Project offers

Master Thesis Project, NorthX Biologics AB

NorthX Biologics among other things offers plasmid DNA production at different scales from R&D to GMP grade. The plasmids are used for gene therapy applications but also in advanced vaccines. Here they offer, for the coming spring, a master degree project within upstream processing (fermentation) aimed at developing their plasmid DNA platform.

Master Thesis Project, NorthX Biologics AB

Company: NorthX Biologics AB
Place: Matfors (close to Sundsvall)
Start: Spring 2023
Application: Deadline October 17, 2022

PhD student in evolutionary biology, IEG, UU

IEG is seeking a PhD student interested in combining the power of experimental evolution using Caenorhabditis elegans with genetic and high-throughput genomic approaches to investigate fundamental questions in evolution. The successful candidate will be involved in analyzing both whole-genome sequence and transcriptome datasets of experimentally evolved C. elegans populations but will also have opportunities to design and initiate novel projects of choice that fall within the overall theme of the expertise of the group.

PhD student in evolutionary biology

Department: IEG, UU
Place: EBC Uppsala
Start: December 1, 2022 or as agreed
Application: Deadline October 27, 2022

PhD student in Cancer and Vascular Biology, IGP, UU

This PhD project will focus on understanding how tumor microenvironments affect cancer progression and response to therapy in brain tumors. Cell culture models, experimental tumor models and analysis of tumor tissues from patients will be used to identify and explore new targets for cancer therapy. The work includes molecular characterization of the microenvironment in human brain tumors and experimental models through wet lab experiments, and also bioinformatic analysis of internal and external data sets.

PhD student in Cancer and Vascular Biology

Department: IGP, UU
Place: Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala
Start: As agreed
Application: Deadline October 12, 2022

Four tentative degree projects at Gyros Protein Technologies AB, spring 2023

Gyrolab technology offers fully automated miniaturized immunoassays simplifying the workflow with increased performance. Immunoassay techniques are widely used for determination of the concentration of biomolecules in a wide range of applications in life science. It has been used in established areas like drug and vaccine development and in vitro diagnostics for decades, but it is also being used in new emerging fields, including cell and gene therapy. Here are four tentative degree project proposals for the coming spring.

Development of an immunoassay with increased sensitivity

Development of immunoassays useful in the development of a bispecific therapeutic antibody

Development of specific host cell protein assays

Use of microsampling techniques for sample analysis on the Gyrolab platform

Company: Gyros Protein Technologies AB
Place: Uppsala
Start: Spring 2023
Application: Contact their Director R&D!

PhD Position in Metagenomics, IMBIM, UU

This PhD project, within the research group in epidemiology and infection biology, will investigate the symbiotic relationship between bacteria and the human host - both how the microbiota is affected by the host and how the host in turn is affected. The focus will be on women at different stages of life, especially during and after pregnancy. In the project, fecal samples collected during and shortly after delivery will be used to predict somatic and psychological pregnancy complications. The studies are based on a combination of DNA sequencing, bioinformatic analyses and machine learning. The PhD project will form a transdisciplinary collaboration between microbiome researchers, biostatistics/bioinformatics and clinical experts from different institutions. The position is funded by the SciLifeLab and Wallenberg National Program for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS), a 12-year initiative funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg (KAW) Foundation.

PhD Position in Metagenomics

Department: IMBIM, UU
Place: BMC Uppsala
Start: A.s.a.p. or by agreement
Application: Deadline October 31, 2022

Two PhD positions in Chemistry, Ångström Lab., UU

These PhD projects are both part of an EU funded network (PhotoSynH2), which aims at developing novel methods for the production of green H₂ as a solar fuel. The hydrogenase enzymes are key components in any such technology, as these are central to H₂ metabolism and catalyze the formation and oxidation of H₂ gas. To realize their biotechnological potential, highly efficient hydrogenase enzymes that are well integrated into the metabolic pathways of technologically relevant host organisms are needed. Please note the different deadlines for the two positions!

PhD student in Chemistry – Specializing in Microbial Chemistry

PhD student in Chemistry – Specializing in Molecular Biomimetics

Department: Chemistry - Ångström, UU
Place: Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala
Start: November 1, 2022 or as agreed
Application: Deadlines, PhD 1: October 20; PhD 2: September 30

PhD student in systematic biology, UU

Here is another PhD position within the Systematic Biology program at the Department of Organismal Biology, meant to study one of the most transformative events in eukaryote evolution, namely the origin of plastids. It is related to a previous PhD position announced below (2022-09-19), but in the details it is different.

