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Postdoc in Earth Observation of terrestrial dryland ecosystem stability to global change

The Department of geosciences and natural resource management offers a 2.5 year Postdoctoral position in Earth Observation and ecosystem science, with a focus on studying dryland ecosystem response to environmental changes using satellite imagery and field-based knowledge.

The position is anchored in multiple ongoing research activities that aim at advancing our knowledge on properties and drivers of dryland ecosystem response to global change.  

Global Climate change is arguably the greatest environmental challenge the Earth is facing in the twenty-first century and one major implication is a warming climate and concurrent increasing aridity at large spatial scales. The potential negative consequences of such aridification are inevitably greatest for global drylands where water and natural resources are naturally limited, predominantly located in the Global South. Increasing aridity and regional warming will affect multiple ecosystem structural and functional attributes and processes, putting increased pressure on local livelihoods and natural resources.
The overall aim of the research to be conducted by the PostDoc fellow is to uncover the response and resistance of dryland vegetation to increasing aridity in tropical drylands. This will be accomplished by building on relevant remote-sensing datasets, to explore where and which ecosystem change variables are relevant in relation to understand changes in aridity. Combining remote sensing data also with relevant ground observations, the research will address the following questions: How do ecosystem variables change in response to increasing changes in drought and aridity? Which ecosystem variables are most sensitive/ vulnerable to changes in aridity? Where are hot spot areas of change? How resistant are dryland ecosystems to increasing aridity and what is the ecosystem response and recovery potential to disturbances from drought and climate change? 

Eligible candidates:

  • Candidates within the field(s) of geoinformatics/remote sensing. Applicants can have a background from biogeography/geoinformatics/remote sensing/environmental/enginering sciences.  
  • Candidates with a solid understanding of satellite images, spatio-temporal analysis and machine learning. 
  • Candidates should have strong quantitative skills (statistics and modeling) and have strong programming skills as well as having proven experience in cloud-based handling and processing large remote sensing datasets. 
  • Experienced in multidisciplinary team-based activities with the ability to effectively communicate with colleagues and with staff from the partners of a project. 
  • Proven experience of working with vegetation ecosystem functioning and understanding of monitoring dynamics in vegetation structure/functioning. Experience of coupling dense time series of remote sensing, climate and in situ data of ecosystem properties is considered an advantage.
  • Proficiency in spoken/written English, including proven records in academic writing and publishing in high quality peer-reviewed journals are essential.

Work environment
Your work place will be the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management (IGN), which conducts research and education on the past, present and future physical, chemical and biological environments of the Earth and their interactions with societal and human systems to provide graduates and research in support of sustainable future solutions for society. The department has strong experience in interdisciplinary collaboration within and beyond the department.
Further information on the Department is linked at https://www.science.ku.dk/english/about-the-faculty/organisation/. Inquiries about the position can be made to Professor Rasmus Fensholt rf@ign.ku.dk.

The position is open from May 15th 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter. 

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Terms of employment
The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff. 

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. 

Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.

The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below. 

Please include 
–    Curriculum vitae
–    Diplomas (Master and PhD degree or equivalent) 
–    Research plan – description of current and future research plans
–    Complete publication list
–    Separate reprints of 3 particularly relevant papers

The deadline for applications is 4th of April 2023, 23:59 GMT +2. 

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview Committee. 
You can read about the recruitment process at https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Interviews will be held during early May. 
 

Deadline: 2023-04-04 at 23:59
Unit: Faculty of Science

Read the job description at the university homepage or apply.

Post expires on Tuesday April 4th, 2023

Postdoctoral position: DNA damage as a driver of adipocyte senescence (3)

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Strategic Research Programme in Diabetes (SRP Diabetes) at Karolinska Institutet is funding a prestigious fellowship programme for postdoctoral research fellows. The Programme is focused on research in diabetes and its comorbidities. With this postdoctoral programme SRP Diabetes aims to support the next generation of exceptional young scientists within the diabetes area, including both experimental and clinical research. As part of this programme, we are now looking to recruit 4 outstanding postdoctoral research fellows. Full details on each project and contact information to the PIs can be found at: http://ki.se/en/srp-diabetes/postdoctoral-fellowships

Based at Karolinska Institutet, fellows will undertake a cutting-edge research project in a competitive lab and be part of the SRP Diabetes dynamic research environment where several events will be held throughout the year such as high-profile lectures, symposia, internal retreat, etc. which the fellows will attend

The fellowships are fully funded, and salary is provided for a 2-year period. It is our intention that the positions will start in the autumn of 2023, though some flexibility with the start date might be possible.

Research Project 3

Investigating DNA damage as a driver of adipocyte senescence and inflammation in obese, hyperinsulinemic individuals

Senescent cells, which can release factors that cause inflammation and dysfunction, increase in adipose tissue and associate with obesity and hyperinsulinemia. The proposed project will determine whether oxidative stress and DNA damage in human adipocytes drives adipocyte senescence, and the associated pro-inflammatory secretory profile. A small molecule approach to attenuate adipocyte DNA damage and reverse adipocyte senescence will be investigated.

Key responsibilities of the selected applicant:

Plan, manage and conduct an agreed academic research project and associated activities.

  • Test hypotheses and analyse scientific data from a variety of sources, reviewing and refining working hypotheses as appropriate.
  • Develop research questions, analyse detailed and complex qualitative and/or quantitative data from a variety of sources, and contribute original ideas for new research projects.
  • Coordinate multiple aspects of work to deliver novel research data in accordance with established timelines set between you and the Principal Investigator.
  • Adapt existing and develop new scientific techniques and experimental protocols to support research.
  • Write research articles at an international level for peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and reviews.
  • Formally present your research and represent the research group at internal, national and international conferences and meetings, either with other members of the team or alone.
  • Informally present your research to the group at established meetings.
  • Act as a source of information and advice to other members of the group on scientific protocols and experimental techniques.

To be eligible for employment as a postdoctor a doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree is required. This eligibility requirement must be fulfilled at the latest at the time of the employment decision. It is considered as an advantage if you have completed your doctoral degree within the last three years, if there are special reasons, your degree may have been completed earlier.

Selection Criteria

Essential 

  • A PhD in a medical/biological subject (latest completion date 2023).
  • Demonstrated expertise in oxidative stress, mitochondria and DNA damage.
  • The ability to manage your own academic research and associated activities.
  • A strong CV, having published in high impact journals and presented at international meetings.
  • Ability to contribute ideas for new research projects and research income generation.
  • Ability to work with meticulous attention to detail.
  • An enthusiastic interest in diabetes research.
  • Evidence of excellent interpersonal skills and leadership, with the ability to communicate research ideas and results in a clear and logical way and the ability to confidently and effectively interact with colleagues and the broader research community.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
  • A conscientious and enthusiastic working approach.
  • Excellent planning, organizational and problem-solving skills.

Advantageous

  • Experimental and theoretical knowledge of adipose tissue biology
  • Microscopy (including confocal) and immunocytochemistry

Each Fellowship is for two years. We will prioritize applicants who have the opportunity to complete the project and be employed for two years. Preference should be given to those who were awarded a PhD or attained equivalent research competence no more than three years prior to the expiry of the application period for the position as postdoc.

Location: Solna

How to apply

If you consider that you meet the selection criteria, click on the Login and apply button on this page and follow the on-screen instructions to register as a user. You will then be required to provide information in a number of screens with your application details, relating to your skills and experience. When prompted, please provide details of three references. You will also be required to upload a CV and Personal Letter which explains how you meet the selection criteria for the position. The Personal Letter (maximum two pages) should explain your relevant experience which may have been gained in employment, education, or you may have taken time away from these activities as illness, military service, work for labour unions or student organisations, parental leave or similar circumstances. Your application will be judged in part on the basis of how you demonstrate that you meet the selection criteria outlined above and we are happy to consider evidence of transferable skills or experience which you may have gained outside the context of paid employment or education.

Please save all uploaded documents to show your name and the document type.

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

The closing date for applications is midnight CEST on Sunday 30th April, 2023.

Working at Karolinska Institutet

For further information about working at Karolinska Institutet, rules for visa/residence permit, insurance and accommodation please see: International staff

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

Deadline: 2023-04-30 at 23:59
Unit: at one of KI’s departments

Read the job description at the university homepage or apply.

Post expires on Sunday April 30th, 2023

Research Assistant/PhD student in stem cell biology at NNF Center for Stem Cell Medicine, reNEW

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW) at University of Copenhagen is looking for a PhD fellow to join the Kirkeby Lab group led by PI Agnete Kirkeby. The position is scheduled to commence on the 21st of August 2023 or on a nearby alternative date upon agreement with the chosen candidate. The position as Research Assistant is for 1 year and the subsequent position as PhD fellow is for 3 years.

Research group
The Kirkeby Lab research team is located at the The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW) at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences of University of Copenhagen. Our group works to develop stem cell transplantation therapies for neurodegenerative disorders by producing high-purity cultures of subtype-specific human neural cells in the lab and testing these in animal models of disease. We further apply advanced stem cell technologies to study normally inaccessible stages of human brain development as well as to produce models of human brain diseases in the dish (i.e. Parkinson’s Disease, Schizophrenia, dementia and hypothalamic disorders).

We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and highly international research environment. Our team currently consists of 18 team members at University of Copenhagen + 2 team members in our sister group at Lund University, representing a total of 12 different nationalities. Our labs at University of Copenhagen are located in a new and modern research facilities and include state-of-the-art laboratories, pleasant office facilities and access to high-quality core facilities in transcriptomics, imaging, flow cytometry and proteomics.

To read more about the team:
https://renew.ku.dk/research/reseach-groups/kirkeby-group/
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/research-groups/kirkeby

Job description
We are seeking a highly motivated and ambitious pre-doctoral candidate with a strong educational background in the field of data science or bioinformatics. The candidate will be responsible for bioinformatic single cell RNAseq (scRNAseq) analysis of differentiating human neural cells, harvested both in vitro as well as from long-term matured grafts in rats and to integrate these with published datasets from human and mouse tissue. The aim is to apply such analysis to uncover human neural lieage trajectories and the compositions of human neural stem cell transplants. The main tasks of the position will be bioinformatic analyses, but combination with wet lab experiments will be possible, depending on the skills and wishes of the candidate. You will be working on projects together with other team members and we therefore expect experience in working in teams.

