Postdoctoral Researcher in Liver Epidemiology

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Postdoctoral Researcher in Liver Epidemiology Sintesi in italiano (traduzione automatica): L'Università di Karolinska, situata a Solna, cerca un ricercatore post-dottorato nel campo dell'epidemiologia epatica, con particolare attenzione alla carenza di alfa-1-antitripsina, MASLD e PSC. Il candidato ideale deve possedere un dottorato in epidemiologia, biostatistica o un campo equivalente, con esperienza di ricerca documentata. Le principali mansioni includono la conduzione di ricerche sui fattori di rischio e la prognosi delle malattie epatiche, utilizzando registri sanitari nazionali svedesi. È richiesta una buona competenza statistica e familiarità con software come R, SAS o SPSS. La posizione è inizialmente per due anni, con possibilità di estensione, e offre un ambiente di lavoro collaborativo e stimolante. Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? 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, and cancer epidemiology, as well as 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: http://ki.se/en/meb The gastrointestinal epidemiology group at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (MEB) is now looking for a postdoc who wants to understand and prevent liver disease with a focus on alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, MASLD and PSC. 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. Sweden is renowned for its world-class nationwide health registers. Based on these registers, Swedish researchers have produced outstanding papers and advanced our understanding in fields such as liver disease, coeliac disease, oesophageal disease, IBD, microscopic colitis but also colorectal cancer. Through linkage with the personal identity number, it is possible to combine information from national healthcare registers. However, a limitation of these registers is the absence of histopathology data (which we have!). 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). 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 mission Your main responsibilities will be to perform research in liver epidemiology (especially alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency but potentially also PSC and MASLD), exploring risk factors and prognosis of diseases where histopathology is essential. The position requires a high level of statistical/mathematical competence, and to absorb necessary knowledge on liver disease aetiology, epidemiology and register-based research. 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 At our department, you will have vast opportunities to engage and participate in various research forums, outside as well as inside the department. MEB is an inclusive workplace, encouraging collaborative departmental and interdisciplinary research, and we have an infrastructure to support our approach. The appointment will be for 2 years, with a possible extension after evaluation. 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. 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. Applicants should: Have documented research experience after the defense of the PhD thesis Applicants should have a PhD degree in epidemiology, biostatistics or equivalent Skills in R, SAS, STATA, SPSS or equivalent statistical software Excellent oral and written communication skills in Engl Annuncio in inglese. Fonte: Euraxess (Commissione europea).