PhD student in systematic biology

Department: IOB, UU
Place: EBC Uppsala
Start: January 2023 or as agreed
Application: Deadline October 20, 2022

Mental Health Week 10-14 oktober, Studenthälsan

Mental Health Week offers lectures, workshops and activities to inform, help, inspire and illuminate mental health and well-being. // Mental Health Week erbjuder föreläsningar, workshops, och aktiviteter med syfte att informera, hjälpa, inspirera och belysa psykisk hälsa och välmående.

Mental Health Week, 10-14 oktober, 2022, Sve

Mental Health Week, 10-14 oktober, 2022, Eng

Organisatör: Studenthälsan
Plats: Uppsala
Tid: Se detaljer i programmet på Studenthälsans hemsida (qr-kod och länk i pdf)

Three degree project offers in Applied Bioinformatics, ICM, UU

Here are three potential master thesis projects on public health applications, comparative genomics and transposable element identification by bioinformatics/machine learning. Please read further and take a contact if this sounds interesting to you!

Anomaly detection from biomedical signals using unsupervised machine learning

Applied machine learning to comparative genomics

Applied machine learning to transposable element identification

Department: ICM, UU
Place: BMC Uppsala
Start: By agreement
Application: Contact the PI / supervisor!

Utnarm 2022

Soon it is time for Utnarm, Uppsala Union of Engineering and Science Students' career fair with lots of exhibitors! This is an excellent opportunity for you to get to know your industry and network!

Utnarm 2022 (Sve & Eng)

Organisers: The Utnarm Committee, Uppsala Union of Engineering and Science Students
Place: Hus 10, Ångströmlaboratoriet
Time: Main fair November 10, kl 09-16; Events weeks October 31 - November 9

UU CareerGate

Obs att du även kan söka efter projekt för olika ändamål på UU CareerGate! / Note that you can also search for projects for different purposes at UU CareerGate!

UU CareerGate

Organiser: UU i samarbete med Graduateland 

Sustainergies Academy- Företagsbesök med fokus på hållbarhet

Intresserad av att delta i en caseutbildning under hösten, som även innebär 3-5 besök hos spännande arbetsgivare från olika branscher inom såväl privat, offentlig som ideell sektor? Sustainergies erbjuder även möjligheter att söka jobb och studentuppdrag - se deras hemsida.

Sustainergies Academy

Företag: Sustainergies.
Plats: Uppsala
Start: Ht 2022
Ansökan: Deadline 27 september 2022

PhD student in systematic biology, UU

This PhD position within the Systematic Biology program at the Department of Organismal Biology is meant to study one of the most transformative events in eukaryote evolution, namely the origin of the photosynthetic organelles (the primary plastids). The main aims will be to study the roles of genetic transfers in the integration of an endosymbiont into an organelle.

PhD student in systematic biology

Department: IOB, UU
Place: EBC Uppsala
Start: January 2023
Application: Deadline October 17, 2022

PhD position in Plant Molecular Biology, Lund University

This PhD project will focus on understanding signal transduction pathways and
effectors that regulate responses to changing environmental conditions and stress, with a focus on the role of plant mitochondria. Besides being important for energy conversion and metabolism, mitochondria take part in sensing and signalling that lead to effective defence responses in plants. However, major components of these signalling pathways are unknown, so the goal of this project will be to identify and characterise key regulators and effectors.

Doctoral student in Plant Molecular Biology

Department: Biology, Lund University
Place: Lund
Start: December 1, 2022 or according to agreement
Application: Deadline September 30, 2022

PhD: Phosphorus biogeochemistry in managed wetlands, Aarhus University

Department of Ecoscience at Aarhus University invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in “Phosphorus Biogeochemistry in Managed Wetlands”. The project is part of the research project " Rewetting of organic lowland soils in Denmark: a NIFA project network ". The project is financed by the Environmental Ministry of Denmark and is further closely linked to another peatland restoration project “ReWet-DK” (https://projects.au.dk/rewet) which supports the instrumentation of the NIFA and other project sites to be established as “Living Wetland Labs” or “Wetland Observatories” in order to intensively monitor fluxes of greenhouse gases, water, and nutrients in organic soils.

Phosphorus biogeochemistry in managed wetlands

Department: Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University
Place: Aarhus, Denmark
Start: December 1, 2022 (or later)
Application: Deadline September 23, 2022

PhD position at Bioinformatics Research Center, Aarhus University

Here is an interesting PhD position announcement meant for delving deeper into the understudied area of sex-specific selection during the haploid phase. Get all the detailed info you need by way of the pdf ad and links in it!

