Postdoctoral Researcher in Geriatric Epidemiology - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

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This position as Postdoctoral Researcher is based on a project funded by the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (FORTE), which title is “Trajectories of care needs and care transitions after age 60: the interplay between individuals’ frailty, their environment, and personal perspectives”.

This project aims at increasing our knowledge concerning care needs and patterns of care utilization of frail and clinically complex older adults, to identify timely actions towards a more proactive and integrated healthcare. An increased rate of transition of frail individuals between healthcare (primary care, hospital) and social care providers (home care services, institutions) has been observed but not well characterized. At the same time, fragmented and idiosyncratic care transitions are arguably responsible for a quicker functional decline, which accelerates frailty development. Taking advantage of three well-characterized Swedish population-based studies part of the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care (SNAC), and of the National E-Infrastructure on Aging Research (NEAR) we will analyze data of over 7,000 individuals 60+, living in both urbanized and rural areas of three different Regions.

Your mission

A major task for the candidate will be to contribute conceptually as well as methodologically, to the research activities planned within the FORTE-funded project, under the supervision of Dr Davide Liborio Vetrano. In addition, there are possibilities to initiate individual research projects, based on the candidate´s interests. Production of reports and publications for submission to peer-reviewed journals, and other forms of dissemination will be central activities. The candidate will also be engaged in writing applications for funding. Finally, teaching at first- and second-cycle level at Karolinska Institutet will also be among the candidate’s tasks.

For more information about the project.

This is a temporary full-time position of two years.

Your profile

To be eligible for employment as a postdoctor a doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree is required. This eligibility requirement must be fulfilled at the latest at the time of the employment decision. It is considered as an advantage if you have completed your doctoral degree within the last three years, if there are special reasons, your degree may have been completed earlier.

We are looking for a candidate that has the required background and the capability to work in a multidisciplinary team, to be independent and able to take initiatives as well as to find solutions proactively. The applicants must also possess good organizational skills, attention to detail, and communication abilities.

This position requires:

• A PhD in Epidemiology or Public Health.
• Very good clinical knowledge.
• Work experience in data analysis and interpretation, preferably in the aging research field.
• Clinical and research experience in the field of public health.
• Good command of statistical software (e.g., Stata, SPSS, R).
• Experience in working with different types of epidemiological data (i.e., population-based, clinical and administrative datasets)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Fluent in written and spoken English

It's meritorious if you have:

• Ability to work in a collaborative environment with researchers having quantitative and clinical backgrounds.
• Interest in professional development in the field of epidemiology field.
• Proactive attitude

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. At Karolinska Institutet, 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 benefits through our collective agreement.

Location: Solna

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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 2022-11-30.

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

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