Research coordinator - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?

Your mission

The selected candidate will work in geriatric epidemiology, with an emphasis on investigating metabolic disturbances in cognitive and physical function in older adults. The daily work will include data cleaning, data analysis and handling of various data in collaboration with other database managers. In addition to this, you are expected to help younger students with statistical analysis and interpretation of results.

The employment is a fixed-term employment of 6 months with start the 1th of January 2023, or according to agreement.

Your profile

We are looking for you who are highly collegial and able to work well in a cross-disciplinary team as well as having the ability to work independently. The applicant must also possess good organizational skills, attention to detail, and analytical skills. The successful candidate is expected (1) to hold a doctoral degree in medical science; (2) to have experience of working with epidemiological data in the field of geriatric epidemiology; (3) to have experience in database management and data handling with SAS or other statistical software; (4) to demonstrate good oral and written communication skills in English.

Bases of assessments

We stress research expertise when assessing applicants. In addition, great emphasis will be placed on collaborative ability, ability to work independently, and personal suitability.

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. 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 also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement. And you get to practice freely in our modern wellness facilities, where trained staff are on site.

Location: Solna

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Application

Welcome to apply at the latest 2022-11-23.

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

Permanent position is initiated by a six months trial period.

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