Postdoctoral Researcher in movement science

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The research at the division of Paediatric Neurology at the Department of Women´s and
Children´s Health is interdisciplinary, ranging from molecular biology and genetics to neurophysiology and different kinds of brain imaging to studies in function, behaviour, clinical symptoms, treatment as well as social ability.

Your mission

As a postdoctoral fellow, you will carry out projects to evaluate gait and functional movement, as well as patient-reported outcome (PROM) in both children and adults with musculoskeletal problems. You will be responsible for structuring large amounts of data in a database, processing data and statistical analyses from 3D motion analysis. Good knowledge of software such as Nexus, Polygon and Matlab is a requirement. You will be involved in data collection with 3D motion analysis recording, for which practical experience is required. The employment as a postdoctoral fellow also includes implementation of new data, development of digital systems for collecting data that can be used in both clinic and research and development of new measurement methods and development of questionnaires to measure patients' own perception of outcomes. The ability to lead research projects, supervise students and attract research grants is highly valued.

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.

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)

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

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