The technologies you will apply are:

  • Analysis of single cell and single nuclear RNA sequencing datasets from raw sequence reads to clustering and annotation
  • Application of publicly available trajectory and pseudotime algorithms (e.g. SCENIC, SPRING, Pseudotime, RNA velocity and deconvolution of barcodes) towards studying cell/tissue subtype specification, lineage trajectories, cell differentiation/maturation.
  • Spatial transcriptomics on human neural grafts to assess graft composition
  • In vitro and in vivo barcoding studies

The following requirements for the candidate will be assessed as key criteria for the recruitment.

Mandatory requirements:

  • Masters degree in bioinformatics, computer science, data science or equivalent fields
  • Prior experience from working on biology/life science projects
  • Prior experience in working with single cell RNA sequencing data, including application of algorithms for clustering, integration and lineage trajectories
  • Extensive programming skills in R and Python
  • Fluency in English, written and spoken.

Positively assessed criteria:

  • Prior experience in working with neural/brain or stem cell datasets
  • Prior experience from working in collaboration with biologists
  • Prior experience in analysing datasets with cellular barcodes

Terms of salary, work, and employment
The successful candidate will be offered a full-time position for a total of 4 years – the first year as research assistant and the following 3 years as PhD fellow. The transfer to employment as a PhD student after the first year is conditioned upon a positive assessment of the candidate ́s research performance during the first year as well as acceptance of enrolment in the Graduate School at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. The transfer from Research assistant to PhD student may take place at an earlier time point than 1 year, if agreed upon between the PI and candidate, and conditioned by a positive assessment.

Salary, pension and terms of employment are in accordance with the agree­ment between the Ministry of Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. Depending on seniority, the monthly salary starts at approximately 27,800 DKK/Roughly 3,700 EUR (October 2021 level) plus pension.

The PhD study must be completed in accordance with the ministerial orders from the Ministry of Education on the PhD degree and the University ́s rules on achieving the degree. General information about PhD study at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School’s website: https://healthsciences.ku.dk/phd/guidelines/

Application procedure
Your application must be submitted electronically by clicking ‘Apply now’ below. The application must include the following documents in PDF format:

1. Motivated letter of application (max. one page)

2. CV incl. education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position

3. Certified copy of original Master of Science diploma and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in other language than English or Danish. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted. As a prerequisite for a PhD fellowship employment, your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree. We encourage you to read more in the assessment database: https://ufm.dk/en/education/recognition-and-transparency/find-assessments/assessment-database. Please note that we might ask you to obtain an assessment of your education performed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science

4. Publication list (if possible)

Contact information:
For questions about the project and group, please contact the principal supervisor:

Associate Professor Agnete Kirkeby, NNF Center for Stem Cell Medicine, reNEW

e-mail: agnete.kirkeby@sund.ku.dk phone: +45 5168 5353

Application deadline: 3 April 2023, 23.59pm CET
We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

Assessment procedure
After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the hiring committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an unbiased assessor.

The assessor makes a non-prioritized assessment of the academic qualifications and experience with respect to the above-mentioned area of research, techniques, skills and other requirements listed in the advertisement.

Once the assessment work has been completed each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself.

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities. You can read about the recruitment process at https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences comprises approximately 7500 students, 1500 PhD students and 3200 employees. The Faculty advances the field of health sciences through its core activities: research, teaching, knowledge sharing and communication. With basic research fields ranging from molecular studies to studies of society, the Faculty contributes to a healthy future through its graduates, research findings and inventions benefitting patients and the community. The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding community and invites all regardless of personal background to apply for the position. www.ku.dk

Deadline: 2023-04-03 at 23:59
Unit: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Read the job description at the university homepage or apply.

Post expires on Monday April 3rd, 2023

PhD fellowship in plant immunity

Dept. of Plant and Environmental Sciences invites applicants for PhD fellowships in studies of plant immunity. Start date is September. 1, 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The project
The project is part of the research project ‘PlantsGoImmune’, lead by Professor Hans Thordal-Christensen and financed by Novo Nordisk Fonden.

Plants have a highly complex immune system where recognition of pathogens activates signalling cascades to trigger immune responses. Using the powdery mildew fungus, we have uncovered that membrane trafficking processes in the plant cell are essential for building immune structures at the site of invasion. Alternatively, the attacked plant cell can undergo a programmed cell death reaction that stops this pathogen. Meanwhile, pathogens secrete effector proteins that target and counteract these immune responses. ‘PlantsGoImmune’ aims to generate more insight in these processes to allow us to exploit them in sustainable disease control.

This PhD project will concern membrane trafficking required for plant immunity. Based on work in the model plant Arabidopsis, emphasis will be on organization of secretion of immune-related extracellular vesicles and execution of R-protein mediated cell death. A project will be designed for genetic and molecular studies of these mechanisms of the immunity.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a highly dedicated and enthusiastic candidate with scientific interests and capabilities. Insight and experience in the following plant science fields are required:

  • Molecular cloning
  • Genetic analyses
  • Plant membrane trafficking
  • Plant-fungal interaction

Our group and research – and what do we offer?
In the Dept. of Plant and Environmental Sciences our group of appr. 20 scientists is highly experienced in advanced genetic, molecular and cellular studies of plant immune responses. We have access to advanced infrastructure and equipment required for such studies. We are affiliated in the Dept. of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Frederiksberg Campus of University of Copenhagen together with 500 scientists engaged in related research fields (https://plen.ku.dk/english/). Thus, we offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment.

Principal supervisor is Professor Hans Thordal-Christensen, htc@plen.ku.dk, +45 33353443.

The PhD programme

Formal qualifications needed for the PhD programme
To be eligible for the PhD programme, you must have completed a degree programme, equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (180 ECTS/3 FTE BSc + 120 ECTS/2 FTE MSc) related to the subject area of the projects. For information of eligibility of completed programmes, see General assessments for specific countries and Assessment database.

Terms of employment in the regular programme
Employment as PhD fellow is full time and for maximum 3 years.

Employment is conditional upon your successful enrolment as a PhD student at the PhD School at the Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen. This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project formulated by the applicant.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. The position is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure.

Responsibilities and tasks in the PhD programme

  • Carry through an independent research project under supervision 
  • Complete PhD courses corresponding to approx. 30 ECTS / ½ FTE
  • Participate in active research environments, including a stay at another research institution, preferably abroad
  • Teaching and knowledge dissemination activities
  • Write scientific papers aimed at high-impact journals
  • Write and defend a PhD thesis on the basis of your project

We are looking for the following qualifications

  • MSc degree from related programme
  • Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project
  • Relevant publications
  • Relevant work experience
  • Other relevant professional activities
  • Curious mind-set with a strong interest in molecular and cell biology
  • Good language skills

Application and Assessment Procedure

Your application including all attachments must be in English and submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please include

  1. Motivated letter of application (max. one page)
  2. Your motivation for applying for the specific PhD project/State which PhD project you are applying for
  3. Curriculum vitae including information about your education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
  4. Original diplomas for Bachelor of Science or Master of Science and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in another language than English or Danish. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted.
  5. Publication list (if possible)
  6. Contact information for three reference persons

Application deadline
The deadline for applications is Sunday 2 April 2023, 23:59 GMT +2. 

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not fulfill the abovementioned requirements.

The further process
After deadline, a number of applicants will be selected for academic assessment by an unbiased expert assessor. You are notified, whether you will be passed for assessment. The assessor will assess the qualifications and experience of the shortlisted applicants with respect to the above mentioned research area, techniques, skills and other requirements, and the assessor will conclude whether each applicant is qualified. Next, the assessed applicants will have the opportunity to comment on their assessment. You can read about the recruitment process at https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact the principal supervisor.

General information about PhD study at the Faculty of SCIENCE is available at the PhD School’s website: https://www.science.ku.dk/phd/.

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding community and invites all regardless of personal background to apply for the position. 

Deadline: 2023-04-02 at 23:59
Unit: Faculty of Science

Read the job description at the university homepage or apply.

Post expires on Sunday April 2nd, 2023

2-4 Postdoctoral Researchers – part of the Multifaceted Wellbeing profiling area

The multidisciplinary JYU.Well community is currently seeking to hire

2-4 POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS

for a fixed term of 1–3 years, starting on September 1st, 2023, or as agreed.

Qualifications we are looking for

The research positions are part of the Multifaceted Wellbeing profiling area, and of the multidisciplinary wellbeing research community JYU.Well at the University of Jyväskylä. The aim is to consolidate the university’s strategy “Wisdom and Wellbeing for us all” by bringing together research and education done in different faculties. Multifaceted wellbeing (JYU.Well) integrates diverse disciplinary insights into a holistic understanding of wellbeing-related phenomena, thus contributing high relevance to research, policy, and practice.

The postdoctoral researcher’s duties focus on internationally high-level research in the focus areas of the JYU.Well profiling area. The duties include supporting the interdisciplinary development of wellbeing research and activities, and participating in acquiring external funding. The postdoctoral researcher is also expected to participate in societal interaction together with the JYU.Well research community, and in teaching within their own areas of expertise. The amount of teaching duties is rather small. 

Candidates for the postdoctoral position are required to provide evidence of research that contributes to wellbeing research, relative to the career stage, and a research plan that demonstrates the ability to link their own research perspectives to JYU.Well profiling actions. JYU.Well is committed to increase the scientific understanding of wellbeing and its determinants through a more holistic view of wellbeing that integrates perspectives from different disciplines. The profiling area approaches wellbeing from the following perspectives:

1)     Wellbeing across individual lifespans

2)     Enhancing wellbeing through communities and organizations

3)     Proactive societal policies and structures for wellbeing

In order to develop impactful research that supports decision-making and practices development, the profiling area also focuses on

4)     Innovative research methods and data integration

The positions can be positioned to any discipline. Candidates for the positions are required to have, by the end of the application period, a doctoral degree in a relevant field, e.g., in economics, education or psychology, humanities, IT or other technologies, social sciences, sports or health sciences, or natural sciences. Methodological expertise, provided evidence of interdisciplinary research and participation in interdisciplinary research projects, as well as practical experience or connections to welfare work are considered an advantage.

