Postdoc in AI Modeling for Cell Biology, AlphaCell Program

Job description

The AICell Lab (https://aicell.io) in the department of Applied Physics at KTH and Science for Life Laboratory is a research group funded by the Data-driven Life Science Fellows (DDLS) program. Led by Wei Ouyang, the group builds next-generation AI systems for cell and molecular biology. Data-driven Life Science Fellows program

AlphaCell is a new SciLifeLab initiative aimed at building the first molecular-level computational model of the human cell. The program is led by Jan Ellenberg (Director of SciLifeLab) and Mathias Uhlén (Director of the Human Protein Atlas), together with a collaborative, multi-institutional constellation of SciLifeLab researchers and infrastructure units.

The AlphaCell program is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher in AI modeling. The position will be embedded in the AICell Lab at KTH and SciLifeLab. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with Avlant Nilsson's cancer cell modeling lab at Karolinska Institutet and SciLifeLab, and with the data team at the Human Protein Atlas.

Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• Here you fill in additional requirements for the position, in case of any language requirements, justification is required. Contact HR if you have any questions.

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Have a strong grounding in biological systems and a demonstrated interest in cell biology and biological modelling.
• Have experience interpreting biological datasets, particularly imaging data and multimodal datasets combining imaging and molecular measurements.
• Have a background in computational biology, bioinformatics, or machine learning for biological problems.
• Have experience with modern deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, JAX, or equivalent).
• Have good software engineering habits — modular, well-documented, reproducible code.
• Are comfortable working in interdisciplinary teams and can communicate effectively across computational and experimental expertise.
• Are scientifically curious, independently driven, and motivated by biologically meaningful modelling problems.
• Have good teaching abilities.
• Have awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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To apply for the position

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The application must include:

• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
• Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Maximally two pages long.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

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1. Wei Ouyang, [email protected]