Research assistant in global disaster medicine

Do you want to contribute to better health for all?

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. Many researchers at the department are scientific advisors to authorities and other decision makers at regional, national, and international levels. The department is responsible for three international master’s programs and the researchers are actively involved in teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The department has 12 research groups, about 115 PhD students and about 140 employees.

Our research group, Global Disaster Medicine – Health Needs and Response, focuses on health and health system responses to disasters and in humanitarian settings. We are an international group working in medicine, global health, health systems, and policy. We offer a lively and engaging environment to work on research, education, and policy advice and expertise.

Your mission

For this job, you will collaborate with senior researchers in the Global Disaster Medicine – Health Needs and Response research group at GPH, KI, to assist us in writing project proposals and identifying strategic networks for future grant applications. Working with the research group team, your primary tasks would include:

• Conducting literature reviews for grant proposals across five main topics on health system resilience, management of health needs in conflicts, pre-hospital management of injuries in conflicts, and ethical preparedness and training for healthcare responders, and malnutrition and infant feeding practices in emergencies. You may be asked to help write sections of the project proposals, under supervision.
• Mapping other projects, grants, individuals and research groups globally who are conducting research on the topics
• Developing a list of target grants for the coming years.
• Coordinating and providing administrative support for grant application submissions with collaborative partners.

We seek a full-time research assistant for a time limited period of 12 months. 

Your profile

You should have:

• A strong interest in research on health in disasters and humanitarian settings
• A master’s degree in global health, public health sciences, or humanitarian health
• Proficient knowledge of health and health systems in disasters and humanitarian settings
• Strong organizational skills
• Fluent communication skills in English, oral and written 

The following are considered strong merits for the position:

• Experience performing literature searches or writing literature reviews
• Experience working within international research collaborations
• Experience assisting with grant applications
• Documentation of strong scientific writing skills

The applicant should be proactive, reliable, efficient, and able to work independently under instruction.

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

Read more about the Department of Global Public Health (GPH)
Read more about Global Disaster Medicine – Health Needs and Response research group

Application

Welcome to apply at the latest 2025-09-15.

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. 

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