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Postdoctoral Scholarship in Microbiome and Bacterial Infections Karolinska Institutet in Sweden
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Immunology
Funding
Postdoctoral scholarship financed by a scholarship; tax-free amount paid for twelve months at a time and disbursed on a six-month basis. The scholarship length is one year with the possibility of extension for another year.
Deadline
Nov 6, 2026
Country
Sweden
University
Karolinska Institutet
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Karolinska Institutet is advertising a postdoctoral scholarship in microbiome and bacterial infections at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Campus Flemingsberg, Sweden. The position is in Dr. Shilpa Ray’s team within Anders Sönnerborg’s research group at the Centrum for Infectious Medicine (CIM), subunit Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID).
The project sits at the intersection of infectious diseases, microbiology, antimicrobial therapy, immunology, microbiome-host interactions, and translational medicine. The postdoctoral researcher will investigate the immunological changes of novel antimicrobials in primary cells in response to bacterial infection, with extensive in vitro work, cell culture, molecular biology, bacteriological methods, gut barrier function, immune responses, and microbiome interactions in people living with HIV.
Funding: the scholarship is tax-free, paid in 12-month blocks and disbursed every six months. The initial duration is one year, with the possibility of extension for another year.
Eligibility highlights: applicants need a PhD (or equivalent), substantial wet-lab experience, primary cell culture, flow cytometry, molecular biology, BSL-2 experience, microbiome research experience, strong publication record, and excellent English. The call is specifically for foreign researchers coming to Sweden; people already resident in Sweden or who completed part of their education in Sweden are not eligible.
How to apply: submit a CV, publication list, and a one-page summary of current work in English or Swedish via the Varbi recruitment system. The deadline is 2026-11-06.
Funding details
Postdoctoral scholarship financed by a scholarship; tax-free amount paid for twelve months at a time and disbursed on a six-month basis. The scholarship length is one year with the possibility of extension for another year.
What's required
A PhD or equivalent experience in Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Immunology, Bioengineering, or a related field is required. Applicants should have at least five years of wet-lab experience in microbiological research, including bacterial culture, bacterial disease pathogenesis, and in vitro bacterial infection assays, plus expertise in mammalian and primary cell culture, flow cytometry, molecular biology techniques (DNA/RNA extraction, PCR/qPCR, SDS-PAGE, western blot, ELISA, immunofluorescence, immunoprecipitation), BSL-2 laboratory work, and microbiome research. A strong publication record with first- and/or last-author papers and excellent spoken and written English are required, along with strong collaboration skills. Experience with in vivo animal models, confocal microscopy, and teaching or student supervision is meritorious. Applicants must be foreign researchers coming to Sweden and must have completed the doctorate before the intended start date.
How to apply
Prepare the required documents in English or Swedish: CV with thesis defence date and details, complete publication list, and a one-page summary of current work. Submit the application through the Varbi recruitment system before the deadline.
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