Assistant professor in Occupational Medicine - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

At the Unit of Occupational Medicine, we aim to identify and prevent chemical, physical, ergonomic, and psychosocial health hazards in the work environment. Our mission is to promote a healthy and sustainable working life for all. We are a multidisciplinary workplace with vast opportunities for personal and career advancement and development. 

Your mission

As an assistant professor, you will independently work on epidemiologic research and contribute to ongoing projects in the research group. You will also take part in projects that include partners in several European countries. The research focuses on person-related work, psychosocial and physical occupational exposures in relation to somatic and mental health, early labor market exit and aging. The research is based on real-world data from the Swedish population registers and quality registers.

The work will consist of responsibilities and tasks, such as:

• Planning and leading research projects
• Producing scientific publications and communicating research
• Working with and developing job exposure matrices
• Applying for research funding from external sources
• Teaching at master level
• Supervising master and/or PhD students
• Initiating and participating in collaborations with regional and national authorities and researcher groups 

The employment as Assistant Professor is time limited for four years with the right to apply for promotion to Senior Lecturer.

Eligibility requirements

Those eligible for employment as an Assistant Professor are individuals who have been awarded a PhD or attained equivalent research competence. Preference should be given to those who were awarded a PhD or attained equivalent research competence no more than five years prior to the expiry of the application period for the position as assistant professor.

Those who have been awarded a PhD or attained equivalent research competence earlier may however be considered if special grounds exist. 

Special grounds refer to:

• parental leave,
• positions of trust in trade union organizations
• mandatory service in the total defense forces
• long-term illness
• general medical internship (maximum 24 months)
• specialist medical residency for clinically active professionals (maximum 24 months).

Ground, dates and extent must be clearly specified in the application and verified with relevant documentation.

Bases of assessment

Scientific expertise will be most important when assessing applicants. Extensive research experience in occupational epidemiology, publication of manuscripts in peer-reviewed scientific journals, and external funding are key to be successful in this role.

The successful applicant must have:

• A doctoral degree in epidemiology and publications in the area of occupational medicine, and geriatric and psychiatric epidemiology 
• Considerable experience in handling and management of large databases and excellent data management skills
• Advanced knowledge in statistical software, such as STATA and R
• Experience with working with both survey-based data and Swedish register data
• Experience in the use and development of job exposure matrices in the Nordic context

Competences, skills, and experiences considered meritorious:

• Excellent writing skills and command of written and spoken English
• Knowledge of person-related work, psychosocial and physical exposures, labor market exit in Sweden, and aging
• Experience in working in an international consortium setting
• Experience in teaching
• Experience in leading and supervising master and/or PhD students
• Experience in acquiring research funding 

What do we offer?

A creative, international 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 good benefits through our collective agreement. 

Location: Solna 

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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 application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system

Particular assessment for promotion to Senior Lecturer

An Assistant Professor employed in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 4 Section 12a shall be promoted to Senior Lecturer if he or she is eligible for an employment as Senior Lecturer in accordance with the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet and is assessed to be suitable for such employment in accordance with the assessment criteria that KI has decided should be applied when being promoted to Senior Lecturer. The assessment criteria stated in the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet that was valid at the time of appointment as Assistant Professor will be applied when applying for promotion to Senior Lecturer. Current assessment criteria is found here. Such promotion results in a permanent position as Senior Lecturer.

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