Principal Researcher in Public Health Epidemiology

Do you want to contribute to better health for all?

At the Division of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, we conduct research about different aspects of sickness absence, health, work and life situation. The Principal Researcher will have the opportunity to work close to top researchers within the sickness absence field and contribute to high-quality research at the international level. The research questions are complex and require a great deal of interdisciplinarity and people with different educational backgrounds are part of the project. We also have a wide collaboration with other researchers in Sweden and internationally.

Description of the subject area

We are looking for a Principal Researcher to lead multiple research projects focusing on mental health, morbidity, sick leave, and labor market marginalization. One research project involves research on sickness absence due to depression or anxiety in relation to multi-morbidity, medical treatment, and labor market outcomes. Another project focuses on the interaction between mental ill-health, work- and family-related factors, hazardous alcohol use, and sick leave due to alcohol use disorder in the working population. The studies are built on register and survey data. Advanced statistical methods will be used to analyze the data.

Your mission

The Principal Researcher will lead and conduct research projects within the field of Insurance Medicine and Public Health Epidemiology, independently and as part of a team. Responsibilities include leading and conducting epidemiological studies; including data management, analysis, and manuscript writing, teaching and supervising students and junior researchers, collaborating with national and international partners and applying for research funding. The work also includes administrative tasks, such as project management and documentation, as well as participation in science outreach, i.e. disseminating knowledge and engaging outside academia.  

The ideal candidate will work independently and take responsibility for writing and completing scientific manuscripts, secure funding for research projects, and supervise and mentoring other researchers, statisticians and research students in these tasks. The candidate will also contribute to the development of the research group through methodological development, supervision, and collaboration within the research group, Karolinska Institutet and internationally.

Eligibility requirements

The Principal Researcher possesses extensive experience in epidemiological analysis of microdata from registers and survey data, of international collaboration and publishing research articles in internationally recognized scientific journals. Proficiency in both oral and written English in communication is a prerequisite.

Furthermore, the candidate must have knowledge of survey and register-based research, public health epidemiology, alcohol research, insurance medicine, and psychiatric epidemiology. To be successful the candidate must also demonstrate the ability to work independently, and as part of a team. Experience in project and work management is also a requirement.

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

• Experience of working with nationwide Swedish registers
• Experience in participating in and running international cooperation networks

It is meritorious that the applicant has shown

• Experience with analyses in SAS, STATA, or R
• A structured and flexible way of working 

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 

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.

Welcome to apply at the latest November 12th 2024. 

The applications will be reviewed by external reviewers.

The application must be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

Permanent positions are initiated by a six months trial period.

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