Doctoral (PhD) student position in Kolorektal kirurgi - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

We are recruiting a doctoral (PhD) student. For more information regarding doctoral education at Karolinska Institutet (KI), see:
http://ki.se/en/phd/about-doctoral-education-at-ki

Research group
Forskargruppen inom Kolorektal kirurgi söker en doktorand för ett projekt som studerar effekterna av rektalcancerbehandling på funktionella utfall hos patienter med rektalcancer. Forskargruppen består av främst kolorektalkirurger i samarbete med epidemiologer, statistiker, onkologer, patologer och prekliniska forskare, vilket innebär att doktoranden kommer befinna sig i en kreativ, stimulerande translationell forskningsmiljö. Läs mer:https://ki.se/mmk/kolorektal-kirurgi-0

The doctoral education project and the duties of the student
Doktorandplatsen innefattar arbete kopplat till lärandemål som inkluderar hantering av nationell registerdata, analys av observationella data m.h.a avancerade statistika metoder och en klinisk prövning. Syftet med doktorandprojektet är att undersöka olika aspekter av funktionella biverkningar av rektalcancerbehandling som ofta innebär en strålbehandling.

Entry requirements for doctoral education at KI
In order to participate in the selection for a doctoral position at Karolinska Institutet, the following requirements have to be met:

General entry requirements

A person meets the general entry requirements for doctoral/third-cycle/PhD education (according to

Higher Education Ordinance Chapt 7, section 39) if he/she:

1. has been awarded advanced/second-cycle/master qualification (i.e. master degree) or
2. has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second-cycle/master level, or
3. has acquired substantially equivalent konwledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.

Specific entry requirements
Proficiency in English equivalent to the course English B/English 6 at Swedish upper secondary school is an entry requirement for doctoral education at KI. Applicants who meet the general entry requirements (1 or 2 above) from a university in one of the Nordic countries has met the requirements in English.

Follow the link below for information on how other applicants can certify their English proficiency (such as through IELTS or TOEFL, previous upper secondary or university level studies).

For more information regarding general and specific entry requirements, please see: http://ki.se/en/phd/entry-requirements-eligibility-for-doctoral-education

Skills and personal qualities
Den sökande bör ha god förmåga att uttrycka sig i både svenska och engelska i tal och skrift. Höga förväntningar gäller också förmågan att arbeta självständigt, problemlösningsorienterat och analytiskt. Meriterande är tidigare utbildning/erfarenheter av epidemiologi och statistik. Läkarexamen är ett krav, liksom tidigare erfarenhet av journalgenomgång och registerforskning. Vi söker en person med stort forskningsintresse för kolorektalkirurgi och som är kliniskt intresserad av denna patientgrupp.

Terms and conditions
The doctoral student will be employed on a doctoral studentship (Sw: doktorandanställning) during the 4 years doctoral education. [Keep this text as it is or write your own.]

Application process
The application and supporting documents are to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

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

• A personal letter and a curriculum vitae
• Documents certifying the entry requirements*: Academic degree diplomas, transcripts of records, and if applicable, authorised translations
• Copies of degree projects and any previous publications
• Proof of English proficiency
• Any other documentation showing the desirable skills and personal qualities described above

*All documents certifying the entry requirements must be scans of originals (scans of copies or certified copies will not be accepted). The scanned documents must be in color and both the front and the back of the documents must be scanned. Please note that there are specific documentation requirements for a number countries, please read the instructions at: http://ki.se/en/phd/entry-requirements-eligibility-for-doctoral-education

If an applicant claims equivalent konwledge (point 3 under general entry requirements above) for the eligibility assessment, a form has to be filled in and submitted. Please find more information here: https://ki.se/en/phd/assessing-equivalent-knowledge-for-general-eligibility-for-doctoral-education

Selection
A selection will be made among eligible applicants on the basis of the ability to benefit from doctoral education. The qualifications of the applicants will be evaluated on an overall basis.

KI uses the following bases of assessment:

- Documented subject knowledge of relevance to the area of research

- Analytical skill

- Other documented knowledge or experience that may be relevant to doctoral studies in the subject.

The selection process will include several steps. The most suitable applicants will proceed to the next step which includes personal interviews. All applicants will be informed when the recruitment is done.