Postdoc in clinical epidemiology

Area of responsibilities/description of the work

 
Description of the research unit:
Our unit conducts clinical and epidemiological research of diseases and surgery in the upper gastrointestinal tract. Our multidisciplinary unit offers a stimulating, active and creative work environment. We have excellent collaboration within the unit and with researchers throughout Sweden and internationally. There is a particularly active collaboration and exchange with King’s College London, where our director is professor as well. We are well organised and have developed a specific post-doc program.

The overarching aim of our research is to identify causes to, prevention of, and improve the therapy of diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract, mainly cancer. Our research of oesophageal cancer is internationally leading. We have a clinical link with upper gastrointestinal surgery. A substantial part of the research is based on data from Swedish health care registries and from large clinical data collections in Sweden and England. The unit consists of 2 research groups, and contains 31 members, including researchers (full-time or part-time), postgraduate students, biostatisticians and administrators. Our unit got the highest possible score ("Outstanding”) in cancer research in the external research assessment of all research constellations at KI ("ERA2010”). You can read more about us at the homepage www.ki.se/forskning/ugir (read the English translation by clicking on the text "In English” in the right upper corner).

Area of responsibilities:
We look for a postdoctoral candidate who will conduct excellent epidemiological and clinical research directed towards causes and treatment of cancer of the upper gastrointestinal tract.
The applicant is expected to mainly focus on research and supervision.

There are also opportunities for teaching.

Exchange with some research at King’s College London can be offered.

The post-doc will be supervised by the director of the unit, Jesper Lagergren (”Distinguished Professor Award” at KI).

Workplace:
Unit of Upper Gastrointestinal Research, Norra Stationsgatan 67, 2nd Floor, Stockholm, in close vicinity to Stockholm city, underground, food store, restaurants and shops.

Qualifications
To be qualified the applicant should have a PhD or a corresponding degree from universities abroad.
Important personal characteristics include curiosity, engagement, social competence, particularly good collaboration skills.

The successful applicant needs to have good skills in analysing and writing of scientific articles and writing of grant proposals.

Skills in epidemiological methods are qualifying.

Excellent skills in English are required, both oral and in writing (English is the language of the unit), and we very much welcome international applicants.

For the employment we give weight particularly for scientific skills (factor 3), but we also count skills in teaching (factor 1) and leadership (factor 1).

Scope:
Full-time
Time period:
2 years, with possibilities of extension.

To qualify, the applicant must hold a doctor’s degree or a foreign qualification deemed equivalent to a doctorate. Applicants who have completed their degree no more than three years before the last date for applications should be given priority. Candidates who have completed their degree earlier than this should receive equal priority if special grounds exist.

Postgraduates who have yet to graduate may apply if their public defense is scheduled to take place within three months after the application deadline, in which case verification from the Dissertation Committee or equivalent body must be submitted with the application.