Principal Researcher in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery - part time 20 %

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Department

The Department of Molecular medicine and Surgery carries out both preclinical and clinical research within numerous fields. Linked to the department are approximately 450 researchers, postgraduate students, teachers and technical and administrative staff and also about 150 PhD students. The department is conducting undergraduate courses for medical students, physiotherapist students, biomedicine students and biomedical laboratory students.

Research group

Our research group, titled Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, includes senior researchers, postdoctoral researchers, biostatisticians, administrator, PhD candidates, and students. We conduct clinical research examining diseases and surgery of the upper gastrointestinal tract, i.e., the oesophagus and stomach. We are involved in several international collaborations and networks. We have a structured approach to developing new studies, and run research seminar series, journal clubs, methods clubs and PhD courses. In the last external assessment of all research constellations at KI, our group was rated ‘Outstanding’ in cancer research, i.e. the highest score possible. The group leader is Jesper Lagergren, professor and consultant of surgery and member of the Nobel Assembly at KI, and professor and consultant surgeon at King’s College London. You can read more about us here: http://ki.se/en/mmk/upper-gi-surgery

Description of the subject area

The Principal Researcher will lead and conduct high-quality research mainly within the area of oesophageal and gastric cancer surgery. The databases include national health data registries in Sweden and other Nordic countries as well as clinical data collections and randomised controlled trials.

Your mission

You are a skilled researcher with extensive and well-documented experience in research in upper gastrointestinal cancer, i.e., oesophageal and gastric cancer. You will conduct clinical research, with a focus on leading large randomised controlled trials. You will mainly conduct research, but teaching may also be performed, e.g., supervision of PhD candidates and lectures at seminars, journal clubs and PhD courses.

Eligibility requirements

To be qualified the applicant must have:

1) An undergraduate degree in a medical subject combined with a PhD in a medical subject or a corresponding degree from a university abroad.

2) Experience as assistant professor or similar, and have achieved a competence corresponding to docent level.

3) Many publications in internationally leading medical journals within the field of upper gastrointestinal surgery, including several as first and last author.

4) Documented methodological skills in clinical research, i.e., modern epidemiology and biostatistics.

5) Successfully have received substantial research grants in national or international competition.

6) Experience of PhD supervision as main supervisor.

7) Extensive knowledge in upper gastrointestinal diseases and clinical medicine, especially surgery.

8) Excellent skills in written and oral English.

For employment as Principal Researcher 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 Principal Researcher, 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 skills. The applicant must also be a research leader and have established their own line of research. The applicant should furthermore have shown documented, high-quality scientific production, particularly in the last six years and have the potential to resolutely drive their research forward as well as be recognised nationally and internationally. The applicant should also have obtained robust, long-term and preferably external funding and have the potential to obtain further external funding.  The applicant should have shown teaching and supervision experience and demonstrated good leadership qualities.

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 2025-10-24.

The applications will be reviewed by external reviewers.

The application must be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

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