Postdoctoral Researcher in Molecular Epidemiology

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

You will be working in a multidisciplinary research group conducting world-leading research on the occurrence and progression of inflammatory diseases, with a primary focus on multiple sclerosis (MS). We offer an engaging and global research environment where you may contribute to high-quality research on an internationally competitive level. The Center for Molecular Medicine is a research environment with groups that study various public diseases with a wide range of methods and there are great opportunities to interact with researchers in other groups through joint seminar series and collaborations. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to drive the development of knowledge about life and promote better health for all.

Your mission

As a postdoc, you will carry out research with a focus on the development of new theories, tools, and methods in the field of molecular epidemiology for MS. This work will primarily focus on the differential assessment of genomic and proteomic profiles in MS and related disorders to identify biological targets that can be used a predictive biomarker for disease activity and clinical course. MS is a chronic and often debilitating disease of the central nervous system with a tremendous impact on individuals, their families, and society. Therefore, our mission is to understand better the biological mechanisms driving MS and how associated biological targets can be translated to clinically relevant instruments with clinical diagnostics and prognostic value.

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 are searching for an intelligent, creative, ambitious and enthusiastic team player. The position require a PhD degree with focus on molecular epidemiology, biostatistics, and computing/data science or a closely related field. Our group primarily uses R; therefore, the applicant needs to have strong computational and programming skills using R with experience of epidemiologic, clinical, and public health applications.

Experience with data management, preprocessing, and analysis of genetic and proteomic data, particularly for predictive model development and use of advance machine learning techniques is required. The applicant should be able to demonstrate good social and communication skills as well as written and spoken fluency in English. The work involves close national and international collaborations and demands flexibility and excellent communication skills. A high degree of accuracy, proactivity and independence is a strong merit.

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

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)

Welcome to apply at the latest 18th of December 2023.

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!