Research Specialist in biostatistics

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Department of Global Public Health is a multidisciplinary department with the aim to advance knowledge about challenges and opportunities for public health in a local, national, and global setting. Research at the department is focused on how different societal and individual factors affect population health, and to develop and evaluate structural and individual-oriented interventions. Many researchers at the department are scientific advisors to authorities and other decision makers at regional, national, and international levels. The department has 12 research groups, about 110 PhD students and about 140 employees.

In our research group you will find a unique opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary environment to jointly increase knowledge about the social etiology and consequences of injuries, in Sweden and globally. We conduct research on a variety of injury mechanisms and risk factors as well as various injury prevention strategies in healthcare and at the community level. With us, you will find yourself in a committed and international research environment where you will have an opportunity to contribute to high-quality research.

One of our ongoing projects is about intentional poisoning among children and adolescents and is based on national register data. The aim of the project is, among other things, to map the development of intentional poisonings over time for different substances and in comparison with other methods of intentional injuries. We will also study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on these time trends.

The position is limited to 12 months with a scope of 40%.

Your mission

The holder of this post will be independently responsible for all data processing and statistical analyses in the project and for the compilation of the results in report form to an authority and in scientific journals. The tasks also include reviewing and summarising international literature on the state of knowledge in the subject.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for employment as a Research Specialist, in addition to holding a Degree of Doctor, PhD, or having equivalent scientific expertise, the applicant must have demonstrated research expertise as well as have documented research experience after defending their doctoral dissertation.

A doctoral degree in public health science or equivalent is a requirement, as is a solid programme in biostatistics, preferably at master's level. Applicants must demonstrate very good ability to independently carry out various types of statistical analyses, including trend analyses of population-based register material. Documented experience of written reporting of research assignments to various funding organisations is a requirement, as well as publication of high-quality scientific articles in international journals with a prominent role.

Assessment criteria

It is particularly meritorious that the applicant has shown

• Having worked on subjects related to mental health among children and young people is particularly meritorious.

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 through our collective agreement.

Location: Solna

Department of Global Public Health

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Application

We prefer that Your application is written in English. An application must contain the following documents: Resumé, qualifications and description of planned research, preferably  presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet's qualifications portfolio as well as a cover letter. 

Welcome to apply at the latest 2024-11-06

The application must be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

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