Postdoctoral Researcher in epidemiology

Do you want to contribute to better health for all?

The Department of Global Public Health is a multidisciplinary department with the aim to advance knowledge about challenges and opportunities for public health in a local, national, and global setting. Research at the department is focused on how different societal and individual factors affect population health, and to develop and evaluate structural and individual-oriented interventions. Many researchers at the department are scientific advisors to authorities and other decision makers at regional, national, and international levels. The department has 12 research groups, about 110 PhD students and about 140 employees.

The position will be within Implementation And Quality (IMPAQT) Solna, Stockholm led by Claudia Hanson. Your will find a unique opportunity to be part of large international consortia with members in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe and strong links to leading institutions within the field in Europe and beyond. The work will link to leading statisticians and epidemiologists at our department. The applicant should be willing to perform duty travels as required.

The position is 70-100% and there are 2 available positions. This are temporary positions. 

Your mission

Your work will include a wider portfolio of research and teaching.  

The main tasks will be to support epidemiological analysis and potentially using advanced methods of machine learning.  You will lead and support paper writing. We also expect some engagement in teaching in the field of epidemiology, supervising students at MSc and  PhD level as well as contributing to new grant applications. Thus, we are looking for an independent researcher with strong epidemiological skills.

Your profile

To be eligible for employment as a postdoctor a doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree is required. This eligibility requirement must be fulfilled at the latest at the time of the employment decision. It is considered as an advantage if you have completed your doctoral degree within the last three years, if there are special reasons, your degree may have been completed earlier.

Requirement for the position:

• A doctoral degree in epidemiology, public health, data science or similar.
• A good track record of publications, particular as first author.
• Excellent knowledge of programming skills in common statistical software.
• Excellent knowledge of the English language is required, both in speaking and in writing.
• The candidate should have strong team-working, intercultural communication and collaboration skills.

Merit requirement for the position:

• Proven experience in developing prediction models.
• Interest and/or experience in maternal and perinatal health.
• Experience in teaching and supervising students at the master level.
• Experience in management of projects and interdisciplinary and multicultural collaboration.
• Interest in mentoring and supporting young scholars in writing papers.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world’s leading medical universities. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. At KI, you get to meet researchers working with a wide range of specialisms and methods, giving you ample opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience with the various scientific fields within medicine and health. It is the crossover collaborations, which have pushed KI to where it is today, at the forefront of global research. Several of the people you meet in healthcare are educated at KI. A close relationship with the health care providers is important for creating groundbreaking top quality education and research. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several benefits through our collective agreement.

Location: Solna

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Application

An employment application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:

• A complete resumé, including date of the thesis defence, title of the thesis, previous academic positions, academic title, current position, academic distinctions, and committee work
• A complete list of publications
• A summary of current work (no more than one page)

Welcome to apply at the latest 12 of January. 

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

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