Postdoctoral fellow in Health Science

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Welcome to Linnaeus University! We meet the societal challenges of today and tomorrow in a spirit of openness, curiosity and creativity. By creating arenas for exchange of knowledge from different subjects, fields and cultures, we open up for new ideas and create new opportunities for long-term sustainable societal development. Linnaeus University – where people grow.

The Department of Health and Caring Sciences is part of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. The research activities within this multidisciplinary department include the areas of e-health, health care of older and/or disabled people and people with long-standing chronic conditions, global health, family focused nursing and family (informal) care and integrated, people- centred care.

Field of subject for the position: Health Science  

Placement: Kalmar

Extent and period: Agreement on temporary employment as a postdoctoral fellow, full time for one year, special fixed-term employment (Swedish acronym, SÄVA) (with possibility for extension under the circumstance of continuing financing).

 

Work description

The postdoc will work with research related to the research work of the Informal Carers, Care and Caring Research Group in the Department, led by Professor Elizabeth Hanson. This group acts as the research arm for the Swedish Family Care Competence Centre (Nka, a national centre of excellence in the field of family (informal) care, commissioned by the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, with a focus on knowledge transfer and evidence-based development work to influence policy and practices which enhance the quality of life and care of informal carers and the people they care for.

 

We seek a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow with a strong background in digital health, health promotion, and health economy research and policy. In keeping with the multi-stakeholder work of the Research Group and Nka, the postdoc will work in close collaboration with practitioners, decision makers, policy makers within primarily health and social care and education, end users and researchers at Swedish, EU and international universites/ research organisations within health science, social science, public health, digital and AI innovation, sustainable development and health economy. The work will also be carried out in collaboration with Swedish and EU civil society organisations with a special focus on informal carers and migrants.

 

Entry requirements

Appointment to a post-doctoral position requires that the applicant has a PhD, or an international degree deemed equivalent to a PhD, within the subject of the position (health science, health promotion, health economy or other closely related field with experience of health science), completed no more than three years before the application deadline.

 

Additional assessment criteria:

- Documented experience of writing scientific reports & and publishing in academic journals

- Documented experience of working interdisciplinary with other researchers and stakeholders listed above

- Very high proficiency in academic writing and spoken English

- Documented experience of quantitative, qualitative and health economy research methods

- Documented experience of project management of European projects

-Documented experience of grant writing for European funding

 

Consideration will also be given to excellent collaborative skills, drive and independence, and how the applicant’s experience and skills complement and strengthen ongoing research within the Group, and how they stand to contribute to its future development.

 

For more information, please contact

Prof. Elizabeth Hanson, elizabeth.hanson@lnu.se   Tel: +46703614846

Head of department, Per Enarsson, per.enarsson@lnu.se

HR-partner, Madeleine Sjöstedt, madeleine.sjostedt@lnu.se, +46709428527

 

Please notice that applications should arrive no later than 20th December, 2022

 

The application in English should contain a CV (with the applicant's phone number and e-mail and contact details including phone number and e-mail of two reference persons), a cover letter describing personal motivation and relevant experiences, documentation of exams and grades, copy of passport as well as any other documentation that the applicant wishes to present.

 

Linnaeus University has the ambition to utilize the qualities that an even gender distribution and diversity brings to the organization. Please apply by clicking on the Apply button at the bottom of the ad. The credentials you invoke must be verified with certification and they must be attached digitally in your application. The application and other documents to be marked with the reference number. All documents cited must be received by the University no later than 24.00 (Local time in Sweden) on the closing day.


Linnaeus University has the ambition to utilize the qualities that an even gender distribution and diversity brings to the organization.

Please apply by clicking on the Apply button at the bottom of the ad. The credentials you invoke must be verified with certification and they must be attached digitally in your application. The application and other documents to be marked with the reference number. All documents cited must be received by the University no later than 24.00 (Local time in Sweden) on the closing day.