Senior Researcher in Musculoskeletal Health - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

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The Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM) is a department at Karolinska Institutet and an interdisciplinary research institution within the broad field of environmental medicine. IMM conducts cutting-edge research within the areas of environmental and occupational medicine, toxicology, physiology, epidemiology, and biostatistics with the aim to clarify how environmental and lifestyle factors affect our health. IMM also serves as a scientific advisor to public authorities within the area of environmental medicine and IMM scientists participate in national and international expert groups. 

The unit of Intervention and implementation research for worker health (www.ki.se/imm/iir) is conducting research about work and health with a focus on intervention and implementation. Our aim is, through high quality research and education, to develop, evaluate and implement evidence-based and cost-effective methods that are relevant to society. Our research unit is multi-professional with approximately 20 co-workers.

Your mission

The candidate is expected to perform leading collaborative research in the area of musculoskeletal health and to attract external funding to support these activities. Specifically, he or she is expected to lead a research group working on diagnosis, prevention, manual treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal pain, mainly spinal pain. Additionally, the candidate should strengthen the unit’s expertise in methods for prediction of manual treatment success, the use of frequently repeated measures for follow-up and the systematic reviews about musculoskeletal pain conditions. The announcement is for a senior researcher position.

Eligibility requirements

A person is eligible to be appointed Senior Researcher if he or she has been awarded a Degree of Doctor or has achieved the corresponding scientific competence and fulfills the requirements for “Docent” at Karolinska Institutet. Ongoing research is important.

The successful candidate should have strong competitive track record in musculoskeletal research including intervention studies and randomized clinical trials, preferably using quantitative methodology and statistics. The candidate must show experience in recruiting and retention of research participants and repeated measures in clinical trials. As we are using frequent measures to collect outcomes, knowledge of SMS Track is expected, as well as the analysis thereof. Particular focus will be on research collaboration and networks, and a clinical background in manual therapy must be demonstrated. In addition, the candidate should have a demonstrated history of scientific independence and leadership. Last author publications in international peer-reviewed journals are a merit.

Assessment criteria

Scientific expertise will be most important when assessing applicants. We are looking for an independent senior researcher who is at the forefront of research in the area of development and evaluation of musculoskeletal health interventions. The applicant must have a solid knowledge of evidence-based practice, musculoskeletal health, systematic development of interventions, and systematic reviews, as demonstrated through publications.

It is particularly meritorious that the applicant has participated in EU-projects. International contacts and collaborations at foreign universities and research groups are of importance, demonstrated through funding and publications of such collaborations.

It is meritorious that the applicant has clinical experience of manual treatment as the job will require an understanding of common procedures and terminology.

After an overall assessment of the expertise and merits of the candidates, Karolinska Institutet will judge which of the candidates that have the best potential to contribute to a positive development of the activities at KI.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Here, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. At KI, you get to meet researchers working with a wide range of specialisms and methods, giving you ample opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience with the various scientific fields within medicine and health. It is the crossover collaborations, which have pushed KI to where it is today, at the forefront of global research. Several of the people you meet in healthcare are educated at KI. A close relationship with the health care providers is important for creating groundbreaking top quality education and research. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several 

Location: Solna

https://ki.se/en/imm/unit-of-intervention-and-implementation-research-for-worker-health

Application

We prefer that Your application is written in English, but You can also apply in Swedish. An application must contain the following documents: Resumé, qualifications and description of planned research, presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet's qualifications portfolio.

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The applications will be reviewed by external reviewers.

The application must be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

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