Principal Researcher in Clinical Geriatrics in the Nordic Brain Network (NBN)

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Nordic Brain Network (NBN, PI: Prof Miia Kivipelto) is part of the section of Clinical Geriatrics, Center for Alzheimer Research, NVS. The NBN is a multidisciplinary research team at KI, but team members are also present at the Karolinska University Hospital, in Finland and UK. NBN research focuses on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The NBN conducts cutting edge biomedical, epidemiological, observational and qualitative research, as well as randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for dementia risk reduction and is part of several international collaborations.

Prof. Kivipelto is the PI of the Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER) RCT, the first large-scale trial showing that a 2-year multidomain intervention can benefit cognition in older adults at risk of dementia. Prof. Kivipelto and her team work to optimize and scale-up the FINGER model, to identify effective strategies for dementia risk reduction and prevention applicable on a global scale. Towards this end, Prof. Kivipelto founded the EU-FINGERS Consortium, and the World-Wide FINGERS Network.

Description of the subject area

We are looking for a committed, well-established scientist working in the field of dementia risk reduction, with a special focus on multidomain interventions, to support and grow the NBN activites.

Your mission

The successful candidate is expected to contribute to leading a research team towards novel discoveries within the subject area, and to disseminate these findings at the international arena in the form of scientific publications and presentations at national and international research conferences and seminars. Other included tasks are research development with a particular focus on new approaches for risk reduction and prevention of dementia in different populations (community and clinical settings). In addition, the candidate is expected to be responsible for management of personnel within the team, do fund raising and promotion of internationalization at university level. He/she should also actively participate in other departmental activities when called upon and contribute to the NBN activities.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for employment as a Principal Researcher, in addition to holding a Degree of Doctor, PhD, or having equivalent scientific expertise, the applicant must have demonstrated research expertise. The applicant must also be a Research Leader and have established their own line of research. The applicant should furthermore have shown documented, high-quality scientific production, particularly in the last six years and have the potential to energetically drive their research forward as well as be recognized nationally and internationally. The applicant should also have obtained good, long-term and preferably external funding and have the potential to obtain further external funding.  The applicant should have shown teaching and supervision experience and demonstrated good leadership qualities.

Assessment criteria

It is particularly meritorious that the applicant has shown  

• Ability to conduct internationally recognized high quality research as principal investigator.
• Ability to successfully apply for competitive external funding.
• Experience from international research institutes/universities.
• Extensive international and national collaboration network.
• Experience from internationalization processes at university level. 

It is meritorious that the applicant has shown  

• Experience with EU-funded projects, such as H2020 and IHI projects
• Experience from editorial and reviewer activity for peer-review international scientific journals, and international experience as grant reviewer. 

After an overall assessment of the expertise and merits of the applicants in relation to the subject area, 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. 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 benefits such as extended holiday and generous occupational pension. Employees also have access to our modern gym for free and receive reimbursements for medical care. 

Location: Solna, Q-building

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.

Welcome to apply at the latest 31st of August, 2024.

The applications will be reviewed by external reviewers.

The application must be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

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