Research Assistant to the Unit of Occupational Medicine

Do you want to contribute to better health for all?

This is a golden opportunity for someone who is interested in the relationship between health, new technology and work, and curious about what it is like to work in a successful, international research environment. Our research group was awarded the “KI Work Environment and Health Award 2021”. We offer a dynamic, supportive and open research climate, where you are encouraged to think freely and explore your own ideas.

Your mission

New technology and evolving consumer and production patterns are changing the world of work. This, in turn, affects the health, safety and wellbeing of workers. You will primarily be working in a research programme called ALGOSH: Algorithmic management at work - challenges, opportunities and strategies for occupational safety and health and wellbeing. You will also liaise with other on-going research projects in the research group on the themes algorithmic management and gig-work.

In ALGOSH, you will work in an international consortium of top researchers from Sweden, Finland, Canada, USA, Spain and Australia. We need your help to make the programme run smoothly, including supporting the organization of different multidisciplinary research activities using both quantitative and qualitative methods.

You will have the opportunity to learn from and contribute to the research programme.

Your profile

You have very good communication skills in English and Swedish spoken and written with a good ability to understand and write scientific texts. We would also like you to have project management skills and cooperational skills.

To be eligible for this post, a master’s degree is required. We think that you have a master’s in public health, occupational health, political economy, political science, labor market studies, work science or labor law, but we are open to a masters in other subjects. 

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 master’s 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 full of expertise and curiosity. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is a state university, which entitles 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.

This is a full-time and fixed-term position with a length of 12 months.

Location: Solna

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Application

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system. In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form. 

Welcome to apply. Deadline is 20 october 2024.

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