Project Assistant in Systems Immunology

 

Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Dep of Laboratory Medicine, Lund

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.

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

Description of the workplace
The Project assistant position is placed at the Systems Immunology Lab at the Department of Laboratory Medicine within the Faculty of Medicine.  Our group combines high throughput multiomics technologies with state-of-the-art computational methods to understand mechanisms of sex differences in human immunity (more info here).
The research team is led by Assistant Prof. Camila Consiglio, and includes a research engineer and four MSc students. We are looking for a curious, driven and enthusiastic coworker with experience in immunology and/or molecular biology.

As a workplace, we are committed to creating a safe, respectful, supportive, and stimulating learning environment. We value honesty, respect, clear communication, accountability, and inclusion.

We offer
Lund University is a public authority which means that employees get particular benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension scheme. We also have a flexitime agreement that provides good conditions for work/life balance.
Read more on the University website about being a Lund University employee Work at Lund University

Work duties and areas of responsibility
The research assignment consists in conducting experimental work to study how biological sex impacts human immunity using a variety of different technologies to profile the human immune system. Experimentally, the project will include blood sample preparation, whole blood and PBMC stimulations and cell culture, coupled with high-throughput technologies to assess immune responses, including transcriptomic profiling (bulk and sc-mRNA-seq), plasma proteome profiling (Olink assays) and cellular composition and phenotyping assessment (flow cytometry). The work duties also comprise project planning (including experimental design and management of necessary reagents), reporting (both orally and written), attendance at seminars and working collaboratively with other lab members.

Qualifications

The evaluation of applicants will take into account their research profile, experience and knowledge. Individuals from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Requirements for employment are:

• Having a bachelor degree in a relevant subject or equivalent such as biomedicine or molecular biology.
• Proficiency in oral and written communication in English
• Specific interest in immunology
• Research experience in immunology, cell or molecular biology.
• Scientific communication skills (oral and written)

Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability 

Additional qualifications for the position are:

• Basic knowledge in programming for data analysis
• Having a Master degree in a relevant subject or equivalent such as biomedicine or molecular biology

Further information
This is a fixed term position for 6 months at 100% percent of full time and starting 2023-06-12 or according to agreement.

How to apply
Applications are to be submitted via the University’s recruitment system. The application should include:

• A personal letter (max 2 pages) describing why you are interested and how you fulfill the qualifications (inc short description of earlier independent projects and technical skills), your research interests and future career plans.
• Your CV, including names and contact information of two earlier supervisors and publications
• Copy of degree certificate

The Faculty of Medicine is a part of Lund University, and is responsible for education and research within medicine and healthcare. Our academic programs are closely linked with the healthcare system and are firmly anchored in the faculty’s strong research tradition. Our research spans a broad field within experimental preclinical research, near-patient clinical research and health sciences research. The Faculty of Medicine, with its 1,800 employees and 2,700 students in Lund and Malmö, is a knowledge-intensive meeting place for students, teachers and researchers from all over the world.

The Department of Laboratory Medicine is one of six departments at Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine. We conduct leading research, both broad and specialised, within the field of laboratory medicine, focusing on the onset of disease and how we can improve diagnostics and treatment for patients. Some of our strongest areas with world-class research deal with cancer, genetics and blood.

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Type of employment	Special fixed-term employment
Contract type	Full time
First day of employment	2023-06-12 or according to agreement
Salary	Monthly Salary
Number of positions	1
Full-time equivalent	100
City	Lund
County	Skåne län
Country	Sweden
Reference number	PA2023/1801
Contact	Camila Consiglio, rekryterande chef, 0462220000,camila.consiglio@med.lu.se Adam Niekrasz, personalsamordnare, +46462220000
Union representative	OFR/ST:Fackförbundet ST:s kansli, 046-2229362 SACO:Saco-s-rådet vid Lunds universitet, kansli@saco-s.lu.se SEKO: Seko Civil, 046-2229366
Published	25.May.2023
Last application date	08.Jun.2023 11:59 PM CEST

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Lecturer in Environmental Science

Lund University, Faculty of Science, Centre for Environmental and Climate Science

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.

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

Job description
We are looking for a lecturer that independently can take responsibilities for course management, teach, in Swedish, in a range of courses at basic and advanced levels. The work includes administrative duties (recruitment, admission, program development and assessment) and student counselling in the study programs of Environmental Science. The lecturer will also work with societal and stakeholder interactions within the study programs. The research activities will enhance aspects of environmental science in current research and collaboration activities that concerns climate adaptation, nature based solutions and sustainable development.

