment of protocols, biobanks, and laboratory routines.
• Collaboration with researchers, PhD students, clinical partners, and core facilities.
• Participation in manuscripts, grant applications, and presentations.

Who are you?

We are looking for you who have relevant education in biomedicine, immunology, molecular biology, medicine, biotechnology, or a related field.

Requirements:

• Relevant academic degree, such as bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree depending on the level of the position.
• Experience in experimental laboratory work.
• Good organizational skills and meticulous documentation.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team.
• Good communication skills in English, both spoken and written.

Merits:

• Experience with flow cytometry and immunophenotyping.
• Experience working with T-cells, thymus, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, cancer immunology, or regenerative immunology.
• Experience with murine models.
• Experience with single-cell RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, ddPCR, or bioinformatic analysis in R/Python.
• Experience working with human samples, biobanks, or translational research projects.

What do we offer?

A creative, international, and inspiring environment filled with competence 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 agency. This means you receive good benefits through our collective agreement. Employees at KI are also offered the opportunity for a flexible work approach. This means that if the activity you work in allows it, you can work part of your working time remotely. You also get free access to train in our modern wellness facilities where trained staff are on site.

Location: Flemingsberg

Lemarquis Lab

Application

KI applies individual and differentiated salary setting according to our collective agreements RALS and RALS-T.

The application 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 a few questions about why you are applying for the job.

Do you want to make a difference – and contribute to better health for all? Apply for a job with us.