Postdoctoral researcher in occupational epidemiology and dementia research

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM) is a department at Karolinska Institutet and an interdisciplinary research institute in the broadly defined field of environmental medicine. IMM conducts advanced research in environmental and occupational medicine, toxicology, physiology, epidemiology and biostatistics with a focus on clarifying how environmental and lifestyle factors affect our health and what interaction with genes exists. IMM is also a national expert body in environmental medicine, and IMM's researchers act as scientific advisors to authorities and other decision-makers and participate in national and international expert groups.

At the Unit of Occupational Medicine, we aim to identify and prevent chemical, physical, ergonomic, and psychosocial health hazards in the work environment. Our mission is to improve health during and beyond working life for all. We offer you a multidisciplinary environment, ample opportunity to collaborate with experienced researchers, and freedom to develop your own ideas.

Your mission

Your postdoctoral project will focus on the long-term impact of occupational exposure to particles and chemicals on cognitive health later in life. This will be done using longitudinal cohort data from several sources, including national register-based data and brain imaging data from population-based cohort studies. The goal of the project is to estimate the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in relation to exposure to particles and chemicals in the workplace, and to gain neuropathological insight into the relationship.

You will work in a multidisciplinary research team that has expertise in occupational, geriatric, and environmental epidemiology, psychology, and public health. Your postdoc’s time will be devoted to analysis, manuscript preparation, grant application and career development. You will also have opportunities to collaborate and contribute to other team projects. There are no teaching requirements, but opportunities to teach can be facilitated.

The position is full-time and temporary for a period of two years.

Your profile

Requirements:

• Background in epidemiology, public health, psychology, neuroscience, toxicology, biostatistics, data science, or related topics
• Experience in statistical analysis
• Proficiency in managing large data in a systematic fashion
• Strong skills in R, Stata, or SAS
• Strong communication skills in English, both written and oral

Additional Merits:

• Interest and experience in research on occupational or environmental medicine, and/or (brain) aging
• Experience in longitudinal data management and analysis
• Skills in scientific writing
• Strong organizing skills

We attach great importance to personal qualities in this recruitment. As a person, you are structured, driven, and performance oriented, with the ability to co-operate as well as work autonomously

To be eligible for employment as a postdoctor, a PhD or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a Swedish PhD is required. This eligibility requirement must be fulfilled at the latest at the time of the employment decision. Completion of your doctoral degree within the last three years is considered an advantage. If there are special reasons, your degree may have been completed earlier.

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. At Karolinska Institutet, 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

Institute of Environmental Medicine | Karolinska Institutet

Unit of Occupational Medicine | Karolinska Institutet

Application

An employment application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:

• PhD certificate
• A complete resumé, including date of the thesis defence, title of the thesis, previous academic positions, academic title, current position, academic distinctions, and committee work
• A complete list of publications
• A summary of current work (no more than one page)

Please submit your application through the Varbi recruitment system. We look forward to receiving your application before the deadline.

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