Postdoc in Adolescent Brain Development, Jens Hjerling-Leffler group (scholarship)

Postdoc in Adolescent Brain Development, Jens Hjerling-Leffler Group

The position is located within The Division of Molecular Neurobiology in the lab of Professor Jens Hjerling-Leffler at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics (MBB), Karolinska Institutet.

The Hjerling-Leffler lab aims at understanding how adolescent development of the nervous system, on a cell type-specific level, influences the etiology of psychiatric disorders. We work with several different approaches including analysis of postmortem samples and mouse models of genetic risk to understand biological convergence. We also combine transcriptomic data with large scale human genetics to investigate the cellular consequences of polygenic heritability in Schizophrenia (SCZ).

Our lab fosters a creative, friendly, and inclusive work environment with the goal for all lab members to answer exciting scientific questions while fulfilling personal career ambition.

Duties

We seek a skilled biologist with experience in working with molecular neurobiology and mouse models. The ideal candidate is passionate about answering biological questions related to synaptic pruning and connections during adolescence. The successful candidate will lead projects involving virus based advanced neural circuts mapping techniques as molecular and pharmacological tools to manipulate neural circuts. The candidate will work closely with computational researchers and technical personnel in the team and lead collaborations in international consortia. He/she will be responsible for data generation, analysis and visualisation of the data.

Qualifications

• PhD degree in relevant fields (biology, biochemistry, genetics, neuroscience).
• Practical experience working with mouse models.
• Practical experience in virus based neural circuit mapping techniques
• Demonstrated ability to present and analyze results orally and in writing
• Documented scientific publications in relevant fields
• Curiosity to solve fundamental biological questions and enthusiasm to lead new independent projects.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English

  It is meritorious that the applicant has:

  • Prior involvement in interdisciplinary projects combining computational and biological sciences.
  • Practical experience working with synaptic tracing methods
  • Experience producing next generation sequencing and other high-throughput/dimensionality methods

    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. Here, we conduct innovative medical research and provide the largest range of biomedical 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. Students and employees have free access to our modern gym facilities with trained staff on site.

    Location: Solna

    Type of Scholarship

    The amount is tax free and it is set for twelve months at a time, paid out on a six months basis. In exceptional cases, shorter periods may be acceptable.

    Application Process

    An application must contain the following documents in English:

    • Proof of doctoral degree
    • Curriculum vitae and qualifications
    • A complete list of publications
    • Summary of current work and statement of future research interests

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