15 Postdoctoral Fellowship at Lund University, Scania, Sweden

MultiPark is a strategic research area at Lund University and conducts both experimental and clinical research regarding neurodegenerative diseases, in particular Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. At the present MultiPark consists of about 50 research groups, whereof around 50% are experimental and the other 50% clinical research groups. More information regarding MultiPark can be found here MultiPark finances several technical research platforms both consisting of equipment and personnel. These platforms offer services to researchers and research groups who need to use the different techniques for specific research projects. The MultiPark financed research platforms important for reaching our strategic goals and perform excellent research. Within the technical platforms, as well as in the whole MultiPark, we find a good working environment with respect and consideration of one another to be extremely important. We are constantly working hard to create the conditions for job satisfaction, development and participation for all coworkers. 

The task is to develop new MRI methods to characterize tumors before and during radiotherapy and to apply the methods in clinical studies. It is mainly advanced MRI diffusion techniques that will be developed to study tissue microstructure and heterogeneity, but other functional MRI-methods may also be of interest. Quantitative imaging parameters are extracted from the images, tested and validated as clinical imaging biomarkers. The work is carried out in a multidisciplinary team which besides physicists consist of biologists, medical doctors and other researchers. The position may also include supervision of students at MSc or PhD level, teaching and participating in the joint work to develop the activities of the research group.

This position is part of a larger multidisciplinary project recently funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg (KAW) Foundation focusing on potassium ion channels, which will be conducted in Stockholm, Linköping, Gothenburg and Lund in Sweden by five separate research groups. Ion channels are essential for life across organisms and a sophisticated understanding of their function is imperative for basic, biomedical and applied research. The overarching goal of the proposed project is to develop ion channel activators and inhibitors. Previously unmet specificity needs will be achieved by targeting subtype- and conformational-specific features, thereby limiting side effects. The focus will be on Kv7 channels linked to a range of severe neurological disorders, including epilepsy, sleep disorders and autism.

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.

With this position, we intend to intensify our work in understanding at the molecular level how TRP ion channels work. This is a collaborative project between two groups led by Pontus Gourdon and Peter Zygmunt, respectively. Here is a selection of articles recently published by the groups (see also tinyurl.com/vc2dsamz):

The main duties involved in a post-doctoral position is to conduct research. You will be part of a small group within a larger research group. 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. The purpose of the position is to develop the independence as a researcher and to create the opportunity of further development.

The successful candidate will develop, parameterise, and validate models relating biodiversity of birds and plants to forest structures affected by forest management. Statistical methods such as Joint Species Distribution Modelling and other types of hierarchical models will be used to relate existing and new species datasets to spatially overlapping habitat and land cover data. Within the project, these models will be i) integrated with forest ecosystem and management planning models able to project future forest structure under scenarios of alternative management, and ii) combined with comparative analysis to evaluate the effects of forest policy interventions. The work will be carried out with an interdisciplinary project team with expertise in ecology, biodiversity science, mechanistic modelling and more. The postdoc is expected to present results at international conferences, produce high quality scientific papers, and play a role in disseminating the results. Stakeholder interactions are a part of the project. The postdoc is also expected to actively participate in and contribute to the general scientific discussion in the research group.

This postdoctoral fellow will work in an interdisciplinary project at the Center for Environmental and Climate Science. Within the project, a conceptual framework is being developed for how nature-based solutions can generate synergies and mitigate conflicts between biodiversity conservation, climate action, public health and human well-being. As the framework is developed by an interdisciplinary team, it builds on knowledge of biodiversity, ecological processes, environmental psychology, and epidemiology. A central part of the work is to systematically map existing evidence for how trade-offs and synergies between climate benefit, biodiversity and health can be affected by nature-based solutions. The focus is on the extent to which there are mechanistic connections, e.g. in that biodiversity affects the resilience of ecosystems to climate change, and to what extent there are indirect associations, e.g. in that the structure of ecosystems affects both diversity and climate. Empirical or model-based analyzes will be used to investigate how the design and/or spatial placement of nature-based solutions affects synergies and conflicts between biodiversity conservation and other purposes of nature-based solutions, such as carbon sequestration.

The position consists of both research and some  teaching. Administrative tasks can also be included.  The project in which the prospective researcher will work contains development oriented economic history related to agricultural transformation and social capabilities and policy relevant research on economic shrinking and resilience. Teaching is at the undergraduate and graduate level and will have an emphasis on courses in Development studies, Asian Economic History and Agricultural Development. Courses can be in both Swedish and English.   

A predictive computer model will be developed based on clinical information from our collaborators. The project consists of organisation and harmonization of clinical data, development of measures for the model, impelementation of the model, its testing and validation with patient data.

We are looking for a motivated Postdoctoral research fellow for a unique project aiming to develop an immunomodulatory treatment against cardiac inflammation, by targeting the pro-inflammatory alarmin S100A8/A9. More information about the treatment can be found in our recent publications in the European Heart Journal (Marinkovic et al, 2019) and Circulation Research (Marinkovic et al, 2020). The treatment has recently been highlighted in Nature Reviews in Immunology as one of the most promising up-and-coming anti-inflammatory therapies in myocardial infarction. In-vivo and in-vitro experiments will be performed to define the underlying immunopathological mechanisms and to develop a possible therapy for patients. The position offers a great opportunity to be involved in a project with high potential for future clinical applicability. You will work in direct collaboration with Dr. Alexandru Schiopu, the principal investigator leading the project, and with the other members of the group. You are expected to independently design and perform experiments, supervise junior members, run statistical analyses, interpret the data and present the results in publications and at international meetings.

The main duties involved in a post-doctoral position is to conduct research within the respective project. The candidate is also expected to contribute to the general scientific discussion at the department, to the teaching of PhD level courses. Teaching may take up to no more than 20% of working hours.  Depending on the research project, the candidate may also be expected to initiate and maintain inter-departmental or industrial collaborations, and to assist in supervising students on MSc and PhD levels. The position includes the opportunity for three weeks of training in higher education teaching and learning. The purpose of the position is to develop the independence as a researcher and to create the opportunity of further development. Travels may be included in the work duties.

The Postdoctoral fellow will work closely with a supervision team. S/he is expected to create data linkage strategies and link the various sources in the Cape of Good Hope Panel Project. S/he is also expected to produce research papers broadly related to themes such as economic development, living standards, and inequality. The Fellow must be willing to interact with students at the Department of Economic History and to participate actively in the common activities of the Department. The position involves a limited amount of teaching and/or supervision of Bachelor and Master’s Theses.