Re-advertisement: Haploid and sex-specific selection: modelling and detection in deep mutational scanning of sperm samples and trios

Department: Bioinformatics Research Center, Aarhus University (and collaborating partners)
Place: Aarhus, Denmark
Start: February 2023 (or later)
Application: Deadline November 1, 2022

Human immunology and inborn errors of immunity, KI Flemingsberg

Here is a great chance for a student to do a research training / internship (or possibly a thesis work - ask the PI/supervisor!) working on inborn errors of immunity. You will be able to choose from two main lines of investigation, natural killer cells or plasmacytoid dendritic cells, and will have the potential opportunity to learn techniques such as flow cytometry, FACS, in vitro differentiation of human iPSC-derived hematopoietic progenitors, CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing, molecular cloning, single cell RNA sequencing and bioinformatic analyses. Read more in the pdf!

Human immunology and inborn errors of immunity

Department: Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine (HERM), Karolinska Institutet
Place: Campus Flemingsberg
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!

Degree project for Master of Science at BioLamina, Sundbyberg

BioLamina in Sundbyberg is a Swedish biotech company with global clients within research, biotech and pharma. They produce and develop premium laminins, for use in e.g., stem-cell research and cell therapy development. Here is a thesis project offer meant to compare and improve on QC methods that ensure low levels of endotoxins in biological/biotech products for medical use.

Degree project at BioLamina

Company: BioLamina AB
Place: Sundbyberg
Start: Spring 2023
Application: Contact recruitment/supervisor at BioLamina!

Help develop a new product at HM Group AB

Here is a project offer suitable principally for long term Research trainings/Internships or Project work, perhaps ideally in an extended part time format. Talk to supervisor and your course coordinator about possible arrangements! You will be able to follow and help in this initiative, from early stages with contacts at biotech companies for analyses, with certification processes and potential clients. If work goes well during the fall there may potentially be opportunity to work in the project also during the coming summer.

HMG AB: New cleaning product

Company: HM Group AB
Place: Uppsala
Start: Fall 2022 (or later) according to agreements
Application: A.s.a.p., initial contact via mail link inside the pdf!

Two degree projects at KTH on Protein Engineering

Here are a couple of exciting project proposals suitable for master level theses or similar. The common theme is protein engineering but the two projects have different scopes - see the two appended project descriptions!

Master thesis project I – Engineering of future protein therapeutics

Master thesis project II – Engineering of calcium-dependent proteins

Department: Department of Protein Science, KTH
Place: Stockholm
Start: According to agreements
Application: Contact the PI!

Master thesis on the decomposition of organic matter, IEG, UU

Organic matter (OM) in soils, peat, and sediment are important global carbon sinks. Processes that control its persistence and degradation are critical for the concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane. Hence, it is important to understand how certain mechanisms change along environmental gradients, examining the role of environmental and molecular constraints on OM degradation. In this master’s thesis, you will use elemental analysis in combination with bomb calorimetry to assess the potential for decomposition of organic matter across a broad spectrum of ecosystems. The main aim is to develop and refine methods to measure the oxidation state and bulk energy of soil organic matter.

Master degree project: Using complementary approaches to assess the vulnerability of organic matter to decomposition

Department: IEG, UU
Place: EBC Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PIs/supervisors!

The Student Conference in Science and Technology

Registration is now open for giving a presentation at the Student Conference in Science and Technology this fall. Take this opportunity to tell others about your project or favorite biology subject, listen to interesting presentations, and improve your CV! The Science Conference is part of DiaNa communication training for students and will take place at EBC, on October 17, 13.15-15. Besides participating in an interesting conference this is an opportunity to give a talk in front of a large audience and receive and give feedback afterwards. In addition, the best presentation will be rewarded a prize! The presentation can be given in English or Swedish, that is up to you. You can also receive feedback when you are planning your presentation. When you have acted as both speaker and feedback provider you will be given a certificate to strengthen your CV. Last day for registration as a speaker is September 29. You are also welcome to participate as audience.

The Student Conference in Science and Technology

Organiser: IBG / DiaNa
Place: EBC Uppsala
Time: October 17, kl 13:15-15
Registration: Deadlines September 29 (speakers), October 9 (audience) 

Tropical Ecology Research Internships in Paraguay

Are you looking for an opportunity to design your own wildlife research project?
Fundación Para La Tierra is an international award-winning research and conservation
organisation based in Paraguay. They offer professionally supervised internships and
placements for theses in a variety of research areas to help boost your career prospects while contributing to long-term conservation in Paraguay. Have a look at the appended pdf for more information!

