February 2024

Welcome to KI Career Service Newsletter!

Career Events

February 12th

•	Webinar: Open access to scientific publications and research data in Sweden. Registration required.

February 13th

•	Course: Training in Microsoft 365/Teams (in Swedish). This course is intended for those of you who would like an introduction to Microsoft 365 (former Office 365) and Microsoft Teams. Registration required.
•	Webinar: Next level grant writing with AI. Registration required. Organized by scientifyRESEARCH.
•	Lunch Talks: Är det dags för statlig styrning av sjukvården?. Co-organized by Bayer, KI Science Park and Waters Corporation. Registration required.
•	Event: KTH Innovation Collide. Organized by KTH Innovation.Registration required.

February 14th

•	Workshop:iThenticate – a plagiarism detection software. Registration required.

February 15th

•	Course: Training in OneNote and Whiteboard (in Swedish). This course is intended for those of you who would like to make written and drawn notes. Registration required.
•	Workshop:EndNote X20 – manage your references. Registration required.
•	Alumni Lecture Series: Talking sexuality with your patient. Registration required.

February 16th

•	Course: Excel special: Conditions (in Swedish). This course is intended for those of you who would like to know more about conditions in Excel. Registration required.
•	Workshop: Curate your profile page and CV with KI RIMS. Registration required.

February 20th

•	Course: Training in Forms and Bookings (in Swedish). This course is intended for those of you who would like to create surveys, polls and booking pages. Say hello to the apps Forms och Bookings!. Registration required.
•	Workshop: Finding sources for your half-time review, thesis or next publication. Registration required.
•	Networking event: KI Science Park Lab Network kick-off. Registration required. Co-organized by KI Science Park AB and A Working Lab.

February 21st

•	Lunch webinar with Student Wellbeing Centre: Webinar on sleep-how to handle the winter darkness. Registration required.
•	Webinar: Women In Science and Education (WISE) - Marie Löf.
•	Workshop: Curate your profile page and CV with KI RIMS. Registration required.
•	Networking event: Digital Health - HealthTech in the Nordics, Challenges & Opportunities in 2024. Registration required. Co-organized by AWS Startups, AstraZeneca, A Working Lab, HealthCap, KI Science Park, and Nordic Science Capital.
•	Event: Hunting for global talent – the case for Stockholm.Registration required. Co-organized by Stockholm Chamber of Commerce and the Stockholm International School.

February 22nd

•	Course: Training in Word (in Swedish). This course is intended for those of you who would like to use smart functions and become more efficient when working with Word. Registration required.

February 23rd

•	Networking event: Lunch & Learn: How to navigate the journey from clinical trials to market access with Sirona Group and MPA. Registration required. Organized by KI Science Park.
•	Webinar: If I leave academia, can I come back? Registration required. Organized by EMBL.

February 28th

•	Webinar: Useful facts about Healthcare in Sweden and Occupational Health Service at KI.Registration required.
•	Workshop: Intercultural Communication (Part 1 of 2). Registration required. Organized by EURAXESS and Linneaus University.

February 29th

•	Webinar: Identifying your skills and strengths. Registration required.
•	Workshop: Writing the literature review for your half-time review.Registration required.

March 2nd

•	Workshop: Entrepreneurial tools for personal development. Registration required. Organized by the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship.

March 3rd

•	Workshop: Entrepreneurial tools for personal development. Registration required. Organized by the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship.

March 5th

•	Workshop: Flemingsberg Pitch Workshop. Registration required. Co-organized by Flemingsberg Science Foundation and Venture Cup Sverige.
•	Workshop: Workshop: Curate your profile page and CV with KI RIMS – Q&A. Registration required.

March 8th

•	Breakfast Seminar: Introductory meeting for international research staff: support services for researchers. Registration required.
•	Course: Training in Microsoft 365/Teams (in English). This course is intended for those of you who would like an introduction to Microsoft 365 (former Office 365) and Microsoft Teams. Registration required.
•	After work: AW för läkarstudent och läkare. Registration required. Organized by Lumell Associates AB.

March 12th

•	Workshop: Intercultural Communication (Part 2 of 2). Registration required. Organized by EURAXESS and Linneaus University.
•	Conference: High Level Conference on Science Communication (day 1). Registration required. co-organsied by Science Europe, the Research Foundation Flanders and Fund for Scientific Research, under the auspices of the Belgian Presidency of the European Union.

March 13th

•	Conference:High Level Conference on Science Communication (day 2). Registration required. Co-organsied by Science Europe, the Research Foundation Flanders and Fund for Scientific Research, under the auspices of the Belgian Presidency of the European Union.

March 15th

•	Workshop: Curate your profile page and CV with KI RIMS – Q&A. Registration required.

March 16th

•	Workshop: Make it regenerative. Registration required. Organized by the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship.

