Senior Lecturer in medical anthropology

• with focus on education and research

Do you want to contribute to better health for all?

The Department of Global Public Health is a multidisciplinary department with the aim to advance knowledge about challenges and opportunities for public health in a local, national, and global setting. Many researchers in the department are scientific advisors to authorities and other decision makers at regional, national, and international levels. The department is responsible for three international master’s programs. Researchers at the department are actively involved in teaching at undergraduate, advanced and doctoral level. The department has 13 research groups, around 125 PhD students and about 160 employees.

Description of the subject area

Medicalanthropology is an interdisciplinary field that examines how health and illness are experienced, understood, and shaped within different healthcare systems and in different geographical and cultural contexts. Using ethnographic methods and context-sensitive analysis, the field explores cultural norms, social relations, and power structures, and their influence on health-related behaviors, healthcare-seeking practices, and adherence to disease-preventive measures. Medical anthropology complements epidemiological and quantitative approaches by highlighting how health, illness, and healthcare practices are interpreted and experienced across diverse settings.

Your mission

You are expected to strengthen the educational and research expertise in medical anthropology. The position involves leading, teaching, and supervising at the advanced level within our international master’s programs in public health science and global health. Furthermore, you are expected to lead and conduct research in medical anthropology with a focus on the development, implementation, and evaluation of interventions where an understanding of users (including patients, healthcare providers, and specific target groups) is relevant. You are also expected to help secure research funding in this field through national and international competitive grants. In addition, you will develop collaborations with other faculty members and researchers in the field, both nationally and internationally. The position also requires that you actively contribute to the department’s other activities and to a strong academic environment.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for an employment as Senior Lecturer with focus on education and research, in addition to holding a Degree of Doctor, PhD, or having equivalent scientific expertise, the applicant must have demonstrated excellent pedagogical skills and very good scientific skills.

For employment as Senior Lecturer at Karolinska Institutet, the eligibility requirements are stated in the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure and these are applied in relation to the subject area of the established recruitment profile.

See the instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet.

It is a requirement that you have completed 10 weeks of courses on teaching in higher education as indicated in the recommendations of the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institution.If you lack such education at the time of employment, you must undergo such education during the first two years of employment.

Assessment criteria

The Senior Lectureship has a focus on education and research. The assessment will weight qualificationsas follows: scientific skills (2), pedagogical skills (3), leadership and collaboration skills (2).

For employment as Senior Lecturer at Karolinska Institutet, the assessment criteria are stated in the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure and these are applied in relation to established profile of employment:

Instructions for the Appointment Procedure for teachers at Karolinska Institutet | Staff Portal

It is particularly meritorious that you have demonstrated

• You must have documented experience in qualitative research in medical anthropology.
• You must have documented experience teaching qualitative research in this field.

It is furthermore meritorious that you have demonstrated

• Ability to independently initiate, lead, and establish support for research projects within the field.
• Experience in the pedagogical development of courses and educational activities aimed at international students

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.

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. Here, 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

Department of Global Public Health | Karolinska Institutet

Application

Your application must contain the following documents: a cover letter as well as a resumé and a qualifications portfolio including a description of your research plan, both presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet’s template (http://ki.se/qualificationsportfolio). You may change or add to your application at any time up to and including the application deadline date. After the deadline, the process closes, and no amendment or addition can be made to your application.

The applications will be reviewed by external reviewers, most often both national and international. For that reason, we prefer that the documents are in English.

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

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

We look forward to receiving your application!

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all!

Anställningsform: tillsvidareanställning | Anställningens omfattning: heltid | Antal lediga befattningar: 1 | Sysselsättningsgrad: 100% | Ort: Solna | Län: Stockholms län | Land: Sweden | Referensnummer: STÖD 2-3451/2026 | Kontakt: Marie Hasselberg , Marie Hasselberg , | Facklig företrädare: Carla Sturm , Carla Sturm, OFR , Elizabeth Valenzuela, SEKO 08-52486363, Elizabeth Valenzuela, SEKO 08-52486363, Taher Darreh-Shori, SACO , Taher Darreh-Shori, SACO , | Publicerat: 2026-09-14 | Sista ansökningsdag: 2026-10-12