Being a doctoral student means being admitted to a postgraduate education (doctoral training) where one follows an individual study plan. A doctoral student engages in a research project under supervision, supplemented by courses and other learning activities. A doctoral degree requires the equivalent of four years of full-time postgraduate education.
Department
The Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery (MMK) conducts preclinical and clinical research in a wide range of areas. The department employs approximately 450 researchers, graduate students, teachers, technical and administrative staff, and approximately 150 doctoral students. The department conducts undergraduate education in the medical program, the physiotherapy program, the biomedicine program, and the biomedical analyst program.
Research group
Our research group, Surgical Care Science, consists of researchers, biostatisticians, administrators, research nurses, app developers and doctoral students. The work environment is stimulating and creative. The workplace is shared with another research group with whom we have a close collaboration. Our research group studies in various ways health-related quality of life, symptoms, weight development and psychological aspects in patients who undergo surgery for esophageal or gastric cancer. You can read more about us on our website Surgical Care Science.
The doctoral project and the doctoral student’s tasks
As a doctoral student in this project, you will be part of the Graduate School of Health Sciences (FIH) .
The overall aim of the doctoral project is to improve patients’ recovery through new strategies for follow-up, digital support and dietary adaptation after surgery for esophageal and gastric cancer. The doctoral project consists of four sub-studies where the specific objectives are to investigate: 1) Whether symptom burden after surgery can predict survival in a national cohort study; 2) Quality of life and symptoms shortly after surgery in a randomized controlled trial, www.recapp.se ; 3) The relationship between blood sugar levels and dumping symptoms and how blood sugar measurement and dietary advice affect the severity of symptoms in a pilot study; and 4) What information and support relatives need to better contribute to patients’ recovery in a national cohort study. The project is described on the Graduate School of Health Sciences website: http://bit.ly/3CRSG6g
The doctoral project includes collaboration with patients who have undergone surgery for esophageal or gastric cancer through our research partner group . Furthermore, the doctoral student will have a central role in the planned clinical trial in substudy 2.
The doctoral student will gain knowledge in different study designs in clinical research. As a doctoral student, you work in a team where everyone works towards the same goal and helps each other. The doctoral student may work with or take part in work that concerns all parts of a research project, i.e. planning, ethics application, data collection, data processing and analysis as well as scientific writing and presentation of results at conferences.
What do we offer?
A creative, international and inspiring environment filled with competence and curiosity. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world’s leading medical universities. Here we conduct successful medical research and have the largest range of medical education in Sweden. At KI you will meet researchers with different research areas working together. It is this cross-border collaboration that contributes to KI’s world-leading position in research. As a doctoral student, you are offered an individual research project, a well-trained supervisor, a wide range of elective courses and the opportunity to work in a successful research group. Karolinska Institutet has collaborations with prominent universities all over the world, which provides opportunities for international exchanges. As an employed doctoral student, you receive a contractual salary, you are allowed to exercise freely in our modern health care facilities and you are reimbursed for medical care.
Eligibility requirements for doctoral education
To participate in the selection for a doctoral position, you must prove both the basic (A) and the specific (B) eligibility requirements before the application period closes.
It is your responsibility as an applicant to prove your eligibility by following the instructions on the Eligibility for Doctoral Education webpage.
A) Basic eligibility requirements
You meet the basic eligibility requirements for doctoral education if you:
- have completed an advanced level degree (Master’s or Doctoral degree), or
- have completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits are at advanced level, or
- has otherwise acquired essentially equivalent knowledge.*
Follow the instructions on the website Eligibility for doctoral education .
*If you consider yourself to have equivalent knowledge, you should follow the instructions on the website Assessment of equivalent knowledge for basic eligibility for doctoral education.
B) Special eligibility requirements
You meet the specific eligibility requirements for doctoral education if you:
– Certifies knowledge of English (equivalent to English B/English 6 at high school with a passing grade).
Follow the instructions on the English language requirements for doctoral education website.
Document verification Karolinska Institutet checks documents to detect forgeries. Karolinska Institutet reserves the right to revoke admission decisions if forgeries or irregularities are detected. Submission of false documents is a violation of Swedish law and is considered grounds for legal action.
Skills and personal qualities
Requirements in addition to the basic eligibility requirements:
1) University education in the medical field (doctor, nurse, dietitian, physiotherapist, etc.).
2) Excellent knowledge of Swedish and English in both spoken and written form (as English is the language we primarily use within the group and Swedish is the language used in data collection work with patient interviews).
3) Personality with enthusiasm, curiosity, great social skills and ability to collaborate.
Merit:
- 1) Research experience
- 2) Experience working with cancer patients
- 3) Knowledge of data-based survey tools
- 4) Data collection skills
Terms
The doctoral position involves employment as a doctoral student for a maximum of 4 years full-time.
Application
You apply for the doctoral position in the recruitment tool Varbi. Use the button at the top right and follow the instructions. We prefer that your application is written in English, but it is also possible to apply in Swedish.
Your application should include these documents:
– A personal letter and curriculum vitae
– Any degree theses and publications
– Other documents that prove the skills and qualities requested above
– Documents that prove the basic eligibility requirement (see A above)
– Documents that prove the specific eligibility requirement (see B above)
Selection
Selection among eligible applicants will be made based on their ability to benefit from postgraduate education. An overall assessment of the applicants’ qualifications and suitability will be made.
The following assessment criteria are applied at Karolinska Institutet:
– Documented subject knowledge of importance to the research area
– Analytical skills
– Other documented knowledge/experience that may be of importance to the current doctoral education
All applicants will receive information when the recruitment is completed.
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