The position entails teaching at basic and advanced levels, to an extent of 50% of full time, study administrative duties 30%, and research 20%. The work assignments of the position, as well as the relative proportions of research and teaching, may change over time.

Eligibility
Eligible for appointment as lecturer are those who have:

• Completed a second-cycle degree and has other valuable competences in view of the subject Environmental and climate science and the duties that it will involve.
• Demonstrated teaching experience and skills in Environmental science in higher education and fulfills requirement to have completed at least five weeks of training in teaching and learning in higher education or acquired equivalent knowledge by other means.
• Very good skills in Swedish and English, both written and spoken, are requirements for the position.

For academic staff at Lund University the general qualification requirements are to be suited to and having the general ability required to complete the duties of the post well.

Basis of assessment
The candidate must:

• Demonstrate extensive documented experience and skills in teaching Environmental Science and experience of course responsibility at the university level. 
• Demonstrate documented ability to communicate and co-operate with other teachers and to work in teaching teams. 
• Demonstrate good teaching and learning skills, which means a good ability to develop and pursue teaching and other educational activities on different levels and using a variety of teaching methods.

It is an advantage if the applicant also has: 

• Documented experiences in student counseling and recruitment.
• Demonstrated good ability to work in an interdisciplinary educational environment.
• Completed a doctoral programme in Environmental Science and shows experience in research in Environment and Climate Science. 
• Demonstrated experiences from applying environmental science in public organizations or enterprises. 
• Demonstrated abilities in combining natural and social science perspectives and methods in teaching as well as research.
• Basic knowledge of study administrative system such as, e.g.  LADOK, Canvas and NYA.

When making the appointment, consideration will be given to the Lund University Appointment Rules. 

Design and content of the application
The application should be written in Swedish. The application should be formulated according to the Faculty of Science’s Instructions for applications for teaching positions. Upload the application as PDF-files in the recruitment system.

The Faculty of Science conducts research and education within Biology, Astronomy, Physics, Geosciences, Chemistry, Mathematics and Environmental Science. The Faculty is organized into eight departments, gathered in the northern campus area. The Faculty has approximately 1500 students, 330 PhD students and 700 employees.

The Centre for Environmental and Climate Science, CEC (http://www.cec.lu.se) conducts research, education and communication on environmental science and climate research at Lund University.

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Type of employment	Permanent position
Contract type	Full time
First day of employment	As soon as possible
Salary	Monthly
Number of positions	1
Full-time equivalent	100
City	Lund
County	Skåne län
Country	Sweden
Reference number	PA2023/1112
Contact	Johanna Alkan Olsson, Assistant director CEC, +46462221793,johanna.alkan_olsson@cec.lu.se Katarina Hedlund, Deputy head of department, CEC, +46462223798,katarina.hedlund@biol.lu.se Helen Johansson, Recruitment officer, +46462223609,helen.johansson@science.lu.se
Union representative	OFR/ST:Fackförbundet ST:s kansli, +46462229362 SACO:Saco-s-rådet vid Lunds universitet, kansli@saco-s.lu.se SEKO: Seko Civil, +46462229366
Published	28.Apr.2023
Last application date	08.Jun.2023 11:59 PM CEST

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Associate Researcher in Molecular Pediatric Oncology

 

Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of laboratory Medicine

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.

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

Description of the workplace
The Molecular Pediatric Oncology research team at the Department of Laboratory Medicine within the Faculty of Medicine currently conducts translational cancer research. At present, the research team is working on neuroblastoma preclinical drug testing projects. The group is international and comprises research, administration and technical staff. As a workplace, we safeguard a positive work environment with respect and consideration in our relations with one another.

What we offer
Lund University is a public authority, which means that you will have special benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension. We also have a flexitime agreement that creates good conditions for work/life balance. Read more on the University’s website about being a Lund University employee, Work at Lund University

Work duties and areas of responsibility
The research assignment consists in you independently conducting preclinical drug testing projects, under the leadership of the project manager. The project includes work with patient-derived in vitro and in vivo models of neuroblastoma, cell- and molecular biology techniques, preclinical drug testing assays and more. The work duties also comprise documentation and scientific writing. 