The duties, qualification requirements and language skills of Postdoctoral Researchers are stipulated by the University of Jyväskylä Regulations and language skills guidelines.

What does the University of Jyväskylä offer as an employer?

At the University of Jyväskylä you are a recognized member of our community with a unique opportunity to influence international research. You get to participate in our international and multi-science community where the welfare of each individual is important. 

Finland has a high standard of living, with free schooling (also in English), affordable childcare, good family benefits, and healthcare. Jyväskylä is located in central Finland in the Finnish Lakeland, and has excellent opportunities for different nature, outdoor, and sports activities. The city of Jyväskylä is a major educational center and the city has a large student population. As such there is a vibrant cultural scene in the city. At Jyväskylä we offer a great and lively university campus area with opportunities to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle. To find useful information about the University of Jyväskylä, the City of Jyväskylä and living in Finland, see the JYU International Staff Guide

Salary

The salary of a successful candidate will be based on level 5-6 of the job requirement scheme for teaching and research staff in the salary system of Finnish universities. The starting gross salary will be between 3200—4100 EUR/month depending on the qualifications and experience of the candidate. A trial period of six months will be used in the beginning of the employment.

How to apply?

The following documents shall be attached to the online application in English as PDF files (each attachment is named after the applicant).

1)  A short application letter.

2) Curriculum vitae (CV) which is to be written in accordance with good scientific practice and the following CV template: https://tenk.fi/en/advice-and-materials/template-researchers-curriculum-vitae. Please include the contact information of two academic references for recommendations.

3) List of publications with the 5 most important articles highlighted.

4) Research plan (max. 3 pages including key references), specifying how the research is linked to JYU.Well profiling actions.

Applicants are kindly asked to submit their applications using the online application form by April 19th, 2023 (23:59 EEST).

For further information please contact any of the following:

Dean, Professor Jari Ojala, jari.ojala@jyu.fi, phone +358400247387.

Professor Maarit Alasuutari, maarit.alasuutari@jyu.fi, phone +358408053513 (specifically community and organizational perspectives).

Research Director Katja Kokko, katja.r.kokko@jyu.fi, phone +358408053500 (specifically individual and lifespan perspectives).

Professor Sakari Taipale, sakari.taipale@jyu.fi, phone +358400728852 (specifically societal perspectives and methodologies).

The University of Jyväskylä is a human-centered environment of 2,500 experts and 14,500 students. Our goal is to create wisdom and wellbeing for all. JYU’s naturally beautiful campus is located in the heart of the city of Jyväskylä. JYU is the third largest employer in Central Finland.

Read the job description at the university homepage

Apply for the job

Post expires on Wednesday April 12th, 2023

Postdoctoral position: Insulin nanotechnology (4)

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Strategic Research Programme in Diabetes (SRP Diabetes) at Karolinska Institutet is funding a prestigious fellowship programme for postdoctoral research fellows. The Programme is focused on research in diabetes and its comorbidities. With this postdoctoral programme SRP Diabetes aims to support the next generation of exceptional young scientists within the diabetes area, including both experimental and clinical research. As part of this programme, we are now looking to recruit 4 outstanding postdoctoral research fellows. Full details on each project and contact information to the PIs can be found at: http://ki.se/en/srp-diabetes/postdoctoral-fellowships

Based at Karolinska Institutet, fellows will undertake a cutting-edge research project in a competitive lab and be part of the SRP Diabetes dynamic research environment where several events will be held throughout the year such as high-profile lectures, symposia, internal retreat, etc. which the fellows will attend

The fellowships are fully funded, and salary is provided for a 2-year period. It is our intention that the positions will start in the autumn of 2023, though some flexibility with the start date might be possible.

Research Project 4

Mapping the biodistribution of multivalent insulin variants in zebrafish and in mice

At the Teixeira lab (Ana Teixeira-group), we have developed DNA nanotechnology-based  approaches to map and target membrane protein nanodomains (e.g. Ambrosetti et al, Nat Nanotechnology, 2021; Fang et al, ACS Nano, 2021; Verheyen, Fang et al, Nucleic Acids Research, 2020; Shaw, Lundin, et al, Nat Methods 2014). In this project, the postdoctoral research fellow will investigate the nanoscale spatial organization of insulin receptors in different tissues. This information will be used to develop multivalent insulin variants using DNA- and protein-based self-assembly. The biodistribution and tissue specific effects of different multivalent insulin variants will be mapped in wild type and diabetes models in zebrafish and mice. This work aims to form the basis for the future development of insulin variants with tailored tissue targeting patterns.

Key responsibilities of the selected applicant:

  • Plan, manage and conduct an agreed academic research project and associated activities.
  • Test hypotheses and analyse scientific data from a variety of sources, reviewing and refining working hypotheses as appropriate.
  • Develop research questions, analyse detailed and complex qualitative and/or quantitative data from a variety of sources, and contribute original ideas for new research projects.
  • Coordinate multiple aspects of work to deliver novel research data in accordance with established timelines set between you and the Principal Investigator.
  • Adapt existing and develop new scientific techniques and experimental protocols to support research.
  • Regularly write research articles at an international level for peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and reviews.
  • Formally present your research and represent the research group at internal, national and international conferences and meetings, either with other members of the team or alone.
  • Informally present your research to the group at established meetings.
  • Act as a source of information and advice to other members of the group on scientific protocols and experimental techniques.

To be eligible for employment as a postdoctor a doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree is required. This eligibility requirement must be fulfilled at the latest at the time of the employment decision. It is considered as an advantage if you have completed your doctoral degree within the last three years, if there are special reasons, your degree may have been completed earlier.

Selection Criteria

Essential

  • A PhD in a medical/biological subject (to be completed in 2023).
  • The ability to manage your own academic research and associated activities.
  • A strong CV, having published in high impact journals and presented at international meetings.
  • Ability to contribute ideas for new research projects and research income generation.
  • Ability to work with meticulous attention to detail.
  • An enthusiastic interest in diabetes research.
  • Evidence of excellent interpersonal skills and leadership, with the ability to communicate research ideas and results in a clear and logical way and the ability to confidently and effectively interact with colleagues and the broader research community.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
  • A conscientious and enthusiastic working approach.
  • Excellent planning, organizational and problem-solving skills.

In addition, experience in one or several of the following is valued:

  • DNA nanotechnology
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance spectroscopy
  • Super-resolution microscopy
  • Single cell biology
  • Animal models

Each Fellowship is for two years. We will prioritize applicants who have the opportunity to complete the project and be employed for two years. Preference should be given to those who were awarded a PhD or attained equivalent research competence no more than three years prior to the expiry of the application period for the position as postdoc.


Location: Solna

How to apply

If you consider that you meet the selection criteria, click on the Login and apply button on this page and follow the on-screen instructions to register as a user. You will then be required to provide information in a number of screens with your application details, relating to your skills and experience. When prompted, please provide details of three references. You will also be required to upload a CV and Personal Letter which explains how you meet the selection criteria for the position. The Personal Letter (maximum two pages) should explain your relevant experience which may have been gained in employment, education, or you may have taken time away from these activities as illness, military service, work for labour unions or student organisations, parental leave or similar circumstances. Your application will be judged in part on the basis of how you demonstrate that you meet the selection criteria outlined above and we are happy to consider evidence of transferable skills or experience which you may have gained outside the context of paid employment or education.

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The closing date for applications is midnight CEST on Sunday 30th April, 2023.

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Deadline: 2023-04-30 at 23:59
Unit: at one of KI’s departments

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Post expires on Sunday April 30th, 2023

Postdoctoral researcher in motor control neuroscience

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

A postdoctoral position on sensorimotor integration and neural control of movement is available at the Department of Neuroscience. The project will have a particular focus on the integration of sensory feedback on movements in mice. This is a collaborative project between the labs of Abdel El Manira, Francois Lallemend and Laurence Picton and will involve multiple advanced techniques. The selected candidate will investigate the functional properties and connectivity of proprioceptive neurons and will explore proprioceptive feedback pathways in the brainstem and spinal cord. The project will involve the use of viral tracing, electrophysiology, optogenetics and behavioral analysis.

The Department of Neuroscience at KI offers a multidisciplinary and diverse research environment with a strong community and a number of leading labs in motor control neuroscience.

Your mission

In this postdoctoral role you will study proprioceptive feedback pathways for motor control. The applicant should have experience working with transgenic mice, virus injections and surgeries and have a strong interest in understanding sensory feedback for mammalian motor control.

Your profile

To be eligible for employment as a postdoctor a doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree is required. This eligibility requirement must be fulfilled at the latest at the time of the employment decision. It is considered as an advantage if you have completed your doctoral degree within the last three years, if there are special reasons, your degree may have been completed earlier.

We are seeking applicants with a PhD and strong background in motor control neuroscience. The ideal candidate should have experience in the following techniques:
•    Experimental work with transgenic mouse lines
•    Virus injections
•    Stereotaxic surgery
•    Histology
•    Mouse behavior
•    Electrophysiology

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: Solna
Neuroscience is one of the strategic research areas at Karolinska Institutet. There many leading labs at the Department of Neuroscience focusing on brain circuit organization and function using a range of advanced techniques. The Department of Neuroscience offers a vibrant environment with an open and collaborative atmosphere.

https://ki.se/en/neuro/lallemend-lab
https://www.elmaniralab.org

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.

This is a fixed-term position for 2 years with the possibility of extension for 1 year.

An employment application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:

  • 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)

Welcome to apply at the latest 13th of April 2023!

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Deadline: 2023-04-13 at 23:59
Unit: El Manira

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Post expires on Thursday April 13th, 2023

Postdoc in in vitro models of neuroinflammation

The laboratory of Kate Lykke Lambertsen, Neurobiology Research Unit at the Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to work in the field of neuroinflammation in cardiometabolic diseases.

The starting date is January 1, 2024, and the initial contract is for one year with the possibility of extension. 

The applicant will be expected to conduct his/her research in neuroscience with a focus on understanding the role of the innate immune system in cardiometabolic risk factors for ischemic stroke. The applicant will be expected to explore the potential of modulating the central and peripheral innate immune response after ischemic stroke to identify novel therapeutic targets against the inflammatory response.

The postdoctoral fellow will be responsible for the planning of the project as well as data acquisition, preparation and analysis, manuscript writing, and other activities for disseminating the results. The candidate will also be expected to apply for research funding from external funding agencies.