Tropical Ecology Research Internships

Organisation: Fundación Para La Tierra
Place: Pilar, Ñeembucú Department, Paraguay
Start: As agreed upon
Application: No specified deadline (see instructions in the pdf!)

Master Degree Project in Vascular Biology, IGP, UU

This thesis project is centered on understanding how endothelial cells integrate signals from multiple sources in a complex tissue environment to coordinate vascular morphogenesis, but also how they actively modulate their environment through intercellular communication between other cell types in health and disease. The research group is looking for a highly motivated and ambitious bioinformatics student to carry out a Master thesis project focused on characterizing the unique molecular features of endothelial cells in different organs using single cell transcriptomics data. More information about the project in the appended pdf.

Single cell transcriptomics on endothelial cells - fundamental mechanisms of tissue
morphogenesis and disease in the vascular system

Department: IGP, UU
Place: Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala
Start: Autumn 2022 or as agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI

Master thesis in bioinformatics, KI / SciLifeLab - Sto

One of the jobs of the immune system is to destroy tumor cells. Tumor cells use molecular tricks to lure the immune system into allowing them to grow. If we understood these tricks, we could design therapies that counter these tricks and help the immune system destroy tumors. Therapies that counter the tricks of cancer cells are already used in the clinic. But they only help a minority of patients because we know only a few of the tricks that tumor have up their sleeves. How can we discover all the tricks used by tumors to escape the immune system? That's the question you will work on in this project. Read further in the appended file if this sounds interesting to you!

Uncovering the tricks used by tumors to escape the immune system by analyzing spatial transcriptomics and single-cell RNA sequencing patient data

Department: Department of Medical Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet / SciLifeLab Stockholm
Place: Solna
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!

Two master theses project proposals, SLU Aqua, Lysekil

Here are two additional degree projects that you may want to consider. They can be performed either in Lysekil or possibly remotely if you prefer. See further details about the projects in the respective appended files.

Marine Community Ecology MSc Project - Joint species distribution modelling of benthic invertebrate communities

MSc Project - Effects of warming on fish growth and body size

Department: SLU Aqua, SLU
Place: Lysekil or possibly remotely
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!

Scandinavian coastal bivalves — conservation status and interactions with invasive Pacific oyster

Interested in doing a degree project contributing to the conservation of scandinavian coastal bivalves? Here are multiple opportunities to address various aspects of this.

Scandinavian coastal bivalves — conservation status and interactions with invasive Pacific oyster

Departments/Institutes: Centre for Coastal Research, University of Agder (UiA) and IVL Swedish Environmental Institute, Kristineberg Center
Places: Kristiansand, Norway, Fiskebäckskil, fieldwork also possible in other areas along the coast and possibly also remotely for some sub-projects
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PIs!

Degree projects on the ecology of seals and cormorants, SLU Aqua

The populations of seals (harbour, grey and ringed seals) and cormorants in Sweden have increased in size and distribution during the last decades. Consequently, requirements and needs of information about the ecological role of seals and cormorants have increased, e.g. for inclusion of top predators in ecological models and for development of ecosystem-based management. In addition, conflicts with fish conservation biology and coastal fisheries have intensified. Here are flexible opportunities to do a master thesis on various aspects of these topics.

Degree projects on the ecology of seals and cormorants

Department: Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua), SLU
Place: Lysekil
Start: By agreement
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor

Two master projects within tropical marine ecology starting fall 2022 on sustainable management of small-scale fisheries

Would you be interested in taking part in the development of sustainable management of small-scale seagrass fisheries in the Bazaruto archipelago, Mozambique, East Africa? Here is an offer for two thesis students to contribute within this SLU Aqua project, including extensive fieldwork in Mozambique during October - December 2022. Take a prompt contact if interested!!

Sustainable management of small-scale fisheries

Department: Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua), SLU
Places: Ultuna campus, Uppsala and Mozambique
Start: Fall 2022
Application: Contact the PI (pronto!)

PhD student in biomedical science, SLU Uppsala

Here is an advert for a PhD position in Toxicology meant to develop new methods to detect hazardous pollutants in water. The aim of this research project is to develop and use analytical methods, based on cultured cells, to detect hazardous compounds and mixtures in the environment, especially in water. Additionally, to investigate how such effect-based methods can be used in early warning systems, for example in drinking water utilities or wastewater treatment plants, for continuous monitoring and rapid detection of hazardous pollutants.

