Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

We offer an engaging and international research environment where you will have the opportunity to contribute to high quality research at international top level. A postdoctoral position is available within the Obsessive-Compulsive and related Disorders Across the Lifespan research group, where you will find a unique opportunity to work closely with top researchers in the field. Our research program aims to understand the causes and consequences of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders using a variety of methods such as genetic epidemiology and brain imaging.

Your mission

You will be linked to Professor Mataix-Cols’s research group at CPF (Centre for psychiatry research). Professor Mataix-Cols’ group conducts multi-disciplinary research (e.g., biological, clinical, social, epidemiological) in the areas of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. The postdoctoral researcher will be involved in the register-based epidemiological projects exploring the role of psychiatric disorders in intergenerational socioeconomic attainment, with a particular emphasis on the effect of non-random (assortative) mating amongst persons with psychiatric disorders on socioeconomic outcomes of the next generation. The research projects will also include studying the risk factors of psychiatric disorders of interest, impact of such disorders in health and social outcomes, and mortality.

As a postdoctoral researcher you will be involved in all parts of the projects, ranging from generating own research ideas, to acquisition and management of data from large population-based registers, statistical data analysis, and writing scientific publications and grant proposals. The postdoctoral researcher will have plenty of opportunity to develop his/her own ideas and will be encouraged to do so. The applicant will have full access to the infrastructure of the CNS Department at Karolinska Institutet and to the Swedish population registers.

This is a temporary full-time position for the period of 1 year with a possibility of extension for another year.

Your profile

Qualified to be employed as a postdoctor 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.

Qualifications:

  • A doctoral degree related to epidemiology, biostatistics, psychiatry, psychology, or similar.
  • Proven competence and proficiency in the use of analytic software such as SAS.
  • Experience in working with other analytic software (e.g., Stata, R).
  • Experience in working with the Swedish nationwide health and administrative registers, including record linkage, data management, and statistical analysis.
  • Proven record of carrying out statistical data analysis with focus on longitudinal modelling of register-based cohort data.
  • Experience in conducting epidemiological studies with family-based design (i.e., a twin study design or studies based on other co-relatives).
  • Knowledge and skills in carrying out structural equation modelling is qualifying.
  • Fluency in English.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.

In addition, the candidate should be able to take initiative, ensure that project goals are consistently met, be flexible to manage projects effectively, and be comfortable having parallel activities. The applicant must be able to integrate well into the international and multidisciplinary environment. Personal suitability is therefore of great importance.

What do we offer?

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 better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct innovative medical research and provide the largest range of biomedical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is a state university, which entitles employees to several benefits such as extended holiday and a generous occupational pension. Employees also have free access to our modern gym and receive reimbursements for medical care.


Location:
Solna

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Application

An employment application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:

  • 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)

Welcome to apply at the latest 8th of February 2021.

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

 

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Type of employment Temporary position
Contract type Full time
First day of employment According to agreement
Salary Monthly salary
Number of positions 1
Full-time equivalent 100%
City Stockholm
County Stockholms län
Country Sweden
Reference number STÖD 2-5361/2020
Contact
  • David Mataix-Cols, Professor/psychologist , david.mataix.cols@ki.se
  • Anna Sidorchuk, Senior Researcher , anna.sidorchuk@ki.se
  • Anna Wendel, HR administrator , anna.wendel@ki.se
Union representative
  • Henry Wölling, SEKO, henry.wolling@ki.se
  • Arsalan Amir, SACO, 08 - 517 733 37
  • Venus Azhary, OFR, 0707-124 127
Published 09.Dec.2020
Last application date 08.Feb.2021 11:59 PM CET

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