Qualified and highly motivated candidates from all nationalities are encouraged to apply.

The successful applicant will be expected to have:

  1. Obtained a Ph.D. in a relevant area, e.g., biological, and biomedical sciences, neuroscience, molecular biology, or another closely related discipline.
  2. Proven experience and knowledge with in vitro models of culturing human cells and experience with flow cytometry are major requirements.
  3. Ability to work structured and independently.
  4. Good communication skills and high proficiency in English.
  5. Good collaborative and social abilities.
  6. Prior experience with scRNAseq and bioinformatics is considered a plus.

For further information, please contact Professor Kate Lykke Lambertsen at klambertsen@health.sdu.dk 

Employment

The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).

Apply

Applications must be in English and submitted electronically using the link “Apply online”.

The attached files must be in Adobe PDF or Word format. Each box can only contain a single file of max. 10 Mb.

We strongly recommend that you read “How to apply” before you apply – see below

Application should include

  • A letter stating your specific interest, motivation, and qualifications for the project in question (max. two pages).
  • A detailed CV, including personal contact information (max three pages).
  • A complete and numbered publication list.
  • Evidence of Master’s and Ph.D. degrees.
  • A research plan
  • A teaching portfolio

Only applications submitted online and written in English will be accepted for evaluation. 

Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline will neither be considered nor evaluated. 

Applications may be shortlisted. 

Living and working in Denmark

Foreign applicants will be offered Danish language training as part of the employment. The International Staff Office (ISO) at SDU provides a variety of services for new employees, guests and people who consider applying for a job at the University of Southern Denmark. Among other things, the staff answers questions concerning salary, taxation, housing and accompanying family

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Further details

How to apply

 

Deadline: 2023-08-01 at 23:59
Unit: Faculty of Health Sciences

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Post expires on Tuesday August 1st, 2023

Postdoctoral studies in exosome-based cancer therapy and liquid biopsy development (scholarship)

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Our research efforts in the EL Andaloussi´s lab focus on one of the greatest challenges facing modern therapeutics; delivery of macromolecules to target cells in vivo. Despite the unprecedented knowledge of diseases and their mechanisms due to advances in biomedical sciences; many promising therapeutic approaches are still clinically unavailable. This is simply because there is no efficient means of delivering these therapeutics to the right tissue with the right dose. Our research performance involves developing novel and innovative drug delivery technologies that can carry therapies to the target tissues safely and efficiently. In this connection, we engineer exosomes with enhanced delivery and targeting capacities and screen our wide array of exosome designs in disease-relevant cellular and animal models. In parallel, exosomes can also be used for diagnostic purposes. Tumor derived exosomes can be found in all body fluids and can act as a fingerprint, carrying genomic and proteomic information of the cancer. Liquid biopsy is an expanding research field with the hope to improve cancer monitoring and improve implementation of personalized cancer therapies. Even though the field has been largely dominated by circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and DNA (ctDNA), exosomes may have the ability to further improve early cancer detection as exosomes are believed to be secreted at an earlier time point of the cancer development. Thus, our research platform offers a unique opportunity for discovering and developing advanced exosome-based therapeutics and diagnostic tools.  

We are now looking for a Postdoctoral Research fellow for a scholarship.


Your mission

As a Postdoctoral Research fellow, you will be involved in the development of bioengineered extracellular vesicles (EVs) as novel cancer therapies and development of improved strategies for enrichment of tumor derived EVs as an improved liquid biopsy platform in cancer.

Most of the research will initially be conducted utilizing cell lines and animal models before the methods are applied to patient material. The duties will involve developing stable cell lines for production of EVs engineered to harbor reporter proteins, with or without a therapeutic/targeting domain. The stable cells will be used both for screening of suitable cell source for therapeutic applications of EVs and for labeling of tumor derived EVs used for optimization of isolation techniques from complex media such as plasma. Next, the therapeutically engineered EVs will be loaded with anti-tumoral drugs and assessed in vitro and in vivo. Following successful isolation protocol, the labeled tumor derived EVs (and later patient derived EVs) will be sequenced and undergo proteomic analysis, which will be compared to ctDNA/CTCs. 

Your profile

The applicant should have a solid background in molecular and tumor biology or biotechnology. The position requires practical lab experience in the following areas; RNA-sequencing and experience with molecular cloning and extensive knowledge regarding cell culture work including generation of stable cell clones for protein expression proteomics. Secondly, experience with proteomics and flow cytometric analysis of protein expression are wanted. The ideal candidate would furthermore have experience within the EV or virus field. FELASA level animal license and experience from experimental work in rodents is meritorious.

In addition, excellent proficiency in both spoken and written English is important. We are looking for an energetic and passionate person who fits in, and actively contributes to our team.

Entry requirements

The eligible candidate for the Postdoctoral Researcher scholarship should hold a PhD degree dated no more than 7 years before the last date of employment as postdoc. The term can be extended under special circumstances.

Scholarships for postdoctoral qualification can be established for foreign researchers who place their qualifications in Sweden. The purpose of scholarships for postdoctoral qualification is to promote internationalization and contribute to research qualification after a doctorate or equivalent.
A scholarship for carrying out postdoctoral research can be granted for a maximum of two years within a four year period following the receipt of a doctoral degree or equivalent.
To be eligible for a postdoctoral scholarship, the person must have obtained a doctorate or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a doctorate. Applicants who have not completed a doctorate at the end of the application period may also apply, provided that all requirements for a completed degree are met before the (intended) start date of the post doctoral education.

The head of the department determines whether their previous training and scholarly qualifications correspond to a Swedish doctorate or higher.

Location: Flemingsberg

Type of scholarship

The amount is tax free and it is set for twelve months at a time, paid out on a six months basis. In exceptional cases, shorter periods may be acceptable.

Application process

An application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:

  • A complete curriculum vitae, 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 on the Varbi recruitment system.

Welcome to apply at the latest 10 April. 

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Deadline: 2023-04-10 at 23:59
Unit: Department of Laboratory Medicine

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Post expires on Monday April 10th, 2023

Postdoctoral studies in Inflammation and cancer (scholarship)

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The research team of Assistant Professor Dr. Sylvain Peuget investigates how the bacterial microbiota participates in cancer initiation and progression. Metagenomics studies have highlighted dysregulation of the microbiota composition in cancer patients compared to healthy individuals. However, how bacteria influence cancer is still poorly understood. More specifically, we are interested in the molecular mechanisms which link bacterial dysbiosis, inflammation and alterations of the tumor suppressor p53 pathway, and ultimately cancer.

Division

The Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) at Karolinska Institutet conducts research and teaching within immunology, infection biology, cell biology and cancer. MTC have about 40 research groups and our key words are multidisciplinary, bridging, national and international collaborations

Duties

P53 is the main tumor suppressor gene in humans, and is inactivated in virtually all cancer, either by mutation or by other mechanisms, across all tumor types. Interestingly, the splicing factor ZMAT3 has been shown to be critical for p53 tumor suppressive function. Our previous work and preliminary data suggest that ZMAT3 plays an important role during inflammation. The project aims at understanding the role of ZMAT3 in inflammation and innate immune response, both in vivo and in a novel mouse model.

The successful candidate will:

  • Establish and characterize a new conditional ZMAT3 KO mouse model
  • Investigate its response in a setting of inflammatory-driven carcinogenesis
  • Decipher the molecular mechanisms linking ZMAT3 and inflammation in vivo

Additionally, the candidate is expected to contribute to the lab routine duties of the group, will participates in group meetings and journal clubs, and will have the opportunity to attend international conferences on the topic. This project will be performed in close collaboration with Prof. Klas Wiman’s lab, discoverer of the gene ZMAT3, and Ass. Prof. Marie-Stéphanie Aschtgen, expert in infection biology, both at Karolinska Institutet.

Entry requirements

We are looking for a highly motivated, curious and creative candidate, with a background in Cancer biology or Immunology.

  • A strong experience in mouse models is required, including with Cre recombinase system, breeding and management of a small colony of animals. Previous experience with AOM-DSS model is a plus.
  • Hands-on laboratory experience with mammalian cell culture, flow cytometry, and basic techniques in biochemistry (western blots, RT-qPCR) is required.
  • Knowledge on the p53 and/or NFkB pathway, as well as experience with RNAseq data analysis are highly valued.
  • Successful candidates should be self-driven and passionate about the research themes developed in the lab, have strong organizational skills, and be willing to be part of the lab team-work.

Scholarships for postdoctoral qualification can be established for foreign researchers who place their qualifications in Sweden. The purpose of scholarships for postdoctoral qualification is to promote internationalization and contribute to research qualification after a doctorate or equivalent.

A scholarship for carrying out postdoctoral research can be granted for a maximum of two years within a four year period following the receipt of a doctoral degree or equivalent. To be eligible for a postdoctoral scholarship, the person must have obtained a doctorate or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a doctorate. Applicants who have not completed a doctorate at the end of the application period may also apply, provided that all requirements for a completed degree are met before the (intended) start date of the post doctoral education.

The head of the department determines whether their previous training and scholarly qualifications correspond to a Swedish doctorate or higher.

Location: Solna

Type of scholarship

The amount is tax free and it is set for twelve months at a time, paid out on a six months basis. In exceptional cases, shorter periods may be acceptable.

Application process

An application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:

  • A complete curriculum vitae, 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 on the Varbi recruitment system.

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Deadline: 2023-04-12 at 23:59
Unit: Selivanova

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Post expires on Wednesday April 12th, 2023

Postdoc in bone biology and metabolism

A position as Postdoc is vacant at the Laboratory of Professor Moustapha Kassem, Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and at the Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory (KMEB), Department of Endocrinology, Odense University hospital-Svendborg Hospital (OUH).

The position is limited to 2 years with the possibility of extension and expected to be available from August 1,  2023.

Research tasks

We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to work in the field of bone biology, with focus on examining role of bone-secreted proteins in regulation of skeletal homeostasis during aging and systemic energy metabolism.

The applicant will be expected to use genetic mouse models and pharmacological targeting approaches to explore the role of candidate secreted proteins in formation and function of bone and fat tissues.

