Project coordinator

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Within our research group you will have the opportunity to work closely together with an interdisciplinary team of researchers. We offer an engaging research environment where you may contribute to high quality research on an internationally competitive level.

Your mission

We are looking for a project coordinator with extensive experience of epidemiological studies concerning psychosocial factors, reproductive- and cardiovascular epidemiology. The project coordinator is initially expected to conduct research concerning

the association between bereavement, other psychosocial factors and the risk of cardiovascular diseases
the association between prenatal factors and the risk of cardiovascular diseases

primarily through register-based data. The project coordinator is later expected to develop her/his research lines in the area of public health and epidemiology. The project coordinator is also expected to write applications for future funding and to develop collaborations and networks within the research area, both nationally and internationally. The tasks also include supervising master and doctoral students, as well as participating in teaching and course organization in both undergraduate and postgraduate programs that are conducted at the department. The position is a two-year temporary employment.

Your profile

To be eligible for this position you need to have a doctoral degree in medical science and it is meritorious if you are an associate professor in medical science with a focus on public health science, epidemiology or a related field. You have to have documented research experience in the field of social, reproductive and cardiovascular epidemiology corresponding to merits as associate professor. The applicant must have experience with epidemiological methods and with related analytical methods for etiological and prognostic studies concerning cardiovascular diseases. Great emphasis will be placed on experience with analyses of population-based register data and publications in these areas; experience with analyzes of register data from Sweden and other Nordic countries is highly meritorious. We further expect that you have received your own external research funding in recent years in the areas mentioned above, have undergone university pedagogical training and have experience of supervising doctoral students. Excellent written and oral skills in English is a requirement. The ability to interact socially and scientifically with other researchers and students is also important.

What do we offer?

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 better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct innovative medical research and provide the largest range of biomedical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is a state university, which entitles employees to several benefits such as extended holiday and a generous occupational pension. Employees also have free access to our modern gym and receive reimbursements for medical care.

Location: Solna

Application

Welcome to apply at the latest 2020-12-11.

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

Permanent position is initiated by a six months trial period.

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