Postdoctoral Researcher in neurological epidemiology

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

We are looking for a postdoc to join our research group at the Department of medical epidemiology and biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, where we perform research on aging and age-related diseases using a variety of epidemiological and molecular epidemiological methods.

Your mission

The position focuses on a research project on Parkinson’s disease (PD), which is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, with a prevalence in the population at about 2%. Much remains to be understood about its causes and underlying molecular pathology. Moreover, at present, therapeutics available for PD patients only offer symptomatic relief, and there are no known medications to prevent the disease’s onset, or slow or halt its progression. We are conducting a research program with three major aims:

1) to clarify what environmental exposures cause PD

2) to examine molecular pathways underlying PD development

3) to validate promising new therapeutic candidates for use in PD prevention and/or treatment

Your role includes participating in all parts of the scientific process; perform literature searches, plan studies, manage data, perform statistical analyses, and write manuscripts.

Your profile

The applicant should have a PhD in epidemiology or a related discipline. Candidates need to have high skills in statistical analyses and experience of analyzing complex molecular data. Expertise in the statistical software R for data analysis is important, and experience in genetic epidemiological analyses, such as Mendelian randomization and genetic correlation is considered meritorious. An interest in neurological diseases is a prerequisite and knowledge in this field is meritorious. The candidate should also be highly competent in English.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment full of expertise and curiosity. 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 a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is a state university, which entitles to several benefits such as extended holiday and generous occupational pension. Employees also have access to our modern gym for free 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 8th of April 2022.

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

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