Postdoctoral Researcher in Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Our unit conducts high-quality research in the field of eye and vision. As our research environment is closely integrated with the clinic care at St. Erik Eye Hospital and Karolinska University Hospital, we provide unique opportunities by creating a flow between basic, translational, and clinical research in the area of ophthalmology.

This research project aims to elucidate the epidemiology of vision impairment and blindness in Inherited Retinal Dystrophies (IRD). The research is enabled by Swedish population-wide register-based data. The postdoctoral researcher is expected to work independently and formulate new hypotheses, handle complex datasets, apply for ethical and other permissions, order data from relevant government agencies, analyze data and lead on writing scientific papers and presenting results. There are opportunities to also combine research with some teaching.

The postdoc will join an established collaboration that includes experienced ophthalmologists, senior epidemiologists, statisticians, and collaborators from the industry sector. This postdoc position is for a period of two years and can start immediately.

You should have demonstrated experience in observational epidemiological research, but you do not need to have prior experience within the field of ophthalmology. To be eligible for employment as a postdoctor a doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree is required. This eligibility requirement must be fulfilled at the latest at the time of the employment decision. It is considered as an advantage if you have completed your doctoral degree within the last three years, if there are special reasons, your degree may have been completed earlier.

To be eligible, the applicant must have:

• A doctoral degree in medical epidemiology or an equivalent field.
• A formal education in statistics and epidemiology.
• Experience in handling large register data, excellent data management skills and a solid knowledge in statistical software (e.g, Stata, R, SAS).
• Excellent writing skills and excellent command of written and spoken English.

Competences, skills, and experiences considered meritorious:

• The ability to collaborate with colleagues within the group, external partners, and communicate with authorities, data holders and other data owner groups.
• Experience in working with data from Swedish registries.
• Experience collaborating with clinicians regarding patient-centered outcomes.
• Experience conducting longitudinal analyses related to long-term health outcomes in population-based data.
• Experience in the field of ophthalmological research.

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. At KI, you get to meet researchers working with a wide range of specialisms and methods, giving you ample opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience with the various scientific fields within medicine and health. It is the crossover collaborations, which have pushed KI to where it is today, at the forefront of global research. Several of the people you meet in healthcare are educated at KI. A close relationship with the health care providers is important for creating groundbreaking top quality education and research. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several benefits through our collective agreement.

Location: Solna

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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 April 29th, 2024.

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