The postdoctoral fellow will be responsible for the planning of the project as well as for data acquisition, preparation and analysis, manuscript writing, and other activities for disseminating the results. Furthermore, the candidate will be expected to apply for research funding from external funding agencies.

The project will be supervised by Professor Moustapha Kassem and Associate Professor Abbas Jafari.

Scientific environment

The official employment will be at the Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology (KMEB), Odense University Hospital.

The main working place will be at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen.

The laboratory is internationally known for contributions to understanding the biology of Mesenchymal (stromal) Stem Cells and the regulatory mechanisms of skeletal homeostasis.

The Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology (KMEB) and the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (ICMM) offer ambitious scientific environments, with many different nationalities represented. KMEB and ICMM aim to produce research with high international impact focusing on the cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating cell behavior, in a medical context. You can read more at www.icmm.ku.dk and https://kmeb.sdu.dk/

Expectations of qualifications

The applicant who is hired must have a ph.d.-degree and documented research experience in on or more of the areas/fields mentioned below:

  • Obtained a PhD in a relevant area, e.g., biological and biomedical sciences, or another closely related discipline.
  • Proven experience and knowledge about genetically modified mouse models, as well as cell and molecular biology studies.
  • Ability to work structured and independently.
  • Good communication skills and high proficiency in English.
  • Good collaborative and social abilities.
  • Prior experience related to bone and energy metabolism studies in mice with micro-CT and DEXA scanning, digital image analysis, and molecular biology, is considered a plus.

The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).

Qualified and highly motivated candidates from all nationalities are encouraged to apply.

Potential applicants must be postdoc-qualified in accordance with Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities.

Contact

For further information please contact the Head of KMEB, Professor Moustapha Kassem,  mkassem@health.sdu.dk,  Associate Professor Abbas Jafari, ajafari@sund.ku.dk or the Head the Department of Clinical Research, Kirsten Ohm Kyvik, phone: 6011 3046/ e-mail: KKyvik@health.sdu.dk

Conditions of employment

The Recruitment/Hiring takes place in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Central Organisation of the Academics.

Assessment of applicant will be done in accordance with the current/applicable university recruitment order. Applicants will be assessed by an expert committee, and applicant will be informed of their assessment by the university.

Applications – including the required attachments – must be sent electronically via the below-mentioned link “Apply online”. Only online applications will be accepted and assessed. Attached files must be Adobe PDF or Word format. Each field in the application form can contain up to max. 10 MB.

Only applications written in English will be accepted for evaluation.

The application must include (as PDF- or docx-files):

  • A cover letter
  • A CV
  • Copies of certificates/diplomas including evidence of acquisition of a PhD degree or equivalent
  • A complete and numbered list of publications
  • The 3 scientific, peer-reviewed publications that the applicant wishes to be included in the assessment of his or her scientific qualifications. (Please note that one PDF or docx file must be attached for each publication).
  •  A research plan
  • A teaching portfolio
  • An explanation of other qualifications relevant to the position.

Incomplete applications will not be assessed.

See also the faculty’s guidance for applicants at the link below.

 Living and Working in Denmark

Foreign applicants will be offered Danish language training as part of the employment. The International Staff Office (ISO) at SDU provides a variety of services for new employees, guests and people who consider applying for a job at the University of Southern Denmark. Among other things, the staff answers questions concerning salary, taxation, housing and accompanying family. For further information on what it is like working at SDU, please read “10 good reasons why you should choose SDU”. Additional information about working in Denmark can be found at Work in Denmark.

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Further Details

Guide for applicants

Place of work: Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen

Deadline: 2023-04-16 at 23:59
Unit: Faculty of Health Sciences

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Post expires on Sunday April 16th, 2023

Postdoctoral position: Integrating transcriptomics and chemical biology for induction of ß-cells (1)

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Strategic Research Programme in Diabetes (SRP Diabetes) at Karolinska Institutet is funding a prestigious fellowship programme for postdoctoral research fellows. The Programme is focused on research in diabetes and its comorbidities. With this postdoctoral programme SRP Diabetes aims to support the next generation of exceptional young scientists within the diabetes area, including both experimental and clinical research. As part of this programme, we are now looking to recruit 4 outstanding postdoctoral research fellows. Full details on each project and contact information to the PIs can be found at: http://ki.se/en/srp-diabetes/postdoctoral-fellowships

Based at Karolinska Institutet, fellows will undertake a cutting-edge research project in a competitive lab and be part of the SRP Diabetes dynamic research environment where several events will be held throughout the year such as high-profile lectures, symposia, internal retreat, etc. which the fellows will attend

The fellowships are fully funded, and salary is provided for a 2-year period. It is our intention that the positions will start in the autumn of 2023, though some flexibility with the start date might be possible.

Research Project 1

Integrating transcriptomics and chemical biology for induction of β-cells

Diabetes features a reduction in the number of functional β-cells, a key pathologic event that causes or exacerbates the dysregulation of blood glucose levels. Regenerating insulin-producing β-cells might prove a better treatment for diabetes, which is at present controlled but not reversed by insulin injections. Therefore, the main interest in the lab of Olov Andersson is to determine how small molecules and cellular mechanisms can promote regeneration of insulin-producing beta-cells and improve metabolic control, as potential curative approaches for diabetes. The successful applicant will use chemical-genetic screening techniques in zebrafish to identify compounds, genes and signalling pathways that can promote β-cell regeneration.

Signaling between different pancreatic cell types will be identified using bioinformatics tools, and the identified pathways will be perturbed (using genetics or small molecules know to target the pathways) and assessed for involvement in progenitor maintenance or differentiation of progenitors to β-cells in zebrafish.

We will lineage-trace specific progenitor populations, as well as isolate the progenitor cells and their differentiated descendants to delineate the mechanisms of β-cell regeneration by single-cell RNA-seq. We will then perturb candidate pathways in human organoids derived from ductal cells to determine whether their effects on β-cell neogenesis are conserved across species.

The present project will span from chemical biology to genetics in zebrafish, as well as translational studies using human organoids. The studies will include assessing beta-cell neogenesis, proliferation and transdifferentiation, and how such cellular changes may affect glycemia.

The zebrafish are amenable to efficient transgenesis and high-resolution imaging. We will make use of these properties to generate transgenic, knock-in and mutant zebrafish for single-cell analysis of phenotypes and lineage tracing.

Visit the lab’s website for examples of how the research can be conducted:
Olov Anderssons-group

Key responsibilities of the selected applicant:

  • Plan, manage and conduct an agreed academic research project and associated activities.
  • Test hypotheses and analyse scientific data from a variety of sources, reviewing and refining working hypotheses as appropriate.
  • Develop research questions, analyse detailed and complex qualitative and/or quantitative data from a variety of sources, and contribute original ideas for new research projects.
  • Coordinate multiple aspects of work to deliver novel research data in accordance with established timelines set between you and the Principal Investigator.
  • Adapt existing and develop new scientific techniques and experimental protocols to support research.
  • Write research articles and reviews for peer-reviewed journals.
  • Formally present your research and represent the research group at internal, national and international conferences and meetings, either with other members of the team or alone.
  • Informally present your research to the group at established meetings.
  • Act as a source of information and advice to other members of the group on scientific protocols and experimental techniques.

To be eligible for employment as a postdoctor a doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree is required. This eligibility requirement must be fulfilled at the latest at the time of the employment decision. It is considered as an advantage if you have completed your doctoral degree within the last three years, if there are special reasons, your degree may have been completed earlier.

Selection Criteria

Essential 

  • A PhD in a medical/biological subject (to be completed in 2023).
  • Experience in molecular, cellular and biochemical techniques, e.g. cloning, qPCR, Western blot and immunohistochemistry.
  • Experience in bioinformatics, drug screening, organoid cultures, or the zebrafish model.
  • Published in established journals and presented at meetings.
  • Ability to work with meticulous attention to detail.
  • An enthusiastic interest in diabetes research.
  • The ability to manage your own academic research and associated activities.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.

Each Fellowship is for two years. We will prioritize applicants who have the opportunity to complete the project and be employed for two years. Preference should be given to those who were awarded a PhD or attained equivalent research competence no more than three years prior to the expiry of the application period for the position as postdoc.

Location: Solna

How to apply

If you consider that you meet the selection criteria, click on the Login and apply button on this page and follow the on-screen instructions to register as a user. You will then be required to provide information in a number of screens with your application details, relating to your skills and experience. When prompted, please provide details of three references. You will also be required to upload a CV and Personal Letter which explains how you meet the selection criteria for the position. The Personal Letter (maximum two pages) should explain your relevant experience which may have been gained in employment, education, or you may have taken time away from these activities as illness, military service, work for labour unions or student organisations, parental leave or similar circumstances. Your application will be judged in part on the basis of how you demonstrate that you meet the selection criteria outlined above and we are happy to consider evidence of transferable skills or experience which you may have gained outside the context of paid employment or education.

Please save all uploaded documents to show your name and the document type.

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

The closing date for applications is midnight CEST on Sunday 30th April, 2023.

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Deadline: 2023-04-30 at 23:59
Unit: at one of KI’s departments

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Post expires on Sunday April 30th, 2023

Postdoctoral position in computational pathology and cancer precision medicine

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Call for Precision Medicine Postdocs within computational pathology/data science/AI Machine Learning – A unique collaboration between two of the world’s foremost medical institutions: Karolinska institutet & Oslo university hospital in partnership with AstraZeneca (pharmaceuticals)

Are you interested in identifying and implementing predictive biomarkers in Lung or Breast Cancer, using advanced predictive analytics and AI? Do you have the skills and the mindset to exploit health data from multiple sources using machine learning / AI towards improved diagnosis and outcomes for cancer patients? This is YOUR opportunity to join key experts from leading cancer institutes and AstraZeneca to make a difference for patients.

This position is focused on Breast Cancer and is based at Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (MEB), Stockholm, Sweden.

Karolinska Institutet is one of the world’s foremost medical universities, KI accounts for the single largest share of all academic medical research conducted in Sweden. KI also offers the country’s broadest range of education in medicine and health sciences. The Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (MEB) is among the largest departments of epidemiology and biostatistics in Europe. The Department consists of researchers, doctoral students, biostatisticians, data collectors and database administrators as well as administrative personnel, in total some 250 staff and is situated at campus Solna. Further information can be found at ki.se/meb..