Qualification requirements 

The requirements for the position are:

•  A doctoral degree in translational cancer research specialising in preclinical drug testing
• Experience of research in neuroblastoma, patient-derived in vitro and in vivo models, combination drug testing
• Experience of analyzing drug responses in vitro and in vivo, and transcriptome data
• The ability to conduct independent research at an advanced level
• Excellent knowledge of English
• Excellent analytical ability, drive and a good ability to collaborate

Additional qualifications for the position are:

• Experience with drug screening, synergy, testing and patient-derived model 
• Previous experience of research in similar projects

Research expertise is the foremost criterion for employment. The evaluation of applicants will take account of their research profile, experience and knowledge.

Further information
The employment is on full-time and time-limited.
Start date is 2023-07-10 or according to agreement and end date is 2023-12-31

How to apply
You apply for the position via the University’s recruitment system. The application is to include a personal letter describing how you meet the qualification requirements and why you are interested in the position. The application is also to include a CV with a list of publications, a general description of previous research and any other documents to which you wish to draw attention (copies of degree certificates, grade transcripts, details of referees, letters of recommendation, etc.)

 

The Faculty of Medicine is a part of Lund University, and is responsible for education and research within medicine and healthcare. Our academic programs are closely linked with the healthcare system and are firmly anchored in the faculty’s strong research tradition. Our research spans a broad field within experimental preclinical research, near-patient clinical research and health sciences research. The Faculty of Medicine, with its 1,800 employees and 2,700 students in Lund and Malmö, is a knowledge-intensive meeting place for students, teachers and researchers from all over the world.

The Department of Laboratory Medicine is one of six departments at Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine. We conduct leading research, both broad and specialised, within the field of laboratory medicine, focusing on the onset of disease and how we can improve diagnostics and treatment for patients. Some of our strongest areas with world-class research deal with cancer, genetics and blood.

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Type of employment	Special fixed-term employment
Contract type	Full time
First day of employment	2023-07-10 or according to agreement
Salary	Monthly Salary
Number of positions	1
Full-time equivalent	100
City	Lund
County	Skåne län
Country	Sweden
Reference number	PA2023/1244
Contact	Daniel Bexell, Recruiting Manager, +46462226423,daniel.bexell@med.lu.se Adam Niekrasz, Human Resource Coordinator, +46462220000
Union representative	OFR/ST:Fackförbundet ST:s kansli, 046-2229362 SACO:Saco-s-rådet vid Lunds universitet, kansli@saco-s.lu.se SEKO: Seko Civil, 046-2229366
Published	22.May.2023
Last application date	15.Jun.2023 11:59 PM CEST

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Associate senior lecturer in social work with a focus on innovation in the public sector

 Lunds universitet, Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten, Socialhögskolan

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.

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

The School of Social Work is one of the largest departments in the Faculty of Social Sciences, where social problems and social interventions are central objects of study. Centre for Innovation Research (CIRCLE) is a multidisciplinary research center shared by the School of Economics, Lund University of Technology and the Faculty of Social Sciences. The School of Social Work and CIRCLE are located in Lund and Helsingborg. The position is linked to both environments, with the main location at the Helsingborg campus.

We are looking for a researcher in social sciences with experience of research in collaboration with external actors and with a good knowledge of the conditions, problems and opportunities of welfare organizations. We would like to see an applicant who has experience of working in research projects together with several types of actors, both from the public, private and voluntary sectors. The position involves an affiliation with CIRCLE and the research will be conducted within the theme of innovation in the public sector.

Work tasks

The tasks include research, teaching and collaboration with the surrounding society. The position is linked to CIRCLE's and the School of Social Work’s research and education activities The position consists of at least 50% research. The position includes actively contributing to applying for external research funding.

Teaching will mainly take place on the School of Social Work's program for social workers and on advanced level courses, including supervision and examination of degree projects. Teaching is mainly in Swedish but also to a limited extent in English. The work tasks also include course administration, taking responsibility for pedagogical development work and collaborating both within and between courses. Within the framework of the employment, there is an opportunity for five weeks of higher education pedagogical training.

Eligibility

Qualifications for employment as a senior lecturer are specified in Chapter 4, 4 § of the Higher Education Ordinance and in Lund University's appointment rules.

Qualified to be employed as a senior lecturer are those who have completed a doctoral degree in social work or in another social science subject with clear relevance to the position.

