Research assistant position in histology and cardiovascular research

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Would you like to use your histology skills in research on cardiovascular disease? We are a curious and collaborative research group at Karolinska Institutet studying how atherosclerosis and related cardiometabolic diseases develop. You will work closely with PhD students and postdocs in an international environment at Bioclinicum, with modern equipment and good opportunities to learn new skills.

Your mission

You will be responsible for histology in our atherosclerosis studies and support the group’s experimental work. Your tasks include:

• Tissue processing, embedding and sectioning (cryo and paraffin)
• Histological stains, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence
• Microscopy, slide scanning and quantitative image analysis
• Maintaining protocols, sample collections and general lab routines

Your profile

Required

• A degree as biomedical analyst (biomedicinsk analytiker) or a bachelor’s or master’s degree in biomedicine, biology or a related subject
• Documented practical experience of histology, including sectioning and staining
• Experience of immunohistochemistry or immunofluorescence
• Good English, spoken and written

Meritorious

• Experience of cardiovascular or atherosclerosis research
• Experience of slide scanning and quantitative image analysis (e.g. QuPath or ImageJ/Fiji)
• Experience of multiplex or spatial methods on tissue sections
• Swedish

As a person, you are careful, structured and able to plan your own work. You enjoy working in a team, take responsibility for shared routines and communicate clearly with colleagues.

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. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement. And you get to practice freely in our modern wellness facilities, where trained staff are on site.

Location

The position is located within the Department of Medicine, Solna. The department consists of ten divisions and each division consists of several research groups. The position is located within the research group of Stephen Malin, which studies the mechanisms behind atherosclerosis and cardiometabolic disease. 

Application

KI applies individual and differentiated salary setting in accordance with our collective agreements RALS and RALS-T.

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form. 

Permanent position is initiated by a six months trial period.