Karolinska Institutet 
Solna, Sweden Offer Summary
Karolinska Institutet in Solna, Sweden, seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher for the El Manira laboratory within the Department of Neuroscience. This full-time, temporary position focuses on understanding how neuronal diversity and central nervous system circuits control motor behavior versatility. Candidates must hold a PhD or equivalent degree, with completion within the last three years preferred. The role requires strong expertise in molecular, physiological, anatomical, and behavioral analysis, alongside the ability to work independently and collaboratively. Researchers will utilize advanced techniques such as electrophysiology, optogenetics, imaging, and molecular biology. The institute offers a creative environment fostering crossover collaborations among diverse medical specialists. Benefits are provided through collective agreements. Applications require specific academic documents submitted via Varbi. This opportunity allows researchers to contribute to top-quality medical research at one of the world's leading universities.
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Project 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.
Location: Solna
El Manira lab
Application
An employment application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:
- PhD certificate
- 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)
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.
