Assistant Professor position in Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Your role

We are looking for someone who wants to work as a part-time lecturer at 10% where the main duties are to be responsible for, teach and examine the course Molecular Genetics and Genomics. The duties also include communicating the course’s goals, content and pedagogical approach to students and teachers.

The course teacher and examiner is responsible for the ongoing development of the course, taking into account previous course evaluations and in consultation with other course providers. This also includes administrative tasks, such as scheduling, coordinating course activities and examinations. It also includes close collaboration with the program manager and administrative support functions .

Who are you?

Eligible to be employed as an assistant professor is someone who has demonstrated pedagogical skills and has completed a degree at least at advanced level or some other professional skill that is of importance with regard to the subject content of the position and the duties that will be included in the position.

For employment as an assistant professor, good scientific skills and good pedagogical skills must be met. (See instructions for the employment regulations for teachers at Karolinska Institutet). 

In addition, you must have completed three weeks of higher education teaching training in accordance with SUHF’s recommendations for qualifying higher education teaching training. If such training is not available at the time of employment, you must complete such training within the framework of the employment during the first two years of employment.

Assessment criteria

When employed as an assistant professor at Karolinska Institutet, the eligibility requirements and assessment criteria stated in the instructions for the employment regulations apply in relation to the established employment profile.  

 It is particularly meritorious that the applicant has demonstrated 

• Previous experience as a course instructor/teacher in the Master’s program
• Doctorate in Molecular Biology and Genetics
• Scientific expertise, especially in clinical genetics 
• Experience in combining research, clinical practice and education

It is an advantage that the applicant has demonstrated 

•  Experience in responsibility for tasks within Clinical Genetics and Genomics  
• Ongoing research in the subject
• Have completed additional college teaching training beyond the three weeks required

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. Here we conduct successful medical research and have the largest range of medical education in Sweden. At KI you will meet researchers with different research areas working together. It is this cross-border collaboration that contributes to KI’s world-leading position in research. Several of the people you meet in healthcare are educated at KI. A close relationship with healthcare is important for creating education and research of the highest quality. As a university, Karolinska Institutet is also a government agency. This means that as an employee you receive good benefits through our collective agreement. 

Location: Solna

Application

The application must contain the following documents, preferably written in English (alternatively Swedish): CV, qualifications and description of planned research presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet’s qualifications portfolio.

Applications must be made via the Varbi recruitment system. 

In the case of permanent employment, Karolinska Institutet applies a 6-month probationary period. KI applies individual and differentiated salary setting according to our collective agreements RALS and RALS-T.