Your mission

Our ambition is to discover innovative ways to stratify patients and to identify predictive and prognostic biomarkers by machine learning and AI. This postdoctoral position is focused on development and validation of methodologies for analysis and modelling of breast cancer histopathology image data together with clinical information. Machine learning and deep learning techniques are central in this computational pathology project aimed at improving phenotyping and patient stratification. The project is based on unique and large in-house datasets that include both image data together with clinical information and outcomes. The role would suit applicants who are interested in developing a career in AI/ML and data-driven cancer precision medicine.

Duration: 2 years initially with an additional 1 year merit-based extension.

Your profile

We are looking for passionate individuals in their final year of graduate studies (PhD or equivalent) or working as postdoctoral researchers within two years of receiving their PhD degree (Note: Final year graduates must have submitted and defended their PhD thesis prior to the preliminary start date)

We believe that you have a strong research background in e.g. applied AI/machine learning, computer vision, statistics or data science, and prior experience of medical research. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary research team that has strong collaborations with clinical experts and other national and international research groups.

Prior experience in Python programming, and prior experience of working with common deep learning frameworks, such as Tensorflow/Keras or Pytorch, is required. It is desirable that the candidate has prior experience from large-scale analysis of biomedical data and/or applied machine learning/deep learning/AI. Prior experience in computational pathology or medical image research in general is desirable.

The applicant should be able to collaborate as part of a team as well as independently and be able to organize and prioritise his/her own tasks with minimal supervision. Excellent written and oral communication skills in English are required.

Note: Successful applicants will require valid work visas for Schengen (EU EEA).

For further information please contact Associate Professor Mattias Rantalainen (email: mattias. rantalainen@ki.se)

What we offer

Successful candidates will be awarded a fully funded postdoctoral position, joining a vibrant scientific community within academia and pharma. If selected, you will have access to leading expertise, unique large-scale data, and the mentoring support needed to turn ideas into reality.

Both academic supervisors and AstraZeneca mentors will be assigned to each postdoctoral fellow, offering you the freedom and autonomy to contribute your unique skills, plus the support to rapidly learn new approaches to follow the science, innovate and make a tangible impact. You are expected to regularly present at national and internal workshops, seminars and conferences and contribute to publications in leading journals.

Karolinska Institutet is a state university, which entitles you to several benefits through our collective agreement.

Location: Solna

Choose to work at KI – Ten reasons why

 

Application

An employment application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:

  • A cover letter that includes a summary of current work and statement of research interest (no more than one page)
  • A complete CV, 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

Welcome to apply at the latest 20th of April 2023

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Deadline: 2023-04-20 at 23:59
Unit: Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics

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Post expires on Thursday April 20th, 2023

Postdoctoral studies in translational immunology focusing on autoimmunity and lymphoma in the skin (scholarship)

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

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. Join our truly translational scientific constellation focusing on tissue inflammation: a creative and inspiring environment full of expertise and curiosity.

Division

The Department of Medicine, Solna, is one of the largest departments at Karolinska Institutet. The department consists of several units that are separated into different research groups. The core activities of the department are research, doctoral education and undergraduate education for medical and biomedical students. The research has three main profiles: allergy, cardiovascular medicine and inflammatory diseases.

The laboratory of Hanna Brauner is located in an excellent immunological research environment at the Centre for Molecular Medicine, CMM. The close proximity of the laboratory to the clinic at the Karolinska University Hospital also facilitates collaborations with clinicians of different fields and enables the analysis of fresh patient samples.

Duties

We seek a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to join the team of MD PhD Hanna Brauner in focusing on finding novel pathogenic mechanisms and biomarkers for patients with autoimmunity and lymphoma.

We have access to unique clinical material, which we will assess in a truly translational approach, applying cutting edge methods to understand key clinical questions. The team of Hanna Brauner has a net-work of national and international collaborators among both basic science researcher and clinical researchers and is associated to the research group of professor Marie Wahren Herlenius.

Our main research interest is to understand pathways governing development of systemic inflammatory diseases and lymphoma and the link between those two, since patients with autoimmune diseases run an increased risk of developing lymphoma and other cancers. We will investigate possible immune mechanisms and tumor properties governing cancer development in patients with autoimmunity, including dermatomyositis and systemic lupus erythematosus. In addition, we focus on cutaneous T cell lymphoma, which is a rare type of lymphoma primarily engaging the skin. The unique accessibility of this disease allows for easy access to the tumor and the possibility to follow the development of the lymphoma and anti-lymphoma immune responses over time. Most of the patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma get an indolent disease, but for largely unknown reasons around 10-15% percent develop aggressive disease with high fatality. In these efforts our ultimate aims are to increase fundamental knowledge on the pathogenesis of cutaneous lymphoma and cancer in autoimmunity and aid earlier identification of patients at risk of aggressive disease. 

To reach our goal have set up a strong collaborative team of researchers and clinicians in dermatology, hematology, rheumatology, oncology, pathology, immunology and epidemiology to take a broad approach. Our research originates in clinical questions and patient material paired with high level basic science experimental investigations.

The position includes experimental work, primarily with clinical material and cell lines but possibly also animal experiments. Key techniques include in vitro assessments of immune cell phenotype and function, advanced flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry, spatial proteomics and transcriptomics, single cell RNA sequencing and confocal microscopy.

Entry requirements

Applicants are required to have a PhD in immunology, cell biology or another relevant field. A strong publication record and ability to draft manuscripts is also desired. The successful applicant further has strong interpersonal skills, motivation and organizational and executive capacity.

Scholarships for postdoctoral qualification can be established for foreign researchers who place their qualifications in Sweden. The purpose of scholarships for postdoctoral qualification is to promote internationalization and contribute to research qualification after a doctorate or equivalent.
A scholarship for carrying out postdoctoral research can be granted for a maximum of two years within a four year period following the receipt of a doctoral degree or equivalent.
To be eligible for a postdoctoral scholarship, the person must have obtained a doctorate or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a doctorate. Applicants who have not completed a doctorate at the end of the application period may also apply, provided that all requirements for a completed degree are met before the (intended) start date of the post doctoral education.

The head of the department determines whether their previous training and scholarly qualifications correspond to a Swedish doctorate or higher.

Location

The position is located within the Department of Medicine, Solna. The department consists of twelve divisions and each division consists of several research groups. The position is located within the research group of Marie Wahren-Herlenius, research team Hanna Brauner. Please see our websites for more information:

https://staff.ki.se/people/hanna-brauner

https://ki.se/en/meds/hanna-brauner-team

https://centermolecularmed.wixsite.com/my-site/hanna-brauner-team

Type of scholarship

The amount is tax free and it is set for twelve months at a time, paid out on a six months basis. In exceptional cases, shorter periods may be acceptable.

Application process

An application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:

  • A complete curriculum vitae, 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 on the Varbi recruitment system.

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Deadline: 2023-04-05 at 23:59
Unit: Rheumatology division

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Post expires on Wednesday April 5th, 2023

Postdoctoral position in adaptive immunity and mRNA delivery

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?

We are looking for an ambitious postdoctoral fellow with solid immunology and mRNA delivery skills to join our highly accomplished team. We offer a stimulating environment in a rapidly moving research frontier. The successful candidate will be part of a cluster of other researchers working on similar topics. 

Your mission

The Buggert group conducts innovative studies on cell-mediated immunity in health, cancer, and viral diseases. These studies are translational in nature and involve the usage of cutting-edge bulk- and single-cell technologies, including high-parameter flow cytometry, gene-editing, mRNA delivery, RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, TCR-seq, and proteomics analysis to dissect the heterogeneity and function of memory T cell immunity. Through these platforms, we study various aspects of human memory T cell biology with an overall aim to i) investigate the heterogeneity of circulating and resident memory T cells in human organ donors, ii) identify alternative functions of memory T cells in human tissues, and iii) understand how we can improve current immunological therapies for diseases.

The postdoctoral candidate will work with questions centered on tissue imprints on T cell functions and the establishment of new mRNA delivery platforms to create CAR-T cells. The candidate will work in close collaboration with different members of the group to apply gene-editing technologies (e.g. CRISPR-Cas9) to mechanistically dissect different functions of human memory T cells in peripheral blood and tissues. As such, we are seeking a postdoctoral candidate with a PhD, who will work as an integrated member of our team, being involved in several ongoing projects and driving their project forward.

Your profile

To be eligible for employment as a postdoctor a doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree is required. This eligibility requirement must be fulfilled at the latest at the time of the employment decision. It is considered as an advantage if you have completed your doctoral degree within the last three years, if there are special reasons, your degree may have been completed earlier.

To be considered for employment as a postdoctoral candidate, in addition to holding a PhD in the field of biomedicine, the candidate must have demonstrated research expertise and documented research experience in the field of T cell immunology during his/her doctoral thesis work.

The candidate should have received training in biotechnology and immunology during their PhD studies and must fully master mRNA-delivery techniques. Experience in sequencing techniques, flow cytometry, and gene-editing techniques will also be considered as merits. Applicants should have first-author publications in recognized peer-reviewed journals, and fluency in English is a requirement.

It is particularly meritorious that the applicant has

  • Been trained in immunology during her/his PhD studies
  • Publications in the field of T cell immunology
  • Fully master mRNA-delivery platforms
  • Statistical knowledge
  • Generate flow cytometry data
  • Extensive cell culture background
  • Gene-editing technologies
  • Fluency in English

It is meritorious that the applicant has

  • Laboratory molecular and cell biology skill sets (e.g. preparation of RNAseq libraries)
  • Been trained in biotechnology during her/his Bachelor or Master studies

After an overall assessment of the expertise and merits of the applicants in relation to the subject area, Karolinska Institutet will determine which of them has the best potential to contribute to the positive development of the activities at KI.

