PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Epidemiology in Sweden

PhD position in equitable AI for breast cancer screening and risk prediction is available at the Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, in Solna, Sweden. The doctoral student will join the Computational Breast Imaging Group, led by Associate Professor Fredrik Strand. The project investigates whether artificial intelligence systems used in population-based mammography screening perform equitably across population groups and how disparities can be reduced. Research will examine A...

PhD opportunity in Colorectal Cancer Research at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. This doctoral position is focused on clinical and translational cancer research within the Colorectal Surgery research group led by Anna Martling and Caroline Nordenvall . The project aims to improve personalized treatment for colorectal cancer by studying the effect of low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) after surgery in patients with specific genetic alterations in the PI3K signaling pathway. The work builds on...

Postdoctoral researcher in liver disease epidemiology and biostatistics at Karolinska Institutet (Department of Medicine, Huddinge; location: Flemingsberg/Huddinge, Sweden). The Hagström research group is seeking one postdoc to lead a project on the bidirectional cardio-hepatic relationship , with a focus on liver disease epidemiology , biostatistics , and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) . The work uses unique clinical cohort data and nationwide registers to impr...

PhD position in molecular characterization of HPV-negative cervical cancer at Karolinska Institutet This doctoral project is based in the Arroyo Mühr research group within the Center for Cervical Cancer Elimination at the Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. The project is part of the ERC-funded ESCAPE-HPV programme and focuses on the molecular characterization of HPV-negative cervical cancer . The work combines molecular biology ,...

Linköping University in Sweden is offering eight fully funded postdoctoral positions in Medicine and Health Sciences. These positions are part of a major investment supported by The Catharina Högbom and Michael Cocozza Research Foundation, aimed at developing the next generation of researchers at one of Sweden’s leading medical faculties. The postdoctoral projects span a wide range of research areas, including heart failure, epidemiology, systems biology, cancer genomics, tumor immunology and im...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Epidemiology and Public Health at Linköping University , Sweden. This is a postdoctoral research opening in epidemiology , public health , and medical science , with a strong focus on the prevention of cardiovascular disease and the causes and consequences of atherosclerosis. The project uses data from the national population-based SCAPIS study, combining advanced imaging of atherosclerosis with extensive information on health behaviours, risk factors, and cardiovascul...