The Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics conducts research in epidemiology and biostatistics across a broad range of areas within biomedical science. The department is among the largest of its type in Europe and has especially strong research profiles in gastrointestinal, psychiatric, cancer, reproductive, pediatric, pharmaco, genetic, and geriatric epidemiology, eating disorders, precision medicine, and biostatistics.
Part of the success of our department is due to our collaborative spirit where one factor is that researchers at the Department share and co-finance common resources (e.g., IT and an applied biostatistics group). The department is situated at campus Solna. Further information can be found at http://ki.se/en/meb
The gastrointestinal epidemiology group at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (MEB) is now announcing a temporary position on 20% position for 1 year in gastrointestinal epidemiology to an applicant who wants to understand and prevent inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Our research group consists of epidemiologists, clinicians, and database administrators and provides a vibrant and stimulating working atmosphere. The research group has members from Sweden, Switzerland, China, and the US.
Through a nationwide collection of computerised biopsy report data from all Swedish 28 pathology departments, we have created a database of 2.6 million individuals (with 8.3 million biopsy reports) who have undergone a biopsy of the gastrointestinal tract (intestine/liver/pancreas/gall bladder). The cohort is known under its acronym ESPRESSO (Epidemiology Strengthened by histoPathology Reports in Sweden). You will work with this cohort.
A description of the cohort can be found here: https://www.dovepress.com/cohort-update-espresso-epidemiology-strengthened-by-histopathology-rep-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-CLEP
Your main responsibilities will be to perform research in IBD epidemiology.
The position requires a high level of statistical/mathematical competence, and to absorb necessary knowledge on liver disease aetiology, epidemiology and register-based research.
As an employee at MEB, there are good opportunities to participate in various forums related to research and your workplace. MEB is an inclusive workplace that encourages collaboration within the department and across research areas.
For employment as Research Specialist at Karolinska Institutet, the eligibility requirements stated in the Guidelines for non-teaching positions at Karolinska Institutet are applied in relation to the established profile of employment.
To be eligible for employment as a Research Specialist, in addition to holding a Degree of Doctor, PhD, or having a foreign degree deemed equivalent to a Swedish doctoral degree, the applicant must have demonstrated research expertise as well as have documented postdoctoral research experience.
Specific requirements for this position:
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PhD in epidemiology or equivialent
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Substantial experience of standard statistical regression techniques
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Excellent skills in R, SAS, STATA, SPSS or equivalent statistical software.
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An in-depth knowledge of gastrointestinal disease is very important
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Excellent written communication skills in English are required, along with experience in writing and publishing research articles in English.
Meriting:
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Having postdoc experience of research in IBD epidemiology
The applicant should be highly collegial skilled in team-work but also have the ability to work independently. Further, the applicant should possess organizational skills, know how to successfully multitask, and should be able to describe past examples of having solved unanticipated and complex research problems.
The applicant should have excellent analytical skills and have capacity to take responsibility for specific research projects. Further, the applicant should have the skill set to be involved in supervision of PhD students, including the necessary communicational skills.
After an overall assessment of the expertise and merits of the applicants in relation to the subject area, Karolinska Institutet will determine which of them has the best potential to contribute to a positive development of the activities at KI.
In our group, we strive to provide individual supervision every week.
Your supervisor, Ludvigsson, is one of KI’s most distinguished researchers and also serves as the Scientific Secretary of the Swedish Society of Medicine.
A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Here, 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: Solna
For examples of our research, please see: https://ki.se/en/research/research-areas-centres-and-networks/research-groups/gastrointestinal-epidemiology-jonas-ludvigssons-research-group#tab-espresso
We prefer that Your application is written in English, but You can also apply in Swedish.
An application must contain the following documents:
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Proof of doctoral degree
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A complete CV including date of PhD defense, title of the thesis, previous academic positions, academic title, current position, academic awards, and committee work.
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A personal letter (maximum one page)
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A complete list of publications
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A summary of current work (maximum one page)
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Elaborate on how you have solved unexpected and complex research problems
The application must be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.
KI applies individual and differentiated salary setting in accordance with our collective agreements RALS and RALS-T.
Anställningsform: särskild visstidsanställning | Anställningens omfattning: deltid | Antal lediga befattningar: 1 | Sysselsättningsgrad: 20% | Ort: Stockholm | Län: Stockholms län | Land: Sweden | Referensnummer: STÖD 2-2318/2026 | Kontakt: Jonas Ludvigsson , Sara Tiste , | Facklig företrädare: Ann Almqvist, SACO , Bodil Moberg , OFR/ST , Elizabeth Valenzuela, SEKO , | Publicerat: 2026-05-27 | Sista ansökningsdag: 2026-06-18
