29 Postdoctoral Fellowship at Lund University, Scania, Sweden

The project you will work on aims at developing high-power ultrasonic devices driven by lead-free piezoelectric materials. Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) has been the dominating driving source of high-power ultrasonic devices due to its excellent piezoelectric properties and mature fabrication techniques. However, PZT contains a high content of lead (~60% in mass), which may cause severe environmental issues and is consequently on EU’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive list of materials to be phased out. In this project, you will investigate the possibility to replace PZTs by lead-free piezoelectric materials in high-power ultrasonic devices without sacrificing their performance. Your research work will primarily focus on the construction of high-power ultrasonic devices and the experimental characterization of those devices. You will also develop a theoretical or a numerical model taken into account the nonlinearity under high-power conditions. You will communicate with the material scientists in both industry and academia. 

Your work will include clinical and biomedical projects. It will also include technique development work aimed at combining imaging techniques and data analysis to provide a more integrated picture of life processes in the context of health and disease. To be a postdoc fellow at the AMBER programme you will get unprecedented medical, biological, and methodological capabilities, with a profound potential impact for Europe’s next generation of research and researchers. When you have completed the AMBER programme you will be extraordinarily well equipped to further your career in academia, at infrastructures, in the health and MedTech sectors, and beyond.

This 3-year full time post doc project will focus on synchrotron-based x-ray imaging, in particular scanning probe microscopy such as fluorescence mapping and scanning SAXS/WAXS. At the MAX IV synchrotron there are several beamlines available with relevance for this project: NanoMAX (nano-probe XRF and imaging), ForMAX (micro-probe SWAXS and imaging), DanMAX (micro-probe XRD and imaging), SoftiMAX (nano-probe soft x-ray XRF/STXM and ptychography).

This post-doctoral position is part of the EU cofund research project AMBER, Advanced Multiscale Biological imaging using European Research infrastructures, will address scientific and sectoral gaps in biological imaging ranging from molecular, through cellular, to tissue, organ and organism levels of organization, and is coordinated by LINXS Institute of advanced Neutron and X-ray Science.

AMBER is funded by the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA) COFUND scheme.

Around 14 postdocs will be recruited in the first call, with each fellowship lasting 36 months.

AMBER has six core partners: Lund University/MAX IV, Sweden, the European Spallation Source (ESS), Sweden, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), France, the International Institute of Molecular Mechanisms and Machines, (IMOL), Poland, and the Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, United Kingdom.

AMBER has six core partners: Lund University/MAX IV, Sweden, the European Spallation Source (ESS), Sweden, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), France, the International Institute of Molecular Mechanisms and Machines, (IMOL), Poland, and the Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, United Kingdom.

Your work will include clinical and biomedical projects. It will also include technique development work aimed at combining imaging techniques and data analysis to provide a more integrated picture of life processes in the context of health and disease. To be a postdoc fellow at the AMBER programme you will get unprecedented medical, biological, and methodological capabilities, with a profound potential impact for Europe’s next generation of research and researchers. When you have completed the AMBER programme you will be extraordinarily well equipped to further your career in academia, at infrastructures, in the health and MedTech sectors, and beyond.

We seek a highly motivated postdoctoral scientist with strong competence in data analysis to carry out structural analyses of a variety of mRNA lipid-based nanoparticles (LNPs) systems using small-angle scattering (SAS) techniques (both neutron and X-ray) alongside cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) studies.  The position will be held in the Molecular Biophysics group in the Medical Faculty at Lund University, in close collaboration with CureVac in Germany.

The development of mRNA LNPs has intensified in the past years, particularly fueled by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Beyond the treatment of COVID-19, LNP technology enables gene editing, protein replacement therapy and therapeutic cancer vaccines.  Nonetheless, there are numerous challenges associated with the formulation, delivery, and efficacy of mRNA-LNPs to date. Despite the various advancements in the field, many aspects of the structure-activity relationships in LNPs still remain to be elucidated.

