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Job Description

Job ID:  4201/2012-226

The Institute of Environmental Medicine, a department at Karolinska Institutet, is an interdisciplinary research organization within the field of Environmental Medicine. The purpose is to carry out research and education, and perform investigations and analyses, pertaining to physical and chemical aspects of
environmental medicine and health protection.

Division
The Unit of Cardiovascular Epidemiology at IMM runs several large-scale epidemiological and clinical studies. The research is directed at investigating mechanisms behind cardiovascular diseases and atherosclerosis with a particular interest in novel inflammatory biomarkers and genetics. The unit of Cardiovascular Epidemiology offers a postdoc position for two years with a possibility to a prolongation for another two years.

Duties
The position focuses on cardiovascular epidemiological research on both healthy subjects and those with cardiovascular disease. The studies utilize various epidemiological materials like 60 year old men and women, case-control materials on post-myocardial infarctions and controls, cohorts containing noninvasive
assessments of atherosclerosis and also the Swedish Twin Registry. Large biobank materials are utilized for determinations of biomarkers as well as for genotypings. There are many collaborations with leading international centres. The post doc will be included in the team and is expected to participate in investigations and analyses of available data, write papers, and supervise doctoral students. The research environment in the group is characterized by openness and creativity and there are also great possibilities for interactions with other researchers at Karolinska Institutet.

Entry requirements
A person is eligible for a postdoc position if he or she has obtained a PhD no more than five years before the last date of employment as postdoc. The applicants should have a PhD degree in epidemiology awarded within the past five years, and must be fluent in English. Applicants who have completed their degree no more than three years before the last date for applications should be given priority. Special weight will be given academic skills with a strong publication record, particularly previous experience of epidemiological analyses of cardiovascular studies (case-control or cohorts). 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.

Application process
An employment application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:
1. A complete curriculum vitae, including date of the thesis defence, title of the thesis, previous academic positions, academic title, current position, academic distinctions, and committee work
2. A complete list of publications
3. A summary of current work (no more than one page)
4. Verifications for crediting of illness, military service, work for labour unions or student organisations, parental leave or similar circumstances
5. Verification from the thesis defence committee or the equivalent (only if the thesis defence is scheduled within three months after the application deadline)

The application is to be submitted on the NetRecruiter system at http://ki.se, job opportunities.

Karolinska Institutet is one of the world´s leading medical universities. Its mission is to contribute to the improvement of human health through research and
education. Karolinska Institutet accounts for over 40 per cent of the medical academic research conducted in Sweden and offers the country´s broadest range of education in medicine and health sciences. Since 1901 the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has selected the Nobel laureates in Physiology or
Medicine.

Pursuant to the regulations of the Swedish National Archives, applications are kept on file for two years after the appointment has gained legal force. The regulations do not apply to attachments that have been printed or otherwise published. Karolinska Institutet strives to provide a workplace that has approximately the same number of women and men, is free of discrimination and offers equal opportunity to everyone. For temp agencies and recruiters, and to salespersons: We politely, yet firmly, decline direct contact with temp agencies and recruiters, as well as those selling additional job announcements.

Website                           http://ki.se/
Type of employment          Temporary position longer than 6 months
Working hours                  Full time
Number of positions          1
Working hours                  100%
Reference                         4201/2012-226
Published                         2012-08-22
City                                  Solna
Last application date         2012-09-30
County                             Stockholms län
Country                            Sweden
Contact                            Ulf de Faire, Professor
                                       +46 (0) 8 524 874 80
                                       Ulf.deFaire@ki.se

Union representative          Marika Berglund, SACO;
                                       +46 (0) 8 524 875 36
                                       marika.berglund@ki.se

                                       Anna Lena Marcus, OFR/ST
                                      +46 (0) 8 524 875 68
                                      anna.lena.marcus@ki.se