Postdoc in Bioinformatics and Adipose Tissue Biology

Job description

As a postdoctoral researcher, you will carry out bioinformatic and computational analyses of large-scale single-cell and spatial transcriptomics data, together with other omics data, from human adipose tissue, with a focus on tissue cellular composition, metabolic function, and links to obesity, type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases. The position includes developing and maintaining bioinformatic analysis pipelines, databases and web-based resources that make clinical and experimental research data accessible to the research community.

You will analyse and interpret complex datasets, present results at research meetings and international conferences, write scientific papers, and contribute to research grant applications. The work is carried out within the Applied Genomics research group at KTH, in close collaboration with clinical and experimental researchers in metabolic disease research, and includes some mentoring of PhD and Master's students.

Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• A doctoral degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, systems biology, genetics, molecular biology, medical science, or a related field.
• Documented experience in the analysis of single-cell and/or spatial transcriptomics data.
• Strong programming skills in R and/or Python, and experience handling large-scale biological datasets in a Linux or HPC environment.
• Fluency in spoken and written English as it is required in day to day work.
• Research expertise, documented through publications in bioinformatics, computational biology, or adipose tissue/metabolism research.
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality.
• Strong collaborative skills and the ability to communicate and work effectively with researchers from different scientific backgrounds.
• Ability to work independently and drive your own research forward.

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Experience in adipose tissue biology, metabolism, or other metabolic disease research.
• Experience developing bioinformatic tools, databases, or web-based resources that make research data accessible.
• Experience with multi-omics data integration (e.g., transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics).
• Experience collaborating within international research consortia.
• First-author publications in well-recognized scientific journals.
• Teaching ability, e.g. experience of supervision or teaching.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

Join us at KTH

KTH shapes the future through education, research and innovation. As a leading international technical university, we play an active role in advancing the transition towards a sustainable society. At KTH, you have the opportunity to grow and develop in a creative and dynamic environment, with good working conditions and attractive benefits. Equality, diversity and equal opportunities are essential to quality and form an integral part of KTH’s core values as a university and public authority.

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To apply for the position

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The application must include:

• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
• Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Maximally two pages long.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

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