Research Assistant in Molecular Skin Wound Healing and Single-Cell Genomics

Research Assistant in Molecular Skin Wound Healing and Single-Cell Genomics

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

We are seeking a Research Assistant to join the Skin Wound Healing Research Group led by Dr. Ning Xu Landén at the Division of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet. Based at the Centre for Molecular Medicine (CMM), our group combines human wound models, molecular biology and single-cell and spatial omics to understand tissue repair. This position offers early-career researchers hands-on training in a collaborative, internationally connected environment.

Your mission

As a Research Assistant, you will provide experimental and practical support to a project investigating how genetic sex and hormonal environment influence human skin wound healing. You will work alongside researchers studying human skin and wound samples using molecular, cellular and spatial approaches. Training will be provided for unfamiliar techniques.

Main responsibilities:

• Process, prepare and document human skin and wound tissue samples
• Assist with RNA extraction, gene expression assays, cell culture, immunostaining and microscopy, according to established protocols
• Support sample preparation and quality control for single-cell and spatial transcriptomics experiments
• Organize experimental data, maintain accurate laboratory records and contribute to preliminary analysis
• Collaborate with team members, present progress in group meetings and support routine laboratory operations

  Your profile

  We are looking for a motivated, careful and collaborative early-career researcher with an interest in experimental biomedical research, human skin biology and tissue repair. You should be well organized, eager to learn and comfortable working with biological samples and established protocols.

  Required qualifications:

  • A Master's degree in Biomedicine, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biotechnology, or a related field, or an equivalent degree expected to be completed before the start of employment
  • Documented hands-on experience in a biological or biomedical laboratory, including relevant thesis research
  • Ability to follow experimental protocols precisely and maintain structured laboratory records
  • Good communication skills in English, both spoken and written
  • Ability to work independently on assigned tasks and collaborate effectively with colleagues

    Meritorious qualifications:

    • Hands-on experience with more than three of the following: RNA extraction, qRT-PCR, Western blotting, cell culture, immunostaining, and animal work
    • Experience handling human tissues, tissue sectioning, microscopy, RNAscope or flow cytometry
    • Familiarity with single-cell or spatial transcriptomics, sequencing sample preparation or basic bioinformatics
    • Experience presenting scientific findings or contributing to multidisciplinary research

      We will place particular emphasis on your personal qualities.

      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 Ning Xu Landén research group, at the Division of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, Solna, at the Centre for Molecular Medicine (CMM), Karolinska University Hospital Solna. The group studies the cellular and molecular regulation of human skin wound healing through human tissue models, experimental biology and single-cell and spatial multi-omics, in close collaboration with clinicians and other research teams.

      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.