Postdoctoral Researcher in Prostate cancer research

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Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Urology Unit at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery focuses on mainly on clinical epidemiological research on the etiology, prognosis, treatment evaluation in prostate cancer research. We have a strong methodological background in clinical epidemiology and research using large clinical databases, healthcare and population registers.

Description of the subject area

The ProMort research program is an international, multi-disciplinary project building on extensive prior work, including two case-control studies -ProMort 1 and ProMort 2 within Sweden’s National Prostate Cancer Register. The aim is to use these data to identify and validate novel molecular, histopathological, and clinical prognostic factors, ultimately combining them into a new prognostic tool.

Your mission

We are recruiting a post doc, who has a genuine interest for - and experience from - working with large clinical data bases and data analysis. The applicant will join a well-funded research group that works on Prostate cancer research. The position is a 2-year fixed-term position with the possibility of extension.

As a post doc you will lead projects relating to ProMort. In this role you will:

• Work at the forefront of prostate cancer research, in a dynamic and active research group
• Help formulate research questions, and be responsible for developing and executing analyses
• Prepare results for publication and external presentation

Depending on your interests you may also have the opportunity to develop your own projects and research line, within the research group’s focus area.

Your profile

We a searching for a highly motivated and creative post doc with extensive experience of large-scale epidemiological analysis, with the following background:

• A PhD in a relevant field (epidemiology, biostatistics, mathematics, health data science, or other highly quantitative fields)
• Very strong data and programming skills (e.g. R, Python, C, MatLab, SQL) and proficiency in applied statistical analysis
• Previous successful research is required, with publications in high-quality international journals
• Documented experience from having worked with Swedish Prostate Cancer Register.
• International work experience.
• Fluency in English (both written and spoken) is a requirement

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.

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: Molecular Surgery and Medicine, KI, Solna. The position is located within the research group of Olof Akre.

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)

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

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all!

Type of employment
Temporary position

Contract type
Full time

First day of employment
According to agreement

Number of positions
1

Full-time equivalent
100 %

City
Stockholm

County
Stockholms län

Country
Sweden

Reference number
STÖD 2-1191/2026

Contact

• Olof Akre, olof.akreki.se
• Per Henrik Vincent, per.henrik.vincentki.se

Union representative

• Elisabeth Noren-Krog ST-OFR, elisabeth.noren-krogki.se
• Taher Darreh-Shori, SACO, taher.darreh-shoriki.se
• Virpi Töhönen, SACO, virpi.tohonenki.se

Published
18.Mar.2026

Last application date
01.Apr.2026

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