Research Specialist

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Urology Unit at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery focuses on mainly on clinical epidemiological research on the etiology, prognosis, treatment/intervention evaluation and outcomes of diseases and conditions in the urinary tract and male urogenital organs. We have a strong methodological background in clinical epidemiology and research using large clinical databases and healthcare and population registers.

Description of the subject area

This project primarily involves register-based studies in the field of urology. With the availability of large longitudinal data from the Swedish national registries and the advancement of statistical methods, we are in a unique position to explore and evaluate urological health from different perspectives across all ages. This will include urological outcomes of pediatric malformations, with a focus on hypospadias, as well as research on prostate cancer. There will be a particular focus on evaluating aspects of urological healthcare. For hypospadias, this entails register-based follow-up of hypospadias surgery and surgical outcomes, and for prostate cancer the focus is on exploring aspects of Organised Prostate Cancer Testing (OPT)

Your mission

The Urology Unit is now recruiting a research specialist in epidemiology and public health who will collaborate with our team in the data analysis and interpretation. While there will be opportunities for you to contribute to other ongoing studies with different methodologies and scopes, you will primarily be project-leading register-based research.

The role is a part-time (around 50 %) temporary contract for approximately 6 months, with the possibility to be extended up to one year.

Eligibility requirements

For employment as Research Specialist at Karolinska Institutet, the eligibility requirements stated in the Guidelines for non-teaching positions at Karolinska Institutet are applied in relation to the established profile of employment.

To be eligible for employment as a Research Specialist, in addition to holding a Degree of Doctor, PhD, or having a foreign degree deemed equivalent to a Swedish doctoral degree, the applicant must have demonstrated research expertise as well as have documented postdoctoral research experience.

Additional requirements:

· Experience from analysis of studies with an epidemiological study design and register data

· Self-initiative and ability to work independently as well as in a team environment

· Clinical experience in urology or surgery

· Research experience in relevant subject areas

· Excellent proficiency in English and Swedish (written and verbal) and project coordination skills

Assessment criteria

It is meritorious that the applicant has shown

• • Teaching or leadership experience
•  Scientific publication record

After an overall assessment of the expertise and merits of the applicants in relation to the subject area, Karolinska Institutet will determine which of them has the best potential to contribute to a positive development of the activities at KI.

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. Here, 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

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Application

We prefer that Your application is written in English, but You can also apply in Swedish. An application must contain the following documents:  PhD certificate, resumé, qualifications and description of planned research, presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet's qualifications portfolio.

Welcome to apply at the latest 2025-12-01

The application must be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

Permanent position is initiated by a six months trial period.

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