Recruitment and consolidator program for junior researchers at KI
Are you a young and promising researcher in medical science who wants to conduct research in an international environment, with top-class research infrastructure and good conditions for exciting collaborations? KI is advertising positions as Assistant Professor in several different subject areas. KI is also advertising consolidator grants for already employed researchers.
Assisstant Professor
The announcement of positions as Assisstant Professors will be subject specific. Excellence and mobility, such as international experience and a doctoral degree from another university, will be rewarded in the announcement. The recruiting department will carry out the assessment process.
Financing
The position as Assistant Professor is financed jointly by the Faculty Board at central level and the recruiting department. Information on the total amount of allocated funding is specified in the respective job advertisement.
Call for positions as Assistant Professor 2026
Timeline for the Call
- Decision on the call by the Faculty Board: 1 April 2026
- Application period: 1 June – 30 August 2026
- Assessment process: September 2026 – January 2027
- Planned starting date: 2027
Consolidator grant
Consolidator grants are funded by the Faculty Board and the number of grants is decided annually.
A decision regarding a new call for applications for 2026 is expected to be made in May 2026.
Why choose KI?
Photo: Erik CronbergChoose to work at KI — Ten reasons why
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.
Photo: Liza SimonssonWhy become a researcher at KI?
Academic freedom and the Swedish approach of achieving a 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. These are just a few of all the benefits you will receive as a researcher at KI.