Research assistant to the Department of Global Public Health

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, around 120 PhD students and about 140 employees.

The GH-Pharma research group within the Department of Global Public Health conducts a range of clinical and translational research projects in global health pharmacology and therapeutics. Our focus is to optimize treatment and prevention strategies for both communicable and non-communicable diseases, with a particular emphasis on major public health challenges in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

Your mission

We are recruiting a research assistant to play a key role in supporting and advancing our ongoing and future projects by coordinating and writing research applications in global health. This position offers an excellent opportunity to work at the intersection of clinical research, global health policy and pharmacological sciences, contributing to impactful studies that directly influence treatment and prevention strategies worldwide. This is a full-time position for 1 year.

Key responsibility:

Conduct comprehensive literature reviews, identify research gaps, and contribute to the preparation of global health grant proposals and applications. Support the design, protocol development and implementation of clinical and translational research studies. Manage and analyze data, ensuring integrity and high-quality standards. Participate in the day-to-day operations of the research group, including laboratory activities, managing research materials and ensuring proper storage and handling of biological samples and data. Support and collaborate with PhD students, postdoctoral fellows and international partners.

Your profile

We are seeking a highly motivated Research Assistant. The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background in medical or health sciences, pharmacology, or global health.

You must have:

Master’s degree in medical or health sciences, pharmacology, or global health.
Proven experience in scoping reviews, grant development, skilled in preparing grant applications and research proposals.
Extensive experience in clinical research and trials, including study design, project coordination, methodology, data management, and statistical analysis.
Fluency in spoken and written English.

Advantageous:

Practical laboratory experience, particularly genotyping.
Prior involvement in international research collaborations.
Good knowledge in academic writing, and academic teaching in global health research

As a person you should have strong communication and organizational skills to support collaboration and knowledge dissemination.

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

Application

Welcome to apply at the latest 26th of September

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