Research Specialist in gambling research

The Digital Psychiatry Lab at the Centre for Psychiatry Research has been awarded funding for an innovative research project on how payment gateways can be used in the prevention of problem gambling. We are now looking for a Research Specialist to act as project manager for this project.

As a Research Specialist, you will act as project manager and be responsible for driving the project forward from start to finish, in collaboration with the research group leader and other involved researchers. This includes securing necessary permits and agreements, designing studies (primarily qualitative ones), collecting and analyzing data, writing manuscripts, and more.

To be eligible for employment as a Research Specialist, in addition to holding a Degree of Doctor, PhD, or having equivalent scientific expertise, the applicant must have demonstrated research expertise as well as have documented research experience after defending their doctoral dissertation.

For this interdisciplinary project, we welcome applicants from a range of disciplines, including psychology, public health, product design, HCI and more. Documented experience in gambling research and/or qualitative methods is a requirement, as is good English.

Experience and knowledge of so called fin-tech is a strong merit.

After an overall assessment of the expertise and merits of the applicants in relation to the subject area, Karolinska Institutet will determine which of them has the best potential to contribute to a positive development of the activities at KI.

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is a state university, which entitles to several benefits such as extended holiday and generous occupational pension. Employees also have access to our modern gym for free and receive reimbursements for medical care.

Location: Stockholm

Read more about the research group or here .
Read more about Centrum för Psykiatriforskning here .

We prefer that Your application is written in English, but You can also apply in Swedish. An application must contain the following documents: Resumé, qualifications and description of planned research, presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet's qualifications portfolio.

Welcome to apply at the latest 2022-08-14.

The application must be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.