Research Assistant in Psychiatric Epidemiology

Do you want to contribute to better health for all?

The Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics conducts research in epidemiology and biostatistics across a broad range of areas within biomedical science. The department is among the largest of its type in Europe and has especially strong research profiles in psychiatric, cancer, reproductive, pediatric, pharmaco, genetic, and geriatric epidemiology, eating disorders, precision medicine, and biostatistics.

Part of the success of our department is due to our collaborative spirit where one factor is that researchers at the Department share and co-finance common resources (e.g., IT and an applied biostatistics group). The department is situated at campus Solna. Further information can be found at http://ki.se/en/meb

You will be a part of Mark Taylor’s research group (http://ki.se/en/research/research-areas-centres-and-networks/research-groups/health-outcomes-in-autistic-people-mark-taylors-research-group#tab-start), which focuses on improving health outcomes in autistic people. Our work spans register-based epidemiology, genetics, and survey-based approaches. The research assistant will have the opportunity to contribute to our ongoing work concerning somatic and psychiatric health outcomes in autistic people, gaining experience working with large-scale registers.

Your mission

You will play a supportive role in our ongoing research aiming to explore determinants of health outcomes in autistic people. In particular, you will play a supportive role in a study aiming to examine patterns of polypharmacy in autistic people. You will also be involved in advancing our plans to collect new data, helping with applications for ethical approval and ordering data.

The position is a fixed‑term employment for one year.

Your profile

The following are essential criteria:

• An educational background in a relevant discipline, which can include (but is not restricted to) epidemiology, psychology, or a related medical science.
• Competence in programming in a relevant statistical package, ideally R, SAS, or Stata.
• Competence in statistical analyses, including familiarity with regression models.
• Experience of project management and the ability to work to deadlines.
• Good written and spoken English skills.
• A clear motivation for wanting to work within psychiatric epidemiology or autism research.

The following are meriting criteria:

• Prior experience with autism or psychiatry. This can include research experience, clinical experience, or personal experience.
• Prior experience working with or knowledge of Cox regression.
• Prior experience writing applications for ethical permits.
• Ability to at least be able to read Swedish and ideally ability to write in Swedish.

We attach great importance to personal qualities in this recruitment. As a person, you are:

• Curious
• Able to work collaboratively in diverse teams, as well as to your own initiative
• Ethically minded and respectful of the perspectives of individuals with lived experience of autism and mental health

What do we offer?

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A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement. And you get to practice freely in our modern wellness facilities, where trained staff are on site.

Location: Solna

Application

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.

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: Enligt överenskommelse
Salary: Monthly salary
Number of positions: 1
Full-time equivalent: 100%
City: Stockholm
County: Stockholms län
Country: Sweden
Reference number: STÖD 2-2091/2026

Contact:
1. Mark Taylor, mark.taylor@ki.se

Union representative:
1. Ann Almqvist, SACO, ann.almqvist@ki.se
2. Bodil Moberg, OFR/ST, bodil.moberg@ki.se
3. Elizabeth Valenzuela, SEKO, elizabeth.valenzuela@ki.se

Published: 2026-05-13
Last application date: 2026-06-10