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:
Flemingsberg

Read more about the Center for Infectious Medicine

Read more about the Buggert group 

 

 

Application

An employment application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:

  • 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)

Welcome to apply at the latest 2023-03-31

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

 

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Deadline: 2023-03-31 at 23:59
Unit: Department of Medicine, Huddinge

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Post expires on Friday March 31st, 2023

Four positions: SRP Diabetes Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Strategic Research Programme in Diabetes (SRP Diabetes) at Karolinska Institutet is funding a prestigious fellowship programme for postdoctoral research fellows. The Programme is focused on research in diabetes and its comorbidities. With this postdoctoral programme SRP Diabetes aims to support the next generation of exceptional young scientists within the diabetes area, including both experimental and clinical research. As part of this programme, we are now looking to recruit 4 outstanding postdoctoral research fellows. Full details on each project and contact information to the PIs can be found at: http://ki.se/en/srp-diabetes/postdoctoral-fellowships

Based at Karolinska Institutet, fellows will undertake a cutting-edge research project in a competitive lab and be part of the SRP Diabetes dynamic research environment where several events will be held throughout the year such as high-profile lectures, symposia, internal retreat, etc. which the fellows will attend

The fellowships are fully funded, and salary is provided for a 2-year period. It is our intention that the positions will start in the autumn of 2023, though some flexibility with the start date might be possible.

Available Research Projects

The following 4 projects are available (click each project to reach the corresponding job posting):

  1. Integrating transcriptomics and chemical biology for induction of ß-cells. Prinicipal Investigator: Olov Andersson
  2. Somatosensory networks control glucose homeostasis. Principal Investigator: Alessandro Furlan
  3. Investigating DNA damage as a driver of adipocyte senescence and inflammation in obese, hyperinsulinemic individuals. Principal Investigator: Kirsty Spalding
  4. Mapping the biodistribution of multivalent insulin variants in zebrafish and in mice. Principal Investigator: Ana Teixeira

Full details on each project and contact information for the PI’s can be found at: srp-diabetes/postdoctoral-fellowships

Your profile

To be eligible for employment as a postdoctor a doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree is required. This eligibility requirement must be fulfilled at the latest at the time of the employment decision. It is considered as an advantage if you have completed your doctoral degree within the last three years, 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.

 

HOW TO APPLY

You can do one of the following:

a) go to this website https://ki.se/en/srp-diabetes/postdoctoral-fellowships to find detailed information on the projects and labs and the individual job postings with their online application form:

b) Directly click on the individual projects titles above to find the corresponding job posting and online application form

 

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Deadline: 2023-04-30 at 23:59
Unit: Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery

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Post expires on Sunday April 30th, 2023

Postdoctoral studies in immunology with focus on regulation of B cells and Macrophages in autoimmune disease (scholarship)

Do you want to contribute to future treatments of autoimmune disease?

In our research group we focus on investigating how B cell tolerance is broken to allow for production of autoantibodies that drives disease. We are studying how B cell interactions with innate immune cells including NKT cells, Macrophages and Neutrophils influence autoantibody production in connection to SLE and the comorbidity atherosclerosis. We have made several discoveries that we are now expanding on, including interactions between Neutrophils and NKT cells in the regulation of B cells (PNAS. 2020 21;117 and Nat. Immunol. 2016 12:1407). The focus now is how to modify these mechanisms for treatment purposes and find out which disease mechanisms that can be targeted.

Division and research group

Prof. Mikael Karlssons group is located at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) at Karolinska Institutet, in Solna (Biomedicum). The department conducts research and teaching in immunology, infectious biology, cell biology and cancer. Our keywords are interdisciplinary, clinically based basic research and national and international cooperation.

Duties and description of the project

The postdoc will focus on to understand how B cells interact with innate immune cells during the initial steps of activation and how this can lead to break of tolerance. We have recently generated novel mouse strains that are yet to be published and the postdoc will use these to study B cell activation. This includes conditional targeting of innate immune recognition pathways in macrophages and neutrophils as well as lineage tracing of regulatory B cells. Besides in vivo models the lab has experience in working with in vitro models for B cell activation and regulation as well as using patient material to verify findings. Findings in patients can also be further be tested in the in vivo models where we also aim to develop B cell specific treatments for autoimmunity. The project is done part in collaboration with UCL in Great Britain, Harvard University in the US and University of Toronto in Canada and the postdoc will interact with these institutions as well have the possibility to travel there.

Entry requirements

  • Candidates should have a strong background in immunology and demonstrate a promising publication record with at least one first-author peer-reviewed publication.
  • Proficiency in multi-parameter flow cytometry and mouse cancer models is a requirement.
  • Skills in bioinformatics and cell culture experience is an advantage.
  • The candidate should be self-motivated, have good communication skills and ability to interact effectively and work productively in a team. Emphasis in the recruitment will be on personal suitability.

Scholarships for postdoctoral qualification can be established for foreign researchers who place their qualifications in Sweden. The purpose of scholarships for postdoctoral qualification is to promote internationalization and contribute to research qualification after a doctorate or equivalent. A scholarship for carrying out postdoctoral research can be granted for a maximum of two years within a four year period following the receipt of a doctoral degree or equivalent.
To be eligible for a postdoctoral scholarship, the person must have obtained a doctorate or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a doctorate. Applicants who have not completed a doctorate at the end of the application period may also apply, provided that all requirements for a completed degree are met before the (intended) start date of the post doctoral education.

The head of the department determines whether their previous training and scholarly qualifications correspond to a Swedish doctorate or higher.

Location: Solna

Type of scholarship

The amount is tax free and it is set for twelve months at a time, paid out on a six months basis. In exceptional cases, shorter periods may be acceptable.

Application process

An application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:

  • A complete curriculum vitae, 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 on the Varbi recruitment system.

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Deadline: 2023-03-31 at 23:59
Unit: Mikael Karlsson

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Post expires on Friday March 31st, 2023

Project-specific researcher in Environmental Science

Huddinge

Ref AP-2023/42

Södertörns högskola (Södertörn University) in south Stockholm is a dynamic institute of higher education with a unique profile and high academic standard. A large proportion of the university staff holds doctorates and there is a strong link between undergraduate education and research. Södertörn University has around 13 000 students and 840 employees. Undergraduate and postgraduate education and research are conducted in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Technology and Education. Our site is in Flemingsberg. Södertörn University is an equal opportunities employer.

Environmental Science is a broad, multidisciplinary area that focuses on increasing understanding of fundamental natural processes, societal functions, sustainable development and how issues relating to the environment and development can be managed in practice. Research in Environmental Science at Södertörn University focuses on two integrated themes: (1) Sustainability challenges and pathways and (2) Environment. These themes, as well as research in Environmental Science at Södertörn University, are described in more detail here

We are now welcoming applications for the position of project-specific researcher in Environmental Science, specialising in the role of forests in the climate transition with a focus on policy and governance.

Job description
There are great expectations for forests’ role in the climate transition. However, increasing numbers of critical voices are questioning the role they can play because they comprise an arena for many other values, some of which are subject to great stress. This has caused extended conflicts between forest users which, in turn, have led to increased demands that decision-makers prioritise and amend current forestry policy and natural resource management. Therefore, we are now opening a position for a project-specific researcher specialised in the role of forests in the climate transition, with a particular focus on policy and governance. This position is part of the Formas-funded and interdisciplinary SPARC research programme – Further reading about the project, see here. The overall purpose of the project is to develop sustainable solutions, uniting the conflicting demands on forested landscapes in a changing climate and shifting societal paradigm. Researchers in the SPARC programme come from different disciplines and universities, with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences as the funding administrator. 

The project-based researcher’s tasks will include research and collaboration as part of the project’s “work package 5”, Making solutions work in practice: suggestions for legitimate and evidence-based policy instruments. The aim of this package is to evaluate how governance of Sweden’s forest policy needs amending to meet the demands placed by stakeholder priorities and international goals for climate action and sustainability. To achieve this, the researcher’s tasks include research using qualitative methods that focus on the analysis of forest policy decisions, interviews, focus groups and workshops with a variety of actors in Swedish forest management. Research is conducted in Swedish and English. Tasks also include mapping and analysing ongoing political processes as part of EU work related to forests and the climate. The successful applicant is expected to initiate and develop research, both autonomously and with other project participants, that contributes to completing the work package. Administrative duties may also be included in the position (such as organising seminars, workshops or conferences).   

Qualifications
You are qualified for employment as a project-specific researcher in Environmental Science if you have a doctoral degree in Environmental Science or a subject relevant to the position, such as forest science, political science, sociology or cultural geography, or have the equivalent scientific expertise. You must also have the personal skills necessary to do your job well and to represent the university in a way that benefits its activities and the ability to express yourself well in speech and writing, in both Swedish and English. A prerequisite for employment is confirmed research financing. 

Research expertise is demonstrated through scholarly publications in the relevant subject area, participation in research projects, research collaborations, and contributions to the development of the subject. 

The following grounds for assessment have also been established for this position (in order of importance): The below items must be documented. 

  • Research expertise in the social science aspects of natural resource management 
  • Research expertise in qualitative methods, with a particular focus on interviews and/or focus groups
  • Experience of climate-related research and/or forest research and the different perspectives in the climate and/or forest debate
  • Experience of interdisciplinary research collaboration
  • Experience of collaboration with the surrounding community
  • Good cooperation skills 

For complete information about qualifications and the criteria for assessing them, please read Södertörn University’s Appointments Procedure

Employment
This full-time position is for a fixed period for up to 12 months. First date of employment as agreed. 

Application
The application deadline is 3 April 2023.

Additional information
Johanna Johansson, Associate Professor, sub-project manager for the SPARC research project, johanna.johansson@sh.se  +46 (0)8 608 4514 
Karin Ebert, Head of Department, karin.ebert@sh.se +46 (0)8 608 5283 
Marie Granroth, HR Generalist, marie.granroth@sh.se, +46 (0)8 608 4771  

Welcome with your application!

On our website, sh.se/vacantpositions, there is an application template that the applicant needs to follow. Publications referred to must be attached to the application.

An application that is not complete or arrives at Södertörn University after the closing date may be rejected.

The current employment is valid on condition that the employment decision becomes valid.

Union representatives:
SACO: info.saco@sh.se
ST: st@sh.se
SEKO: Henry Wölling tel: +46 8 524 840 80, henry.wolling@ki.se

Södertörn University has made strategic advertisement choices for this recruitment. Therefore, we decline all contact with advertisers and other salespersons of advertisement.


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Post expires on Monday April 3rd, 2023

Phd position in Immunology

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

To be a doctoral student means to devote oneself to a research project under supervision of experienced researchers and following an individual study plan. For a doctoral degree, the equivalent of four years of full-time doctoral education is required.

