21 Postdoctoral Fellowship at Lund University, Scania, Sweden

The postdoctoral positions will be within the STIMULI project funded by the Swedish Research Council. The project has been established to support and develop the exploitation of tomography at the MAXIV synchrotron from planning and preparation to execution and data analysis of tomography experiments. You will carry out research and development activities in connection with the project’s goals. You will also collaborate with users of tomography at MAXIV to explore the microstructure and processes of a variety of materials for research in areas including food science, materials science, geoscience, environmental science and energy research. You will be employed at the division of Solid Mechanics at Lund University and will work both at the division and at MAXIV (located nearby in Lund), as needed, as well as collaborate with partners in the QIM project.

At the heart of computational complexity theory is the quest to understand the nature of efficient computation. What makes a problem computationally hard or easy? How can we show that every algorithm that solves a certain problem must necessarily consume a large amount of resources (such as time or memory, say)? The study of the potential and limits of efficient computation is about foundational, mathematical, research, but research results in computational complexity theory have had major impact in other areas of computer science and other scientific disciplines, and have given rise to some of the most important open problems in modern mathematics.

 The research group Translational Neurogenetics at the Department of Experimental Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, is conducting research within genetic and environmental risk factors for Parkinson’s disease and is at the forefront of its field. The research group is now looking for an experienced postdoctoral researcher to work on a funded project focusing on the interaction between genetics, metabolism and susceptibility to Parkinson’s disease. You can read more about our research on our website Here

The research group is led by Associate Professor Maria Swanberg and includes technical staff, postdoctoral researcher, doctoral- and undergraduate students. We are looking for a driven and experienced researcher within the field of neurodegenerative disease and/or metabolic disease. As a workplace, we safeguard a good work environment with respect and consideration in our relationships with each other.

The research group for thoracic surgery and bioinformatics is running several major national and international projects focused on increasing our understanding how chronic rejection develops after heart transplantation and which immunological and non-immunological factors play a deciding role. The group uses artificial intelligence (AI) for analysis and modeling. The group also works with the validation and development of technologies for heart preservation during transport and assessment of donor-heart functionality post-transport.

We are now planning to strengthen our team with a postdoctoral researcher experienced in heart evaluation technology and thus invite applications from engineers specialized in medical technology.

EESS and SSCEN is looking for a post-doc to contribute to the research on pathways towards more sustainable systems of production and consumption of plastics. Plastics are increasingly recognized as a challenge for environmental sustainability through their links to the triple planetary crisis spanning pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss. Although climate change mitigation is in focus in the envisioned research, a comprehensive approach that links the different crisis aspects is encouraged.

Your main task as a postdoctoral fellow will be independent and collaborative scientific research in the disciplines of musculoskeletal biomechanics, sports injuries and neuromuscular control.

You will join a research program aimed at evaluating the influence of sex and puberty on Knee Joint Biomechanics and Neuromuscular Control in Healthy and knee-injured participants, mostly adolescents. You will work with existing data as well collect new data and help develop new clinical assessment protocols based on evidence derived from this data.

The project aims to examine how inequality interacts with adaptation responses to extreme urban heat and to identify the institutional conditions required for building socially sound and climate-resilient cities. We are interested in examining these questions in the context of the Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in the city of Accra in Ghana. Located in a climatically vulnerable region, the city shares features of many metropolises in the global South, where sweltering heat is intertwined with mounting inequality, growing urban population, and uneven development. By using a mixed-methods approach, we integrate quantitative techniques and qualitative methods to collect and analyze data on how the benefits or costs of adaptation policy responses are distributed among different social groups.

The successful applicant will be appointed for two years collaborating with the project team’s members for data collection and analysis drawing on empirical evidence in Accra, Ghana. The position will be supervised by Principal Investigator Maryam Nastar, associate professor at the Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) and in collaboration with Prof. Frederick Ato Armah at the University of Cape Coast.

Dementia is a major cause of disability and dependency in a growing older population, and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the most common cause of dementia in the elderly population. Recent research has provided robust evidence that once cognitive symptoms become apparent and clearly quantifiable with traditional neuropsychological tests, AD pathology was already accumulating in the central nervous systems for years, even decades. This preclinical stage of the disease is increasingly becoming the main target of the clinical research on AD. The postdoc project focuses on gaining a better understanding of the interactions between amyloid, tau and neurodegeneration across the disease timeline. Particular emphasis will be on developing mechanism based computational models of AD that can be applied to multimodal data (such as PET or fluid biomarkers). Models will be used to probe questions about disease mechanisms and provide valuable longitudinal predictions of imaging and fluid biomarkers. The postdoc will also be embedded in a national and international network of researchers focusing on brain functional changes in both healthy aging and neurodegeneration including two co-supervisors, namely Prof. Alain Goriely (University of Oxford, UK) and Dr. Jacob Vogel (Lund University, Sweden).

The research area for this position covers distributed control, optimization, and wireless communication. More precisely this comprises two parts, where the first part covers new theory for nonlinear distributed autonomous systems, and the second part covers theory and methods for optimization and control over and control of wireless communication networks. The focus in the first part is on consensus, synchronization and formation control problems involving rotation matrices and unit vectors. The focus in the second part is on modeling of wireless communication and incorporation of techniques from optimization and machine learning, for design of efficient methods for joint optimization, control and sensing with wireless communication for distributed autonomous systems. 