PhD student in biomedical science

Department: Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health (BVF), SLU
Place: Uppsala
Start: By agreement
Application: Deadline September 20, 2022

Master degree project at Cytiva Uppsala, spring 2023

Here is an attractive offer for doing a master thesis project at Cytiva the coming spring. The overall aim of the project is to investigate if a superior host CHO cell line for expression can be obtained by adaptation and selection due to epigenetic changes. Cytiva has developed a CHO Cell Platform enabling Site Directed Integration (SDI) of genes meant for expression into a defined genomic location. Read further in the pdf and take a quick contact if you are interested.

Master Thesis Project protein expression: Development of super-CHO

Company: Cytiva
Place: Uppsala
Start: Spring 2023
Application: Contact the PIs/supervisors!

Many master degree projects at DEEP, Stockholm University

Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik (DEEP) at Stockholm University has a host of degree projects presently on offer, within the subjects Plant Physiology, Plant Systematics, Marine Biology and Ecology. Please see the appended list if something looks interesting to you, and then check out the detailed info via links in the pdf!

List of master theses at DEEP, SU

Department: DEEP, SU
Place: Stockholm
Start. By agreement / see info for individual projects
Application: See info for individual projects! 

Several master projects focusing on European eel, SLU Aqua

Are you looking for a master project? Interested in fish ecology and management? Here are several projects focusing on European eel! The European eel is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN red list as it has declined by some 90-95%. Current management efforts aim to reverse this negative development. There are many knowledge gaps regarding the ecology and behavior of the European eel, the closure of which would aid this work.

Projects focusing on European eel

Department: Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua), SLU
Places: Ultuna campus, Uppsala, Drottningholm (Stockholm) or Öregrund
Start: By agreement
Application: Contact the PIs/supervisors!

Three master theses offers at Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, KI

Here are three very interesting offers to consider for doing a degree project in the Elsässer group at Karolinska Institutet. Read further in the appended files if this sounds interesting to you!

Proteomics of cell-cell communication

Integrative Epigenomics in mouse ESC system

Engineering proteins with non-canonical amino acids

Department: Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, KI (/ SciLifeLab Stockholm)
Place: KI Solna campus
Start: By agreement
Application: Contact the PI!

Degree projects or similar at Microbial chemistry, UU

Here are chances to do your master thesis, or possibly a research training or project work, within one of several different projects using cyanobacteria as biocatalysts for renewable production of solar chemicals and fuels. There is also room for flexibility to suit your possible particular interests. Read further in the two appended files!

Cyanobacteria as biocatalysts - general info / several projects

Cyanobacteria as biocatalysts - butanol producing cyanobacteria

Department: Microbial chemistry, Chemistry Ångström, UU
Place: Ångström Lab., Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!

Master thesis on wildlife habitat use and potential interactions with domestic animals, SLU

Are you interested in doing a degree project on the possible use of shared pastures of wildlife/domestic animals and the effect that this may have on various aspects of domestic animal performance and wellbeing? For instance with regard to the potential risk of parasite transmission. Here is a degree project proposal that may be of interest to you!

Wildlife habitat use as a potential for interaction with domestic animals

Department: Ecology / Biomedicine and Veterinary Public Health, SLU
Place: SLU Uppsala / Grimsö research station
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact either or both of the PIs!

Open call for 15 PhD positions on "RNA-based medicine", Germany

Four universities/institutes in Germany are about to launch a new graduate programme to train students in the many diverse aspects of RNA-based medicine, from basic research to drug approval and communication with the public. The programme will be coordinated from Würzburg, but has PIs from three additional universities in Munich and Regensburg. The positions are fully funded and it will be a truly international programme, with the aim to recruit at least half of the students from abroad.

RNAmed - Future Leaders in RNA-based Medicine

Departments: Will depend on your particular research interest - see individual PIs/projects within the programme!
Places: Würzburg, Munich and Regensburg, Germany
Start: November 2022
Application: Dealine September 15, 2022 (but to some extent late applications will be accepted until September 30)

Molecular mechanisms of antibiotic resistance, ICM, BMC Uppsala

Interested in studying proteins providing resistance to antibiotics? Then check out these master thesis projects proposals and get in contact with the supervisor!

Molecular mechanisms of antibiotic resistance

Department: ICM, UU
Place: BMC Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!

