Postdoctoral studies in acute myeloid leukemia (scholarship)
Postdoc @Karolinska Institutet posted 12 hours agoJob Description
Do you want to contribute to improving human health?
The applicant join the research group led by Assoc. Prof. Andreas Lennartsson at the Center for hematology and Regenerative Medicine (HERM) at Karolinska Institutet. You will be involved in translational research projects aiming at enhancing the understanding of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) biology. The epigenetic machinery is often perturbed in AML and contributes to leukomogenesis via differentmechanisms. Increased knowledge about the aberrant epigenetic machinery will help us to better understand the mechanisms that give rise to AML. Andreas Lennartsson’s research group is interested in the epigenetic regulation of normal myelopoiesis and acute myeloid leukemia (AML), The aim is to identify key epigenetic factors that regulate enhancer activity and multi-potency in hematopoietic stem cells and dissect how they contribute to the development of leukemic stem cells.
Division
The Center for hematology and Regenerative Medicine (HERM) at Campus Flemingsberg offers a dynamic and international research environment. Our vision is to bring together basic and clinical competences in cutting-edge research to gain understanding of molecular and cellular mechanisms encompassing normal and dysregulated hematopoiesis function. The ultimate goal is to translate novel scientific findings into the clinic, thereby improving patient care and outcome.
Duties
You will be resposible for your own projects analysing different types of OMICs data from AML patient cohorts and model systems, including single cell and bulk RNA-seq, RADICL-seq and different epigenetic datasets. In addition, you will supervise and support students in the lab with bioinformatic analysis, and be responsible for data management.
Entry requirements
To be eligible for employment as a postdoctor a doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a Swedish doctoral degree is required. This eligibility requirement must be fulfilled at the latest at the time of the employment decision. It is considered as an advantage if you previous experience in using single-cell RNA-seq data for detecting mutations and clonal evolution, comparative geneomics and integrative NGS analysis for clinical samples
Scholarships for postdoctoral qualification can be established for foreign researchers who place their qualifications in Sweden. The purpose of scholarships for postdoctoral qualification is to promote internationalization and contribute to research qualification after a doctorate or equivalent.
A scholarship for carrying out postdoctoral research can be granted for a maximum of two years within a four year period following the receipt of a doctoral degree or equivalent.
To be eligible for a postdoctoral scholarship, the person must have obtained a doctorate or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a doctorate. Applicants who have not completed a doctorate at the end of the application period may also apply, provided that all requirements for a completed degree are met before the (intended) start date of the post doctoral education.
The head of the department determines whether their previous training and scholarly qualifications correspond to a Swedish doctorate or higher.
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: Flemingsberg
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 or Swedish:
- A complete curriculum vitae, 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)
The application is to be submitted on the Varbi recruitment system latest by 2025-08-20.
