Research Assistant - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

We are seeking a highly motivated person for a part-time position as a research assistant within the Center of Neurodevelopmental Disorders at Karolinska Institutet (KIND) in order to help with several research projects on autism and the link between autism and synesthesia in twins. The position includes helping with recruitment, data acquisition and data entry and helping with building up a database. The data acquisition includes both behavioral testing and MR data acquisition (Magnetic Resonance Imaging). For the latter, the research assistant will first take part in a course and then be trained in MR data acquisition by an experienced researcher.

Your mission

Duties include:

- Helping with participant recruitment (via e-mail and phone)

- Helping with booking accommodation and travel for participants

- Helping with data acquisition (brain imaging and behavioral testing) and data entering

Your profile

We are looking for a highly responsible research assistant with enthusiasm for psychiatric research and a motivation for interacting with participants.

The successful candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree, ideally in either neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, cognitive sciences or linguistics.

Either good English or good Swedish skills and enthusiasm for the research topic are requirements. Being fluent in both English and Swedish and previous research experience not a requirement but highly advantageous.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment full of expertise and curiosity. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is a state university, which entitles to several benefits such as extended holiday and generous occupational pension. Employees also have access to our modern gym for free and receive reimbursements for medical care.

Location: Solna

Learn more about KBH: https://ki.se/kbh
Learn more about KIND: https://ki.se/kind/center-of-neurodevelopmental-disorders-at-karolinska-institutet-kind

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Application

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

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