Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuroscience

Karolinska Institutet; Solna kommun; On-site; SEK 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Karolinska Institutet’s El Manira laboratory in Solna seeks a motivated postdoctoral researcher with a strong neuroscience background and hands-on experience in molecular, physiological, anatomical, and behavioral analyses. The candidate will work both independently and with collaborators within the lab to advance understanding of neural circuits and motor control.

The successful candidate should hold a PhD or an equivalent foreign degree, preferably completed within the last three years.

Qualifications

• PhD or foreign degree equivalent to a Swedish PhD is required.
• Completion of your doctoral degree within the last three years is considered an advantage.
• Experience in molecular, physiological, anatomical and behavioral analyses is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead molecular, physiological, anatomical and behavioral analyses.
• Work independently and in collaboration with lab members.
• Contribute to high-quality medical research at Karolinska Institutet.

Skills

Neuroscience background

Molecular analysis

Physiological analysis

Anatomical analysis

Behavioral analysis

Independent researcher

Collaborative skills

Education

PhD or equivalent

Job description

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

You will be joining the El Manira laboratory at the Department of Neuroscience. Our research aims at understanding how the diversity of neurons and circuits in the central nervous system controls the versatility of motor behavior. We use a range of advanced techniques including electrophysiology, optogenetics, imaging and molecular biology to link the function of neurons, circuits and behavior.

Your mission

We are looking for a very motivated candidate with a strong background in neuroscience and a documented experience in molecular, physiological, anatomical, and behavioral analysis. The candidate should be able to work independently and in collaboration with other members of the lab.

Your profile

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

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

Location: Solna