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Project Researcher in Oral biology at the Faculty of Odontology
Work duties
The work at the research laboratory involves independently conducting various projects in oral microbiology and saliva biology, aimed at increasing the understanding of the interaction between oral bacteria and host components of the oral cavity. It involves experimental work with biofilm-forming bacteria in different models, isolation and characterization of saliva proteins, ultracentrifugation techniques, spinning disc confocal microscopy and PCR. It involves the compilation and interpretation of data in scientific reports.
The duties also include some teaching in the form of laboratory supervision of students at both undergraduate and advanced level.
Qualifications
Those who have completed a doctoral degree or have corresponding scientific competence are eligible to be appointed as project researcher.
In addition to formal competence, University employees must possess the personal capacities necessary to perform the duties of the position well and to represent the University in the best possible way.
Specific requirements for this position:
The applicant must at the start of the employment have a PhD in the following area: oral microbiology.
The following would be of benefit for the position:
Experimental work with biofilm-forming bacteria in different models, isolation, and characterization of saliva proteins with ultracentrifugation techniques and ELISA and spinning disc confocal microscopy is particularly meritorious. Experience of supervising students is also a merit.
Assessment criteria
Expertise in the specific field relevant to the appointment in question will be the primary point of evaluation. Other expertise relevant to the appointment may also be used to assess eligibility.
Great importance will be attached to personal suitability such as accuracy, good cooperation, and communication skills within the research group. You are driven and enthusiastic. The work requires you to take great responsibility and work in a structured and independent manner.
Faculty, Department and Research environment
The Faculty of Odontology is organized into four sections and a dental clinic. Oral biology is included in section 1, together with oral pathology. This organization offers great opportunities for cooperation and knowledge transfer within the various tasks of the section.
Within oral biology, teaching is conducted around the structure and function of the tissues and microbiome of the oral cavity. Research is focused on oral diseases caused by microbial biofilms. The aims are to increase the understanding of how oral bacteria adapt and become virulent in biofilms, how they interact with the immune system, to find new prediction and risk assessment strategies for caries and tooth loss, and to identify targets for intervention.
Responsible for the research subject, Assoc professor Claes Wickström, Tel 040-665 86 58, claes.wickström@mau.se
Head of Department, Professor Gunnar Warfvinge, Tel 040-665 85 73 or 040-665 84 89, gunnar.warfvinge@mau.se
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Application
You apply for this position via Malmö University’s recruitment system by clicking on the “Apply” button. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is completed in accordance with the job advertisement, and that it is submitted to the University no later than 2023-10-05. The application must be written in Swedish, English or any of the Nordic languages. As an applicant, you are responsible for the application and its appendices being translated.
The application must include:
Curriculum vitae
Documentation of scientific expertise incl. the primary scientific work to be considered (maximum three). The scientific works are uploaded on selection question 3.
Copies of degree certificates and other relevant certificates
A brief account of research and other activities relevant to the position to which the application pertains, including a description of how the applicant envisions their future research
We accept application documents digitally. Physical documents are accepted only in exceptional cases. Contact jobb@mau.se if you have books and any other documents that cannot be sent electronically.
The position is limited to one year, full time at 100%.
Miscellaneous
Malmö University is a workplace and higher education institution that is characterised by an open and inclusive approach, where gender equality and equal terms add value to our activities.
Malmö University applies individual salary setting.
Malmö University is an innovative, urban and international institute of higher education, located in the centre of Malmö. We have around 1,800 employees and 24,000 students. Our research and education are characterised by the role we believe a university should play in an open society — to contribute to sustainability and equality in a scientifically grounded way with external partners and stakeholders. Identifying and addressing the challenges of the future are of highest priority. Our researchers and students work collaboratively to create, share and spread knowledge in order to understand, explain and develop society — both locally and globally. Malmö University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.
Prismas
PRISMAS – PhD Research and Innovation in Synchrotron Methods and Applications in Sweden – is a new doctoral network training the next generation of 40 leading synchrotron experts, co-funded by the Horizon Europe MSCA COFUND Programme. As a PRISMAS PhD student, you will have the chance to conduct cutting-edge research in your field, taking advantage of state of the art tools that will bring to attractive future job opportunities in academia or industry. Moreover, you are part of designing the future of synchrotron technology and instrumentation and using these to tackle some of the most significant global challenges the world faces today while acquiring interdisciplinary and intersectoral knowledge. Being part of the PRISMAS programme gives you the one-of-a-kind experience in form of a secondment at the world´s first 4th generation synchrotron, MAX IV in Lund, Sweden. Complemented with a tailored training programme, including courses to build scientific and technical competence as well as strengthen transferrable skills, PRISMAS provides you with the skills, knowledge and competence needed to successfully achieve your doctoral degree.
