Postdoctoral Researcher in global adolescent health with focus on gender equality and SRHR Full-time NEW

Postdoctoral Researcher in Global Adolescent Health with Focus on Gender Equality and SRHR

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?

The Department of Global Public Health is a multidisciplinary department with the aim to advance knowledge about challenges and opportunities for public health in a local, national, and global setting. Many researchers at the department are scientific advisors to authorities and other decision makers at regional, national, and international levels. The department is responsible for three international master's programs and the researchers are actively involved in teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The department has 12 research groups, around 120 PhD students and about 140 employees.

The Global and Sexual Health Research Group (GLoSH) is dedicated to furthering knowledge of global health development and sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Our research focuses on HIV, preventative behaviours, emerging infections, non-communicable diseases, migrant health, health economics, eHealth and is also home to Hans Rosling's Gapminder project. The group consists of interdisciplinary researchers with experience in study design and project implementation in weak health systems. The current position will be based in Anna Kågesten's team which focuses on global adolescent health, gender equality, SRHR, violence and interventions.

Your Mission

The successful candidate will work on various projects related to adolescent health and wellbeing, in both Sweden and low- and middle-income settings. An important part of the role is to contribute to developing new research ideas within this area and to apply for funding. The candidate will also work on strategic development of the area of adolescent health and wellbeing at the Department in collaborations within colleagues from different research groups. The candidate is expected to actively engage within the department and contribute, for example through doctoral supervision, teaching, attending and organizing seminar sessions or taking on administrative roles. The candidate will be encouraged to work independently and be supported to submit their own grant applications.

This is a full-time position for 2 years with possibility of extension.

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.

The candidate must have the following:

• A PhD in Global Health, Public Health or equivalent area.
• Demonstrated experience in coordinating or collaborating on international research initiatives, such as multi-country studies or projects.
• Strong skills in mixed-methods or intervention research, particularly in the context of adolescent health with focus on gender equality, SRHR or violence prevention.
• Fluent English skills, both written and spoken.

The following criteria are meritorious:

• A strong publication track record.
• Experience with grant writing.
• Experience of leading systematic reviews or other types of evidence synthesis.
• Experience of teaching at undergraduate, graduate or postgraduate levels.
• Experience of mentoring students.

We are looking for researcher who is self-driven, proactive, communicative, and enjoys collaborating in interdisciplinary teams and with partners from other countries.

What Do We Offer?

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. At KI, you get to meet researchers working with a wide range of specialisms and methods, giving you ample opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience with the various scientific fields within medicine and health. It is the crossover collaborations, which have pushed KI to where it is today, at the forefront of global research. Several of the people you meet in healthcare are educated at KI. A close relationship with the health care providers is important for creating groundbreaking top quality education and research. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several benefits through our collective agreement.

Location: Solna

Application

An employment application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:

• PhD certificate
• A complete resumé, including date of the thesis defence, title of the thesis, previous academic positions, academic title, current position, academic distinctions, and committee work
• A complete list of publications
• A summary of current work (no more than one page)

Welcome to apply at the latest 2026-04-30.

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.