Assistant professor in breast cancer epidemiology
MEB / Sjukgymnastjobb / Stockholm
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Division
The breast cancer research group currently comprises 3 senior and 5 junior researchers as well as 6 PhD students.
Several large case-control and cohort cancer populations are available with collected biological samples (blood, tumor) and complete information about clinical characteristics and disease progression. The research is performed in an interdisciplinary setting with strong collaboration with clinical departments and other national and international research groups.
Duties
Our research aims at acquiring a comprehensive picture of breast cancer epidemiology. There are a vast number of auxiliary projects ongoing. For this specific position, the applicants will be responsible for the following two areas of our research:
- Adherence of adjuvant hormone therapy in breast cancer patients, including both host (patient) and tumor characteristics that predict therapy discontinuation, therapy response, and therapy complications.
- Breast cancer screening, including prevalence, predictors, and consequences of 1) screening non-attendance; 2) false-negative results; and 3) false-positive results in breast cancer screening.
Employment
The position is for 2 plus 2 years after evaluation. We are now inviting applicant for 1 position as assistant professor in breast cancer epidemiology. An assistant professor will essentially carry out research and develop their independence as a researcher.
Entry requirements
A person is eligible to be appointed Assistant professor in breast cancer epidemiology if he or she has been awarded a Degree of Doctor or has achieved the corresponding scientific competence. The persons appointed should primarily be the ones who have been granted a Degree of Doctor or have reached the corresponding competence no more than seven years before the end of the application period.
Applicants must have at least four years of experience in breast cancer research, evidenced by at least one first/last author publication in breast cancer epidemiology in the last two-year-period. In addition, it is advantageous if the successful candidate has:
- Experience in pharmaco-epidemiology;
- Experience in analyzing register data;
- Experience in analyzing mammographic density data;
- Experience in using SAS, STATA, or R;
- Experience in working abroad;
- Experience in supervising student;
- A medical background.
Bases of assessment
We stress scientific expertise when assessing applicants.
Application process
An application must contain the following documents in English: Curriculum vitae, a complete list of publications, a summary of current work (no more than one page), qualifications and description of planned research, presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet's qualifications portfolio (
http://ki.se/qualificationsportfolio). The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.
An Assistant professor position is a fixed-term position. The first employment should be two years, with a possible extension of two years after evaluation.
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
Full time. Tillträde: According to agreement Visstidsanställning
Publiceringsdatum2018-02-02ErsättningMonthly salary
Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2018-03-12
Ange följande referens när du ansöker: 2-695/2018
Klicka på denna länk för att göra din ansökanKontaktLina Werner, HR-officer. Email:
lina.werner@ki.seKamila Czene, Professor. Email:
kamila.czene@ki.seFöretagMEB
AdressMEB
Karolinska Institutet, Box 281
17177 Stockholm
KontorsadressKarolinska Institutet, Box 281
Jobbnummer 3941952
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