Epidemiologic studies of tobacco use as risk factor for COVID-19

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research and to better health for all?

The Department of Global Public Health is an interdisciplinary institution that aims to advance knowledge on how to improve population health at local, national and global level. Many of the department's researchers are scientific advisors to authorities and other decision-makers at regional, national and international level. The department has 9 research groups, about 85 research students and about 140 employees.

Your mission

You will be part of a team investigating the association between tobacco use and the occurrence of COVID-19 in general population samples. The project goes towards its conclusion and your support is needed to finalize the scientific publications.

Your tasks will consist of:

Searching and summarizing relevant scientific literature
Basic data management and statistical analysis
Editing scientific articles before publication
Administrative tasks related to scientific publication and to education

This is a fixed-term position of 50% from 1st of March until 31st of December.

Your profile

The applicant we look for:

Has a higher education in public health sciences corresponding to Master level (one- or two-year program)
Is fluent in written and spoken English at an advanced level
Has experience of summarizing scientific literature

Additional merits are:

University education in a medical discipline
Knowledge of tobacco-related diseases and of behavioral aspects of tobacco use
Ability to use the Swedish language to communicate, but especially to read and understand texts related to the project
Experience of collection of quantitative data
Experience of software used for management and statistical analysis of quantitative data (e.g., STATA, SAS, R)

Your personality has a great importance. We believe that you are a dedicated, flexible, cooperative and responsible person.

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 21 February 2023.

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form.

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