Degree project or project work at ICM, UU

Are you interested in structure, function and stability of proteins? This is an opportunity for a master thesis or project work exploring a class of Giant proteins from Lactobacillus kunkeei, a bacterium in the honey gut of bees.

Structure-function studies of Giant proteins from Lactobacillus kunkeei

Department: ICM, UU
Place: BMC Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI

Degree projects on bio-mediated silica weathering and coupled CO₂ sequestration, Geo, UU

To be able to reach global climate goals it is becoming increasingly apparent that there will be need for developing negative emission technologies (NETs). Here is a chance for 2-3 students to take part in a very urgent and interesting project meant to evaluate the potential of biologically enhanced weathering of silica minerals as a sink for CO₂. Read further about the interesting details and context of the project in the pdf! If you are interested in doing a research training within the project rather than a degree project, please consult with the PI/supervisor!

Bio-mediated silica weathering and coupled CO₂ sequestration

Department: Department of Earth Sciences, UU (in collab. with: IEG, UU)
Place: Geo/EBC Uppsala
Start: Fall 2022 / As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI / supervisor!

PhD student in multifunctional landscape governance, UU

This PhD position is part of the LANDPATHS programme: "The multifunctional LANDscapes of the future – barriers and drivers for transformation PATHwayS" (In Swedish: LANDSVÄGAR "Framtidens multifunktionella landskap – hinder och drivkrafter längs omställningens vägar"), funded by Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket). The goal of the programme is to develop transformative governance strategies that foster sustainable practices in biodiverse, multifunctional landscapes.

PhD student in multifunctional landscape governance

Department: Department of Earth Sciences, UU
Place: Geocentrum, Uppsala
Start: December 1, 2022 or as agreed
Application: Deadline August 31, 2022

Studenthälsan informerar om höstens aktiviteter

Här är allmän info om Studenthälsans olika kommande aktiviteter och stödfunktioner under HT 2022 (info also in English via a link in the below pdf, which leads on to their web page).

Studenthälsan HT 2022

Organisation: Studenthälsan, UU
Plats: Uppsala / online (se individuella arrangemang)

Degree projects at SLU Aqua, Institute of Coastal Research

The Department of Aquatic Resources, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, offers thesis work in Biology or Environmental Science, 15-60 credit points. The round goby is an invasive species with high reproduction speed and it is highly tolerant for environmental stressors. There is a risk that it will compete with other bottom dwelling species and also consume eggs & fry of native species, but it can also be a resource for predatory fish and humans. One concern is that it may invade freshwater systems and knowledge about its migrating capability and potential barriers to stop it from entering rivers is needed. In order to utilize the species and develop efficient fishing gear, knowledge is needed about the behavior of the fish around different fishing gears. The suggested projects (see pdf!) are experimental studies contributing with knowledge in both these important areas.

Degree projects: "Round goby – turning risk to resource"

Department: Aquatic Resources, SLU ("SLU Aqua")
Place: Fisheries Research Station, Institute of Coastal Research, Älvkarleby
Start: Fall 2022
Application: Contact the PI!

PhD position at Goethe University / Senckenberg Research Institute, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

The working group Integrative Parasitology and Zoophysiology (IPZ) of the Institute of Ecology, Diversity and Evolution, Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main, in cooperation with the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung and LOEWE-TBG invites applications for a PhD position on eDNA-based mosquito monitoring. The monitoring of mosquitoes is of great importance for public health due to a large number of potentially transmissible pathogens. Rapid and robust detection of various mosquito species and their associated pathogens allows for quick and appropriate measures to protect human and animal health.

PhD: eDNA-based mosquito monitoring

Department: Ecology, Diversity and Evolution, Goethe-University / the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
Places: Gelnhausen and Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Start: Not specified / By agreement (?)
Application: Deadline September 11, 2022

Generic project / extra work: 3D LiDAR scanning of a part of the Linnaeus Garden

Interested in performing 3D LiDAR scans as part of an international climate change-related arts project initiated by the Paul Cullen Archive, Auckland, New Zealand? Please find all the details for this from the appended pdf, and do not hesitate to contact the supervisor if you have further questions or want to apply for doing the work!

LiDAR scanning as part of digital art project

Organisations: World Weather Network / Paul Cullen Archive / University of Auckland
Place: Practical work at Linnaeus Garden, Uppsala
Start: A.s.a.p./ As agreed upon
Application: Contact the supervisor!

