Research coordinator

The Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics conducts research in epidemiology and biostatistics across a broad range of areas within biomedical science. The department is among the largest of its type in Europe and has especially strong research profiles in psychiatric, cancer, reproductive, pediatric, pharmaco, genetic, and geriatric epidemiology, eating disorders, precision medicine, and biostatistics.

Part of the success of our department is due to our collaborative spirit where one factor is that researchers at the Department share and co-finance common resources (e.g., IT and an applied biostatistics group). The department is situated at campus Solna. Further information can be found at http://ki.se/en/meb

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The psychiatric epidemiology group at the Dept of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics is focused on studying causes and consequences of neurodevelopmental disorders across the lifespan. These disorders are investigated in large-scale registry databases using genetic epidemiological techniques such as twin- and family design. We are currently looking for a research coordinator with knowledge of these methods to work on a project investigating long-term outcomes associated with neurodevelopment disorders across the lifespan.

Your mission

The role will involve managing and planning a very large scale, collaborative project using register-based linkages. The research coordinator will be responsible for coordinating researchers working on this project, advising on analytic strategies, and performing advanced data linkages. The research coordinator will extract and manage registry dataset for genetic epidemiological analyses. The research coordinator will also be responsible for disseminating the results to the scientific peers and the general public. Supervising medical and doctoral students, as well as teaching on the medical program at KI, will be encouraged.

Your profile

We are seeking an applicant with a PhD in epidemiology and at least 2 years’ experience in performing register-based genetic epidemiological studies. It is required that they have previous experience in a wide range of epidemiological techniques using health data and life course modelling in SAS, STATA or R. The ability to extract and manage large-scale registry datasets is important. Teaching experience is meriting but not required.

The applicant should be collegial, experienced in working in “team science” contexts, possess exceptional communication and organisational skills, know how to successfully multitask, and should be able to describe past examples of having developed structured approaches to solving unanticipated and complex problems. Experience with publishing research articles and very good knowledge of English and Swedish, both oral and written, is a requirement since the group is part of an international research environment.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment full of expertise and curiosity. 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 a state university, which entitles to several benefits such as extended holiday and generous occupational pension. Employees also have access to our modern gym for free and receive reimbursements for medical care.

Location: Solna

Application

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

Permanent position are initiated by a six months trial period.

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all