Project offers

Doktorand i Medicinsk vetenskap inom området mikrodialys och immunterapi, UU

Molekylär Geriatrik är en forskargrupp som är verksam vid Rudbecklaboratoriet. Deras forskning är huvudsakligen inriktad mot terapi och diagnostik av neurodegenerativa sjukdomar. Målet för detta projekt är att studera hur bispecifika antikroppar tar sig in i och breder ut sig i hjärnan hos möss med Alzheimerliknande patologi. Antikroppars interaktioner med deras respektive målsystem i hjärnan kommer att studeras med olika in vivo-metoder, såsom mikrodialys och olika avbildningstekniker, för att ta reda på i vilka delar av hjärnan dessa interaktioner sker och i vilken utsträckning. Projektet kommer att innefatta både terapeutiska och diagnostiska frågeställningar, samt i ett senare skede en kombination av antikroppsterapi och antikroppsbaserad in vivo-diagnostik med avbildningstekniken positronemissions-tomografi (PET).

Doktorand i Medicinsk vetenskap inom området mikrodialys och immunterapi

Institution: Molekylär geriatrik, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap, UU
Plats: Rudbecklaboratoriet, Uppsala
Start: 1 april 2023, eller enl. överenskommelse
Ansökan: Deadline 20 februari, 2023

PhD student position in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on additive manufacturing of sustainable, biodegradable alloys, UU

Here is a PhD project that may be of interest to some of you, with the aim to develop rare-earth-free magnesium metallic glasses with potential applications spanning from the biomedical field to aerospace and the automotive industry. Their microstructure would allow for enhanced strength and corrosion resistance, but large, complex components have previously been impossible to achieve for these materials. Read further if this sounds of interest to you!

PhD student position in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on additive manufacturing of sustainable, biodegradable alloys

Department: Division of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UU
Place: Ångström Laboratory
Start: A.s.a.p./ By agreement
Application: Deadline February 28, 2023

Two PhD students in the area of Pharmacometrics - Global health, UU

Two doctoral positions with focus on 1) the optimization of antiparasitic therapy for leishmaniasis or 2) the topic of translational pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics are available in the research area of pharmacometrics, within the theme global health and neglected tropical diseases, at the Department of Pharmacy.

PhD 1: Optimization of antiparasitic therapy

PhD 2: Translational pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

Department: Pharmacy, UU
Place: BMC Uppsala
Start: March 1, 2023 or as agreed
Application: Deadlines PhD 1: February 22, 2023; PhD 2: february 20, 2023

Four open positions at University of Oulu, Finland

Presently there are four positions open (one postdoc, one PhD student and two summer/temporary research assistant positions). All four positions are within the "Global Change Effects on Plant Metacommunities" project and the field work will mainly be performed in a beautiful meadow metacommunity system in the archipelago of southern Finland, Åland Islands. The PI is specially interested in getting applicants from Sweden as the field work in this project happens in the Åland Islands and Swedish language skills would be important. The assistants positions can also potentially be adapted for doing your master degree project if that would suit you. Please see attachments.

Two positions as Research Assistants/Project Researchers

Two positions as Postdoctoral and/or doctoral students

Department: Ecology and Genetics Unit, University of Oulu
Place: Oulu, Finland with fieldwork in the Åland archipelago
Start: Late spring/early summer with some flexibility
Application:  Deadlines February 20, 2023 for the assistans positions and February 28, 2023 for the Postdoc/PhD positions

PhD student in AI-aided computational chemistry, UU

The context of this PhD position is the newly started eSSENCE Graduate school in data-intensive Computing (https://essenceofescience.se/). The school is now hiring 10 PhD students at Uppsala University to work on projects that all address the challenge of data-intensive science both from the foundational methodological perspective and from the perspective of data-driven science applications. The present position is one of those ten.

PhD student in AI-aided computational chemistry

Department: Chemistry-Ångström, UU
Place: Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala
Start: April 1, 2023 or as agreed
Application: Deadline February 27, 2023

Vill du arbeta som naturumguide i sommar?

Här utlyses en tjänst (ev. flera som delar på arbetstiden) som naturumguide vid naturum Vänerskärgården, vid Läckö slott, Lidköping, under sommaren 2023. Läckö slott ligger naturskönt beläget på en udde i Vänern i Lidköpings kommun, Västergötland. Slottet är ett av de största besöksmålen i regionen. Stiftelsen Läckö Slott bedriver en omfattande publik verksamhet med bl a utställningar, guidade visningar, barnaktiviteter, slottsträdgård, produktion av opera samt en bred verksamhet i naturum Vänerskärgården – Victoriahuset. Obs även annons nedan (2023-01-20) med länk till flera sommarjobb som naturumguide!

Naturumguide till naturum Vänerskärgården - sommarjobb för biologistuderande

Arbetsgivare: Naturvårdsverket / Stiftelsen Läckö slott
Plats: Lidköping
Start: Början av juni - mitten/slutet av augusti 2023
Ansökan: Löpande, sök så snart som möjligt!

PhD student in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development/Food Security, UU

The Department of Earth Sciences of Uppsala University focuses on subjects that range from the Earth's core to the atmosphere, on scales from submicroscopic structures in minerals to the formation of mountains and oceans, and from basic research on natural resources to research on how humans can sustainably manage these resources. The interdisciplinary research of the Natural Resources and Sustainable Development Programme within the department focuses on the different dimensions of sustainable development. It considers the environment and its natural resources and ecosystem services as an overarching foundation for society and economy and aims to provide knowledge on how to identify, explore, extract, and utilize natural resources in a safe and sustainable fashion.

