Professor in neurobiology

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?

We are looking for an experienced scientist for a position as director of the Centre for Cluster Headache and group leader at the department of neuroscience, which conducts preclinical research and research education. The department conducts successful preclinical research and postgraduate education in the field of neuroscience. The center has close collaborations with clinical operations and organizations. The center is located at Biomedicum in Solna.

Description of the subject area

The Centre for Cluster Headache at the Department of Neuroscience conducts research within neurobiology with a focus on neurological disorders and a special orientation on primary headache disorders. The unit's research aims to increase knowledge behind the molecular and genetic mechanisms that give rise to headache disorders, as well as to identify new targets for diagnosis and treatment. The unit conducts research in three focus areas: genetics, circadian rhythms and inflammation. This includes the establishment and responsibility for a biobank with biological material and data from study participants with and without diseases of the nervous system. The unit has extensive collaboration with clinical activities and patient organizations. The center is located in Biomedicum in Solna.

Your mission

The position as professor of neurobiology has a focus on headache disorders and involves overall responsibility for research within Centre for Cluster Headache. This involves independent and leading responsibility for research projects focusing on headache disorders. You must be able to handle the techniques that the unit uses for studies and analyses of biological material and use and develop genetic, cell and molecular biological analysis techniques. You will conduct teaching in the field of neurobiology and supervision of students, doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows within the unit.

You will be responsible for research into heredity and traits linked to cluster headache, which requires substantial knowledge on this type of question. The research questions include genetics, gender differences and treatment response as well as mechanisms at the basis of sleep and pain comorbidities. You will be responsible for managing a biobank.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for an employment as Professor with focus on research, in addition to holding a Degree of Doctor, PhD, or having equivalent scientific expertise, the applicant must have demonstrated excellent scientific skills and very good pedagogical skills. See Instructions for the Appointment Procedure for teachers at Karolinska Institutet.

It is a requirement that you have completed 10 weeks of courses on teaching in higher education, as indicated in the recommendations of the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institution.If you lack such education at the time of employment, you must undergo such education during the first two years of employment.

Assessment criteria

The Senior Lectureship has a focus on research. The assessment will weight qualifications as follows: scientific skills (3), pedagogical skills (2), and leadership and collaboration skills (2).

For employment as Senior Lecturer at Karolinska Institutet, the eligibility requirements and assessment criteria stated in the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure are applied in relation to established profile of employment.

Assessment criteria are set out in the instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet.

It is furthermore meritorious that you have demonstrated

• Experience and good knowledge in basic research on headache diseases.
• Experience in establishing and administering a research network in the field of headache diseases
• Holding a Ph.D. in the field of neurobiology.
• Experience with biobank management.
• Good pedagogical experience from various forms of teaching at the undergraduate, advanced and postgraduate levels as well as experience of individual supervision of degree theses, doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows.

After an overall assessment of the expertise and merits of the applicants in relation to the subject area, Karolinska Institutet will determine which of them has the best potential to contribute to a positive development of the activities at KI.

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 successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical 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. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several benefits through our collective agreement.

Location:

Solna Department of Neuroscience

Application

Your application must contain the following documents in English: a cover letter as well as a resumé and a qualifications portfolio including a description of your research plan, both presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet’s template (https://ki.se/en/about-ki/jobs-at-ki/qualifications-portfolio-for-teachers-and-researchers). You may change or add to your application at any time up to and including the application deadline date. After the deadline, the process closes, and no amendment or addition can be made to your application.

The applications will be reviewed by external reviewers, most often both national and international. For that reason, all the submitted documents should be written in English.

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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Type of employment: Permanent position

Contract type: Full time

First day of employment: Upon agreement

Salary: Monthly salary

Number of positions: 1

Full-time equivalent: 100%

City: Solna

County: Stockholms län

Country: Sweden

Reference number: STÖD 2-3128/2024

Contact:

1. Gilberto Fisone, Chair of Department, +46703557375

Union representative:

1. Björn Meister, SACO, bjorn.meister@ki.se

2. Magnus Anå, ST-OFR, magnus.ana@ki.se

3. Henry Wölling, SEKO, henry.wolling@ki.se

Published: 2025-09-26

Last application date: 2025-10-27