Department
The Department of Biomedical Science at Faculty of Health and Society (www.mau.se/bmv) offers programmes leading to a professional qualification as Prescriptionist and Biomedical laboratory scientist (both first cycle, 180 credits), and a Masters’ programme, Biomedical Surface Science (second cycle, 120 credits), as well as first and second cycle freestanding courses. The Department negotiates the multifaceted intersection between biology, chemistry, medicine, physics, and technology and the interdisciplinary approach to research and education aims to further develop the theoretical and practical understanding of the complex subject matter. Drawing on the balance between basic and applied research, the Department has been successful in attracting funding from regional, national, and international research funding bodies. In addition, in the pursuit of possible applications, several industry funded contract research projects are currently running at the Department. The research at the Department is also linked to our research center “Biofilms – Research Center for Biointerfaces” (www.mau.se/brcb), which combines biomedical science with clinical and translational research in medical, dental, food and environmental application areas in close collaboration with regional industry.
Project
In this project, we will investigate the structural and dynamical changes in proteins and probiotics upon dehydration and rehydration in the presence of pharmaceutical excipients. Furthermore, we will study structural changes in semi-dry protein formulations that occur upon heating to temperatures that typically lead to protein denaturation. The scattering techniques such as SAXS and SANS they will be used to develop understanding of mechanisms of destabilization of proteins in the dry state and the effects of excipients. In addition, thermal analysis and water sorption techniques such as DSC, sorption calorimetry and humidityscanning QCM-D will be used for physico-chemical characterization of protein-carbohydratewater interactions. The project will be performed in collaboration with MAX IV (CoSAXS beamline) and NextBioForm consortium that aims at building a well-renowned, globally competitive sustainable national center for development of biologics. The Principal Investigator (PI) of this project professor Vitaly Kocherbitov works with applications of physical chemistry for studies of biomolecules such as proteins and carbohydrates. One on main topics of his works is interactions amphiphilic and biological molecules with water at low hydration levels and in solid state. More information about PI of this project can be found in this link: https://researchers.mau.se/vitaly-kocherbitov/#?secret=Ux7lBxr1ST#?secret=exjmUQMnpI
Phan-Xuan, T.; Bogdanova, E.; Fureby, A.; Fransson, J.; Terry, A.; Kocherbitov, V. Hydration induced structural changes in solid state of protein: a SAXS/WAXS study on lysozyme. Mol. Pharmaceutics (2020), 17, 9, 3246–3258
Phan-Xuan, T.; Bogdanova, E.; Sommertune, J.; Fureby, A.; Fransson, J.; Terry, A.; Kocherbitov, V. The role of water in the reversibility of thermal denaturation of lysozyme in solid and liquid states. Biochem. Biophys. Reports (2021), 28, 101184.
Björklund, S.; Kocherbitov, V. Water vapor sorption-desorption hysteresis in glassy surface films of mucins investigated by humidity scanning QCM-D. J. Colloid Interface Sci. (2019), 545, 289-300.
What we offer
Malmö University is a public authority which means that employees get particular benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension scheme. Read more on the University website about benefits for Malmö University employees: https://mau.se/en/about-us/job-offers/employee-benefits/
The MSCA COFUND project PRISMAS offers you outstanding opportunities as well as a stimulating and inspiring surrounding for performing cutting-edge research. Supporting your mobility, it creates perfect conditions for strengthening your international network.
Work duties
Those appointed to doctoral studentships shall primarily devote themselves to their studies. Those appointed to doctoral studentships may, however, work to a limited extent with educational tasks, research, artistic research and administration, however, duties of this kind may not comprise more than 20 per cent of a full-time post (Chapter 5, Section 2 of the Higher Education Ordinance). In the research project part of the PhD training, the work duties include experiments with Small and Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS/WAXS) of proteins and carbohydrate excipients at different hydration levels. We will investigate structural changes in proteins and probiotics in the presence of excipients during combined heat and moisture treatment. Moreover, we will use X-ray imaging for investigation of structure and distribution of components in solid-state formulations of proteins and probiotics. In addition, experimental work may include calorimetric, water sorption and other relevant techniques for characterization of thermodynamic properties of protein formulations. The work will be performed in a project team that involves PhD students, postdocs and supervisors, in collaboration with MAX IV laboratory and life science companies active in NextBioForm consortium. The project may also include experimental work at national and international research facilities.
