Postdoctoral Researcher in Cervical Cancer Epidemiology
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Laboratory Medicine / Apotekarjobb / Huddinge
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Division
The Division of Pathology is a part of the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Karolinska Institutet at the South Campus.
The Division comprises 6 major research groups all of which work in close collaboration with the Laboratory for Clinical Pathology and Cytology, Karolinska University Hospital. The major research themes involve cancer. We are currently looking for a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher.
Duties
The postdoctoral researcher will be performing in-depth structured evaluations of Swedish national and regional HPV-based cervical cancer screening and HPV prophylactic vaccination programs, with a focus on incidence, risk factors and prevention methods. The postdoctoral researcher will also be investigating new diagnostic methods for cervical screening, and evidence-based approaches to evaluating such. Duties include project coordination of pharmaceutical industry projects, and require independence in advanced data management and qualified biostatistical analyses. Responsibilities include stringent data maintenance and program documentation. There will be opportunities for teaching.
Entry requirements
A person is eligible for this position, if he or she has obtained a PhD no more than four years before the last date of employment as postdoc. The term can be extended under special circumstances. The successful applicant should have a PhD within medical sciences focusing on epidemiology or biostatistics. The successful applicant must have documented advanced knowledge of epidemiological study designs, data management and biostatistics, as well as statistical softwares and programming languages such as SAS or Stata. The applicant should have extensive hands-on experience in using and interpreting longitudinal/population-based data and register data. The applicant also needs to have detailed knowledge of, and documented experience in, cervical screening and HPV vaccination. The candidate must furthermore possess an excellent good knowledge of spoken and written English. The above criteria are key requirements for the position.
Considered as advantages will also be previous experience in teaching or supervising students and oral presentations at congresses, as well as if the applicant has published in collaboration with official Swedish agencies.
Application process
An employment application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:
- A complete curriculum vitae, 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)
- Verifications for crediting of illness, military service, work for labour unions or student organisations, parental leave or similar circumstances
The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.
Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Its vision is to significantly contribute to the improvement of human health. Karolinska Institutet accounts for the single largest share of all academic medical research conducted in Sweden and offers the country's broadest range of education in medicine and health sciences. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet selects the Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine.
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Varaktighet, arbetstid
100%. Tillträde: As soon as possible Visstidsanställning
Publiceringsdatum2018-03-19ErsättningMonthly salary
Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2018-04-08
Ange följande referens när du ansöker: 2-1534/2018
Klicka på denna länk för att göra din ansökanKontaktKarin Sundström
karin.sundstrom@ki.seFöretagKarolinska Institutet, Department of Laboratory Medicine
AdressKarolinska Institutet, Department of Laboratory Medicine
Administrativa Kansliet, 8100, Alfred Nobels Allé
14183 Stockholm
KontorsadressAdministrativa Kansliet, 8100, Alfred Nobels Allé
Jobbnummer 4030655
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