{"data":{"id":146274,"slug":"forskningsassistent-till-avdelningen-biomolekylar-och-cellular-medicin","type":"job","title":"Research Assistant, Department of Biomolecular and Cellular Medicine","description":"Do you want to contribute to improving people's health?\nThe Department of Laboratory Medicine consists of seven divisions conducting both research and education. The department is committed to advanced research encompassing both basic research and applied research. All divisions work in close collaboration with clinics at Karolinska University Hospital.\nThe Department of Biomolecular and Cellular Medicine (BCM) focuses on the use of modified biomolecules, cells, and cell products as novel therapeutic tools, as well as identifying and studying relevant biomolecular and cellular targets for therapy and diagnostics. The department is also connected to the unit for cell therapy and allogeneic stem cell transplantation (CAST) at Karolinska University Hospital and the Karolinska ATMP Center.\nThe Carlsten group studies natural killer cells (NK cells), with a particular focus on enhancing their therapeutic effect against cancer by modulating their homing, persistence, and tumor targeting. The overall goal is to develop more effective and safer treatment options for cancer patients. The research encompasses both in vitro and in vivo studies and includes the use of cell lines, primary tumor samples, genetically modified immune cells from human donors, and preclinical animal models.\nKey methods include genetic modification (primarily viral transduction but also CRISPR-based base editing), cloning, PCR and sequencing, flow cytometry, functional in vitro assays (e.g., migration and cytotoxicity assays), and advanced imaging techniques. Preclinical animal models are used to evaluate treatment efficacy and to study cell behavior in vivo, contributing to a better understanding of treatment dynamics and potential safety risks. Several projects are in active translation toward clinical evaluation, enabled by close integration with the clinical unit CAST, where the research leader serves as head of research and development.\nThe group is now seeking a research assistant who wants to contribute to our activities. The project will be conducted at the Department of Biomolecular and Cellular Medicine (BCM), Department of Laboratory Medicine, in the ANA Futura building on Karolinska Institute's campus in Flemingsberg.\nYour Role\nWe seek an ambitious and collaborative person with strong drive to contribute to the development of next-generation cell therapies. As a research assistant, you will work with laboratory-based studies, including cloning, genetic modification of cells, cell culture, various in vitro assays, and prepare for and participate in animal experiments. The position offers the opportunity to gain advanced experience in developing innovative cell therapies and unique insights into translating research into clinical application.\nWho Are You?\nWe seek someone with a strong background in biomedicine and immunology, preferably with experience in mechanistic and interventional research related to cell therapies.\nRequirements:\n Master's degree or higher in biotechnology, biomedicine, or related field\n Practical experience with core laboratory techniques, such as PCR, DNA\/RNA extraction, molecular cloning, bacterial transformation, virus production, isolation and culture of cells, viral transduction of primary human immune cells, cellular assays such as flow cytometry and cytotoxicity assays\n Experience with relevant analysis tools and programs (e.g., Excel, FlowJo, and GraphPad)\n Strong English skills and independent, structured, and thorough work approach. Additionally, good collaboration skills and strong interest in research challenges and development of new therapies are required\n\nMerits:\n Experience working with human NK cells, including isolation, expansion, and viral transduction\n Ability to independently prepare NK cells for infusion into animals (the infusion itself is performed with support from others) and to isolate and stain cells from organs after tissue collection\n Experience planning and designing animal experiments with xenogeneic mouse models\n Documented ability to work effectively in a team, particularly when conducting larger experiments within the group, such as extensive animal studies\n\nWhat We Offer\nA creative, international, and inspiring environment filled with competence and curiosity. Karolinska Institute is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to drive the development of knowledge about life and work for better health for all. Here we conduct successful medical research and have the largest range of medical education programs in Sweden. As a university, Karolinska Institute is a state authority, which means you receive good benefits through our collective agreement. Employees at KI are also offered the opportunity for flexible working arrangements. This means that if your work activities allow, you can work part of your time remotely. You also have free access to our modern fitness facilities with trained staff on site.