The training implies a secondment of 3-12 months at MAX IV laboratory in Lund, Sweden. Additional secondments and/or short stays may be arranged in agreement with the supervisor of the research project. Moreover, you will attend international conferences, participate in periodical project meetings and training schools as well as in specialized courses at different universities to complement your knowledge. A certain amount of travelling is foreseen in relation to these activities.
Qualifications and eligibility
The PhD student will be admitted to a PhD education at Malmö University. The PhD education will run for four years on 100% working time. The research topic is “Biomedical Science” and the faculty offers a Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Science. Provisions on appointment as a PhD student are laid out in the Swedish Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 5. When making the appointment consideration must be given to the student’s ability to benefit from studies. In order to be considered for admission as a doctoral student, the applicant must meet the general and specific entry requirements for third-cycle courses and study programs and be considered in other respects to have the ability required to benefit from the course or study program. The higher education institution may permit an exemption from the general entry requirements for an individual applicant if there are special grounds. Ordinance (2010: 1064).
General entry requirements:
1. a second-cycle higher education degree 2. completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits are second- cycle, or having in some other way, nationally or internationally, acquired equivalent knowledge.
Specific entry requirements:
3. comprise at least 90 ECTS, of which 30 ECTS should be at second cycle level, in a subject which is of relevance for the research domain in question or which in some other way involve broadly equivalent knowledge.
To comply with the mobility rule of the MSCA COFUND programme, you are eligible if you have not resided in Sweden for more than 12 months during the period 2020-10-30 to 2023-10-31 for work or studies as main occupation. By the employment date (before 01/03/2024) you must have completed courses of at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits are from second-cycle courses, have been awarded a Master´s degree or have acquired largely equivalent knowledge in some other way, in Sweden or abroad. In addition to the criteria abovementioned, you must have fulfilled a second cycle education in a relevant field. You are eligible for the PRISMAS programme, if you are a doctoral candidate, i.e., are not already in possession of a doctoral degree.
Assessment criteria
The ideal candidate combines an interest in interdisciplinary research with a solid background in a relevant field of study – physical chemistry, surface chemistry, biophysics, physics or physical pharmacy. Good communication skills in English (written and spoken) as working language are necessary. Furthermore, a successful candidate should be open and able to actively contribute to an interdisciplinary and international research environment. Experience in research related to proteins, carbohydrates and other biopolymers is a merit, as well as a knowledge on SAXS/WAXS and physical chemistry of biomolecules. Hands-on experience in the following techniques and topics is a strong merit:
X-ray or neutron scattering
solid-state behavior
amorphous and glassy systems
differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
isothermal calorimetry
water sorption techniques
programming languages (e.g. MATLAB)
Further information
Project related questions Professor Vitaly Kocherbitov, +46(0)40 665 7946, vitaly.kocherbitov@mau.se Questions regarding employment at Malmö university HR-specialist Heidi Francke, heidi.francke@mau.se
Application
You apply through Malmo Universities’ recruitment system by clicking the button “apply/ansök”. As applicant, it is your own responsibility that the application is complete with all the documentation requested in the advertised position. Your application must be submitted to Malmö University no later than 31st October, 2023. The application must include:
CV in Europass format
A two-page cover letter, justifying your interest in the position and how it matches your qualifications as well as the prioritization in case of applying to several PRISMAS positions.
at least one reference letter
an evidence of English 3 proficiency (minimum B2 level)
Copy of academic records including marks for all coursework with a transcript of diploma in English, and any other document to which you would like to draw attention (details of referees, letters of recommendation, etc.)
and any other document to which you would like to draw attention (details of referees, letters of recommendation, etc.)
These documents should be uploaded (pdf) in the job application portal. Exam certificates and other documents on paper should be scanned or photographed before being uploaded.
In regard to incomplete applications (especially if lacking the abovementioned documents), the PRISMAS Management reserves the right to exclude them in the selection process, without any additional notification to the applicant.
