Do you want to contribute to top-quality medical research?

The Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics conducts research in epidemiology and biostatistics across a wide range of areas within biomedical science.

The department is among the largest in its field in Europe and has particularly strong research profiles in psychiatric, cancer, reproductive, pediatric, pharmacological, genetic, and geriatric epidemiology, eating disorders, precision medicine, and biostatistics.

Part of the success of the department is due to our collaborative spirit, where a major contributing factor is that researchers at the department share and co-finance common resources (such as IT and an applied biostatistics group). The department is located on the Solna campus. More information is available at http://ki.se/meb (http://ki.se/meb).

In the research group 'Cardiometabolic Epidemiology and Aging,' we study obesity and cardiometabolic health in relation to the risk of dementia and other age-related diseases. We use large data sets from several longitudinal cohort studies, including the Swedish Twin Registry. The research group is part of the research environment 'Epidemiology of Aging,' which brings together researchers with different focus areas such as twin studies, genetic and molecular epidemiology, and pharmacoepidemiology.

Presentation of the research group: https://ki.se/forskning/forskningsomraden-centrum-och-natverk/forskargrupper/ida-karlssons-forskargrupp (https://ki.se/forskning/forskningsomraden-centrum-och-natverk/forskargrupper/ida-karlssons-forskargrupp)

Your role

The recruited postdoctoral fellow is expected to conduct research on cardiometabolic health and dementia with the help of longitudinal data from several cohorts, including biomarkers, genetic data, and registry data. The postdoctoral fellow will also participate in student supervision, project management, and grant applications. The work is partly within the international consortium 'Interplay of Genes and Environment across Multiple Studies (IGEMS),' which allows for international collaborations and, if interested, the opportunity for research stays abroad.

Who are you?

Requirements

Doctoral degree in medical science or health science with a focus on epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, data science, or similar
Experience in writing and publishing scientific articles in epidemiology, obesity and cardiovascular health, aging, or related areas
Experience in statistical analyses
Experience in handling large data sets systematically
Strong skills in R, Stata, or SAS
Good command of English, both spoken and written

Merits

Interest and experience in research on metabolic health and/or dementia
Skills in handling and analyzing longitudinal data are highly meritorious
Ability in scientific writing
Good organizational skills

We place great emphasis on personal qualities in this recruitment. As a person, you are structured, driven, and goal-oriented. You are self-reliant but also have good teamwork skills.

To be employed as a postdoctoral fellow, a doctoral degree or a foreign degree equivalent to a Swedish doctoral degree is required. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than at the time the employment decision is made. It is advantageous if you have obtained your doctoral degree within the last three years, and if there are special reasons, your degree may have been obtained earlier.

What do we offer?

Postdoctoral position for 2 years.

A creative, internationally inspiring environment filled with competence and curiosity. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Here, we conduct successful medical research and offer the largest range of medical education programs in Sweden. At KI, you get to meet researchers with different research focuses working together. It is the cross-disciplinary collaboration that contributes to KI's world-leading position in research. Several of the people you meet in healthcare have been educated at KI. A close relationship with healthcare is important for creating education and research of the highest quality. As a university, Karolinska Institutet is also a state authority. This means that as an employee, you receive good benefits through our collective agreement.

Location: Solna

https://ki.se/om-ki/tio-skal-att-valja-karolinska-institutet (https://ki.se/om-ki/tio-skal-att-valja-karolinska-institutet)

Application

The application should consist of the following documents, written in English or Swedish:

Evidence of doctoral degree
A complete CV including date of dissertation, title of dissertation, previous academic positions, academic title, current position, academic awards, and committee work
A complete list of publications
A summary of current work (maximum one page)

Welcome with your application no later than 2025-01-31

The application should be made through the recruitment system Varbi.

For permanent employment, Karolinska Institutet applies a 6-month probationary period.

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