March 17th

•	Workshop: Make it regenerative. Registration required. Organized by the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship.

March 20th

•	Workshop: Finding sources for your half-time review, thesis or next publication. Registration required.

Special Highlights

Doctoral Students´ Association - Board 2024

Congratulations to the elected members of DSA - Board 2024. DSA is an active and dynamic group of students representing doctoral students from all departments at Karolinska Institutet. DSA is a section of Medicinska Föreningen. Joining DSA is an excellent way to develop soft skills like communication, leadership, and project management. Visit the DSA website for more information.

Pivot-RP – KI´s New Research funding database!

Pivot-RP is KI´s new research database for national and global funding opportunities and will replace Research Professional. We encourage everyone to set up an account and start using the new system. Research Professional will be closed after a transition period. We estimate to have a transition period of two to three months.
Watch out for the training session beginning of 2024. Meanwhile recorded training sessions are available on Pivot-RPs website.

KI University library - Calendar 2024

Doctoral students & researchers! The calendar is up to date and filled with seminars and workshops! Some of the topics: iThenticate, EndNote, Publish with impact, Searching the literature, Generative AI, KI RIMS, Writing the literature review, Research documentation. Read more on ki.se

Karolinska Institutet Discovers - Seminars spring 2024

Junior Faculty welcomes you to the Karolinska Institutet (KI) Discovers series for Spring 2024. The KI Discovers series aims to give insight into the latest scientific achievements across various disciplines at Karolinska Institutet by highlighting recently published outstanding papers. Read more on ki.se

Would you like to become a supervisor in the summer research school for high school students?

The summer research school for high school students is looking for supervisors. The role of the supervisor is to host a high school student during the coming summer and guide them through a research project, that is within the projects of the research group, during the summer. The supervisors receive a bench fee of 20 000 SEK per supervised student and researchers from Ph.D. students and up are eligible to be supervisors. The slots for supervisors are filled on a first come first serve basis. Read more on ki.se.

Webinar: The importance of target validation for successful academic Drug Discovery - February 12, 2024. Time: 13:00 – 14:30

Join this exciting webinar and delve into target validation in academic drug discovery. Discover how this process plays a vital role in the success of drug development. Our expert speakers will share their knowledge and experiences, providing valuable insights and strategies for effective target validation. To join the event follow this link.

Product Development in Life Sciences - February 13, 2024. Time: 10:00 – 15:00

Welcome to this Zoom event with the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The EMA is responsible for scientific evaluation and monitoring of all medicines available to the over 450 million people living in the EU, plus veterinary care. It is crucial for drugs startups and researchers alike to understand the EMA process and its available support. To join the event follow this link.

Becoming a "Postdoc" or Hosting a "Fellow"? Information day about funding opportunities for junior researchers

Register and meet the Swedish National Contact point for MSCA (Horizon Europe) and representatives from the following major funding agencies: the Swedish Research Council (VR), the Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development (FORMAS) and the Foundation for the Advancement of the Humanities and Social Sciences (RJ). Organized by Stockholm Universitet. Participants from Stockholm Trio (KI, KTH and SU) can register to the seminar. Register not later than February 11th. Read more on su.se.

Prize for Internationalisation in Teaching and Learning

The prize is awarded to the teacher/teaching team that has made a significant contribution to raising the level of internationalisation in higher education over the past three years. Students, employees and affiliates can nominate themselves or their colleagues. Read more on ki.se

KIB Open Seminar with Stanley Greenstein: Regulating Artificial Intelligence – From Ethical Codes to Hard Law - March 13, 2024.

Welcome to this open seminar on the legal aspects of artificial intelligence with Stanley Greenstein, researcher at Stockholm University. Open for all - welcome to join on-site at the university library in Solna or via Zoom! Read more on ki.se

Call for Nominations: The Pedagogical Prize 2024 - Deadline: March 14, 2024

The prize is awarded annually to individual teachers, teacher teams or administrative personnel who have undertaken significant educational initiatives related to pedagogical development or renewal work within Karolinska Institutet’s programmes at first cycle, second cycle or postgraduate levels. Candidates for the prize can be nominated by teachers, students, doctoral students, and other staff working at KI. Read more on ki.se

Life Science Barometer 2024

Every year, SwedenBIO produces the Life Science Barometer – a fact-based snapshot of the Swedish life science sector that enables informed business decisions and a stronger industry. To acces the report, visit the SwedenBIO website.

Now for TEDxKI - "Lights Out: What Happens Now"

Join us at Karolinska Institutet on Saturday, March 23rd, 2024, for TEDxKI’s thought-provoking event on the theme “Lights Out: What happens now?” Explore strategies for navigating uncertainty when the familiar light dims. Limited early bird and student tickets available. For more information, visit the TEDxKI 2024 event website.

