Research engineer in Epidemiology - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply
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Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Dep of Laboratory Medicine, Lund
Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 47 000 students and more than 8 800 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.
Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.
The Research Group
The Epidemiology research group, led by associate professor Christel Nielsen, at Occupational and environmental medicine investigates how the external environment affects our health. Our research often combines data collection in the field with data from national population registers. A specific focus area is health effects in children and adults after exposure to the environmental contaminant PFAS. Read more about our research here.
We are keen to safeguard a good work environment that allows for open discussions and where we care for each other’s well-being. We engage in equality work and consider differences to enrich our work place.
The research group is expanding and we are now searching for a research engineer to join our team. The employment is a full time position, time limited to 1 year, with the desired access date on February 1, 2021, or according to agreement.
Work duties and area of expertise
The main task is to conduct research within the framework of existing research projects that deal with reproductive and immunological effects of high PFAS exposure. The research uses data from the Ronneby mother-child cohort as well as register data from various health-data registers.
The work involves handling of large amounts of data, performing statistical analyses and writing scientific publications. Teaching to a limited extent may become relevant.
Qualifications
The position requires:
- Postgraduate education in epidemiology or equivalent
- Very good knowledge of statistics
- Extensive experience of working in statistical software such as SAS, R or Stata (more than one is meriting)
Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities. You must be able to work independently within the framework of major research collaborations. This places demands on responsibility, communication skills and openness.
The following are merits for the position:
- Experience in managing and analyzing register data or similar large amounts of data
- Previous work within the PFAS-field
- Experience of teaching
Instructions for your application
The application must contain a personal letter describing how you fulfill the desired qualifications, a CV and diploma.
Other
The university applies individual salary setting. Please indicate your salary claim in your application.
| Type of employment | Temporary position |
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| Contract type | Full time |
| First day of employment | February 1, 2021, or according to agreement |
| Salary | Monthly salary |
| Number of positions | 1 |
| Full-time equivalent | 100 |
| City | Lund |
| County | Skåne län |
| Country | Sweden |
| Reference number | PA2020/3458 |
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| Published | 03.Nov.2020 |
| Last application date | 30.Nov.2020 11:59 PM CET |