The application will be evaluated based on scientific excellence, the adequacy of your career plan and your thesis project as well as your research experience.
Details on the novel, unique and common selection process for all the PRISMAS positions can be found here: How to apply – MAX IV (lu.se)
Miscellaneous
Preparation of admission to postgraduate education and employment as a doctoral student take place in parallel. Only those who are or have been admitted to third-cycle courses and study programmes at a higher education may be appointed to doctoral studentships (Chapter 5, Section 3 of the Higher Education Ordinance). The doctoral studentship is a fixed-term position comprising four years of full-time studies, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 5 Section 7. Malmö University is a workplace and higher education institution that is characterised by an open and inclusive approach, where gender equality and equal terms add value to our activities. Malmö University applies salary setting for doctoral students in accordance with a local agreement on salary setting for doctoral students.
Start date
The position is a fixed term position for four years at 100 per cent of full time and foreseen to start on 01/03/2024 or upon agreement.
Malmö University is an innovative, urban and international institute of higher education, located in the centre of Malmö. We have around 1,800 employees and 24,000 students. Our research and education are characterised by the role we believe a university should play in an open society — to contribute to sustainability and equality in a scientifically grounded way with external partners and stakeholders. Identifying and addressing the challenges of the future are of highest priority. Our researchers and students work collaboratively to create, share and spread knowledge in order to understand, explain and develop society — both locally and globally.
Faculty
The Faculty of Technology and Society conducts education and research focusing on technology and natural sciences at two departments: Computer Science and Media Technology and Materials Science and Applied Mathematics. The faculty collaborates with companies and other organisations in order to raise the level of competence, create new products, develop activities and offer students an early connection to their future working life. Our research collaborations and staff from many different countries give our activities an international profile.
Department
The Department of Materials Science and Applied Mathematics offers education at all levels, from a technical foundation year programme to doctoral education. Our programmes belong to the field of applied engineering, covering subjects of civil and mechanical engineering and basic natural science. We conduct research mainly in applied physics and selected fields of engineering.
Department of Materials Science and Applied Mathematics
PRISMAS
PRISMAS – PhD Research and Innovation in Synchrotron Methods and Applications in Sweden – is a new doctoral network training the next generation of 40 leading synchrotron experts, cofunded by the Horizon Europe MSCA COFUND Programme. As a PRISMAS PhD student, you will have the chance to conduct cutting-edge research in your field, taking advantage of state of the art tools that will bring to attractive future job opportunities in academia or industry. Moreover, you are part of designing the future of synchrotron technology and instrumentation and using these to tackle some of the most significant global challenges the world faces today while acquiring interdisciplinary and intersectoral knowledge. Being part of the PRISMAS programme gives you the one-of-a-kind experience in form of a secondment at the world´s first 4th generation synchrotron, MAX IV in Lund, Sweden. Complemented with a tailored training programme, including courses to build scientific and technical competence as well as strengthen transferrable skills, PRISMAS provides you with the skills, knowledge and competence needed to successfully achieve your doctoral degree.
Work duties
The doctoral studentship is part of the Marie Curie (MSCA) graduate school PRISMAS, coordinated by the MAX IV Laboratory. The primary focus of the studentship will be research within the PRISMAS project “Misfit strain detection in precipitate hardening alloys by Bragg coherent diffraction imaging“, which is a collaboration between Malmö University, Lund University, and the MAX IV beamline NanoMax. The student’s research will be experimental with substantial numerical analysis and will include in situ measurements with X-rays at synchrotron facilities including MAX IV, the development of instrumentation, data acquisition and data analysis routines.
The training implies a secondment of 3-12 months at MAX IV laboratory in Lund, Sweden, and the student will spend their time on site working with NanoMax staff on method development. GKN Aerospace will be an industrial partner in the project and an additional secondment at GKN Aerospace may be included. Additional secondments and/or short stays may be arranged in agreement with the supervisor of the research project. Moreover, you will attend international conferences, participate in periodical project meetings and training schools as well as in specialised courses at different universities to complement your knowledge. A certain amount of travelling is foreseen in relation to these activities.
Those appointed to doctoral studentships shall primarily devote themselves to their studies. Those appointed to doctoral studentships may, however, work to a limited extent with educational tasks, research, artistic research and administration, however, duties of this kind may not comprise more than 20 per cent of a full-time post (Chapter 5, Section 2 of the Higher Education Ordinance).