Human transthyretin (TTR) is protein that transports thyroxine and retinol-binding protein (RBP) in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid. Wild-type TTR is intrinsically amyloidogenic, but a large number of TTR mutants have been identified, having remarkable tissue specificities.  This project seeks to deepen molecular-level understanding of amyloidosis as well and will involve detailed comparative studies of amyloid material derived from in vitro and ex vivo sources. It will make extensive use of X-ray and neutron diffraction, cryo-EM, and a wide range of other biophysical techniques, using the MAX-IV and ESS facilities in Sweden as well as the ESRF and ILL X-ray/neutron sources in Grenoble, France. The project will have good access to state-of-the-art facilities within the medical, natural science and engineering faculties, as well as being located in close proximity to the nearby MAX-IV synchrotron and ESS neutron beam facilities.

This post-doctoral position is part of the EU cofund research project AMBER, Advanced Multiscale Biological imaging using European Research infrastructures, will address scientific and sectoral gaps in biological imaging ranging from molecular, through cellular, to tissue, organ, and organism levels of organisation, and is coordinated by LINXS Institute of advanced Neutron and X-ray Science.

AMBER is funded by the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA) COFUND scheme.Around 14 postdocs will be recruited in the first call, with each fellowship lasting 36 months.

AMBER has six core partners: Lund University/MAX IV, Sweden, the European Spallation Source (ESS), Sweden, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Institute Laue-Langevin (ILL), France, the International Institute of Molecular Mechanisms and Machines, (IMOL), Poland, and the Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, United Kingdom.

This post-doctoral position is part of the EU cofund research project AMBER, Advanced Multiscale Biological imaging using European Research infrastructures, will address scientific and sectoral gaps in biological imaging ranging from molecular, through cellular, to tissue, organ and organism levels of organisation, and is coordinated by LINXS Institute of advanced Neutron and X-ray Science.

AMBER is funded by the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA) COFUND scheme.
Around 14 postdocs will be recruited in the first call, with each fellowship lasting 36 months.

AMBER has six core partners: Lund University/MAX IV, Sweden, the European Spallation Source (ESS), Sweden, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), France, the International Institute of Molecular Mechanisms and Machines, (IMOL), Poland, and the Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, United Kingdom.

This post-doctoral position is part of the EU cofund research project AMBER, Advanced Multiscale
Biological imaging using European Research infrastructures, will address scientific and sectoral gaps in biological imaging ranging from molecular, through cellular, to tissue, organ, and organism levels of organisation, and is coordinated by LINXS Institute of advanced Neutron and X-ray Science.

AMBER is funded by the EU Marie Sk odowska-Curie (MSCA) COFUND scheme. Around 14 postdocs will be recruited in the first call, with each fellowship lasting 36 months.

AMBER has six core partners: Lund University/MAX IV, Sweden, the European Spallation Source
(ESS), Sweden, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Institute Laue-Langevin (ILL),
France, the International Institute of Molecular Mechanisms and Machines, (IMOL), Poland, and the Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, United Kingdom.

Your work will include clinical and biomedical projects. It will also include technique development work aimed at combining imaging techniques and data analysis to provide a more integrated picture of life processes in the context of health and disease. To be a postdoc fellow at the AMBER programme you will get unprecedented medical, biological, and methodological capabilities, with a profound potential impact for Europe’s next generation of research and researchers. When you have completed the AMBER programme you will be extraordinarily well equipped to further your career in academia, at infrastructures, in the health and MedTech sectors, and beyond.

Your work will include clinical and biomedical projects. It will also include technique development work aimed at combining imaging techniques and data analysis to provide a more integrated picture of life processes in the context of health and disease. To be a postdoc fellow at the AMBER programme you will get unprecedented medical, biological, and methodological capabilities, with a profound potential impact for Europe’s next generation of research and researchers. When you have completed the AMBER programme you will be extraordinarily well equipped to further your career in academia, at infrastructures, in the health and MedTech sectors, and beyond.

This 3-year full time post doc project will focus on pulmonary vascular remodeling and underlying mechanisms in different types of pulmonary hypertension. Synchrotron-based phase contrast micro-CT will be combined with other methods like in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. Tissue from human patients as well as from animal models will be used. Software like Fiji and Amira will be used for visualization. The main focus will initially be pulmonary vascular remodeling in fibrosis, ie group 3 pulmonary hypertension. You will also be a mentor for the research nurses and PhD students for other ongoing projects in the lab. Participation during beamtimes at synchrotrons in different countries in Europe is expected (including shifts during the night), as well as active involvement in international collaborations.

