Group Leader

Dnr 316-706-10 The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) within the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine MIMS is now recruiting an additional Group Leader and is seeking outstanding candidates.The fixed appointment will normally be for five years.The new group leaders will be provided with a generous support package including funding for postdoctoral associates and PhD students.A successful candidate should have a record of outstanding research in fields relevant to molecular infection medicine and is expected to complement the research budgets through national and international grants.The candidate is expected to initiate and maintain strong research programs in synergy with the UCMR research environment and to take active part in collaborative research opportunities and exchange programs within the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine.To qualify for the Group leader position, the candidate should have a PhD degree or equivalent and appropriate postdoctoral training.Particular weight will be given to scientific proficiency.We will consider candidates at a level that corresponds to the junior research/assistant professor positions offered by the Swedish Research Council Medicine.Applications should include a cover letter summarizing the applicant?s career, past research accomplishments and future plans (max 1-2 pages), a CV and a list of publications (with 5 most significant publications indicated), a short research plan (max 5 pages) with a summary of expected translational, medical or public health impact and names of three references.Documents sent electronically should be in MS Word or PDF format.