\nLocation: Flemingsberg\n Ten Reasons to Choose Karolinska Institute\nApplication\nKI applies individual and differentiated salary setting according to our collective agreements RALS and RALS-T.\nApplications should be submitted via the recruitment system Varbi. In this recruitment, you apply with your CV without a cover letter. In the application form, you will instead answer a few questions about why you are applying for the position.\n Do you want to make a difference \u2013 and contribute to better health for all? Apply for a job with us","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Forskningsassistent till avdelningen biomolekyl\u00e4r och cellul\u00e4r medicin","description_original":"Vill du bidra till att f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttra m\u00e4nniskors h\u00e4lsa?\nInstitutionen f\u00f6r laboratoriemedicin best\u00e5r av sju avdelningar som bedriver b\u00e5de forskning och undervisning. Institutionen \u00e4r engagerad i avancerad forskning som omfattar s\u00e5v\u00e4l grundforskning som till\u00e4mpad forskning. Samtliga avdelningar arbetar i n\u00e4ra samarbete med kliniker vid Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset.\nAvdelningen f\u00f6r biomolekyl\u00e4r och cellul\u00e4r medicin (BCM) fokuserar p\u00e5 anv\u00e4ndningen av modifierade biomolekyler, celler och cellprodukter som nya terapeutiska verktyg, samt p\u00e5 att identifiera och studera relevanta biomolekyl\u00e4ra och cellul\u00e4ra m\u00e5lstrukturer f\u00f6r terapi och diagnostik. Avdelningen \u00e4r ocks\u00e5 kopplad till enheten f\u00f6r cellterapi och allogen stamcellstransplantation (CAST) vid Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset samt Karolinska ATMP Center.\nCarlstengruppen studerar naturliga m\u00f6rdarceller (NK-celler), med s\u00e4rskilt fokus p\u00e5 att f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttra deras terapeutiska effekt mot cancer genom att modulera deras homing, persistens och tum\u00f6rriktning. Det \u00f6vergripande m\u00e5let \u00e4r att utveckla mer effektiva och s\u00e4kra behandlingsalternativ f\u00f6r cancerpatienter. Forskningen omfattar b\u00e5de in vitro- och in vivo-studier och inkluderar anv\u00e4ndning av cellinjer, prim\u00e4ra tum\u00f6rprover, genetiskt modifierade immunceller fr\u00e5n humana donatorer samt prekliniska djurmodeller.\nCentrala metoder innefattar genmodifiering (fr\u00e4mst viral transduktion men \u00e4ven CRISPR-baserad basredigering), kloning, PCR och sekvensering, fl\u00f6descytometri, funktionella in vitro-analyser (t.ex. migrations- och cytotoxicitetsanalyser) samt avancerade avbildningstekniker. Prekliniska djurmodeller anv\u00e4nds f\u00f6r att utv\u00e4rdera behandlingseffekt samt f\u00f6r att studera cellernas beteende in vivo, vilket bidrar till en b\u00e4ttre f\u00f6rst\u00e5else av behandlingsdynamik och potentiella s\u00e4kerhetsrisker. Flera projekt befinner sig i aktiv translation mot klinisk utv\u00e4rdering, m\u00f6jliggjort genom n\u00e4ra integration med den kliniska enheten CAST, d\u00e4r forskningsledaren \u00e4r chef f\u00f6r forskning och utveckling.\nGruppen s\u00f6ker nu en forskningsassistent som vill bidra till v\u00e5r verksamhet. Projektet kommer att bedrivas vid avdelningen f\u00f6r biomolekyl\u00e4r och cellul\u00e4r medicin (BCM), Institutionen f\u00f6r laboratoriemedicin, i ANA Futura-byggnaden p\u00e5 Karolinska Institutets campus i Flemingsberg.\nDin roll\nVi s\u00f6ker en ambiti\u00f6s och samarbetsinriktad person med stark drivkraft att bidra till utvecklingen av n\u00e4sta generations cellterapier. Som forskningsassistent kommer du att arbeta med laboratoriebaserade studier, inklusive kloning, genetisk modifiering av celler, cellodling, olika in vitro-analyser samt f\u00f6rbereda och medverka i djurexperiment. Tj\u00e4nsten erbjuder m\u00f6jlighet att f\u00e5 avancerad erfarenhet inom utveckling av innovativa cellterapier samt unika insikter i arbetet med att \u00f6vers\u00e4tta forskning till klinisk till\u00e4mpning.\nVem \u00e4r du?