The extreme brightness and unique properties of new X-ray and neutron sources such as MAX IV and ESS represent a huge leap forward in our ability to study important scientific questions for the metals and manufacturing industry. They uniquely allow researchers to look inside products with high spatial resolution and chemical/structural contrast, even under conditions of production or use. This can give novel insights into fundamental issues of aging, brazing, coating and corrosion as well as new concepts such as additive manufacturing.  The project combines researchers with experience across all technical readiness levels (TRLs), from the most recent methods developed at ESS and MAX IV, to advanced university based tools, to industrial production.

A new pathway is to further improve the sustainability and competitiveness of Swedish industry is to develop Integrated nano/microsensor technology that provide real-time data and function continuously in the harsh and hard-to-access environments in direct contact with the product operations and production activity. This contains a number of challenges that can be addressed also using synchrotron methods.

The aim of this postdoc project is to tackle one of the main challenges in the machine learning domain. The project will be adapted to the background and expertise of the Postdoc, who will work in a cross-disciplinary research environment. An important part of the Postdoc’s work will be to develop the theoretical foundation of machine learning and new algorithms to address the challenges within the subject area of this position. Therefore, the Postdoc is expected to have a very good theoretical background in machine learning.

This project will study amphiphiles at the air-solution interface in deep eutectic solvents to better understand emulsification and gelation in these novel green solvents. We will use neutron and X-ray reflectivity to characterise the interfaces in these systems as well as measurements of surface tension, interfacial rheology, emulsification tests and studies of the solid-liquid interface using QCM-D.

To facilitate the neutron reflectivity experiments on these systems, we aim to automate sample preparation, to improve reproducibility, especially of small volume samples. Therefore, this postdoc will also take part in the design and build of an automated/robotic sample changer for free-liquid sample environments and contribute towards enhanced software and reproducible data processing of high-throughput and time resolved studies.

The subject, which is part of the EU Horizon consortium project TARGET, involves computational and data handling aspects for development of personalised management of stroke related to atrial fibrillation. The paradigm of digital twins penetrates the project, which aims at development of decision support tools for the stroke pathway, pathophysiology and disease onset, progression, treatment and recovery.

(18) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position

Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral position in single-molecule characterization of artificial protein motors

Deadline : 04.Mar.2024

View details & Apply

The projects underlying this position aim to develop and scale up a process for the production of HMF from biomass. The project is carried out in collaboration with researchers from the Department of Biotechnology and several companies. The project is funded by the Swedish Energy Agency. The process to be scaled up is based on oxidation and extraction, and an important part of the work is to intensify the process and achieve high yields and solvent recovery. The part of the project related to membrane filtration is related to drinking water production and scaling up processes, as well as verifying data from previous laboratory-scale experiments.

The main duties involved in a post-doctoral posistion is to conduct research. Teaching may also be included, but up to no more than 20% of working hours. The position shall include the opportunity for three weeks of training in higher education teaching and learning.

The research network PREPARE, located at the Department of Laboratory Medicine within the Faculty of Medicine, conducts research on improved preparedness for future pandemics and other health crises. Our research group is interdisciplinary and spans several faculties at Lund University We have close collaborations with other universities in Sweden, including Umeå, Stockholm and Halmstad. We are also part of a national network around epidemiological modeling and collaborate with other researchers both in the Nordics and internationally.

The research network is led by Jonas Björk, professor of epidemiology, and Malin Inghammar, associate professor of infection medicine. With funding from eSSENCE, a strategic collaborative research program in e-science, we now aim to further strengthen our group with a postdoctoral fellow in epidemiological modelling.

Bioaerosols in mixed-phase clouds can initiate ice and thereby may influence the precipitation and microphysical properties of the clouds, such as the numbers and sizes of cloud-particles aloft. This in turn may influence radiative fluxes and meteorological conditions at the land surface where the bioaerosols are emitted. It is an open question whether bioaerosols, if their microphysical effects are treated in detail with competing sources of ice also represented, can influence the climate on the global scale.

