Postdoctor in Adrenal Tumor Biology to Karolinska Institutet

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The Department of Oncology-Pathology at Karolinska Institutet conducts basic, translational and clinical research related to cancer, and offers educational programs at undergraduate, Master and doctoral levels. Approximately 300 people from over 40 nations, 37 research groups with various cancer research profiles and around 110 PhD students, are currently working at the department.

The postdoctoral studies will be conducted in the research group of Professor Catharina Larsson. The group is focusing on molecular genetic backgrounds of neuroendocrine/endocrine tumor development. We aim to understand the tumor etiology concerning risk, predisposing factors and natural course of endocrine tumor development, and identify novel targets for diagnostics and therapy development.

Your mission

We are looking for a highly motivated postdoctor with interest in adrenal tumors.  The candidate will be assigned to projects concerning somatic and constitutional genetic and other molecular aberrations involved in adrenal tumor development and how they contribute to the disease, patient outcome and can be applied for clinical purposes. The candidate will be responsible for experimental design, experimentations, data analysis and manuscript writing. Additionally, the candidate is also expected to contribute to common laboratory duties and supervise research students.

Your profile

To be eligible for employment as a postdoctor a doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree is required. This eligibility requirement must be fulfilled at the latest at the time of the employment decision. It is considered as an advantage if you have completed your doctoral degree within the last three years, if there are special reasons, your degree may have been completed earlier.

Qualifications:

• The applicant should have a solid background in molecular cancer biology
• With experience in expression analysis in patient samples and model systems, mammalian cell culture, functional studies in vitro and in vivo, immunostaining, confocal microscopy, co-immunoprecipitation assays, and plasmid construction techniques.
• The applicant should have good communication skills and ability to work independently but also interact effectively and work productively in a team of researchers within and outside the research group.
• Personal suitability is important and excellent ability to express themselves in speech and writing, including scientific writing in English is a requirement.

Merits:

• Previous research experience in endocrine/neuroendocrine tumors and authorships on scientific publications in the field is considered a merit.

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. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. At KI, you get to meet researchers working with a wide range of specialisms and methods, giving you ample opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience with the various scientific fields within medicine and health. It is the crossover collaborations, which have pushed KI to where it is today, at the forefront of global research. Several of the people you meet in healthcare are educated at KI. A close relationship with the health care providers is important for creating groundbreaking top quality education and research. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several benefits through our collective agreement.

Location: BioClinicum, Department of Oncology-Pathology, KI, Solna

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Application

An employment application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:
– A complete resumé, including date of the thesis defence, title of the thesis, previous academic positions, academic title, current position, academic distinctions, and committee work
– A complete list of publications
– A summary of current work (no more than one page)
– Welcome to apply at the latest 4^th September.

The position is for 2 years.

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

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