21 Postdoctoral Fellowship at Lund University, Scania, Sweden

At the Division of Combustion Physics a postdoc is now recruited for the project supported by the VR (Vetenskapsrådet). 

The primary goal of this project is to investigate the detailed chemistry of combustion of different sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) suggested for replacing fossil fuels focusing on the formation and abatement of pollutants that could potentially be formed. The motivation for this is the development of a long-term solution for sustainable and environmentally friendly aviation. The key research question of the present project is the impact of super adiabatic phenomena on formation of different pollutants. Overall planning is arranged around several commercially approved SAF, and surrogate mixtures reproducing their physical characteristics. The work program includes experimental research, development of detailed kinetic models and reduced models suitable for CFD modelling.

Experiments are performed preferably on flat flame burners, which facilitate comparison with the modeling. The study of any system to be investigated starts with detailed analysis of available experiments and existing kinetic models from the literature.  The problem is then formulated with selection of appropriate diagnostic techniques available at the Division of Combustion Physics, Lund University. Dedicated experiments are then performed and compared with existing or new models. When required, additional experiments are set up to address possible uncertainties or doubts.

FinEstBeAMS is a materials and atmospheric science beamline at the 1.5 GeV storage ring at MAX IV Laboratory. It provides ultraviolet and soft X-ray radiation with precisely controlled and widely variable parameters. The beamline has two branches: one branch is dedicated to ultra-high vacuum studies of surfaces and interfaces and the other to gas-phase experiments and photoluminescence in solids. The range of research extends from the electronic structure studies of free particles (atoms, molecules, clusters, and aerosol particles) in gas phase and on surfaces to formation analysis and nanoscale characterisation of surfaces and interfaces. The design of the beamline facilitates sample transfer between the end stations, offering synergy between gas phase and solid-state research.

MAX IV is looking for a PostDoc for a three-year position to work as a part of the surface science group of MAX IV Laboratory, specifically assigned to the FinEstBeAMS beamline. The candidate will participate in the maintenance and operation of the beamline and the solid-state end station.

The position is placed at the Division of Astrophysics in the Department of Physics to work with Dr Oscar Agertz and the Lund galaxy formation group. We are seeking candidates with backgrounds in numerical models of galaxy formation/evolution or star formation. The position is for two years.

The main duties involved in this post-doctoral posistion are to conduct research. Teaching may also be included, but up to no more than 20% of working hours.

The researcher will work in collaboration with Dr. Oscar Agertz and the galaxy formation group in Lund. Applicants are encouraged to define their own research but will also get the opportunity to participate in projects on a wide range of topics, including cosmological zoom simulations of galaxy formation, the origin of the Milky Way, dwarf galaxy formation, galactic scale models of the turbulent interstellar medium and star formation. The group has allocations on domestic supercomputer facilities, which the researcher will get access to.

Lund University invites applications for a post-doctoral researcher to carry out research in the exoplanet atmospheres group of Jens Hoeijmakers. This project is part of a larger project in a collaboration together with the research group of Daniel Kitzmann (University of Bern), which is to develop new radiative transfer and chemistry models to interpret observations of exoplanet atmospheres, including high-resolution ground-based spectroscopy and with JWST. The group of Jens Hoeijmakers focusses on carrying out observations of exoplanet atmospheres, especially high-resolution ground-based spectroscopy of ultra-hot Jupiters. The two groups work together to enable faster, more efficient and more robust interpretations of new and upcoming observations of the atmospheres of hot gas giants as well as smaller, cooler exoplanets. The post-doctoral researcher will join the exoplanets atmospheres group at Lund University, and contribute to the over-arching goals of the project while also carrying out their own independent research. We are therefore seeking candidates with backgrounds in the observation or modelling of exoplanets or astrophysical spectroscopy, whose (proposed) research will be broadly in line with the goals of the project, but may include tangential lines of research. The position is for 3 years. Anticipated starting dates are in the spring/summer of 2025, but may be negotiated.

The exoplanet group is part of the Division of Astrophysics in the Department of Physics. The Division hosts a variety of research groups, spanning galaxy formation, galactic dynamics and evolution, star formation and dynamics, high-energy astrophysics and stellar evolution. We have strong links with upcoming instrumentation, including Gaia, 4MOST, CHEOPS, PLATO, LISA and ELT instrumentation (ANDES and MOSAIC).

