Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience

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Karolinska Institutet (KI) is one of the world’s leading medical universities. At the Department of Neuroscience, research is conducted on the structure and function of the nervous system, from the molecular level to clinical application. The Department of Neuroscience has extensive responsibilities in undergraduate education for several study programs at KI, primarily in the areas of macro- and microscopic anatomy and neuroscience. The Department of Neuroscience hereby announces a position as Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience.

Description of the subject area

Research in neuroscience conducted at the department clarifies various aspects of the structure and function of the nervous system, both under normal conditions and in different diseases. The department has four primary research areas: “Cognitive Neuroscience,” “Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms of Nervous System Diseases,” “Neuronal Development, Biology and Pathology,” and “Neural Networks and Behavior.” These areas encompass a broad spectrum of projects that, using various techniques, are carried out at multiple levels—from individual molecules and cells to neural networks, behavior, and cognition.

Your mission

In your role as Senior Lecturer, you will independently lead a research group conducting high-quality neuroscience research with strong future potential. As head of the research group, you will also be responsible for staff and hold delegated responsibility for the work environment within the department.

More than half of your time will be devoted to teaching. You are expected to make significant contributions to doctoral and postdoctoral education through supervision and responsibility for, or participation in, courses and programs at the doctoral level. Within undergraduate education, you will serve as module and/or course coordinator and examiner in macroscopic anatomy and/or neuroscience in the undergraduate and advanced-level programs in which the department participates. This includes course responsibility for the two research-introductory courses for medical students (FoLäk 1 & 2) at KI as a central part of the position.

The role also includes overarching responsibility for KI’s whole-body donation program, located within the department’s teaching facilities. Education using donated bodies is an invaluable resource in the teaching of macroscopic anatomy. Your responsibility will be to ensure that the program operates in accordance with applicable legislation, ethical guidelines, and occupational health and safety requirements, as well as to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for an employment as Senior Lecturer with focus on education and research, in addition to holding a Degree of Doctor, PhD, or having equivalent scientific expertise, the applicant must have demonstrated excellent pedagogical skills and very good scientific skills

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

See the instructions regarding 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.

Since the position includes interactions with Swedish body donors, you must demonstrate proficiency in Swedish language. Furthermore, all undergraduate teaching is conducted in Swedish, therefore, you are you must demonstrate proficiency in Swedish language (C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages CEFR).

Assessment criteria

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

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

See the instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet.

It is furthermore meritorious that you have demonstrated

• Documented teaching experience in macroscopic anatomy with positive evaluations from students.
• Experience with whole-body donation programs.
• Documented experience working with occupational health and safety issues, particularly chemical and biosafety matters, is considered an asset.

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

Neuroscience-Body donations

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 (http://ki.se/qualificationsportfolio). 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
Number of positions: 1
Full-time equivalent: 100%
City: Solna
County: Stockholms län
Country: Sweden
Reference number: STÖD 2-599/2026
Contact:
1. Björn Meister, bjorn.meister@ki.se

Union representative:
1. Björn Meister, SACO, bjorn.meister@ki.se

Published: 2026-03-05
Last application date: 2026-04-01