Postdoctoral Researcher in precision medicine within rheumatoid arthritis, 1-2 positions

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

At the Clinical Epidemiology Division, one of our seven research groups work with clinical epidemiological research on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other chronic inflammatory diseases, in close collaboration with translational and clinical researchers. Our work focuses on the aetiology of chronic inflammatory joint diseases such as RA, and personalized approaches to its management. We use a combination of register-, clinical, genetic, serological and lifestyle data, and advanced computational models. We are now recruiting 1-2 postdocs to our team to work with patient stratification and prediction models of clinical outcomes in RA, using various types of data.

Your mission

The candidate/-s will work within our projects focusing on developing models for precision medicine in RA. The candidate will use our existing data collections, including genetic and proteomic data, and apply techniques such as machine learning and advanced statistical modelling, with the aim to improve disease outcomes in RA.

Your profile

A background in, and previous experience with, computationally intense methods such as computationally intense statistical methods, machine learning and deep learning, through applications during a PhD or MSc is a requirement, so is previous work experience with real-world data and medical or biological data. The candidate must be proficient in programming languages such as R, SAS and/or Python and preferably has experience of parallelization using GPU:s. Experience of analysis in a Linux server environment is considered a strong merit. Hands-on experience of (individual level) genetic data and/or proteomic data is considered a strong merit, so is experience of epidemiological studies. Previous work with rheumatological diseases or other chronic inflammatory diseases is a strong merit. The successful candidate enjoys working in an interdisciplinary team, is thorough and organized, and structures and documents well. Within the department and KI, you will be interacting also with clinical and translational RA researchers. As the candidate will be working as part of a team with several international connections, emphasis is put on communication skills and personal suitability. Fluency in English (oral and written) is a requirement.

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 Chronic inflammatory Diseases at the Clinical Epidemiology Division. Our research group contains well over 25 people (PhD students, postdocs, senior researchers, clinician researchers, and statisticians) with various backgrounds, with a common research interest, namely to study inflammatory diseases through register and clinical data. You find more information on our website: https://ki.se/en/meds/research-group-johan-askling

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.

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

1. Helga Westerlind, [email protected]

1. Louisa Cheung, SACO, [email protected]
2. Maria Eldh, OFR/ST, [email protected]
3. Farzad Hedayaty, SACO-s, [email protected]