For the current position, the research is focused on wood mechanics, and particularly the structural performance of innovative timber-based products. Advanced numerical modelling using finite elements is key. We have a long research tradition of applying and developing fracture mechanics for wood and wood-based materials, and we foresee such approaches to be included in your research. Experimental work can also be part of the research, although to a minor extent and depending on the interest and background of the applicant. The position also includes teaching at the advanced level, primarily by supervision of master’s student projects.

The research group Register-based epidemiology at the Department of translational medicine, the faculty of medicine, conducts research on obesity and related metabolic- and lifestyle factors in association with risk of disease and mortality. The research group is headed by Associate professor Tanja Stocks and currently includes another four researchers of different academic levels. The group has a strong focus on epidemiological studies based on large data sources.

The research group has started up the Obesity and Disease Development Sweden (ODDS) study, a national large-scale project. You can read more about the group and the project here. The employment is based in Malmö.

We care about creating a positive, respectful, and stimulating environment. We value communication and collaboration and a workplace that promotes learning and development for all employees. We are also committed to building a safe and positive environment for all employees through mutual respect and tolerance.

The Department of Statistics at Lund University is seeking applicants for a postdoctoral position in the area of Gaussian processes and penalizing complexity priors.

The main duty involved in a postdoctoral position is to conduct research. Teaching may also be included, but up to no more than 20% of working hours. The position includes the opportunity for three weeks of training in higher education teaching and learning.

This Postdoc position will be within the project “Gaussian processes on metric graphs” founded by the Swedish Research Council.

The main goal will be to develop penalizing complexity priors for Gaussian processes. In particular the processes will be on metric graphs and defined through stochastic partial differential equation.

In recent years the department has developed several courses within data science, e.g., high-dimensional and functional data analysis, deep learning and AI methods. The applicant is expected to teach these types of courses. Teaching can be at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. Supervision of undergraduate essays at the Bachelor and Master levels is also expected.

The Epidemiology Research Group at the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine in Lund conducts research on how our health is affected by factors in the external environment. Our research leverages national population registers in combination with data collection in the field. A specific focus area is the health effects of tattoos, and our research is at the international forefront.

The research team is led by associate professor Christel Nielsen and includes 6 international researchers and administrative staff. More information about the research group is found here:

Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University

In the research group, we safeguard a positive work environment with mutual respect and consideration in our relations with one another and strive to create conditions that facilitate a positive, respectful, and stimulating environment. We value communication and collaboration and a workplace that promotes learning and development for all employees.

We are now looking for a driven and methodologically skilled postdoc to join the ongoing project Think before you ink  – tattoos as a risk factor for immunologic disease.

The research group of Oskar Hansson at the Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, now seek a researcher of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Our research is focused on defining and understanding biological processes in Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. We work both with cohorts of patients and cognitively unimpaired volunteers, who undergo extensive testing with neuroimaging, biomarker measurements and neuropsychological testing, and with proteomics. The assistant researcher will join a growing multidisciplinary team of neuroscientists and clinical researchers, who are dedicated to increasing the knowledge about neurodegenerative diseases. The long-term goal of our research is to contribute to the development of new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases where effective treatments are still lacking. You can read more about the research here.

We care about creating a positive, respectful, and stimulating environment. We value communication and collaboration and a workplace that promotes learning and development for all employees. We are also committed to building a safe and positive environment for all employees through mutual respect and tolerance.

The position is placed at the Division of Solid State Physics at the Department of Physics, a division with around 100 employees where extensive research is carried out centered on various aspects of nanophysics, ranging from materials science to bio- and quantum physics to various applications. The division is a central part of NanoLund, Lund University’s large interdisciplinary research Centre on nanoscience and nanotechnology.

A significant part of the research at the division is in characterization of semiconductor materials. The department hosts the research group of Prof Vanya Darakchieva. Together with its co-operating partners, the group has developed in recent years THz ellipsometry and its applications in characterization of semiconductor materials and devices. The optical Hall effect is one of the advanced characterizations to access electronic transport properties. The method has been applied to two-dimensional semiconductor systems such as nitride-based high electron mobility transistors and graphene, but also to large band gap and low symmetry semiconductors such as Ga2O3. These materials and components lay the foundation for the next generation of high-frequency and high-power electronics being developed together with leading Swedish industrial partners.