Qualifications
In order to be admitted to third-cycle studies, the applicant must meet the general and specific entry requirements of the subject in question before the employment date (before 01/03/2024). Moreover, the applicant must be deemed capable of assimilating the education. To comply with the mobility rule of the MSCA COFUND programme you are eligible if you have, not resided in Sweden for more than 12 months during the last three years preceding the 31/10/2023 for your main work or studies.
General entry requirements for third-cycle courses and study programmes (HEO Chapter 7 Section 39) have those who:
has been awarded a second-cycle qualification
has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second-cycle, or
has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad
Specific entry requirements for third-cycle courses and study programmes have those who:
Have knowledge and skills equivalent to a second-cycle degree in applied physics or in another subject that has relevance for applied physics, or
Have acquired essentially equivalent knowledge in or outside Sweden
Are proficient in English to the extent required for conducting postgraduate studies in applied physics
You are eligible for the PRISMAS programme, if you are a doctoral candidate, i.e., are not already in possession of a doctoral degree
Selection criteria
Selection among applicants who meet the general and specific entry requirements shall be made with regard to their capacity to assimilate the education (HEO Chapter 7 Section 41).
The following general criteria will be used.
Subject competence
Scientific quality in previous work
Methodological and scientific maturity
Communication and collaborative skills
The following specific criteria will be used:
Documented experience in one or more of the following will be considered merits:
Numerical methods for physics
Scientific programming, especially python
Thermodynamics of solid systems
Coherent diffraction imaging, or similar
X-rays and/or neutron method for materials characterization
Second-cycle exam subjects relevant for this position are physics, chemistry, materials science, nanoscience, or equivalent.
The principal investigator and main supervisor for the project will be: Senior lecturer, Martin Fisk, 040-6657675, martin.fisk@mau.se
If you have questions on the selection process, please contact: prismas@maxiv.lu.se
For questions on the employment conditions and the university, please contact: HR-specialist, Magdalena Brossing, 040-655 76 59, magdalena.brossing@mau.se
In our recruitment work, Malmö University has taken a stand regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.
Application
You may apply for this position via Malmö University’s recruitment system by clicking on the “Apply” button. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is completed in accordance with the advertisement, and that it is provided to the University no later than 31/10/2023. The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the University can read what is written in the application. If the application is not written in Swedish, English or any of the Nordic languages, the applicant is responsible for the application and its appendices being translated.
A two-page cover letter, justifying your interest in the position and how it matches your qualifications as well as the prioritization in case of applying to several PRISMAS positions.
at least one reference letter
an evidence of English 3 proficiency (minimum B2 level)
Copy of academic records (including marks for all coursework) with a transcript of diploma in English,
and any other document to which you would like to draw attention (details of referees, letters of recommendation, etc.)
These documents should be uploaded (pdf) in the job application portal. Exam certificates and other documents on paper should be scanned or photographed before being uploaded.
The application will be evaluated based on scientific excellence, the adequacy of your career plan and your thesis project as well as your research experience. Details on the novel, unique and common selection process for all the PRISMAS positions can be found here: How to apply – MAX IV (lu.se). In regard to incomplete applications (especially if lacking the abovementioned documents), the PRISMAS Management reserves the right to exclude them in the selection process, without any additional notification to the applicant.
Miscellaneous
Preparation of admission to postgraduate education and employment as a doctoral student take place in parallel. Only those who are or have been admitted to third-cycle courses and study programmes at a higher education may be appointed to doctoral studentships (Chapter 5, Section 3 of the Higher Education Ordinance).
The doctoral studentship is a fixed-term position comprising four years of full-time studies, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 5 Section 7.
Malmö University is a workplace and higher education institution that is characterised by an open and inclusive approach, where gender equality and equal terms add value to our activities.
Malmö University applies salary setting for doctoral students in accordance with a local agreement on salary setting for doctoral students. The university is a public authority which means that employees get particular benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension scheme. Read more on the University website about being a Malmö University employee Benefits for employees
The MSCA COFUND project PRISMAS offers you outstanding opportunities as well as a stimulating and inspiring surrounding for performing cutting-edge research. Supporting your mobility, it creates perfect conditions for strengthening your international network.
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