Junior researcher — join a global community of excellence
Karolinska Institutet is a world-leading medical university with a long and proud history of ground-breaking research. In 2025, KI will recruit outstanding junior researchers with particularly excellent scientific merits and future potential.
We are looking for inspiring, curious and creative candidates to start their career as Assistant Professor with us in several subject areas. Join a global community!
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Photo: Liza SimonssonKI to recruit junior researchers with a focus on excellence
"KI is offering its new junior researchers a six-year start package of nine or twelve million kronor, depending on scientific field as identified by the department, and colleagues who are also world-leading researchers,” says Sten Linnarsson, dean of KI Solna and member of the Faculty Board.
Positions 2025 — save the date
Do you want to become a future top researcher at a world-leading medical university?
Stay tuned, advertisements for 20 Assistant Professor positions with a generous funding package will be published here on 25 June. Don’t miss the opportunity to apply!
Assistant Professorships in Medicine
Endocrine autoimmunity
Precision Cancer Medicine
Immunology within pediatrics
Immunology
Genetic precision diagnostics
AI in Brain and Behaviour within Neurology, Psychiatry or Psychology
Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology
Molecular or translational medicine
Neurodegenerative disorders
Molecular or translational medicine
Cardiology and/or respiratory research
Odontological Sciences
Assistant Professorships in Biomedicine and Public Health
Experimental tumor biology
Human physiology or medicine of extreme environments
Cell and molecular biology
Biomedical science
Suicidology
Public Health Sciences
Environmental Medicine
Epidemiology or biostatistics
Research at Karolinska Institutet
Photo: Gunnar AskResearch within the entire biomedical field
Karolinska Institutet accounts for the single largest share of all academic medical research conducted in Sweden.
The research spans the entire biomedical field - from basic experimental research to clinical studies in collaboration with the health care system.
Photo: Liza SimonssonCore facilities
Karolinska Institutet offers a wide range of core facilities, providing services, resources, and expertise to academic research in Sweden. These core facilities were all established to meet the needs of the university’s own scientists, and they are constantly evolving to provide the latest techniques and knowledge within their fields of expertise.
Photo: Liza SimonssonWorking at Karolinska Institutet
Photo: Liza SimonssonWhy become a researcher at KI?
Academic freedom and work-life balance are two aspects that attract many researchers and lecturers to Sweden and Karolinska Institutet. As a researcher here, you will have the right to commercialise your research, and even get support from the university in doing so. Find out more about the many benefits of working at KI.
Photo: Erik CronbergTen reasons to choose to work at KI
What do you look for in a new job? Creativity? Making a difference? Cutting-edge equipment? Doing your bit for world-leading research and education at Sweden’s largest medical university? In that case, KI is the employer for you. Today, KI ranks as the leading medical university in the EU. Here are some reasons for choosing to work at KI.
Photo: Liza SimonssonRecruitment and consolidator program for junior researchers
Karolinska Institutet is advertising positions as assistant professors in several different subject areas. Excellence and mobility will be rewarded in the announcement.
Photo: Ulf Sirborn,Foto: Ulf SirbornMore jobs at KI
Karolinska Institutet's vision is to be one of the leading medical universities in the world. Our committed and competent employees make this possible. Find all available positions at KI and everything you need to know about working at our university.