Karolinska Institutet, Institutionen
för folkhälsovetenskap
At
the Department of Public Sciences we conduct research, teaching and consultancy
on the basis of the
concept of public health.
We
are now looking for a Doctoral (PhD) student in epidemiology who will focus on
“the
association between obesity status and health-related quality of
life, and the cost-effectiveness of a
childhood obesity prevention
trial”
Division
The
Child and Adolescent Public Health Epidemiology Group focuses on research
related to social,
behavioral, environmental and genetic determinants of obesity. The
research is interdisciplinary and
based
on epidemiological, statistical, psychological and other methods. Intervention
research is an
important part of the research portfolio. Primrose is a randomized
population-based trial aiming at
primary prevention of childhood obesity through sessions at child
health centers addressing healthy
eating habits and physical activity. The new PhD student will mainly
work on unique data from the
Primrose trial, but will also use data from a large cohort
study.
Duties
The
PhD student will investigate the following research questions:
1)
What are the strengths and shapes of associations between BMI and health-related
quality of life
among
adult individuals?
2)
How strong are the effects of the Primrose intervention on young children’s and
their parents’ eating
habits, physical activity, and anthropometric measures of obesity
status?
3)
How large are the costs of the Primrose intervention compared with the routine
health check-up
program used at control child health centers?
4) Is
the Primrose intervention cost-effective compared with traditional health
check-ups and advice-giving?
We
are looking for a highly motivated person, with an interest in epidemiology and
statistics with the
ability to learn how to apply statistical methods used in clinical
trials and health economics. The
successful candidate will be expected to analyze data and publish
papers in international scientific
journals.
Knowledge and skills in epidemiological and statistical methods is
thus qualifying. Knowledge and skills
in
the fields of nutrition, obesity research and health economics are considered
additional qualifications,
although not as important as knowledge in epidemiological and
statistical methods. Good team working
skills are required, as well as the ability to work independently.
Fluency in spoken and written English is
also
required.
Entry
requirements
To
meet the general entry requirements for third-cycle studies, an applicant must
have
1.
taken a second-cycle qualification
2.
completed course requirements for at least 240 higher education credits,
including at least 60 secondcycle
higher education credits, or
3.
otherwise acquired essentially the same knowledge in or outside
Sweden.
An
applicant who met the general entry requirements for third-cycle studies before
1 July 2007 is
regarded as having met the current requirements, though no longer
than until the end of June 2015.
A
selection will be made among qualified applicants on the basis of the ability to
benefit from third-cycle
studies. Karolinska Institutet uses the following bases of
assessment:
-
Documented subject knowledge of relevance to the area of research
-
Analytical skill corroborated by an academic paper or the like
-
Other documented knowledge or experience that may be relevant to third-cycle
studies in the subject
The
qualifications of the applicants will be evaluated on an overall
basis.
A
decision concerning the doctoral student position will be made after admission
to third-cycle
studies. For additional information about third-cycle studies at
Karolinska Institutet, see http://www.ki.
se/doctoral.
Application process
An
application must contain the following documents in Swedish or
English:
•
A personal letter and curriculum vitae
•
A copy of a degree certificate and associated
certificates
•
A copy of a degree project and any previous publications
The
application is to be submitted on the NetRecruiter system.
Use
this link to apply: https://ki.netrecruiter.se/what:job/jobID:15001/where:4/
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.
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temp agencies and recruiters, and to salespersons: We politely, yet firmly,
decline direct contact with
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announcements.
Type
of employment Temporary position longer than 6 months
Working hours Full
time
Number of positions 1
Working hours 100
%
Reference 6091/2012-225
Access Enligt överenskommelse
Published 2012-10-02
City
Stockholm
Last
application date 2012-10-30
County Stockholms län
Country Sweden
Contact Finn
Rasmussen, Professor 08-524 801 81
Union
representative Sarah
Thomsen, SACO 08-524 833 64
Anna Aleman,
OFR-S 08-524 866 07