The research group

The group of Itziar Martinez-Gonzalez at the department of Microbiology, tumor- and cell biology (MTC) at Karolinska Institutet, is interested in studying memory ILC2s in type 2 immune diseases.

You find more information about our group here: https://ki.se/en/mtc/itziar-martinez-gonzalez-project-immunological-memory-of-innate-lymphoid-cells

The Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) at Karolinska Institutet conducts research and teaching within immunology, infection biology, cell biology and cancer. MTC have about 40 research groups and our key words are multidisciplinary, bridging, national and international collaborations.

The doctoral student project and the duties of the doctoral student

In this project, the doctoral student will develop an in-depth understanding of the role of ILC2s in the initiation and progression of hematological malignancies. The student will also develop a deep understanding of many cutting-edge techniques, including single cell multiomics, human sample analysis, mouse models of hematological disease, histological techniques and advanced flow cytometry. The student will also contribute to the general management and dynamics of the laboratory.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment full of expertise and curiosity. 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.

As a doctoral student you are offered an individual research project, a well-educated supervisor, a vast range of elective courses and the opportunity to work in a leading research group. Karolinska Institutet collaborates with prominent universities from all around the world, which ensures opportunities for international exchanges. You will be employed on a doctoral studentship which means that you receive a contractual salary. Employees also have access to our modern gym for free and receive reimbursements for medical care.

Eligibility requirements for doctoral education

In order to participate in the selection for a doctoral position, you must meet the following general (A) and specific (B) eligibility requirements at latest by the application deadline.

It is your responsibility to certify eligibility by following the instructions on the web page Entry requirements (eligibility) for doctoral education.

A) General eligibility requirement

You meet the general eligibility requirement for doctoral/third-cycle/PhD education if you:

  1. have been awarded a second-cycle/advanced/master qualification (i.e. master degree), or
  2. have satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the advanced/second-cycle/master level, or
  3. have acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.*

Follow the instructions on the web page Entry requirements (eligibility) for doctoral education.

*If you claim equivalent knowledge, follow the instructions on the web page Assessing equivalent knowledge for general eligibility for doctoral education.

B) Specific eligibility requirement

You meet the specific eligibility requirement for doctoral/third-cycle/PhD education if you:

– Show proficiency in English equivalent to the course English B/English 6 at Swedish upper secondary school.

Follow the instructions on the web page English language requirements for doctoral education.

Verification of your documents Karolinska Institutet checks the authenticity of your documents. Karolinska Institutet reserves the right to revoke admission if supporting documents are discovered to be fraudulent. Submission of false documents is a violation of Swedish law and is considered grounds for legal action.

(A) and (B) can only be certified by the documentation requirement for doctoral education.

Skills and personal qualities

  • The candidate must hold a master degree in the field of immunology.
  • Ideally, the candidate would have previous experience in ILC research, mouse work and computational biology.
  • It is a merit if the applicant has some experience with flow cytometry analysis and sorting.

The candidate should be self-motivated, have good communications skills and a proven ability to interact effectively and work productively in a team. Fluency in English is a requirement. Personal skills are highly evaluated.  

Terms and conditions

The doctoral student will be employed on a doctoral studentship maximum 4 years full-time.

Application process

Submit your application and supporting documents through the Varbi recruitment system. Use the button in the top right corner and follow the instructions. We prefer that your application is written in English, but you can also apply in Swedish.

Your application must contain the following documents:

– A personal letter and a curriculum vitae
– Degree projects and previous publications, if any
– Any other documentation showing the desirable skills and personal qualities described above
– Documents certifying your general eligibility (see A above)
– Documents certifying your specific eligibility (see B above)

Selection

A selection will be made among eligible applicants on the basis of the ability to benefit from doctoral education. The qualifications of the applicants will be evaluated on an overall basis.

Karolinska Institutet uses the following bases of assessment:

– Documented subject knowledge of relevance to the area of research
– Analytical skill
– Other documented knowledge or experience that may be relevant to doctoral studies in the subject.

All applicants will be informed when the recruitment is completed.

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Deadline: 2023-03-30 at 23:59
Unit: Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology

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Post expires on Thursday March 30th, 2023

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in evolutionary genetics of venom

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in evolutionary genetics of venom

Job description

Position as Postdoctoral Research Fellow is available at the Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Department of Biosciences (IBV), University of Oslo. The fellowship will be for a period of three years.

Preferred starting date is no later than 01.09.2023. No one can be appointed for more than one Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Oslo.

The Undheim group is interested in questions in evolutionary biology that relate to how evolutionary innovations and novelties emerge and how they interact across levels of biological complexity. Animal venoms are excellent models for this purpose: They are cocktails of bioactive polypeptides (“toxins”) that often potently and selectively target important physiological processes in their victims, and that have evolved through the modification of existing “housekeeping” proteins and peptides.

As relatively simple complex traits, venoms also offer unique opportunities for studying molecular mechanisms underlying the ability of traits to respond to selection, i.e. their evolvability. This is a major focus of the group, which recently received funding from the European Research Council to study the molecular genetic underpinnings of evolvability using the venoms from lacewings (order Neuroptera) as models (https://www.mn.uio.no/cees/english/research/projects/103353/index.html).

The successful candidate will be working mainly on the microevolutionary aspect of this project, studying the effects of trait integration and mutations on the evolvability and population-level divergence of venom and venom-associated molecular traits. The person will work in the interface between molecular evolution, evolutionary bioinformatics, and evolutionary quantitative genetics and use approaches such as analyses of venom- and non-venom-associated transcriptomic expression traits, venomics-guided gene regulatory network analyses, and analyses of mutation-accumulation experiments. Sampling and data analyses will be primarily based on from already collected samples or in-house lab cultures of lacewings, but the person will also have the opportunity to contribute to field-collection and breeding of lacewings as well as be involved in other aspects of studying venom evolvability.

They will also be working closely with persons focusing on other aspects of evolvability of venom as part of a concurrent and complementary project that is funded by the Norwegian Research Council (https://www.mn.uio.no/cees/english/research/projects/190828/index.html). The project will also involve collaboration with Prof. Thomas Hansen (CEES, UiO), Prof. Christophe Pélabon (NTNU), as well as other research groups both nationally and internationally (e.g., Florida State University).

Development plan:

The main purpose of a postdoctoral fellowship is to provide the candidates with enhanced skills to pursue a scientific top position within or beyond academia. To promote a strategic career path, all postdoctoral research fellows are required to submit a professional development plan no later than one month after commencement of the postdoctoral period.

Knowledge development in a changing world – Science and technology towards 2030.

Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES)

Qualification requirements

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition is to be among Europe’s leading communities for research, education and innovation. Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in accordance with this aim, and will be expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.

The following qualifications are required:

  • Applicants must hold a degree equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree in a field within biology or a biology-related field. Doctoral dissertation must be submitted for evaluation by the closing date. Only applicants with an approved doctoral thesis and completed defence are eligible for appointment.
  • Fluent oral and written communication skills in English
  • At least two of the following additional qualifications:
    • Molecular evolution
    • Comparative transcriptomics
    • Protein-protein interaction or gene regulatory network analyses
    • Population genomics
    • Broad knowledge about evolutionary theory

Experience in more than two of the additional qualifications is an advantage but not a requirement.

The following skills are also desirable:

  • Entomology, particularly lacewing biology
  • Venom biology
  • Quantitative proteomics or mass spectrometry

Personal skills

  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
  • Ability to work in an interdisciplinary scientific environment
  • Ambition and drive to conduct high-quality research

We offer

  • Salary NOK 544 400 – 563 500 per annum depending on qualifications in position as Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (position code 1352)
  • Attractive welfare benefits and a generous pension agreement
  • Professionally stimulating working environment
  • Vibrant international academic environment
  • Postdoctoral development programmes
  • Oslo’s family-friendly surroundings with their rich opportunities for culture and outdoor activities

How to apply

The application must include

  • Cover letter (statement of motivation, summarizing scientific work and research interest)
  • CV (summarizing education, positions, pedagogical experience, administrative experience and other qualifying activity)
  • Copies of educational certificates, academic transcript of records and letters of recommendation
  • A complete list of publications
  • Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)                                                   

The application with attachments must be delivered in our electronic recruiting system, please follow the link “apply for this job”. Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University’s grading system. Please note that all documents should be in English (or a Scandinavian language).

In assessing the applications, special emphasis will be placed on the documented academic qualifications, as well as the candidates motivation and personal suitability. Interviews with the best qualified candidates will be arranged.

It is expected that the successful candidate will be able to complete the project in the course of the period of employment.

Formal regulations

Please see the guidelines and regulations for appointments to Postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Oslo.

If an applicant has applied for and been granted funding for a fulltime research stay abroad while being employed as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, the employment will be prolonged with the equivalent time as the research stay, but for no longer than of twelve months ( thus extending the employment to a maximum of four years)

No one can be appointed for more than one Postdoctoral Fellow period at the University of Oslo.

According to the Norwegian Freedom of Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure.

Inclusion and diversity are a strength. The University of Oslo has a personnel policy objective of achieving a balanced gender composition. Furthermore, we want employees with diverse professional expertise, life experience and perspectives.

If there are qualified applicants with disabilities, employment gaps or immigrant background, we will invite at least one applicant from each of these categories to an interview.

Contact information

 For further information please contact: Eivind A. B. Undheim, e-mail: e.a.b.undheim@ibv.uio.no

For technical questions regarding Jobbnorge, please contact HR Adviser Nina holtan, e-mail: nina.holtan@mn.uio.no

About the University of Oslo 

The University of Oslo is Norway’s oldest and highest rated institution of research and education with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.

Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES) is a research centre and a section at the Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo. CEES combines a broad spectrum of disciplines (population biology, genomics, statistics, mathematical modelling) to foster the concept of ecology as a driving force of evolution via selective processes, with a corresponding influence of evolutionary changes on ecology. CEES has over 180 members (Professors (20), postdocs/researchers (60), PhDs (35), Master’s students (40) and technical and administrative staff) and many guest researchers. The members represent 30 nationalities and constitute a vibrant and creative research environment. CEES coordinate several international networks. The budget = 170 million NOK (about 55 externally funded research projects). CEES successfully completed its 10 year status of Centre of Excellence (CoE) in 2017.

Deadline: 16 April 2023
Unit: Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES)
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