Algorithmic management and health: postdoctoral researcher to the unit of occupational medicine

Do you want to contribute to better health for all?

This is a golden opportunity if you are interested in the relationship between health, new technology and work. We offer a dynamic, supportive and open research climate, where you are encouraged to think freely and explore your own ideas in a research group that was awarded the “KI Work Environment and Health Award 2021”. This is the right place if you want to grow from postdoctoral researcher to PI.

Your mission

New technology and changing consumer and production patterns are changing the world of work. This, in turn, affects working conditions – including the health, safety and wellbeing of workers. The aim of our newly started research programme ALGOSH: Algorithmic management at work - challenges, opportunities and strategies for occupational safety and health and wellbeing, is to address various challenges posed by these developments.

In ALGOSH you will work in an international consortium of top researchers from Sweden, Finland, Canada, USA, Spain and Australia, as well as liaising with three on-going research projects on the themes algorithmic management and gig-workers. We need your help to collect and analyse quantitative and qualitative data, and with publishing the results.

You will have the opportunity to develop your skills, take courses, supervise students, develop your own line of research and apply for your own funding. We offer a 2-year full-time fixed-term position with the possibility of extension.

Your profile

We think that you have a PhD in public health, political economy, political studies, labour market studies, labour relations, labour law, but we are open to PhD in other subjects.

Requirements:

Very good communication skills in Swedish and English
Strong track-record of publishing as a first author while collaborating with other researchers
Project management skills

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.

After an overall assessment of the expertise and merits of the applicants, 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. 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

https://ki.se/en/imm/the-new-world-of-work

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)

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

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