Do you want to contribute to better health for all?
The Department of Global Public Health is a multidisciplinary department with the aim to advance knowledge about challenges and opportunities for public health in a local, national, and global setting. Many researchers at the department are scientific advisors to authorities and other decision makers at regional, national, and international levels. The department is responsible for three international master’s programs and the researchers are actively involved in teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The department has 12 research groups, around 120 PhD students and about 140 employees.
The position of Assistant Senior Lecturer is based in the research group Global Disaster Medicine – Health Needs and Response, which conducts research, runs educational programmes (including an Erasmus Mundus Master’s programme), and delivers several courses within the field. The group also provides policy support to public authorities and seconds experts to disaster response operations. The research group is designated by the National Board of Health and Welfare as a national knowledge centre in the field and maintains close collaboration with WHO and international operational organisations.
As an Assistant Senior Lecturer, you are expected to serve as a central leader for education within the research group. You will be responsible for programme and course leadership, for developing the group’s educational activities, and for conducting independent research within the field. You will also supervise students at different academic levels. Furthermore, you are expected to attract external research funding, develop international collaborations, and actively contribute to the development of the research group.
Description of duties and responsibilities:
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Serve as course leader and programme director for the research group’s educational activities, and initiate new educational programmes
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Develop and conduct research in global disaster medicine
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Supervise student theses and doctoral students
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Participate in and support the research group’s other projects and assignments
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Act as a senior member of the research group and contribute to its strategic direction and development
Appointment to the position of assistant senior lecturer requires demonstrated pedagogical skills and scientific skills as demonstrated by a PhD or the equivalent scientific competence, or some other professional skills of significance to the nature of the appointment and the tasks and duties it entails.
Appointment to the position of assistant senior lecturer requires good scientific skills and excellent pedagogical skills. (See the instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet).
It is a requirement that you have completed 10 weeks of courses on teaching in higher education as indicated in the recommendations of the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institution. If you lack such education at the time of employment, you must undergo such education during the first two years of employment.
In addition to the above requirements, you must have at least five scientific publications as first or last author as well as experience in leading teaching assignments for courses or programs. You must also have excellent spoken and written skills in Swedish and English since the education will be on both languages.
For employment as Assistant Senior Lecturer at Karolinska Institutet, the eligibility requirements and assessment criteria stated in the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure are applied in relation to established profile of employment.
It is particularly meritorious that you have demonstrated
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Has demonstrated extensive teaching experience across a range of teaching methods in the subject of global disaster medicine at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
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Demonstrated scientific competence by producing high-quality research, and demonstrated the ability to conduct research and collect data in resource-constrained environments.
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Have an established international network in this field.
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Experience of educational leadership roles.
It is meritorious that you have demonstrated
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Responsible for educational development and evaluation at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
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Ability to secure external research funding.
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Experience of international health work in disaster and crisis situations.
Teaching and pedagogical experience in global disaster medicine will be the most important criterion in the assessment of applicants. Scientific expertise, relevant research experience, and publications are also important assessment criteria. Personal qualities we are looking for is the ability to work effectively in teams as well as independently. Personal qualities will be given special consideration in the recruitment process.
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.
A creative, international 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 good benefits through our collective agreement.
Location: Solna
Read more about the department of Global Public Health
Read more about the research group Global Disaster Medicine - Health Needs and Response
We prefer that Your application is written in English, but You can also apply in Swedish. An application must contain the following documents: Resumé and qualifications presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet’s qualifications portfolio.
The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.
Anställningsform: tillsvidareanställning | Anställningens omfattning: heltid | Antal lediga befattningar: 1 | Sysselsättningsgrad: 100% | Ort: Stockholm | Län: Stockholms län | Land: Sweden | Referensnummer: STÖD 2-2168/2026 | Kontakt: Johan von Schreeb , Johan von Schreeb , | Facklig företrädare: Taher Darreh-Shori, SACO , Taher Darreh-Shori, SACO , Elizabeth Valenzuela, SEKO 08-52486363, Elizabeth Valenzuela, SEKO 08-52486363, Carla Sturm , Carla Sturm , | Publicerat: 2026-05-20 | Sista ansökningsdag: 2026-06-10
