Research Specialist in Psychiatric Epidemiology

The Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics conducts research in epidemiology and biostatistics across a broad range of areas within biomedical science. The department is among the largest of its type in Europe and has especially strong research profiles in psychiatric, cancer, reproductive, pediatric, pharmaco, genetic, and geriatric epidemiology, eating disorders, precision medicine, and biostatistics.

Part of the success of our department is due to our collaborative spirit where one factor is that researchers at the Department share and co-finance common resources (e.g., IT and an applied biostatistics group). The department is situated at campus Solna. Further information can be found at http://ki.se/en/meb

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The psychiatric epidemiology group at the Dept of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics is focused on studying causes and consequences of neurodevelopmental disorders across the lifespan. These disorders are investigated in large-scale registry databases using genetic epidemiological techniques such as family design. We are currently looking for a research specialist with knowledge of these methods to work on a project investigating long-term outcomes associated with psychiatric disorders across the lifespan.

Your mission

The role will involve managing and planning a very large scale, collaborative project using register-based linkages. The research specialist will be responsible for coordinating researchers to perform advanced data linkages, will extract and manage registry data, and prepare for genetic epidemiological analyses of large, genetically-informative datasets. The research specialist will also be responsible for disseminating the results to the scientific peers and public. Supervising medical and doctoral students will be encouraged, and teaching in the undergraduate program at KI will be expected. This is a employment of 30%.

Your profile

We are seeking an applicant with a PhD in epidemiology. It is required that the he/she has previous experience in a range of epidemiological techniques using health data or life course modelling using SAS, STATA or R, and has experience in teaching. The ability to extract, manage, and analyze large-scale registry datasets is important. The applicant should be collegial, experienced in working in “team science” contexts, possess exceptional communication and organisational skills, know how to successfully multitask, and should be able to describe past examples of having developed structured approaches to solving unanticipated and complex problems. Experience with publishing research articles and very good knowledge of English and Swedish, both oral and written, is a requirement since the group is part of an international research environment.

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

Application

Welcome to apply at the latest 10 january 2020.

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

Permanent position are initiated by a six months trial period.

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all