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Research Assistant
Research assistant in global disaster medicine Full-time
Research Assistant In Global Disaster Medicine
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.
Our research group, Global Disaster Medicine – Health Needs and Response, focuses on health and health system responses to disasters and in humanitarian settings. We are an international group working in medicine, global health, health systems, and policy. We offer a lively and engaging environment to work on research, education, and policy advice and expertise.
Your Mission
For this job, you will collaborate with senior researchers in the Global Disaster Medicine – Health Needs and Response research group at GPH, KI, to assist us in writing project proposals and identifying new sources for funding as well as strategic networks for future grant applications. Working with the research group team, your primary tasks would include:
- Conducting literature reviews for grant proposals across the group's main research areas, to summarize the main findings and knowledge gaps
- Support writing sections of proposals, under supervision.
- Mapping other projects, grants, individuals and research groups globally who are conducting research on the topics
- Identify target funding sources and grants for the coming years.
- Coordinating and providing administrative support for grant application submissions with collaborative partners and the groups researcher.
- Supporting the group through other research tasks
We seek a full-time research assistant for a time limited period of 12 months.
Your Profile
You should have:
- A master's degree in global health, public health sciences, or humanitarian health
- Proficient knowledge of health and health systems in disasters and humanitarian settings
- Documented experience writing literature reviews
- Experience with grant applications
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
The following are considered strong merits for the position:
- Experience working within international research collaborations
- Experience in assisting with applications for research funding
- Documentation of scientific writing skills
The applicant should be proactive, reliable, efficient, and able to work independently. The applicant should also have strong organizational skills as well as a strong interest in research on health in disasters and humanitarian settings. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability in the appointment.
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 innovative medical research and provide the largest range of biomedical education in Sweden. At KI, you get to meet researchers working with a wide range of specialities 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 health care 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
Welcome to apply at latest 25th of May. The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system. In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form.