Postdoctoral Researcher in Adipose Tissue Development and Lineage Tracing at Karolinska Institutet

Job Description

The Rydén and Mejhert laboratory at Karolinska Institutet, which studies how human white fat cells contribute to type 2 diabetes, dyslipidaemia and atherosclerosis, is hiring a postdoctoral researcher. The project investigates how human adipose stem and progenitor cells form fat cells and organise tissue, building on the lab’s discovery of distinct progenitor populations and a model in which transplanted human cells form fat tissue in mice.

At a glance

• Position: Postdoctoral researcher (1 post), full time, temporary
• Where: Biomedicum, Campus Solna
• Contact: Niklas Mejhert, niklas.mejhert@ki.se
• Reference: STÖD 2-3680/2026
• Apply by: 1 October 2026
• Apply: 1 October 2026

About the adipose tissue postdoc

• Investigate lineage relationships between adipose progenitor populations and their contributions to tissue formation
• Use cell culture, FACS, genetic manipulation and lineage tracing with in vivo transplantation and imaging
• Validate single-cell and spatial transcriptomics findings with immunostaining and microscopy, with a dedicated bioinformatician
• Lead experimental design, method development and interpretation, and build an independent research profile

What to include in your application

KI asks for documents in English or Swedish: a complete CV (with the date and title of your thesis, previous academic positions and distinctions), a complete list of publications, and a summary of your current work of no more than one page. Applications are submitted through KI’s Varbi recruitment system.

What Karolinska Institutet is looking for

• A PhD or equivalent by the employment decision (within three years is an advantage), in cell, stem cell or developmental biology or a related field
• Hands-on mammalian cell culture and molecular techniques
• Ability to design and troubleshoot experiments and manage a project
• Good English

Nice to have

• Flow cytometry and cell sorting
• In vivo mouse models, especially cell transplantation or regeneration
• CRISPR, stable labelling or lineage tracing
• Immunostaining, fluorescence microscopy and image analysis

Pay and location

KI sets salaries individually under its collective agreements; the advert gives no figure. Computational skills are not required, as analysis is done with a bioinformatician.

How to apply

Apply through the official Karolinska Institutet page. The closing date is 1 October 2026.

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