Doctoral student in environmental epidemiology - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The research group

The position as PhD student is linked to an interdisciplinary research project on sustainable living environments funded by FORMAS 2020 - 2023. The project is a close collaboration between the research group EPI@LUND, which seeks answers to important social issues by combining modern epidemiological methodology with detailed population data, and CASE, - Center for Aging and Supportive Environments - which is an interdisciplinary centre for research on aging and aging, as well as researchers in landscape planning and architecture at SLU Alnarp.

Within the research group, we safeguard a good working environment with respect and consideration in our relationships with each other.

We are hereby seeking a driven doctoral student for work in the field of environmental epidemiology. The employment is limited to 4 years full time with the desired date of entry on 1 May 2020 or by agreement.

Work duties and areas of responsibility

As a doctoral student, you have the usual duties for a position linked to postgraduate education. More specifically, the planned research concerns how investments in accessible, safe and attractive public outdoor environments can promote public health and counteract socio-economic differences in health. Data collection, management of large amounts of data and statistical analysis. Study visits and some field work for educational purposes. Scientific discussions about the significance of the results with colleagues both inside and outside the research group. Scientific writing. Presentation of scientific results at seminars and conferences, both nationally and internationally. Some teaching may be relevant. Other existing tasks within the research group may also be relevant.

Qualifications

Eligibility

The basic qualifications for postgraduate education have those who have: completed a degree at an advanced level, completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits are obtained at the advanced level, or in some other way acquired in the country or abroad, substantially equivalent knowledge.

Assessment basis

Regulations for employment as a doctoral student can be found in Regulation SFS 1998: 80. Only those who are admitted to postgraduate education may be appointed as holders. When appointing, the primary focus is on the degree of ability to take advantage of postgraduate education. In addition to the obligation to engage in his / her own postgraduate education, the holder may be required to perform duties relating to education, research and administrative work in accordance with specific provisions of the regulation.

The postgraduate education board may grant exemptions from the requirement for basic eligibility for individual applicants, if there are special reasons. For special eligibility, sufficient knowledge (equivalent to 60 credits) in epidemiology, public health science, landscape architecture, environmental psychology or other related subject area in the medical sciences is required for relevance to the research project. These knowledge should normally be acquired in the framework of, or in addition to, the qualification-based higher education as mentioned above, but specific professional experience can also be taken into account.

Meritorious for the position is:

• Knowledge and experience of medical issues, public health issues, landscape planning, as well as gerontology.
• Good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing.
• Previous experience of the Swedish and Nordic infrastructure for population research, eg. of cohorts linked with population and health data registers.
• Experience, interest or case study for extensive quantitative data processing, including geographical and statistical analysis. (This is especially important for applicants with limited quantitative education in basic education.)

Terms
Time-limited employment for four years according to HF Chapter 5, § 7.

Instructions for the application

The application must contain a personal letter describing how you fulfill the required qualifications, a CV and a diploma.