1-2 Postdoctoral research fellows in Pediatric Epidemiology
Karolinska Institutet, MEB / Övriga jobb / Stockholm
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Description of research group and project
Our pediatric epidemiology research group studies genetic and environmental risk factors for development of asthma, allergies and other common childhood disorders.
Causes and consequences of early life risk factors as well as co-morbidity between asthma and other diseases are investigated in large population-based studies. Unique resources and prerequisites at the department - such as the Swedish Twin Registry, large prospective studies, record linkage capabilities and access to clinical data as well as biological material - are effectively explored.
Duties and responsibilites:
Two post-doc positions in pediatric epidemiology are available, with focus on studies on risks and consequences of common childhood disorders. Large, population-based cohorts and linkages between the national health registers and the Swedish Twin Registry will be used along with appropriate measures of health and environment and study designs that account for familial confounding (within twin/sibling/cousin and longitudinal within-individual comparisons). Active participation in two large twin projects exploring growth parameters, genetic and epigenetic determinants for asthma comprises a central component of the research.
The post-doctoral fellows will be involved in all parts of the projects, ranging from generating own research ideas and supervision of students, to day-to-day data management and statistical analysis.
Preparation of publications for submission to peer-reviewed journals will be central activities.
Methodological advances will be disseminated via networks such as the Swedish Initiative for Microdata in the Social and Medical sciences
www.simsam.nu, the Strategic Research Area in Epidemiology (SfoEpi) and graduate schools such as SINGS, with the purpose to provide synergies to the entire Swedish research community.
Skills and personal qualities
The applicant should have a background in medicine. It is required that he/she has previous experience in biostatistical analyses and epidemiological methods. Experience in register-based research is a merit. Fluency in written and spoken Swedish and English is required since data collection will be administered independently and the group is part of an international research environment.
Personal skills such as being structured and have good organisation- and initiative talents are meriting.
Entry requirements
A person is eligible for a position as Postdoctoral Researcher if he or she has obtained a PhD no more than seven years before the last date of employment as postdoc. The term can be extended under special circumstances.
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
- Verification from the thesis defence committee or the equivalent (only if the thesis defence is scheduled within three months after the application deadline)
The application is to be submitted through the MyNetwork recruitment system.
The length of the positions is 1 year, with a possible prolonging after evaluation.
Karolinska Institutet is one of the world 's leading medical universities. Its mission is to contribute to the improvement of human health through research and education. Karolinska Institutet accounts for over 40 per cent of the medical academic research conducted in Sweden and offers the country 's broadest range of education in medicine and health sciences. Since 1901 the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has selected the Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine.
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Varaktighet, arbetstid
25%. Tillträde: According to agreement Visstidsanställning
Publiceringsdatum2016-12-20ErsättningMonthly
Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2017-01-09
Ange följande referens när du ansöker: 2-4892/2016
Klicka på denna länk för att göra din ansökanKontaktÅsa Agréus, HR Officer
asa.agreus@ki.seCatarina Almqvist Malmros, Professor
catarina.almqvist@ki.seFöretagKarolinska Institutet, MEB
AdressKarolinska Institutet, MEB
Karolinska Institutet, Box 281
17177 Stockholm
KontorsadressKarolinska Institutet, Box 281
Jobbnummer 3223137
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