Postdoctoral Researcher in Public health epidemiology

With us, you are part of an ambitious team analysing unique population-based registry and survey data on mental health of young LGBTQ people over time, aiming to contribute to better and equal mental health for all.  The team includes epidemiologists, statisticians, and researchers from The Glosh Research group at KI and the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Unit (SRHR) at the Centre for Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Region Stockholm.

You will analyze longitudinal survey and registry-based data from a population-based cohort, The Stockholm Public Health Cohort , on mental health of young LGBTQ people (including gay, lesbians, bisexuals, transpersons and people with gender dysphoria) over time (latest follow-up year 2022), as well as registry data from total population register linkages.

You will draft the manuscripts aiming for high impact and leading publications in the research field. You are expected to drive the development of the research field further, propose and lead further research and additional registry data collection, and actively seek research funding. You also assist with the research teams’ epidemiological and other research projects and collaborate with researchers in and outside the research group.

The project is funded by the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare.

This is a 3 year project that starts with a 2 year position with possibility to prolong.

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.

Requested qualifications:

• You have demonstrated and excellent ability in epidemiological design and statistical analysis of large scale and longitudinal epidemiological data, such as Swedish registry-based or survey data.
• You have large experience and are confident in registry-based research in Sweden.
• You have excellent skills in one or more statistical packages.
• You want to develop as an epidemiologist.
• You have very good writing skills.
• You have excellent knowledge of English language.
• You are interested in LGBTQ health and in research in sexual and reproductive health in general.

Meritorious:

• Knowledge of the Swedish language is a merit but not required.

Personal characteristics: You are used to work independently but have also very good collaboration skills. You are ambitious and self-motivated. You are efficacious and seek to reach goals within deadlines. 

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

The Global and Sexual Health research group  

SRHR-Unit, Centre for epidemiology and community medicine (CES) within Region Stockholm 

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 2022-12-12.

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