Associate Researcher within Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Description of the workplace 
The research groups Genetic Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Environmental Epidemiology are located at the Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and focus on the importance of genetics and environment, and their interactions, for health. The research groups are led by Professors Karin Broberg and Lars Rylander, respectively. We are about 20 members in the two research groups from different parts of the world. The research groups are located at Medicon Village in Lund. Here you can read more about our exciting research: Genetic Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Environmental Epidemiology.

What we offer
Lund University is a public authority, which means that you will have special benefits, generous annual leave, and an advantageous occupational pension. We also have a flextime agreement that creates good conditions for work/life balance. Read more on the University’s website about being a Lund University employee, Work at Lund University.

Work duties and areas of responsibility 
The employment involves project coordination, working in register and molecular epidemiological projects, for instance about the connection between environmental exposures (such as chemical exposures, air pollution, and noise) and health, and associated mechanisms based on biomarkers. The position involves studying the current research areas, statistical processing of existing data, writing scientific and popular science articles, and project management.

Qualifications and requirements

• A doctoral degree with a focus on epidemiological studies, including good knowledge in statistics, epidemiology, and basic knowledge in medicine
• Documented experience of conducting statistical analyzes and compilation of results as well as writing scientific articles
• Experience in environmental epidemiology
• Experience working with register and biobank-based data
• Knowledge within SAS, SPSS, R or Stata
• Excellent skills in written and oral English
• The employment requires that you can work independently as well as have the ability to collaborate with others in the research groups
• Experience of molecular epidemiology
• Experience working with epidemiological research on the association between chemical exposure, air pollution, and/or noise health

Research expertise is the foremost criterion for employment. The evaluation of applicants will take account of their research profile, experience, and knowledge.

Further information
The employment is a permanent full time employment with the desired starting date October 1st 2023 or according to agreement. Probationary employment of 6 months may be applied.

How to apply 
You apply for the position via the University’s recruitment system. The application is to include a personal letter describing how you meet the qualification requirements and why you are interested in the position.

The application is also to include a CV with a list of publications, a general description of previous research work, a copy of your doctoral degree and any other documents to which you wish to draw attention (copies of degree certificates, grade transcripts, details of referees, letters of recommendation, etc.).