Assessment criteria

The position is a merit-based position and priority will be given to applicants who have completed their doctorate no more than five years before the call’s deadline. In the assessment, particular emphasis will be placed on the applicant’s scientific expertise and potential to develop research with a focus on innovation in the public sector. Scientific excellence includes international publication, independent research and participation in international collaboration, as well as the degree of progression after the dissertation. Emphasis is placed on pedagogical ability, collaboration skills, cooperation skills, and experience of teaching in/about social work or subjects with clear relevance to social work.

An associate senior lecturer may, after application and external peer review, be promoted to a permanent position as senior lecturer. Applications must be submitted to the Faculty of Social Sciences no later than after 3 years and 6 months of employment. Eligibility and suitability for such employment is assessed by examining scientific and educational progression during the period of employment, with emphasis on the following criteria:

• Well-recognized scientific expertise. This includes a documented very good level as a researcher. Particular emphasis will be placed on international publication.
• Well-recognized pedagogical skills. Particular emphasis will be placed on documented ability to conduct teaching and supervision at different levels and that the quality and breadth of teaching competence has developed over time.
• Pedagogical courses to the extent needed for qualification as a senior lecturer are required.
• Progression in academic leadership through increased ability to develop, lead and implement education and research and/or demonstrated commitment and responsibility for university-wide tasks.
• Good cooperation skills and ability to contribute to the activities.
• Good ability to interact with the surrounding society and to inform about research and development work.
• Sufficient knowledge of Swedish to be able to teach in Swedish.

Instructions for application

The application should be written in English and submitted electronically via Lund University's applicant portal Varbi. Instructions on how to prepare the application can be found here.

Note the following documents to be uploaded in Varbi:

• Possibly a brief personal letter.
• Curriculum vitae with appendices supporting the information.
• Statement of scientific and educational activity. Brief account of experience in management and/or administration and collaboration.
• Full list of publications (co-authorship certificate required for co-authored publications).
• List of the doctoral thesis and other scientific texts cited.
• The publications cited (max 5).
• Research plan (approx. 2-4 s) indicating what research the applicant intends to engage in during the period of employment.
• Any other documents that you wish to refer to. 

Appointment procedure

The recruitment process may include trial lectures, interviews and reference checks. In the interviews, applicants are given the opportunity to describe and develop their own views on the subject and any future role at the department. It is important that the applicant indicates reference persons who can illustrate his/her professional skills as well as qualities that are of importance for the employment, e.g. ability to cooperate, management skills as well as the ability to create commitment, participation and a positive development for the organization.

The Faculty of Social Sciences at Lund University is one of the leading education and research institutions in Sweden and operates both in Lund and Helsingborg.

At the School of Social Work there is a program in social work, independent courses, master's degrees and a well-developed research in the central research areas of social work (see http://www.soch.lu.se/en/). The School of Social Work is active in both Lund and Helsingborg.

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Type of employment	Temporary position
Contract type	Full time
First day of employment	As per agreement
Salary	Monthly salary
Number of positions	1
Full-time equivalent	100
City	Lund & Helsingborg
County	Skåne län
Country	Sweden
Reference number	PA2023/1725
Contact	Katarina Jacobsson/Head of Department, Katarina.Jacobsson@soch.lu.se Markus Knutagård/Coordinator CIRCLE, Marcus.Knutagard@soch.lu.se Ellinor Weise/HR Coordinator, Ellinor.Weise@soch.lu.se
Union representative	SACO:Saco-s-rådet vid Lunds universitet, kansli@saco-s.lu.se OFR/ST:Fackförbundet ST:s kansli, 046-2229362
Published	12.May.2023
Last application date	13.Jun.2023 11:59 PM CEST

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Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology

 Lund University, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Department of Psychology

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.

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

The Department of Psychology is now hiring a Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology.

Subject description
Current themes within work- and organizational psychology at the department are: stress and health, well-being, creativity, diversity and discrimination, individual differences, performance and motivation, incivility and bullying, recruitment and selection of employees, as well as leadership and occupational health and safety. Research is conducted in close collaboration with stakeholders in contexts such as industry,  public sector, educational settings, health care and sport.

Work- and organizational psychology is a topic that is well represented in the department’s courses and study programs. The Department of Psychology have ongoing collaborations within the Faculty of Social Sciences; for example with Political Science, Sociology, Gender Studies, Service Management and Social Work. In addition, there are long standing collaborations with the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Engineering. Researchers at the department have access to a wide range of state-of-the-art laboratory resources and research infrastructure at Lund University.

