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The Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics is currently looking for a biostatistician to work on a multidisciplinary project involving Swedish population registers. There are approximately 200 persons working at the department including 20 in the Biostatistics group. The department is involved in a number of large research projects spanning many research fields. We make extensive use of data from national health registers, questionnaires, and an increasing proportion of projects also contain genetic and molecular data. The biostatisticians also conduct their own research in biostatistics and epidemiology (http://ki.se/biostatistics). The successful candidate will work under the guidance of a Professor of Biostatistics and will have access to two applied biostatisticians who also work on the same project. Area of responsibilities/duties: We are currently looking for a qualified statistician to work on a multidisciplinary project titled “Transmitted and Acquired Determinants of Health across the Life-Span”, funded by Vetenskapsrådet under SIMSAM (Swedish Initiative for research on Microdata in the Social and Medical Sciences, http://www.vr.se/huvudmeny/bidragsbeslut/forskningensinfrastrukturer). The biostatistician will be responsible for recognizing and applying appropriate statistical models to complex data analysis in several applications and for developing new approaches. The project involves five distinct research themes, covering: (1)early life exposure to antibiotics, family history and subsequent childhood health, (2)effects of psychiatric disorders in parents on adolescent criminality in offspring, (3)prenatal exposures and familial contribution to obesity in young adulthood and its influence on subsequent cardiovascular morbidity (4)family history, transgenerational socioeconomic status and cardiovascular diseases (5)familial cancer data for clinical counseling and cancer genetics. The common focus of the SIMSAM projects is the use of Swedish register data to address the research objectives. An important component of the project is the development of statistical methods for valid and optimal use of data from population registers. The position is for one year with the possibility of extension for another year. Qualifications: You should have a PhD in biostatistics or statistics. Experience of medical research and/or epidemiology is valuable. We put great emphasis on communication skills, since a large part of our work is collaboration with non-statisticians. You should have good collaborative skills, and be eager to deepen your knowledge in epidemiology, biology or medicine as the need arises. Swedish and English are the working languages at the department. The position provides an ideal opportunity for a recent PhD graduate interested to develop a career in biostatistics. Contact: Senior Biostatistician Marie Reilly +46 (0)8 524 83982 [log in to unmask] PI for the SIMSAM project Weimin Ye +46 (0)8 524 86184 [log in to unmask] Union representatives Camilla Lagerberg, SACO +46 (0)8 524 82375 [log in to unmask] Ann Almqvist, OFR/ST-ATF +46 (0)8 524 86199 [log in to unmask] Gunnar Stenberg, SEKO +46 (0)8 524 88075 [log in to unmask] Application procedure: Applications should include a letter of application, current CV, and a “statement of purpose” (maximum one page, outlining your research and career plans). Application sent to: Karolinska Institutet Department of medical epidemiology and biostatistics Jeanette Gruen Box 281 171 77 Stockholm email: [log in to unmask] Reference number: 5815/2009 Last date for applications: December 31 2009