Senior lecturer in Public Health Sciences: Epidemiology emphasis - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Background

In public health science at Karlstad University, education and research centres on children's life and health, especially in a socio-medical strand with a focus on vulnerable children and domestic violence, and an environmental medical strand involving studies of the impact of environmental factors early in life on children's health and development.

The senior lectureship is in the environmental medical area, particularly in research on fetal exposure to potential endocrine disrupting chemicals and the impact on children's later development and health. This is the focus of the SELMA study, which monitors mother-child pairs from early pregnancy and delivery to the further lives of the children. Research is interdisciplinary and undertaken in close collaboration with external research groups in experimental toxicology and risk assessment of chemicals. There is also established cooperation with national research environments such as Karolinska institutet, Stockholm University, Gothenburg University, Lund University, and, internationally with Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, as well as around twenty universities in three major EU projects with focus on endocrine disrupting chemicals. Presently, the research group consists of one professor, two associate professors, five senior lecturers and five doctoral students.

We are now recruiting a senior lecturer in epidemiology with qualifications in database processing and environmental epidemiology to the research group.

Duties

Duties involve research in the environmental epidemiological field on the basis of SELMA, which offers great opportunities for academic career advancement and development. In addition to research, duties include developing and maintaining databases (around 50% of the time), for the SELMA study at Karlstad University.

More specifically, the environmental epidemiological research involves fetal exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals and their impact on children's later development and health, on the basis of the SELMA study. Duties also include applying for external research funding and contributing to the academic development of the research group, as well as teaching courses in epidemiology and bio statistics at undergraduate and master levels.

The responsibility for the database includes receiving, processing, structuring, quality ensuring and storing incoming research data, to some degree in cooperation with the research database group at Karlstad University. Updating and maintaining the database regarding structure and ensuring database quality, as well as managing merging, division and distribution of data in the research group are also expected duties. Further duties are handling agreements on accessing biobank samples and data and being updated and fully informed in database procedures for ensuring that sensitive data are protected in accordance with legislation. The person responsible for the database is expected to participate and advise in the planning of new studies to ensure their conformity to current legislation.

Qualification requirements

Appointment as senior lecturer at Karlstad University requires demonstrated teaching expertise and completed doctor's degree or equivalent qualifications in the relevant subject area, or other professional expertise of relevance to the position and the duties involved.

In addition, completed course in higher education pedagogy, or equivalent, is a requirement. This course may, under certain conditions, be completed within two years of employment as part of the professional development commitment. For further information on qualification requirements, see Higher Education Ordinance Ch. 4 sect. 4 and Karlstad University's regulations on the appointment and promotion of teaching staff.

Applicants are also required to have verified knowledge and experience of database work and good knowledge and experience of biostatistical modelling epidemiological studies.

Assessment criteria

Applicants are assessed on the basis of qualifications and experiences of both database work and research in the field of environmental epidemiology. Special weight is given to expertise in biostatistical modelling and information systems and to experience and qualifications regarding developing and maintaining databases. Weight is given to experience of cohort studies focusing on children's health and development, and to participation in collaborative epidemiological and experimental toxicology projects.

Equal weight is given to research and teaching expertise. Considerable weight is given to personal qualities such as cooperation skills, ability to create good relationships with colleagues and students, and ability to take initiatives and show commitment to others. We also value administrative skills, ability to present information of research and development work and to collaborate with colleagues and external partners.

Terms of employment

The appointment is full-time, non-fixed employment from the start of the autumn semester 2019.

Application

Application should include well documented qualifications. Applicants are responsible for submitting a complete application in accordance with the advertisement and for ensuring that the documentation allows for objective and qualitative assessments. We expect a complete application before deadline.

Application should include

• letter of application
• CV including contact information to at least two references • account of teaching and research activities
• certificate of completed course in higher education pedagogy, or account of equivalent qualifications 
• brief account of experience of other employments and cooperation
• brief account of experience of leadership, cooperation and administration • plans for future teaching and research
• brief account of language skills in Swedish and English
• list of publications (specify your contribution in co-authored works)
• copies of relevant transcripts, diplomas, employment certificates, and letters of recommendations
• a maximum of ten academic publications and a maximum of five works designed to convey knowledge such as textbooks, educational software, or popular science articles.

More information on the application is available in ”Application guidelines for appointments/promotion" and "Regulations for the appointment and promotion of teaching staff", at Karlstad University's website.

Three copies of books and publications that cannot be sent electronically should be sent to: Karlstads universitet, Registrator, 651 88 Karlstad, Sweden.

State the ref.no: REK2019/15

Last day of application: 2019-04-16

We look forward to your application!

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