Postdoctoral researcher for project on AI and work environment

Do you want to contribute to better health for all?

This is a golden opportunity if you are interested in the relationship between health, new technology and work with specific focus on technology design. We offer a dynamic, supportive and open research climate, where you are encouraged to think freely and explore your own research ideas. This is the right place if you want to grow from postdoc to PI.

Your mission

New technology and changing consumer and production patterns are changing the world of work. This, in turn, affects working conditions – including the health, safety and wellbeing of workers.

You will be part of the Carin Håkansta research group, in which your skills and experiences in technology design and human-computer interaction will complement the skills of the other members in research focusing on how digital technologies, including algorithmic management, affect working conditions and health. The overall aim is to increase knowledge about the risks and opportunities of digitalisation for a healthy work environment.

You will contribute to several on-going research projects focusing on algorithmic management and gig-work, including the research programme ALGOSH: Algorithmic management at work - challenges, opportunities and strategies for occupational safety and health and wellbeing, in which you will be part of an international consortium of top researchers from Sweden, Finland, Canada, USA, Spain and Australia. We need your input in collecting and analysing data and publishing the results.

You will have the opportunity to develop your skills, take courses, supervise students, develop your own line of research and apply for your own funding. We offer a 2-year full-time fixed-term position with the possibility of extension.

Your profile

We think that you have a PhD in human-computer interaction, interaction design, computer science or similar subjects.

Requirements:

• Very good communication skills in English
• Strong track-record of publishing as a first author while collaborating with other researchers
• Project management skills

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

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. 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

Carin Håkansta's research group – Digital work environment and health

ALGOSH: Algorithmic Management at Work

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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)

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

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