Online course: Best practices in doctoral supervision, professional development of teaching and leadership skills for doctoral supervisors

Do you want to get the best performance out of your PhD students? Do you want to support and inspire your Ph.D. students in the best possible way? We offer you an opportunity to take part in a series of lecture workshops giving expert insight into the various responsibilities of PhD supervision. For more information, please visit NeurotechEU webpage.

Course: An Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights in Academic Context

This course aims to enable the participants to get a broad overview of intellectual property rights and discuss how they can be used to support and impact academic research. For more information, please visit SSES webpage.

Calls for applications

Apply for Eurolife Summer School 2024: “Innovative Solutions to address Current and (Re) Emerging Infectious Diseases at a Global Scale” - Deadline: February 29, 2024

Master and doctoral students of KI in (bio)medicine, pharmacology, biotechnology and life sciences – join us in Leiden, the Netherlands, to explore and address global challenges posed by infectious diseases. Read more on ki.se.

International postdoc within medicine and health (spring call)

The purpose of the grant is to give newly qualified researchers with a doctoral degree from a Swedish higher education institution (HEI) the opportunity to expand their networks and their competences by working abroad under secure employment conditions. For more information, please visit VR webpage.

Researcher Blogs

Peer review – a system that needs revision

Luca Love. KI PhD student

The Conversation - Latest articles by KI researchers

•	People with OCD are more likely to die earlier, of any cause. Lorena Fernández de la Cruz. Clinical Researcher, Psychiatric Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet.
•	Women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s – but our research suggests a specific brain enzyme could help protect them. Silvia Maioli. Senior Research Specialist and Associate professor, Neurobiology, Karolinska Institutet.

Karolinska Institutet is a member of The Conversation, a non-profit international news platform where academics write their own popular science articles with the help of professional journalists. The articles are freely accessible and may be republished without alterations in other media outlets. The collaboration benefits researchers by boosting their international profile and sharpening their communication skills, both of which are great for funding applications. Visit the staff portal for more information.

Career Reading suggestions

European Commision - EU Science Hub

•	Women in science at JRC: Four researchers open the doors to their labs

Karolinska Institutet

•	KI’s Culture Prize awarded to Anna Nordlander for House of the Body
•	The university administration changes name to "Professional Services"

Nature

•	How a peer network made my worst day as a grad student bearable
•	How I learnt to write research papers as a non-native English speaker
•	How my academic sabbatical offered a chance to hit the restart button on my career
•	How to enhance lab-team efficiency with tools from the tech industry
•	In the AI science boom, beware: your results are only as good as your data
•	‘Obviously ChatGPT’ — how reviewers accused me of scientific fraud

Science

•	Juggling my dream job and my mom’s cancer is tough. Here’s how I’ve coped
•	I thought I could conquer academic writing on my own—until I learned better
•	I traveled with my baby to an international meeting—with my institution’s help
•	My lab work generated lots of waste. Here’s how we reduced our footprint
•	Scientists, it’s OK to be well-rounded

Stockholm Science City Foundation

•	Influencing the EU policy in a favourable direction

Times Higher Education

•	Show your research impact: a guide for academics and researchers
•	The benefits of having a web presence as an early career researcher

Vinnova

•	Find the right funding

Job Opportunities

•	Assistant Professor in Basic Science: Pushing the boundaries of knowledge (7 Assistant Professors) - Chalmers University of Technology
•	Assistant Professor to address health-related societal challenges - Chalmers University of Technology
•	Assistant Professor to advance nanoscience and nanotechnology - Chalmers University of Technology
•	Associate Director / Director Immunology and Immunogenicity - Affibody
•	Associate Director / Director Immunology Drug Development - Affibody
•	Data Engineer -UNICEF Sverige
•	Enhetschef läkemedelstillgänglighet - Läkemedelsverket
•	Forskningskoordinator - Karolinska Institutet
•	Forskningssekreterare forskningsinfrastrukturer inom life science - Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet)
•	Forskningssekreterare forskningsinfrastrukturer inom HS-området - Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet)
•	Forskningssekreterare och Nationell kontaktperson (NCP) med inriktning mot forskningsinfrastrukturer och Horisont Europa - Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet)
•	Head of Austria (Europe Regional Office) based in Vienna - International Vaccine Institute (IVI)
•	Management Consultant opportunities (For PhD students and Postdocs fluent in Swedish interested in projects related to Healthcare and Life Science) - Lumell Associates AB
•	Novo Nordisk Consulting, Unsolicited Applications - Novo Nordisk
•	Project Administrator (Europe Regional Office Unit) based in Sweden - International Vaccine Institute (IVI)
•	Project coordinator - Karolinska Institutet
•	Project Manager – Early Research - Affibody

SciLifeLab / Vacancies

Vacancies within the SciLifeLab community. For more information, please visit SciLifeLab webpage.

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