Research Assistant at the Department of Psychology

Do you want to contribute to top-quality medical research?

As a research assistant, you will be part of Perception Lab at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet. The group studies the neural basis of the human sense of smell using psychophysics, functional brain imaging, and electrophysiology. In this role, you will contribute to data collection in ongoing studies, with a focus on conducting testing with EEG to understand how the human brain processes odors.

Your role

You will work with research in ongoing studies. The tasks include conducting testing with EEG as well as standardized olfactory psychophysical tests with participants, assisting in the preparation and implementation of brain imaging studies (MR), and contributing to data management, documentation, and practical coordination regarding study sessions.

Who are you?

To be eligible for employment as a research assistant, you must have a bachelor's degree in a subject that we deem relevant to the position. Fluency in English, both spoken and written, is a requirement. You are well-organized, meticulous, and can work both independently and in a team. Since you will be in direct contact with participants and patients, high requirements are placed on social competence and communicative ability. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

It is highly meritorious if you have documented experience in:

mätningar med EEG EEG analyser programmering med MATLAB och/eller Python luktpsykofysisk testning arbete i forskningsmiljö (t.ex. assistenttjänst)

It is meritorious if you have:

MR-licens samt erfarenhet av att operera MR-kamera mycket goda kunskaper i svenska

What do we offer?

A creative, international, and inspiring environment filled with competence and curiosity. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to drive the development of knowledge about life and work for better health for all. Here, we conduct successful medical research and have the largest range of medical education programs in Sweden. As a university, Karolinska Institutet is a government agency. This means you receive good benefits through our collective agreement. Employees at KI are also offered the opportunity for flexible working methods. This means that if the operations you work in allow it, you can work part of your working time remotely. You will also get free training in our modern wellness facilities where trained staff are on site.

Location: Solna

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Application

KI applies individual and differentiated salary setting according to our collective agreements RALS and RALS-T.

Applications must be made via the recruitment system Varbi. In this recruitment, you apply with your CV without a cover letter. In the application form, you will instead be asked to answer a few questions about why you are applying for the job.

Do you want to make a difference – and contribute to better health for all? Apply for a job with us!