Cryo-EM analysis of pore form of Mitilysin, ICM, BMC Uppsala

Would you be interested in doing a master level degree project at ICM, UU, on a pore forming toxin in Streptococcus mitis? Then please read the appended detailed description and get in touch with the PI/supervisor for the project!

Cryo-EM analysis of pore form of Mitilysin

Department: ICM, UU
Place: BMC Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!

Three PhD positions at SLU - different subjects, departments, places

Here are three PhD positions, presently open for application at SLU, but on different subjects and in different places in Sweden. Check them out if they seem interesting. Note that the deadlines for application also differ!

PhD position in crop production adaptations to climate change

PhD student in forest ecology

PhD student, biology: Future Yields- impacts of browsing on stand structure, forest growth and revenue in forestry

Departments: See the respective ad, SLU
Places: See the respective ad! (Alnarp, Umeå, Uppsala)
Start: See the respective ad!
Application: See the respective ad for exact deadline! (all have deadlines between August 08 and August 22) 

PhD position in Protein Biochemistry and Structural Biology in Neurodegenerative Diseases, KI Huddinge

The Department of Biosciences and Nutrition at KI is looking for a PhD student to join the project “Mechanisms of Amyloid Formation and Inhibition in Parkinson’s disease”.  The PhD project concerns the study of amyloid formation in neurodegenerative disorders and the implication of molecular chaperones, in particular the BRICHOS domain. The PhD project is multidisciplinary and combines protein biochemistry and integrated structural biology in the context of neurodegenerative diseases. For the PhD student this project offers excellent opportunities to perform cutting-edge research in a friendly and inspiring work environment, learn state-of-the-art biochemical and biophysical techniques with the possibility to contribute to the search of new protein-based therapeutics.

PhD: Mechanisms of Amyloid Formation and Inhibition in Parkinson’s disease

Department: BioNut, KI
Place: Campus South, KI, Huddinge
Start: Autumn, 2022
Application: Deadline August 19, 2022

Master Degree Project, BMC, UU

ICM is seeking master degree project students interested in structural and functional aspects of viruses. The focus of these projects are on metazoan totivirus-like viruses, which cause tremendous economic loss in fishery industries worldwide. Studies on elucidating molecular and structural machineries of the totivirus-like viruses are offered, using multidisciplinary approaches of molecular and cellular biology, biophysics, structural biology and virology. More information about the project in the appended pdf!

Master Degree Project in molecular biophysics

Department: ICM, UU
Place: BMC Uppsala
Start: Autumn (~ September 1), 2022 or as agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!

PhD student position in molecular tumorbiology and tumor pathology, IGP, UU

Would you be interested in doing a PhD, meant to study Non-small cell lung cancer (nsclc)? Here is an open position at IGP meant to do that. See the pdf for more details!

PhD at IGP on nsclc

Department: IGP, UU
Place: Rudbeck Laboratory Uppsala
Start: September 1, 2022 or as agreed
Application: Deadline July 18, 2022

MSc in geospatial analyses of plant-herbivore interactions in Iceland

University of Victoria, Canada and Agricultural University of Iceland are jointly seeking applications for a Master's student to conduct geospatial analyses (in the summer of 2023) to document the cumulative impact of wild and domesticated herbivores in the highlands of Iceland and contribute to the development of tools for sustainable land management. The ideal candidate will have experience in geospatial analyses and a willingness to conduct fieldwork in remote sites in Iceland.

MSc in geospatial analyses of plant-herbivore interactions in Iceland

Departments: Geography, University of Victoria and Náttúra og skógur, Agricultural University of Iceland
Places: Victoria, Canada and Hvanneyri, Iceland; Field work in the highlands of Iceland
Start: Spring/Summer 2023
Application: Contact the PI via email! Deadline August 1, 2022
 

Two PhD positions at IOB, UU

IOB is looking for two motivated and skilled PhD students to join a new research group at EBC, Uppsala University. The positions will be part of the Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS) program with unique course and training opportunities. The two positions are advertised in two different calls, but depending on the applicant pool, both positions may be placed in the metabarcoding project (project 1). Potential candidates who have an interest in biodiversity research and have experience with metabarcoding, bioinformatics, biodiversity modelling, and/or with applying AI methods to biological data are encouraged to apply.

