Postdoctoral Researcher in Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

We are looking for a motivated and engaged postdoctoral researcher to the research group Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery. The position is for 2 years (but may be possible to extend for another 2 years).

The research group and the project

Our research group ‘Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery’ is located in the heart of KI’s main campus area in Solna (close to the city centre). The group includes graduated researchers, biostatisticians, PhD candidates, students and an administrator. We conduct internationally leading research examining diseases and surgery of the oesophagus and stomach with a focus on cancer. You can read more about our group here: http://ki.se/en/mmk/upper-gi-surgery

The postdoctoral researcher will study the aetiology and survival of oesophageal and gastric cancer, i.e., upper gastrointestinal cancer. The research project will be based on data from one or more of our four Nordic databases with data from national registries in all the five Nordic countries (Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland). These four databases are 1) a case-control study of 0.11 million cases of oesophageal or gastric cancer and over 1.1 million population controls, which is ideal for pharmacoepidemiological studies; 2) a cohort of 1 million patients with obesity, including those who have undergone obesity surgery; 3) a cohort of 1.7 million patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, including those who have undergone antireflux surgery; and 4) a cohort of 0.7 million patients who have received eradication treatment of Helicobacter pylori. The main registries are those for patients (for diagnoses and procedures), medication (for prescribed and dispensed drugs), cancer (for malignant tumours), death (for date and causes of deaths) and total population (for migration, education and selection of control participants).

Supervisor

The supervisor is Jesper Lagergren, who is professor and consultant surgeon, research group leader, and member of the Nobel Assembly at KI. He also holds a part-time position as professor and surgeon at King’s College London. You can read more about him here: https://ki.se/en/people/jesper-lagergren#about-me

The postdoctoral researcher will be guided in data management and analysis by Dr Giola Santoni, who is an experienced biostatistician with specific knowledge in Nordic register-based studies. You can read more about her here: https://ki.se/en/people/giola-santoni

Your mission

The main work task is to conduct high-quality research, including drafting study protocols, data 
management, statistical analyses and writing of scientific papers. Teaching is limited, but may be 
conducted within our PhD courses, research seminars, journal clubs and methods clubs.

Your profile

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. It is considered as an advantage if you have completed your doctoral degree within the last three years, if there are special reasons, your degree may have been completed earlier.

You need to meet the following requirements:
• High scientific skills for being a newly graduated researcher.
• Excellent knowledge in the English language (both orally and in writing).

Furthermore we are looking for someone who has
• Good knowledge in epidemiology and biostatistics.
• Experience and ability in data management and analysis.
• Experience in interpreting research data and in writing excellent scientific articles in English.
• Knowledge and interest in cancer, particularly oesophageal and gastric cancer.
• Personality characterised by kindness, curiosity, engagement and social competence.

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: Solna

Application

An employment application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:

• 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)

Welcome to apply at the latest 2025-01-07.

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. Jesper Lagergren, research group leader, jesper.lagergren@ki.se

1. Elisabeth Noren-Krog, OFR, elisabeth.noren-krog@ki.se
2. Taher Darreh-Shori, SACO, taher.darreh-shori@ki.se
3. Virpi Töhönen, SACO, virpi.tohonen@ki.se