\nVi s\u00f6ker dig med en stark bakgrund inom biomedicin och immunologi, g\u00e4rna med erfarenhet av mekanistisk och interventionell forskning relaterad till cellterapier.\nKrav:\n\u00a0Examen p\u00e5 minst masterniv\u00e5 i bioteknik, biomedicin eller n\u00e4rliggande omr\u00e5de\u00a0\n\u00a0Praktisk erfarenhet av centrala laboratorietekniker, s\u00e5som PCR, DNA\/RNA-extraktion,molekyl\u00e4r kloning, bakteriell transformation, virusproduktion, isolering och odling av celler, viral transduktion av prim\u00e4ra humana immunceller, cellul\u00e4ra analyser s\u00e5som fl\u00f6descytometri och cytotoxicitetsassays\u00a0\n\u00a0Erfarenhet av relevanta analysverktyg och program (t.ex. Excel, FlowJo och GraphPad)\u00a0\n\u00a0Goda kunskaper i engelska samt sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndig, strukturerad och noggrann. Ut\u00f6ver det kr\u00e4vs god samarbetsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga och ett starkt intresse f\u00f6r forskningsutmaningar och utveckling av nya terapier\n\nMeriterande:\n\u00a0Erfarenhet av arbete med humana NK-celler, inklusive isolering, expansion och viral transduktion\u00a0\n\u00a0F\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt f\u00f6rbereda NK-celler f\u00f6r infusion i djur (sj\u00e4lva infusionen utf\u00f6rs med st\u00f6d av andra) samt att isolera och f\u00e4rga celler fr\u00e5n organ efter v\u00e4vnadsinsamling\u00a0\n\u00a0Erfarenhet av att planera och designa djurf\u00f6rs\u00f6k med xenogena musmodeller\u00a0\n\u00a0Dokumenterad f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att arbeta effektivt i team, s\u00e4rskilt vid genomf\u00f6rande av st\u00f6rre experiment inom gruppen, exempelvis omfattande djurstudier\u00a0\n\nVad erbjuder vi?\nEn kreativ, internationell och inspirerande milj\u00f6 fylld av kompetens och nyfikenhet. Karolinska Institutet \u00e4r ett av v\u00e4rldens ledande medicinska universitet. V\u00e5r vision \u00e4r att driva utvecklingen av kunskap om livet och verka f\u00f6r en b\u00e4ttre h\u00e4lsa f\u00f6r alla. H\u00e4r bedriver vi framg\u00e5ngsrik medicinsk forskning och har det st\u00f6rsta utbudet av medicinska utbildningar i Sverige. Som universitet \u00e4r Karolinska Institutet en statlig myndighet. Det g\u00f6r att du f\u00e5r goda f\u00f6rm\u00e5ner genom v\u00e5rt kollektivavtal.\u00a0Medarbetare p\u00e5 KI erbjuds ocks\u00e5 m\u00f6jlighet till ett flexibelt arbetss\u00e4tt. Det inneb\u00e4r att om den verksamhet du jobbar i till\u00e5ter, s\u00e5 kan du arbeta en del av din arbetstid p\u00e5 distans. Du f\u00e5r \u00e4ven tr\u00e4na fritt i v\u00e5ra moderna friskv\u00e5rdsanl\u00e4ggningar d\u00e4r utbildad personal finns p\u00e5 plats. \u00a0\nPlacering: Flemingsberg\u00a0\n\u00a0Tio sk\u00e4l att v\u00e4lja Karolinska Institutet\nAns\u00f6kan\nKI till\u00e4mpar individuell och differentierad l\u00f6nes\u00e4ttning enligt v\u00e5ra kollektivavtal RALS och RALS-T.\u00a0\nAns\u00f6kan ska g\u00f6ras via rekryteringssystemet Varbi. I denna rekrytering s\u00f6ker du med ditt CV utan personligt brev. I ans\u00f6kningsformul\u00e4ret kommer du ist\u00e4llet att f\u00e5 svara p\u00e5 n\u00e5gra fr\u00e5gor om varf\u00f6r du s\u00f6ker jobbet.\u00a0\n Vill du g\u00f6ra skillnad \u2013 och bidra till en b\u00e4ttre h\u00e4lsa f\u00f6r alla? S\u00f6k jobb hos oss","price":null,"currency":"SEK","status":"active","noindex":false,"location":{"address":"Administrativa Kansliet, 8100, Alfred Nobels All\u00e9","full_address":null,"city":"Stockholm","country":"SE","latitude":59.2122126,"longitude":17.9254506},"metadata":{"region":"Stockholms l\u00e4n","duration":"6 m\u00e5nader eller l\u00e4ngre","employer":"KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET","postcode":"14183","positions":1,"profession":"Forskarassistent","salary_type":"Fast m\u00e5nads- vecko- eller timl\u00f6n","employer_url":"https:\/\/ki.se\/om-ki\/jobba-pa-ki","scope_of_work":"100\u2013100 %","working_hours":"Heltid","contact_person":"Mattias Carlsten","employment_type":"Vanlig anst\u00e4llning","occupation_field":"Pedagogik","employer_workplace":"Karolinska Institutet, Institutionen f\u00f6r laboratoriemedicin","experience_required":true},"user_id":null,"is_sponsored":false,"views_count":0,"ai_views_count":3,"ai_vendor_counts":{"openai":2,"anthropic":1},"visibility":"public","submission_source":null,"submission_ai_name":null,"has_owner_email":true,"can_contact_owner":true,"phone":null,"owner_email":"mattias.carlsten@ki.se","images":[],"published_at":"2026-08-06T00:00:19+00:00","expires_at":"2026-08-26T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-08-15T03:05:16+00:00","updated_at":"2026-08-20T02:48:57+00:00"}}