Postdoctoral Researcher in Cancer Epidemiology

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The research at the Unit of Epidemiology, IMM, KI, is focused on advancing knowledge about disease etiology and prognosis with an emphasis on environmental and lifestyle factors, and on methodological development. The research is based on large register-based cohorts, as well as cohorts and case-control studies with extensive information from questionnaires and biological samples. The Unit currently comprises 7 senior researchers and 8 post docs, as well as 6 PhD students and a statistician. We are now looking for one additional postdoctoral researcher.

Your mission

The successful candidate is expected to conduct epidemiologic research in cancer epidemiology, focused primarily on childhood cancer, but also other areas within cancer epidemiology. We have ongoing projects, but there is also room for own research ideas, where the richness of data available offer immense possibilities. The postdoc is also expected to supervise PhD students, and to participate as teacher in epidemiology both at the Master level and at the Doctoral program in Epidemiology. The position is for 2 years with the possibility of extension.

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 stress scientific expertise, experience with epidemiological methods and research as well as competence within cancer epidemiology when assessing applicants. We see that the candidate has the following qualifications:

A PhD in medical science in the area of epidemiology
Experience with writing and publishing scientific papers
Experience in public health related research
Experience in handling and analyzing large databases, including health data registers and population registers
Excellent writing skills in English

Other meritorious competences are experience in cancer epidemiology and register based epidemiological research and experience with the statistical software SAS, Stata and/or R, and international collaborations. The applicant will need to both feel comfortable with working in teams and demonstrate good interpersonal skills and be independent enough to formulate new hypotheses and critically examine the results.

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, Unit of Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine

Application

An employment application must contain the following documents in English (preferably) 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

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

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