Postdoctoral researcher in Cancer Epidemiology

The Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM) is a department at Karolinska Institutet and an interdisciplinary research institution within the broad field of environmental medicine. IMM conducts cutting edge research within the areas of environmental and occupational medicine, toxicology, physiology, epidemiology, and biostatistics with the aim to clarify how environmental and lifestyle factors affect our health and which role genes have. IMM also serves as a scientific advisor to public authorities within the area of environmental medicine and IMM scientists participate in national and international expert groups.

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The research at the Unit of Epidemiology, IMM, KI, is focused on advancing knowledge about disease etiology and prognosis with an emphasis on environmental and lifestyle factors, and on methodological development. The research is based on large register-based cohorts, as well as cohorts and case-control studies with extensive information from questionnaires and biological samples. The Unit currently comprises 7 senior and 7 junior researchers, as well as 4 PhD students and a statistician. We are now looking for one or two additional postdoctoral researchers

Your mission

The successful candidate is expected to conduct epidemiologic research in cancer epidemiology, focused primarily on childhood cancer, but also cancer epidemiology in general. We have ongoing projects, but there is also room for own research ideas, where the richness of data available offer immense possibilities. The postdoc is also expected to supervise PhD students, and to participate as teacher in epidemiology both at the Master level and at the Doctoral program in Epidemiology. The positions are 2 years with possibility of extension.

Your profile

Qualified to be employed as a postdoctor is one who has obtained a doctorate or has equivalent scientific competence. Applicants who have not completed a doctorate at the end of the application period may also apply, provided that all requirements for a completed degree are met before the (intended) date of employment. This must be substantiated by the applicant's main supervisor, director or equivalent.

We stress scientific expertise, experience with epidemiological methods and research as well as competence within cancer epidemiology when assessing applicants. We see that the candidate has the following qualifications:

A PhD in medical science in the area of epidemiology
Experience with writing and publishing scientific papers
Experience in cancer epidemiology and public health related research
Experience in register based epidemiologic research
Experience in handling large databases, including health data registers and
population registers
Excellent writing skills in English

Other meritorious competences are experience with the statistical software SAS, Stata and/or R, and international collaborations. The applicant will need to both feel comfortable with working in teams and demonstrate good interpersonal skills and be independent enough to formulate new hypotheses and critically examine the results.

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:Enheten för Epidemiologi, Karolinska Institutet, 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 2020-01-12

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

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