Postdoctoral Researcher in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Research

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

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

The Psychiatric and pharmaco-epidemiology research group at MEB offers a collaborative and dynamic environment, where cutting-edge epidemiology research meets clinical needs. We provide access to rich healthcare data, hands-on experience with advanced methods, and opportunities to publish in high-impact journals—all in a stimulating environment that drives research with real-world impact.

Your mission

We are looking for a motivated and talented postdoctoral researcher to join our team. The successful applicant will work on innovative projects focused on risk prediction and personalized treatment in child and adolescent psychiatry, applying advanced methods in epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, and AI.

As part of a well-funded and internationally collaborative research group, you will contribute to large-scale data management and analysis, manuscript preparation, grant application, and academic career development.

This is a two-year position with possibility of extension. For experienced postdocs, we provide strong support for academic career progression beyond the postdoc period.

Your profile

Qualified to be employed as a postdoctoral researcher is one who has obtained a doctorate or has equivalent scientific competence. Applicants who have not completed a doctorate at the end of the application period may also apply, provided that all requirements for a completed degree are met before the (intended) date of employment. This must be substantiated by the applicant's main supervisor, director or equivalent.

The successful applicant is expected to have:

• PhD in medical or health science with a focus on epidemiology, biostatistics, data science, or related topics
• Experience in handling large-scale health record data, such as Nordic register-based data
• Advanced data management skills using statistical software (e.g., SAS, R or Python)
• Experience in writing and publishing scientific articles in epidemiology, psychiatry, or related topics
• Good communication skills in English, both written and oral

We place strong emphasis on personal qualities in this recruitment. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, curious, and well-organized, with the ability to co-operate as well as work autonomously. 

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

What do we offer?

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Choose to work at KI – Ten reasons why

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

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)
• Title and abstract of two papers that you are most proud of.

Welcome to apply!

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

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