The Lund Stem Cell Center (SCC) at Lund University is a world-leading center for stem cell research with the mission to transfer basic scientific results to the clinic to improve human health. The SCC was founded in 2003 and now consists of 42 research groups that carry out interdisciplinary research in the field of stem cells. The research at the SCC is diverse and covers several aspects of developmental and stem cell biology. The SCC leads excellent stem cell research and leading education for the next generation of scientists with the long-term goal of making stem cell therapies a reality. The SCC is an international work environment (over 40 nationalities) and has a great sense of community. The centre itself is an umbrella organisation with members employed at several different departments at the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University, several of which have links to Skåne University Hospital.

Within the research group of geriatrics, at the Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, extensive geriatric epidemiological research – especially in the field of cognition – has been conducted for more than 20 years. The research concerns both methodological issues in cognition and the elderly as well as mechanisms for impairment in cognition and the course of cognitive ability in aging. The research is mainly based on well-researched population-based cohorts in Malmö. The group is led by Professor Sölve Elmståhl and consists of about 25 people, including field staff, who work with data collection. You can find more information about the research here: https://www.geriatrik.lu.se/ and here www.epihealth.se. The research and employment is located at CRC (Clinical Research Center), Malmö.

We care about creating a positive, respectful, and stimulating environment. We value communication and collaboration and a workplace that promotes learning and development for all employees. We are also committed to building a safe and positive environment for all employees through mutual respect and tolerance.

The Inverse Modelling group at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science (INES), Lund University, seeks to appoint a researcher 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.

The Department of Human Geography combines a strong subject tradition with modern and internationally high-quality research and education. The Department has extensive international collaborations as well as strong networks and contacts within and outside the faculty at LU. Key research and teaching areas are economic geography, development geography, urban and social geography, human ecology and GIS.

 

(18) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position

Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Researcher in Biophysical Chemistry

Deadline : 26.Nov.2024

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The position is placed at the Division of Solid State Physics at the Department of Physics, a division with around 100 employees where extensive research is carried out centered on various aspects of nanophysics, ranging from materials science to bio- and quantum physics to various applications. The division is a central part of NanoLund, Lund University’s large interdisciplinary research Centre on nanoscience and nanotechnology.

A significant part of the research at the division is in characterization of semiconductor materials. The department hosts the research group of Prof Vanya Darakchieva. Together with its co-operating partners, the group has developed in recent years THz ellipsometry and its applications in characterization of semiconductor materials and devices. The optical Hall effect is one of the advanced characterizations to access electronic transport properties. The method has been applied to two-dimensional semiconductor systems such as nitride-based high electron mobility transistors and graphene, but also to large band gap and low symmetry semiconductors such as Ga2O3. These materials and components lay the foundation for the next generation of high-frequency and high-power electronics being developed together with leading Swedish industrial partners.

We are recruiting a post-doctoral researcher for 2 years (with possibility of extension for one more year) at the Department of Biology, Lund University, Sweden. The project aims to quantify the loss of genomic diversity through five millennia of elephant ivory trade. It includes a genomic analysis of elephant ivory confiscated in illegal imports to Europe and historical ivory from museums and archaeological collections as a source of key insights into elephant history, the present-day poaching crisis, as well as for improved elephant conservation in the future. This project is funded by a FORMAS grant “A genomic investigation of the diversity lost to the elephant ivory trade” awarded to Dr. Patrícia Pečnerová (patriciapecnerova.com). The project is led by Dr. Patrícia Pečnerová who is affiliated to the University of Copenhagen and Lund University. The postdoctoral fellow will be hosted by Prof. Bengt Hansson at the Molecular Ecology and Evolution Lab, Department of Biology, at Lund University. Visits to the Department of Biology at the University of Copenhagen (1.5 hours train ride) are encouraged.

The position is linked to the ongoing research program within the Strategic Research Area (SRA) “The Middle East in the Contemporary World”, which is coordinated by Professor Karin Aggestam- and Professor Ronny Berndtsson, Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES). The position as a researcher focuses on conflict escalation and signalling in the Middle East since 2023.

During 2023 and 2024, a series of missile and drone attacks, and targeted assassinations, by Iran and Israel against each other foreshadowed the possibility of all-out regional conflict in the Middle East. The researcher is expected to conduct an empirical examination of the performative signalling of conflict escalation and de-escalation as well as of the digital signalling taking place across official governments platforms, social media posts, and social images. As part of that objective, the researcher is expected to develop an innovative mixed method design to be used for the analysis. In addition, the researcher is expected to assist with the expansion of the data infrastructure and societal outreach at CMES.