Senior Lecturer in Psychiatric Science

- with focus on research

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Department of Clinical Neuroscience (CNS) conducts research and education in the field of neuroscience from the molecular level to the society level. The clinical research and education are conducted in collaboration with other research groups from the Karolinska Institutet (KI), with other universities as well as Region Stockholm.

The Centre for Psychiatry Research (CPF), a division within CNS, conducts high quality research into psychiatric disorders. CPF has 23 independent research groups that cover a number of fields, including depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, psychosis, personality disorders, substance use, and forensic psychiatry. We offer an engaging research environment where you will have the opportunity to contribute to high quality research at international top level.

Description of the subject area

The subject area is psychiatric science and treatment development, with a focus on the epidemiology and treatment of self-harm and suicide, and on exploring the significance of emotion regulation in treatment. The evaluation and development of evidence-based treatments in this field is based on the knowledge and experience of having developed and tested psychological interventions for self-harm and emotion regulation in different age groups in psychiatry. Psychiatric science research and teaching within KI and the Region Stockholm has been organized since 2007 within the framework of the joint organizational structure of CPF.

Your mission

As Senior Lecturer in psychiatric science you will conduct research in this area across a broad variety of research methods and broad range of topics, from the study of etiological mechanisms to the development and testing of clinical psychosocial interventions, which can in turn be implemented for clinical use. You will also develop and lead training in this area in undergraduate education, for example in the medical program, the psychotherapy program and doctoral education.

You will conduct independent research and are expected to work closely with colleagues in the CPF Division and the Department, as well as national and international collaborators. You are expected to contribute significantly to a productive research environment, apply for funding, supervise students (both at master's and post graduate level), and participate in post graduate research education.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for an employment as Senior Lecturer with focus on research, in addition to holding a Degree of Doctor, PhD, or having equivalent scientific expertise, the applicant must have demonstrated very good pedagogical skills; excellent scientific skills.

See the instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet.

It is a requirement that you have completed 10 weeks of courses on teaching in higher education as indicated in the recommendations of the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institution. If you lack such education at the time of employment, you must undergo such education during the first two years of employment.

Assessment criteria

The Senior Lectureship has a focus on research. The assessment will weight qualifications as follows: scientific skills (3), pedagogical skills (2), leadership and collaboration skills (2).

For employment as Senior Lecturer at Karolinska Institutet, the eligibility requirements and assessment criteria stated in the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure are applied in relation to established profile of employment.

It is particularly meritorious that you have demonstrated

• conducted and published research in psychiatric science with a focus on emotional regulation, self-harm and suicide
• have knowledge and experience of working with intervention studies and register-based data in psychiatric science.

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

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Department of Clinical Neuroscience

Application

Your application must contain the following documents in English: a cover letter as well as a résumé and a qualifications portfolio including a description of your research plan, both presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet’s template (http://ki.se/qualificationsportfolio). You may change or add to your application at any time up to and including the application deadline date. After the deadline, the process closes, and no amendment or addition can be made to your application.

The applications will be reviewed by external reviewers, most often both national and international. For that reason, all the submitted documents should be written in English.

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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