4 Post-Doc Positions

KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET Stockholm, Sweden Post-Doc Positions in Cancer Research at Karolinska Institutet We announce four fulltime post-doc positions at the Linneus Center "Prediction and Prevention of breast cancer and prostate cancer".This Center involves 10 senior researchers from six departments at Karolinska Institutet working together in a multidisciplinary team, ranging from genetics, epidemiology and clinical medicine to systems biology.The Center is funded by the Swedish Research Council for a period of 10 years.The vision of this Linneus Center is to reduce the mortality of breast and prostate cancer through individualised prevention programs.More information: http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=25044&l=sv. The four positions have the following focus: 1.Systems Biology in Cancer Several highly significant loci for breast and prostate cancer have been identified.We plan to study the molecular biology and functional properties of the genes in a broad, systemic approach.Modern microarrays, proteomics, bioinformatics skills required.One of the post-doc positions will be combined with working as a scientific coordinator for the Centre (50%).Indicate in your application if you are interested in working as the scientific coordinator.Initial appointments will be for 2 years with a possible extension after evaluation. Deadline for application is January 20, 2009. Karolinska Institutet is one of the leading medical universities in Europe.Through research, education and information, Karolinska Institutet contributes to improving human health.Each year, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.Karolinska Institutet offers 22 training programs in the field of medicine and conducts more than 40% of all medical academic research in Sweden.By being a centre for innovation within life science, Karolinska Institutet contributes to growth in Sweden and the Stockholm region.For more details see http://info.ki.se/index_en.html The Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, MEB, conducts internationally competitive epidemiological research.The aim is to increase