Research assistant in the Department of Psychology

Would you like to contribute to high-quality medical research?
As a research assistant, you will join the 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 for ongoing studies, with a focus on conducting EEG testing to understand how the human brain processes smells.
Your role
You will work on research in ongoing studies. Your duties will include conducting EEG testing and standardised olfactory psychophysical tests with research participants, assisting with the preparation and implementation of brain imaging studies (MRI), and contributing to data management, documentation and practical coordination of study sessions.
Who are you?
Those eligible for employment as a research assistant must have a bachelor’s degree in a subject that we consider relevant to the position. Fluency in spoken and written English is required. You are well organised, meticulous and able to work independently as well as in a team. As you will be in direct contact with research participants and patients, strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.
Documented experience in the following would be a strong advantage:
EEG measurements
EEG analysis
programming in MATLAB and/or Python
olfactory psychophysical testing
working in a research environment (e.g. as a research assistant)

The following would be an advantage:
MRI licence and experience operating an MRI scanner
very good knowledge of Swedish

What do we offer?
A creative, international and inspiring environment full of expertise and curiosity. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world’s leading medical universities. Our vision is to advance knowledge about life and work towards better health for all. We conduct successful medical research and offer the widest range of medical education programmes in Sweden. As a university, Karolinska Institutet is a government agency. This means you receive good benefits through our collective agreement (kollektivavtal). KI employees are also offered the opportunity to work flexibly. This means that, if permitted by the work you do, you can work remotely for part of your working hours. You can also train free of charge at our modern wellness facilities (friskvårdsanläggningar), where trained staff are on hand.
Location: Solna
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Application
KI applies individual and differentiated salary setting in accordance with our collective agreements RALS and RALS-T.
Applications must be submitted via the Varbi recruitment system. For this recruitment, apply with your CV and no cover letter. Instead, you will be asked to answer a few questions in the application form about why you are applying for the job.
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