Postdoctoral researcher in pediatric and perinatal pharmacoepidemiology

Karolinska Institutet (KI) · Stockholm, Sweden

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Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

We are seeking an ambitious and skilled postdoctoral researcher to join the Centre for Pharmacoepidemiology (CPE) at the Department of Medicine Solna. CPE, established in 2006, is a dynamic research environment at the intersection of academia, healthcare, regulatory authorities, and the pharmaceutical industry. CPE is one of the largest academic pharmacoepidemiology centers in Europe, with active Nordic, European, and international collaborations. We are about 35 employees and affiliated researchers, including epidemiologists, clinicians, statisticians, project managers, postdocs, and doctoral students.

Your mission

The postdoctoral researcher will work with pharmacoepidemiologic studies within the field of pediatric and perinatal pharmacoepidemiology using nationwide register data, investigating effects of medical drugs. You are expected to take a leading role in the entire research process, including development the study design, protocol, project management, preparation and analysis of large-scale datasets, manuscript writing, and dissemination of research findings, under supervision and in collaboration with members of the project team. The position provides close collaboration with experienced pharmacoepidemiologists, biostatisticians, and clinicians. You are expected to take an active role in research-related activities (e.g., weekly meetings, seminars) at CPE and the Division of Clinical Epidemiology.

Your profile

Required knowledge, skills and experience:

A PhD in epidemiology, medicine or pharmaceutical sciences, with a focus on perinatal and/or pediatric pharmacoepidemiology
Experience, as main contributor, and demonstrated expertise in large-scale database studies investigating medication use and safety in the perinatal and/or pediatric field
Strong skills in management and statistical analysis of large datasets
Documented experience with advanced pharmacoepidemiologic and causal inference methods
Strong record as first author and contributing author of original research publications
Experience from multinational collaborations
Excellent organization skills and attention to detail
Advanced proficiency in relevant statistical software, e.g. R or SAS
Strong oral and written communication skills in English

Additional knowledge, skills and experience are considered meritorious:

Background education in medicine or pharmacy
Clinical experience
Experience with teaching
Experience of securing competitive funding
Own established networks of international collaborations in the field of perinatal and/or pediatric pharmacoepidemiology
Presentations at international conferences and commitment to public dissemination of research

We place great importance on personal suitability and are seeking a highly motivated employee who appreciates working in a team while at the same time has a high degree of independence.

To be eligible for employment as a postdoctoral researcher, a PhD or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a Swedish PhD is required. This eligibility requirement must be fulfilled at the latest at the time of the employment decision. Completion of your doctoral degree within the last three years is considered an advantage. If there are special reasons, your degree may have been completed earlier.

What do we offer?

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

The position is located within the Department of Medicine, Solna. The department consists of ten divisions, and each division consists of several research groups. The position is located within the research group Pasternak at the Centre for Pharmacoepidemiology.

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Application

An employment application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:

PhD certificate
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)

KI applies individual and differentiated salary setting in accordance with our collective agreements RALS and RALS-T

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

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