Senior Research Specialist in Epidemiological Alcohol research - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?

The position is located in the research group Alcohol and Drug Epidemiology at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience. The research group studies the use and consequences of alcohol and other drugs from a broad epidemiological perspective.

Description of the subject area

We are looking for a senior research specialist in epidemiological alcohol research with a focus on young people.

Your mission

We are now looking for a senior research specialist in alcohol epidemiology to strengthen our research group. You will work within the framework of a project financed by FORTE. The work involves producing scientific articles based on the research plan, but also collecting data in a longitudinal project about young people's health and lifestyles.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for employment as a Senior Research Specialist, in addition to holding a Degree of Doctor, PhD, or having equivalent scientific expertise, the applicant must have demonstrated good level of research expertise with significant scientific production. The applicant must also have demonstrated a good scientific independence to which their own contribution has been significant and a research plan of high quality with clear potential for the future.

To be qualified, you also need to have documented scientific experience in alcohol epidemiology, primarily research into young people's alcohol habits. Good written and oral skills in Swedish and English are also a requirement.

Assessment criteria

For employment as Senior Research Specialist at Karolinska Institutet, the eligibility requirements and assessment criteria stated in the Rules regarding other positions than teaching positions are applied in relation to the established profile of employment.

It is particularly meritorious that the applicant has shown

• Documented experience in collecting data through surveys.
• Documented experience in collecting data in longitudinal surveys.
• A strong publication list with several first author publications in the field of alcohol epidemiology.
• Documented experience in obtaining grants for research into young people's alcohol habits.

It is meritorious that the applicant has shown

• Good skills in scientific writing in English.
• Experience in leading research projects as a project manager in teams.
• Knowledge of study design and experience of giving methodological support in project collaborations.
• Experience with advanced statistical analyzes of clustered data.

After an overall assessment of the expertise and merits of the applicants in relation to the subject area, Karolinska Institutet will determine which of them has 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 benefits through our collective agreement.

Location: Solna

Read more about the Department of Clinical Neuroscience here

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.

The applications will be reviewed by external reviewers.

Welcome to apply at the latest 22 of march 2023. 

The application must be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

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