Project 1: Biodiversity research using metabarcoding

Project 2: Biodiversity modelling applying artificial intelligence

Department: IOB, UU
Place: EBC Uppsala
Start: January 1, 2023 or as agreed
Application: Deadline August 31, 2022

PhD in Biology, Lund University

Here is a vacancy notice for a position as doctoral student in Biology at Lund University. The PhD position is part of the CHRONIC project - “CHronic exposure scenarios driving enviRONmental rIsks of Chemicals”, which is an Innovative Training Network (ITN) funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) grant No. 956009. The work will focus on assessing behavioral effects at individual and population level under chronic, low-dose exposure to pollutants. Aquatic invertebrate model systems (e.g. Asellus aquaticus) will be used in the project.

PhD within the CHRONIC project - “CHronic exposure scenarios driving enviRONmental rIsks of Chemicals”

Department: Biology, Lund University
Place: Lund
Start: Preliminary October 1, 2022
Application: Deadline August 1, 2022

Doctoral student in Natural Science, specialising in Biology, University of Gothenburg

University of Gothenburg announces a PhD position on the quantitative genetic paradox of stasis and its relevance to sustainable pest control.

PhD position on quantitative genetics, metapopulation modelling, and sustainable pest control

Department: Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences (BioEnv), University of Gothenburg
Place: Gothenburg Botanical Garden
Start: By agreement
Application: Deadline July 4, 2022

PhD student in evolutionary biology, IEG, UU

The Evolutionary Biology program at the Department of Ecology and Genetics is seeking a Ph.D. student interested in combining the power of experimental evolution using Caenorhabditis elegans with genetic and high-throughput genomic approaches to investigate fundamental questions in evolution.

PhD student in evolutionary biology

Department: IEG, UU
Place: EBC Uppsala
Start: October 1, 2022 or as agreed
Application: Deadline July 21, 2022

PhD on ecological restoration of wind energy facilities, Trondheim, Norway

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is seeking candidates for a position that will assess life-cycle options for ecological restoration from construction to decommissioning. This will form the basis for evaluating the relationship between biodiversity loss and carbon equivalents from wind-power plants but also include the requirements for ecological restoration of these impacts during operation and after decommissioning. This enables developing best practice restoration methods that most efficiently can minimise the negative impacts of onshore wind turbines on area loss, habitat for biodiversity and carbon sequestration. Speaking Norwegian is considered a bonus.

PhD on ecological restoration of wind energy facilities from construction to decommission

Department: Department of Biology, NTNU
Place: Trondheim, Norway
Start: October 1, 2022
Application: Deadline July 1, 2022

Research Internship, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin

Here is a chance to do a research internship / research training at Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), located in Dublin. The team offering the position is working on a commercially-oriented project meant to develop a systems biology platform that will help identify new drug targets in cancer and select patients for oncology clinical trials more effectively. They are looking for a bioinformatics intern, preferably through the Erasmus+ program. They offer an opportunity for you to participate in exciting research with real world applications.

Bioinformatics internship, Dublin

Department: Physiology and Medical Physics, RCSI
Place: Dublin, Ireland (or possibly by remote supervision)
Start: Summer 2022
Application: Contact the PI pronto (mid June)!

22 Doctoral Researchers / PhD positions on Plant Ecological Genetics in Germany

A German research consortium on Plant Ecological Genetics has 22 PhD positions now open for applications at several different collaborating partner institutions. The projects stand at the intersection between multiple fields, including molecular genetics, ecology, population genetics and genomics. Most positions are for a 4-year PhD.

22 PhDs on Plant Ecological Genetics

Departments: University of Cologne and several additional collaborating consortium partner universities
Places: Several different, depending on the specific project
Start: As soon as possible / by agreement
Application: Deadline July 10, 2022

Master thesis on wildlife habitat use and potential interactions with domestic animals, SLU

Are you interested in doing a degree project on the possible use of shared pastures of wildlife/domestic animals and the effect that this may have on various aspects of domestic animal performance and wellbeing? For instance with regard to the potential risk of parasite transmission. Here is a degree project proposal that may be of interest to you!

Wildlife habitat use as a potential for interaction with domestic animals

Department: Ecology / Biomedicine and Veterinary Public Health, SLU
Place: SLU Uppsala / Grimsö research station
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact either or both of the PIs!

Bioinformatics student for summer work, ICM, UU

2022-06-13: This ad is now closed for further applications!
Are you interested in working this summer? Molecular Evolution, ICM, UU is looking for a bioinformatics student who would like to make a deep dive into one of the notorious phylogenetic controversies: evolution of animals. Please check details of the project and available supervision, and contact the PI if you are interested!

Notoriously difficult early animals phylogeny - Dissecting important steps in the analysis

Department: Molecular Evolution, ICM, UU
Place: BMC Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!