Postdoctoral Researcher in Psychiatric Epidemiology - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Your mission

We are looking for an outstanding and motivated postdoctoral researcher to join our research team. The successful applicant will work on projects focused on assessment and intervention of substance use disorders in the prison population. The project will leverage advanced epidemiologic designs and high-quality registry data from Nordic countries. The results are expected to have important implications: contributing to improved quality of life, mental and physical health for people in prison and society at large.

The postdoctoral researcher will work with an international research team. The main role involves data management, data analysis, manuscript preparation, and career development initiatives, including submitting funding applications.

Questions regarding the role, please contact Zheng Chang. Contact information can be found below.

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.

The successful applicant is expected to have:

• Experience and knowledge in conducting epidemiology studies focusing on psychiatric disorders, substance use disorder and criminality.
• A strong publication track record in the topics mentioned above.
• Experience in handling large-scale health record data, such as Nordic register-based data. Advanced data management skills using statistical software (e.g., SAS, STATA, R or Python).
• Experience in formulating research questions based on existing evidence in the field.
• Experience in conducting pharmacoepidemiological studies to investigate both short-term and long-term treatment effects using different study designs and statistical methods.
• Experience and interests in working in an international research group. Excellence in written and verbal communication (in English) and collaboration with researchers within and beyond the group.
• Self-motivated personality, as well as good project and time management ability.

This is a position of 2 years with possibility of extension.

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

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)

Warm welcome with your application!

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

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