Doctoral student in Cell and Molecular Biology Research

Projektbeskrivning

Forskarutbildningsämne:Biological physics

Aicell Lab (https://aicell.io) At the Department of Applied Physics at KTH and Science for Life Laboratory conducts interdisciplinary research in cell and molecular biology. The group is led by Wei Ouyang and combines wet lab work with automated experimental platforms and AI-powered assay tools.

We open two biology-oriented doctoral services in biological physics to study cell biology along with colleagues working with automation, calculation and AI-driven analysis. The projects are designed in consultation with each doctoral student at the start of the studies based on scientific interests.

As a doctoral student you will:

• Design and perform experimental cell biology work - including cell culture, perturbation studies, microscopy and related molecular biological methods.
• Interpret results biologically and drive scientific issues ahead.
• Collaborate with colleagues working with automation, calculation and AI-driven analysis.
• Contribute to publications and scientific dialogue on cellular and molecular biology.

Tutorial:Professor Hjalmar Brismar and Deputy Professor Wei Ouyang is proposed to supervise the doctoral student. Decisions are taken on admission

Eligibility for admission

To be admitted to postgraduate education (Cape 7 39 § The Higher Education Ordinance), the applicant is required to have basic eligibility:

• Disposed a degree at advanced level, or
• Fulfilled course claims on at least 240 High school credits, at least 60 High school credits at advanced level, or
• In any other way within or outside the country, equivalent knowledge is mainly acquired.

Special eligibility:

• Degree (or equivalent) in cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, biomedicine, biophysics or nearby life science area.

In addition to the above there is also a mandatory requirement in English corresponding to English B / 6.

Selection

To succeed with your doctoral studies on KTH, you need to be targeted and persistent in your work. In selecting the applicants, the ability is assessed to:

• Independently pursue his work ahead,
• Able to cooperate with others,
• Have a professional approach and
• Analyze and work with complex issues.
• Strong biological basis and genuine curiosity for cell and molecular biology.
• Practical experience of experimental biological work (cell culture, microscopy, molecular biological methods or the like).
• Ability and willingness to cooperate in an interdisciplinary team that combines biology, automation and AI-driven analysis.
• Good communication skills in English - both to explain biology and to cooperate over disciplinary bounds.
• Basic programming or data analysis skills (Python / R) are merit but no requirement.

After the eligibility requirements, great emphasis will be added to personal qualities.

Target degree: Doctoral degree

Information about admission and employment

Only the one who has been adopted to postgraduate education may be employed as a doctoral student. The total employment period may not be longer than that corresponds to education at full-time postgraduate for four years. An employee doctoral student can to a limited extent (at most 20 %) perform certain tasks within eg. education and administration. A new employment as a doctoral student applies for a maximum of one year, the employment may then be renewed by a maximum of two years at a time.

As a doctoral student, you get part of KTH's employment benefits and has a monthly salary according to KTH's doctoral salary agreement. Read more about research studies at KTH | KTH | Sweden.

Union representatives

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Doctoral Section (Technical College Student Union)

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Application

You apply via KTH's recruitment system. You as applicants have the main responsibility for your application complete when submitted.

The application must have the following content

• Copies of diplomas and grades from previous university studies and certificates of language requirements (see above). Translations into English or Swedish if the original document is not issued in one of these languages. Copies of original should be renamed
• CV with relevant professional experiences and knowledge. Please also enter your GitHub / Gitlab ID.
• Application letter with a brief account of why you want to pursue research studies, about your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. (Max 2 pages)
• Representative publications or technical reports. For longer documents, please attach a summary (Abstract) and a web link to the full text

The application must be received by KTH no later than the last application date at midnight, CET / CEST (Central European Time / Central European Summer Time).

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