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The Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS) conducts world leading research in aging, dementia, epidemiology and care sciences. This research extends from basic molecular and cell levels to clinical research and societal studies. NVS educates almost a third of KI students at basic and advanced levels. The Department has approximately 540 employees and a revenue 2023 of 530 million SEK. It comprises seven divisions, located at Campus Flemingsberg and Campus Solna.
Aging Research Center (ARC), a division within NVS, is located at KI Campus Solna, Stockholm. It is a multidisciplinary academic environment, representing medicine (e.g., neurology, epidemiology, psychiatry, geriatrics), psychology (e.g., cognition, structural, functional, and molecular brain imaging), and social gerontology (e.g., sociology, public health, social epidemiology, social work). The center has around 70 employees, it has a strong focus on research with unique research resources, such as large-scale longitudinal studies and nationwide registries.
Division
ARC is a multidisciplinary academic environment, representing psychology, sociology, and various branches of medicine (e.g., neurology, epidemiology, psychiatry, geriatrics).
Major research foci in the psychology section at ARC concern (a) sources of individual differences in cognitive functioning among adults and cognitive aging; (b) epidemiological research on how physical and psychosocial environmental factors affect mental health and cognitive outcomes; c) intervention research examining changes in cognitive outcomes and brain plasticity in adults; d) the neural underpinnings of age-related differences in cognition, as assessed using structural and functional MRI and PET, including the role of dopamine functions in cognitive aging.
Duties
A major task for incumbent will be to contribute to and lead ongoing research activities at ARC, in the area of the environmental epidemiology of mental and cognitive health. In addition, there are possibilities to initiate individual research projects, based on the incumbent´s interests. The employment as Assistant Professor is time limited for 4 years with the right to apply for promotion to Senior Lecturer.
Eligibility requirements
Those eligible for employment as an Assistant Professor are individuals who have been awarded a PhD or attained equivalent research competence. Preference should be given to those who were awarded a PhD or attained equivalent research competence no more than five years prior to the expiry of the application period for the position of assistant professor.
Those who have been awarded a PhD or attained equivalent research competence earlier may however be considered if special grounds exist. Special grounds refer to illness or parental leave.
The qualifications required for the post of assistant professor include a doctorate degree or corresponding academic qualification. It is desirable that the applicant has a strong track record in terms of grants, has an independent line of research, and is active in research projects at the intersection of cognitive science, psychological health and physical and psychosocial environmental factors, also with a focus on implementation. It is also desirable that the applicant has experience in leadership of interdisciplinary research projects, has national and international collaborations in this area, and has skills and experience in both epidemiological and experimental research. Good communication skills in Swedish and English are required. Other requirements for this position are good social skills, being accurate and showing ability to work independently.
Bases of assessment
We stress the ability to obtain external research funding and scientific expertise when assessing applicants.
Application process
An application must contain the following documents in Swedish/English: curriculum vitae, qualifications and description of planned research, presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet’s qualifications portfolio (http://ki.se/qualificationsportfolio).
The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system. The applications will be reviewed by an external reviewer.
Promotion of Assistant Professor to Senior Lecturer
An Assistant Professor can apply for promotion to Senior Lecturer. An application is submitted to the Recruitment Committee. In order to be promoted to Senior Lecturer after an assessment by the Recruitment Committee, the applicant must meet the criteria below. The Assistant Professor can choose between two different promotion tracks; promotion to Senior Lecturer with focus on research or promotion to Senior Lecturer with focus on education and research.
Promotion of Assistant Professor to Senior Lecturer with focus on research
Assessment criteria
Promotion of Assistant Professor to Senior Lecturer with focus on education and research
Assessment criteria
Teaching in higher education training of 10 weeks or equivalent competence in accordance with Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions recommendations for qualification as a higher education teacher.
If the applicant is deemed to fulfil all of the above criteria, they will be assessed by two experts in their field and must meet the eligibility requirements that apply to appointments as a Senior Lecturer at Karolinska Institutet.
Type of employment | Temporary position |
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Contract type | Full time |
First day of employment | According to agreement |
Salary | Monthly salary |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | Full time |
City | Solna |
County | Stockholms län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | 2-6338/2018 |
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Published | 23.Nov.2018 |
Last application date | 14.Dec.2018 11:59 PM CET |