Mixed-phase layer-clouds (‘stratiform’ clouds) may be essential for such a linkage, if it exists.  Although active bioaerosols are far less numerous than other types of aerosol particles that initiate ice in most of the troposphere above the freezing level, they can be more numerous at warm subzero temperatures (e.g. warmer than about -10 degC).  Thus, stratiform layer-clouds entirely at such warm subzero levels might be expected to be more influenced by biological ice nucleation than other cloud-types. 

Lund University School of Aviation aims to be a knowledge centre for research, development and education within the aeronautical sciences, where we in collaboration understand, explain and improve aviation towards an accessible, sustainable and safe society in the digital age. The focus areas for our research include: sustainable aviation, unmanned aviation and aviation safety. The area aviation safety overlaps with the two others. In our research focusing on the electrified airport, issues of safety are central and in need for further knowledge development. The project in which the postdoc will be active is a collaboration project, coordinated by the university but also including airport owner, infrastructure producers, municipality and additional stakeholders. The collaboration project will run for two years with the aim to deliver social benefits through the establishment of a conceptual description for the electrified airport as well as a concrete plan for the electrification of Ljungbyhed Airport. In the project several work packages are included. The one specifically focusing on human-machine-interactions is the one for which we are now recruiting a postdoc. The postdoc will be placed at Campus Ljungbyhed and work actively in an interdisciplinary team including researchers from all three LUSA research areas. Collaboration will also take place with researchers from other departments within the Lund University Faculty of Engineering. 

The scope of the current project includes the development of Intelligent Solutions to monitor and assist metal-cutting processes for selected machining processes. The goal is to optimize machinability of materials, used in automotive and aerospace industries when MQL-assisted machining. Expected Intelligent Solutions should be based on explainable and interpretable mathematical approaches, and Data Mining for observed physical and dynamic phenomena of selected machining operations.

The research focus is on study, monitor, and analysis of the selected machining processes, which can be done through modelling by using physical and mathematical (including Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML)) approaches.

The position involves developing and supporting research activities related to the LOKI beamline at ESS, including participation in the development and commissioning of the LOKI beamline as well as carrying out own research involving small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and possibly also X-ray scattering (SAXS), on, ideally, biomolecular systems.

The successful candidate will contribute to a crucial area of research that supports the transition to sustainable, clean energy in heavy-duty transportation, aligning with global environmental goals. This specialized subject area requires a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical computational skills, positioning it at the forefront of sustainable energy research.

The MAX IV facility operates the first fourth generation storage ring for synchrotron radiation in the world. The new properties provide a dramatically reduced emittance of the electron beam enabling fundamentally new research using synchrotron light. The storage rings are supplied with electrons by a full energy linear accelerator with unique properties suitable to act as a light source in itself.

The research in the accelerator physics group at the Department of Physics focus on the physics and technology to generate extremely short, intense light pulses and the accelerators needed for these light sources.

We study Free Electron Lasers and how they can be controlled and developed for higher coherence, stability, and pulse lengths in the atto-second range. To make this possible we search new solutions at the accelerators, both linear and storage rings, and with the help on new accelerator concepts. The research is connected to the MAX IV Laboratory but also in collaboration to other groups, especially in Europe.

The laboratory has a large collection of mass spectrometers and extensive experience in method development and applications using the instruments. A central theme is the study of various biomarkers and applying the methods in large projects about exposure to toxic chemicals from work or the general environment. We are studying e.g. endocrine disrupting compounds, industrial chemicals, PFAS and how these affect human health in Sweden and but also internationally. Within the research group, we protect a good working environment with high ceilings and consideration for each other. We are committed to an equitable and inclusive workplace and work on the basis that differences enrich our business.

The Department of History is a large department encompassing three subjects: History, Human Rights and East and South-East Asian Studies. The research in history broadly focuses on cultural history. In terms of chronology, the research extends from the early Middle Ages to the present day with an inclination towards the early modern period and the 1900s. A large part of the research focuses on international and global history as well as the history of knowledge.