Research Assistant in Breast Cancer Epidemiology

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?

The Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics conducts research in epidemiology and biostatistics across a broad range of areas within biomedical science. The department is among the largest of its type in Europe and has especially strong research profiles in psychiatric, cancer, reproductive, pediatric, pharmaco, genetic, and geriatric epidemiology, eating disorders, precision medicine, and biostatistics.

Part of the success of our department is due to our collaborative spirit where one factor is that researchers at the Department share and co-finance common resources (e.g., IT and an applied biostatistics group). The department is situated at campus Solna. Further information can be found at http://ki.se/en/meb

Position is available within the breast cancer research group that currently comprises 3 senior and 4 junior researchers as well as 4 PhD students. The research is performed in an interdisciplinary setting with strong collaboration with clinical departments and other national and international research groups. Our research aims at acquiring a comprehensive picture of breast cancer risk and prognosis using epidemiological studies combined with molecular data and Swedish population-based registries. One of our objectives is to reduce the mortality of breast cancer by improving mammography screening programs.

See Professor Kamila Czene’s group page for more information: Research group

Your mission

The person we are seeking to hire will work in close collaboration with our team members in an ongoing project investigating breast cancer screening by exploring false negative and false positive outcomes of screening. Other projects we are working on are studies on blood-bound molecular markers of breast cancer using multi-omics approaches, genomics of aggressive breast cancer and the mammographic density and texture associated with breast cancer subtype. Within the framework of KARMA, https://karmastudy.org/, one of the world’s best-characterized cohorts, several large studies are available with collected biological samples, questionnaires and complete information about clinical characteristics and disease progression.

Your profile

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and creative group member, able to work both individually and as part of a team. You hold a master’s degree within the field of medical science in public health sciences epidemiology. Under supervision, you will be responsible for literature review, data analysis, result interpretation, and data presentation.

The candidate also needs to have excellent knowledge of English (written and spoken). Previous experience with large-scale or register data, data management, programming and statistical analyzes is a strong merit. We attach great importance to personal qualities in this recruitment. We hope to find a person who is organized, self-motivated, communicative, and curious about research.

What do we offer?

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A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. 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 also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement. And you get to practice freely in our modern wellness facilities, where trained staff are on site.

This is a fixed term position for maximum 1 year.

Location: Solna

Application

Welcome to apply!

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.

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