Postdoctoral Researcher in Structural Biology of Mitochondrial Gene Expression

Academic Positions

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Cdi
Posted June 19, 2026

Job Description

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in structural biology in the group of Prof Joanna Rorbach at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated researcher to join an interdisciplinary project focused on the molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial gene expression, including mitochondrial translation, in health and disease.

Your mission

The project combines expertise in structural biology, mitochondrial biology, molecular biology, and disease modelling to understand how mitochondrial proteins regulate gene expression and contribute to mitochondrial disease. The successful candidate will use detailed molecular and structural approaches to uncover new insights into mitochondrial protein function and disease pathop...