Research Assistant

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Your mission

The research assistant will be involved in two projects that will be conducted in parallel for one year:

• A secondary data analysis aiming to identify the blood-based biomarkers that are most associated with adherence to dietary patterns in Swedish older adults.
• A pilot project aiming to collect dietary data in the context of the Swedish National study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen using an innovative artificial intelligence-based approach.

You will be expected to contribute to project design and participant recruitment and carry out data collection and cleaning, linkage to food composition databases, statistical analyses, interpretation, and presentation of results.

The research assistant will be employed 1 year full-time.

Your profile

We are looking for a motivated nutritionist with experience in epidemiology. The candidate:

• must hold a master’s degree in nutrition (or similar) by the start of employment;
• must hold a bachelor’s degree in nutrition (or similar);
• must have previous research/work experience related to epidemiology (ideally biomarker-based and geriatric);
• must have previous research/work experience related to participant recruitment, data collection and cleaning, or linkage to food composition databases
• must have good analytical/programming skills (e.g., STATA, R) and experience working with large datasets;
• must have excellent oral and written English skills;
• should have a positive attitude towards team-work;
• should be eager to learn.

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. 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.

Location: Solna

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Application

Welcome to apply at the latest 2 of June 2025.

Submit your application and supporting documents through the Varbi recruitment system. Use the button in the top right corner and follow the instructions. We prefer that your application is written in English, but you can also apply in Swedish.

Your application must contain the following documents:

- A personal letter and a curriculum vitae
- Degree projects and previous publications, if any
- Any other documentation showing the desirable skills and personal qualities described above

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