Duties
The position includes research, teaching and supervision in the field of work and organizational psychology on courses and programs at first, second and third cycle. An essential part of the professor’s duties is to lead and develop research in the division of work- and organizational psychology, apply for external research funding and take an active role in interdisciplinary collaboration both within the Faculty of Social Sciences and Lund university as well as with external partners.

The position also involves administrative tasks relating to research, education and management assignments within the Department of Psychology or other levels within Lund University. As a Professor you will be expected to actively participate in the daily work of the Department.

Eligibility/qualifications
Eligible candidates must have a Ph D in psychology and be able to demonstrate a level of research and teaching expertise within the field of work and organizational psychology that meets the requirements for the position of a Professor (in accordance with Article 4, Section 3 of the Higher Education Ordinance).

Applicants must be able to provide documented evidence of outstanding and internationally renowned academic credentials including research, research project management and teaching in the field of work and organizational psychology. Eligible candidates should have documented evidence of teaching experience at first, second and third cycle courses. In addition, they shall have extensive experience in supervising doctoral students. Eligible candidates shall have undergone a minimum of five weeks of teacher training at the university level or acquired the same level of competence by other means.

At Lund University, suitability and skills in communication, cooperation and leadership necessary to perform the professor role is considered a general eligibility requirement.

Assessment criteria
We are looking for a person with a future oriented research program characterized by outstanding scientific quality and novelty. The successful applicant must have established themself as an independent researcher at an international level by:

(1) publishing in globally recognised journals and with renowned publishers in line with prevailing research traditions, (2) winning research funding in competition with other researchers, (3) having a documented ability to plan and lead scientific projects as well as establishing and leading strong research environments, (4) a track record of research with high societal impact, and (5) a proven track record of national and international research collaborations.

Candidates for the position will also be assessed on their track record of supervising doctoral students and creating opportunities for junior researchers in establishing themselves as independent researchers.

The applicants will also be assessed on their pedagogical merits and skills. This includes assessment of their ability to develop and lead different pedagogical activities and courses in the field of work and organizational psychology, as well as their ability to conduct teaching and facilitate learning using a variety of methods.

Overall assessment will consider the breadth of the position and the total amount of duties relevant for the professor position. Equal consideration will be given to the assessment of pedagogical and scientific skills.

The assessment will emphasize quality of both pedagogical and scientific skills.  A quantitative advantage should not automatically lead to priority over outstanding but quantitatively more limited achievements.

The candidates for the position will also be assessed on their merits in relation to academic leadership and on their abilities to effectively collaborate with the surrounding society. Documented experience of working with diversity and gender perspectives in research or in the role as an academic leader is a merit.

Teaching will be held in Swedish and English. Non-Swedish speaking applicants will be expected to obtain the level of Swedish needed (written and spoken) within a period of two years to be able to teach and actively participate in administration and other activities conducted in Swedish.

In case of equal or almost equal qualifications, preferential treatment in favour of the underrepresented gender will be applied in the recruitment process.

Conditions
The application must conform to the Instructions that can be downloaded at https://www.sam.lu.se/en/sites/sam.lu.se.en/files/instructions_for_applications_for_academic_posts_and_promotion_20131017.pdf  

The applicant is responsible for making sure that the application is complete, in accordance with the vacancy announcement and instructions, and for scanning the application and submitting it to the University by the application deadline through the recruitment portal Varbi.

The Faculty of Social Sciences at Lund University is one of the leading education and research institutions in Sweden and operates both in Lund and Helsingborg.

The Department of Psychology combines education with research and has in recent years been very successful in the competition for external research funds. Central research areas include occupational and organizational psychology, clinical psychology, cognition, neuropsychology, personality and social psychology and developmental psychology.
Many of our courses are developed in connection with research projects, and students are given the opportunity to gain access to current research findings from teachers who themselves are active researchers in their respective areas. Our education environment has long been highly internationalized.

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Type of employment	Permanent position
Contract type	Full time
First day of employment	By agreement
Salary	Monthly paid
Number of positions	1
Full-time equivalent	100
City	Lund
County	Skåne län
Country	Sweden
Reference number	PA2023/512
Contact	Sofia Bunke, Head of Department, sofia.bunke@psy.lu.se Anders Kirchner, HR, anders.kirchner@sam.lu.se
Union representative	OFR/ST:Fackförbundet ST:s kansli, 046-2229362 SACO:Saco-s-rådet vid Lunds universitet, kansli@saco-s.lu.se SEKO: Seko Civil, 046-2229366
Published	17.May.2023
Last application date	31.Oct.2023 11:59 PM CET

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