The Inverse Modelling group at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science (INES), Lund University, seeks to appoint a post-doctoral fellows to work on the quantification of biogenic and anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions based on assimilating relevant observational data.

Together with international collaborators the Inverse Modelling group develops and applies inverse modelling / data assimilation systems that employ a range of observations to constrain surface-atmosphere GhG (mainly CO2 and CH4) exchange fluxes. These systems are widely used in a variety of projects, in particular in the EU funded projects CORSO (https://corso-project.eu) and AVENGERS (which is coordinated by Lund University, https://avengers-project.eu).

Healthy bone has a unique ability to resist fracture due to its hierarchical composite structure, but the fracture resistance decreases dramatically with age and in patients with osteoporosis. Yet, damage mechanisms connected to aging are not well understood. This project focuses on understanding how bone tissue resists mechanical loading, how damage and cracks initiate and propagate, and how this is fundamentally altered with age and disease. By pinpointing specific changes (geometrical, structural, compositional etc.) that have a major effect on the fracture resistance of bone, it would be possible to guide development of new diagnostic tools in the clinic as well as new therapeutical treatments. The overall project uses a combined approach of fracture mechanical testing, high-resolution imaging techniques and computational models. 

The goal for the post-doc specifically is to develop phase field models to simulate crack propagation and fracture of cortical bone tissue. Special focus will be given to capture the interface mechanics known to govern damage initiation and growth at the microscale in healthy bone. Phase field models will be built based on high-resolution images and will be validated against experimental data. Altogether, this project will unravel the role of orientation, interface properties, porosity, and fracture energy, which are keys to understanding the degeneration of bone’s mechanical response during aging and osteoporosis.

This project aims to integrate recently uncovered ecological insights into modelling, particularly targeting the impact of climate (i.e., increased frequency of droughts, more extreme drying and rewetting events, and elevated temperatures) on soil organic carbon dynamics. A key task involves the integration of soil microbial features (e.g., EcoSMMARTS model) into a hydro-biogeochemical framework (e.g.,HYDRUS interface) for a more accurate mechanistic representation in models of the patterns of carbon emission/sequestration in soil vertical profiles. The merged model will be employed to investigate the nuances of perennial vs annual crop systems, seeking to uncover the pros and cons of each approach and contributing to the broader understanding of carbon dynamics in soil ecosystems.

The project exclusively focuses on modelling but is conducted in close collaboration and active two-way exchange with an empirical team. The candidate will serve as a link between these two research environments, represented by the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science and the Department of Biology.

The post doc will work in an ongoing research project on mapping ecosystem services from urban nature-based solutions. The project is a EU Horizon research project called “Naturescapes” and its goal is to study how the implementation of nature based solutions can create climate resilient, nature positive, and socially just communities. There are multiple university and NGO partners from Europe and Latin America, and the postdoc will have opportunities to interact with a large community of professionals and in case study areas across the world as part of this project.

We welcome applicants for a two year post doc position on nature-based solutions focusing on mapping and assessing the ecosystem services NBS provide. The position is based at the Centre of Environmental and Climate sciences. The post doc will be a part of an interdisciplinary research environment with expert knowledge in modelling of ecosystem services, coastal protection, as well as urban planning and policy.

The aim of this BECC (see film about BECC further down) research area funded project is to determine how different farm management types impact the microbial performance and the resilience of different soils to climatic disturbances, especially drought. An important part of drought resilience is mediated via the soil’s organic matter concentrations, and soil organic matter formation and stabilization is strongly controlled by the soil’s microbial community. This project will investigate the influence of farm management type via a set of 30 conventionally or organically managed farms in Scania, and determine soil processes as microbial growth, enzymatic activities, and the soils’ biodiversity and direct characterization of trophic interactions. Combined microscale measurements using microfluidic soil chips, optical microscopy observations and molecular characterization of the soil microbial communities will be used together with bulk analyses of the soils. The postdoc will further be stationed for approximately 3 months of their time at the University of Gothenburg.

(18) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position

Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Post-doctoral fellow in physical chemistry

Deadline : 08.Jan.2024

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Research on how methodology and instrumentation for DCIP (Direct Current resistivity and time-domain Induced Polarisation) tomography can be optimised as a method for determining the spatial distribution of the spectral induced polarisation (SIP) properties in the ground. This will be done by numerical modelling and measurement tests in the laboratory and field for investigation and monitoring of electrical properties of the ground. Infrastructure and environmental applications will be in focus, including monitoring of processes like fluid and gas migration, and smouldering fire. Systematic tests regarding noise disturbances in the data and ways to handle it are included. 

The post doc position is placed at the division of Combustion Physics. The aerosol research group at combustion physics conducts research on atmospheric aerosol particles and their impact on climate and air quality. This research involves aerosol in-situ measurements, satellite measurements, process modelling and global modelling. The research group is part of the strategic research area MERGE (https://www.merge.lu.se) that work with climate modelling. Aerosol research has been conducted at Lund University since the 1970-ies and Aerosols is now a profile are at LTH (https://www.lth.se/english/research/profile-areas/aerosols/).  

Combustion physics has approximately 70 employees and is located in the Enoch Thulin-laboratory at the Physics Department. The division actively work to create a friendly working environment and has well-being group that arrange board game nights, excursions, and other activities. 

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 45 000 students and more than 8 000 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.

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