Karolinska Institutet - Region Stockholm Clinical research school in molecular medicine, 2024-2026

The course curriculum includes courses in basic science methodology as well as courses in translational medicine, covering both theory and practice. Each course period is 4 weeks, with one period per semester for two years, in total 16 weeks.

The course program that is to be followed in its entirety is adapted to the General Curriculum for doctoral education at Karolinska Institutet (KI). In addition, the program contains courses in subjects that are relevant to most clinical research areas. In addition to theoretical knowledge, the aim is that the participants should also gain a broad understanding of many of the methods and techniques that are used in clinical experimental research. Several of the courses includes practicals and demos of analytical techniques, with teachers/scientists from several of the departments at KI, as well as scientists from SciLifeLab and other universities.

A list of all courses in the clinical research school in molecular medicine is found in the documents section at the end of this page.

Call for applications

Announcement period for places in the research school starting in autumn 2024: The announcement tentatively opens open 12 January 2024, and the last day for applications is 14:00, 13 March 2024.

All applicants will be notified the decision by the end of May at the latest.

Who can apply?

The course program is designed for clinical employees in Region Stockholm, with an already on-going PhD training at Karolinska Institutet, or expected to be admitted as doctoral students no later than three weeks before the course begins. Admitted doctoral students should not already have passed their half-time review.

Applicants should be clinically affiliated through a permanent position, a research residency block or other position that lasts the duration of the two-year research school period.

If the applicant at the time of application has not yet been admitted to doctoral education at KI, the prospective principal supervisor should estimate when the admission is planned to take place. The applicant must be admitted to doctoral education no later than three weeks before the course starts on4 November 2024 (i.e. no later than 14 October).

Further information on admission to doctoral education at KI here

Eligibility

To apply, you must be:

• a physician, dentist or other clinical professional with equivalent basic education in physiology, medical chemistry, cell biology and molecular biology, and
• employed by Region Stockholm or a partnered care provider through a permanent position, a research residency block or other position that lasts the duration of the research school period
• doctoral student at KI, or expected to be admitted to doctoral education no later than three weeks before the program starts

For questions on eligibility, contact course administrator Philipp Kreft philipp.kreft@ki.se

Assessment

Your application will be judged considering two perspectives:

• The project – scientific quality, feasibility and relevance
• The applicant – experience and motivation

Applications

Your application is to be submitted through the digital application portal KI Prisma.

Your application is to contain the following information in the order given:

• CV (max two pages)
• Description of your research plan, max three pages with references
• Reasons for applying (why you want to participate in this research school), max one page
• Testimony from a supervisor confirming your suitability for the research school
• Testimony from your clinical manager that you will be granted leave during each of the four course periods to attend the research school
• LADOK extracts in case you already completed any doctoral education course
• If applicable, a complementary description of the prospective main supervisor is needed if the applicant has not yet been admitted to doctoral education at KI. (After admission, complementary documentation of admission shall be sent to the research school administration (philipp.kreft@ki.se)