Postdoctoral researcher in epidemiology or biostatistics

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

An opportunity to join a productive research group with an excellent track record from using Scandinavian data sources to perform studies of relevance to public health and clinical medicine. The main focus of this position will be large register-based studies of health outcomes among football (soccer) players, but the position is flexible, and the candidate will be able to add other epidemiological studies to their portfolio based on their interest and the relevance of the research questions.

Your mission

The project has been launched in response to the recent controversy regarding potential associations of playing football on the elite level with risk of neurodegenerative disease later in life (see Mackay DF et al. NEJM 2019). The postdoctoral research will conduct register-based studies on health outcomes among elite football players using an established dataset and lead the creation of a large national cohort of amateur and elite football players. In addition to this project, there will be opportunities to pursue other lines of research within the focus areas of the research group.

Your profile

You should have a PhD degree within the field of epidemiology.

- Previous experience in merging of large administrative databases and using methods such as survival analysis, as well as experience from using Swedish national health registers are considered as merits.

- The position requires advanced level knowledge of programming in SAS, Stata and/or R and the ability to lead projects.

- Interest/experience in football and analyses of neurodegenerative disease and mental health outcomes a plus

- Good English skills are required. As some of the data sources are available in Swedish only, Swedish language knowledge is a plus

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.

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

The position is located within the Department of Medicine, Solna. The department consists of twelve divisions and each division consists of several research groups. The position is located within the research group Peter Ueda

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)

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

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