Postdoctoral Researcher in children’s food environment and dietary behavior, using mHealth tools. - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Biosciences and Nutrition performs research and education in several areas of medical science including aging, Alzheimer, biomaterial, molecular endocrinology, cancer biology, functional genomics, systems biology, epigenetics, structural biochemistry, bioorganic chemistry, immunology, and nutrition. It offers an excellent international research and working environment, including around 250 scientists, students, administrative and technical personnel. The Department resides in Neo at Campus Flemingsberg, a biomedical research building, aimed at being a creative and open environment that enables meetings, synergies, and exploration of areas of mutual interest across disciplines.

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?

Your mission

As a postdoctoral researcher you will primarily be responsible for administering and actively participating in the tasks of the Impact Research group (https://ki.se/en/bionut/the-impact-research-group-marie-lof), Karolinska Institutet. You will be working under the supervision of Researcher Ioannis Ioakeimidis and Associate Professor and PI Marie Löf, in a project focusing on analysis of children’s food environment (e.g., outdoor food advertising in Swedish neighborhoods and around schools) and how it impacts their diet. Specifically, you will be required to; (a) participate in the design and implementation of school-based research in that domain, where the participating children will report on parameters of their immediate food environment, using custom ICT-assisted methodologies and mHealth tools, (b) lead the recording and analysis of food environments, by KI researchers, in various Swedish neighborhoods and around schools, and (c) will supervise the qualitative data collection within the schools, quantifying children’s awareness and beliefs about their food environments and its effect on children’s dietary choices and behaviors. Finally, (d) you will be responsible for leading the systematic analysis of the project’s outcomes and the authoring of relevant domain scientific publications in these domains. As a Postdoctoral researcher you will also be responsible for the ethical management of the above tasks, while you will contribute to the technological evaluation of the deployed mHealth tools and the data validations of the outcome datasets and will participate in relevant scientific and public dissemination activities in this domain.

Your profile

For this position, multidisciplinary scientific health/technological experience is required, preferably in the domains of nutritional science. The successful candidate should have documented – supported by appropriate documentation and publications – experience in the domains of: i) health-related behavioral analysis, preferably in dietary/eating behavior and in children, ii) school-based and food environment research, especially focusing on food advertisement content analysis, iii) technological know-how, documented through participation in technological, eHealth peer-reviewed publications. Documented participation in collaborative health/technology research projects is welcome, same as experience with popular science dissemination activities in schools and the general public. Finally, you should be able to exhibit strong verbal and written communication skills. Very good knowledge of English, writing and speaking is required, as well as previous work with development and evaluation of mHealth studies. Fluent written and oral use of Swedish will also be appreciated.

We put great emphasis on personal suitability.

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.

This position is a temporary employment for 12 months.

Location: Flemingsberg

www.bionut.ki.se

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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 17 November 2021.

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

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