Postdoctoral Researcher in Psychiatric Genetics

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The psychiatric genetic epidemiology group within MEB is comprised of numerous researchers ranging from graduate students to senior professors. Several large case-control and cohort populations are available with genetic data and complete medical and demographic information. The research is performed in an interdisciplinary setting with strong collaboration with clinical departments and other national and international research groups. The current project will be led by Dr. Sarah Bergen, and the open position is for a postdoctoral researcher for up to 2 years.

Your mission

The postdoctoral research will involve enhancing polygenic risk prediction by incorporating related phenotypes. Additional projects within psychiatric genetics will be possible upon agreement, making use of the exceptional data from the Swedish National Registers and several genetically informed collections across a range of psychiatric disorders collected within Sweden.

For questions regarding the role, please contact Sarah Bergen. Contact information can be found below.

Your profile

Applicants should have a PhD in genetics, psychology, epidemiology, biostatistics or other relevant discipline. Prospective candidates should be skilled in statistical analyses and have experience with analysis of molecular genetic data. Specifically, prior experience with genome-wide association studies and generation of polygenic risk scores is preferred. The ideal candidate would also have some epidemiological experience and/or familiarity with national register/electronic health record data. Interest in psychiatric genetics research is a prerequisite and knowledge of this research field is an advantage. Successful candidates will have a high level of English proficiency and ample experience with publishing research articles.

To be qualified for employment as a postdoctoral researcher, applicants must have obtained a doctorate or have 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: 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)

Welcome to apply at the latest 4 February 2022

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

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