PhD student in Natural Resources/Sustainable Development-Resilient Food Supply

Department: Department of Earth Sciences, UU
Place: Uppsala
Start: As agreed
Application: Deadline February 24, 2023

Fältpersonal sökes för inventeringsarbete, Svensk Naturförvaltning AB

Svensk Naturförvaltning AB erbjuder spetskompetens inom förvaltning av biologiska naturresurser. De söker nu, inför fältsäsongen 2023, personal för inventering av viltbetesskador i ungskog (Äbin), skogstaxering, naturvärdesinventering och plantinventering. Inventeringssäsongen pågår från april till oktober och arbetet bedrivs över hela landet. Det kan finnas möjlighet att arbeta med enstaka eller flera uppdrag under hela eller delar av säsongen. Beroende på uppdragsvolymer inom andra delar av företagets verksamhet kan det även bli aktuellt med andra arbetsuppgifter och förlängning av arbetsperioden. Ta en kontakt för att få mer detaljerad info om vad som ev. kan passa dig!

Fältpersonal 2023, Svensk Naturförvaltning AB

Företag: Svensk Naturförvaltning AB
Plats: Fältarbetet bedrivs över hela landet
Start: April (arbetet fortlöper till Oktober, med ngt olika starttid i olika delar av landet. Arbete under endast en del av denna period är också möjligt)
Ansökan: Snarast/löpande, dock senast 6 mars

National Graduate School in Medical Bioinformatics 2023

Reminder! See also below, 2022-11-21
If you have been or is being accepted as a PhD student in bioinformatics between January 2022 and April 2023 (with the possibility of some additional flexibility) you are eligible to apply for the National Graduate School in Medical Bioinformatics; meant for "advanced education in medical bioinformatics for future leaders in life science research". The programme will enroll some 20-30 students and is a complement to your conventional PhD education, by providing Advanced courses across Sweden, Annual meetings, Networking and Mentorship in a 3-year programme.

National Graduate School MedBioInfo, 2023

Organisers: SciLifeLab, several different Swedish Universities, etc.
Place: Uppsala, etc.
Start: Spring 2023
Application: February 28, 2023

Kalix kommun söker studenter för projekt- eller examensarbeten

Vill du göra något viktigt på riktigt? Kalix kommun söker en eller flera studenter som vill bidra till en medvetenhet om luftkvaliteten i Kalix kommun. Luften vi andas är väldigt viktig ur ett hälsoperspektiv. Det är känt sedan länge att vissa föroreningar som finns i luften är hälsofarliga. Därför måste kommunerna vara medvetna om vad luften i städerna innehåller och rapportera detta till naturvårdsverket varje år. Hittills har Kalix kommun rapporterat värden som tagits fram i en rapport över luftkvalitet som gjordes i länet 2015. Under 2018 och 2019 har nya EU-direktiv tagits fram där bland annat fler ämnen än tidigare ska rapporteras. Kommunen behöver därför göra en ny inledande kartläggning och objektiv skattning av luftkvaliteten. Läs vidare om detta låter intressant för dig!

Examens- eller projektarbete, Kalix kommun

Arbetsgivare: Kalix kommun
Plats: Kalix
Start: 2023 / Enligt överenskommelse
Ansökan: Ring projektansvariga/handledare för ytterligare info och ansökan

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 dsRNA viruses, which cause tremendous economic loss in fishery industries worldwide. Based on the groups working hypothesis, they offer studies on elucidating molecular and structural machineries of the dsRNA viruses studied, 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: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!

PhD position in landscape epi / genomics, INRAE and SYSAAF, France

Genetic diversity is crucial for populations to adapt to various environments. These adaptive capacities are of major importance in the light of the ongoing climate change that will drastically affect the environmental conditions, influencing biotic (feed, diseases and pathogens distribution) and abiotic components (temperature, rainfall,...). Livestock, in particular, are likely to suffer from these issues and numerous studies are ongoing to improve animal adaptation to harsher environmental conditions. In this context, local chicken breeds appear to be an option to consider studying, as they represent a large reservoir of genetic diversity valuable for adaptation. Here is a PhD position meant for such studies.

PhD: Genetic and epigenetic spatial population structure of local chicken breeds

Institutes: INRAE (French National Institute for Research on Agriculture and Environment), i collaboration with SYSAAF (French National Association for Aviculture and Aquaculture)
Place: Domaine de Vilvert, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
Start: Between June and December 2023
Application: Contact either of the PIs!

The Celsius-Linnaeus Lectures 2023

The Celsius-Linnaeus Lectures 2023 will take place at Eva von Bahr, Ångström Laboratory, on February 9. Please see the attached file for a full schedule and further info! This years lecturers are Prof. Johan Rockström and John A. Rogers.

The Celsius-Linnaeus Lectures 2023

Organiser: Celsius-Linnaeus committee, UU
Place: Eva von Bahr, Ångström Laboratory or Online
Time: February 9, 2023

Masters degree projects in restoration ecology, IEG, UU

A new large FORMAS-funded project will evaluate the effects of rewetting drained peatlands; on hydrology, water chemistry, greenhouse gases and vegetation. Rewetted sites across Sweden will be studied. Depending on your study background and areas of interest, there are numerous projects to pick from, and there are also potential opportunities to generate your own original ideas if you want to. You should have an interest in at least one of the following topics: hydrology, plant ecology, biogeoscience, limnology, physical geography, or remote sensing. Projects can be field-based or model-based. Field work will be during summer/fall 2023.

Masters degree projects in restoration ecology (30/45/60 hp/ETCS)

Department: IEG, UU
Place: EBC/Geocentrum, Uppsala
Start: Spring/Summer 2023 or later
Application: Contact the PI!

Master project on plant-mediated methane emissions in littoral zones of lakes, IEG, UU

Lakes are affected by climate change that can trigger a dangerous feedback loop by increasing the amount of greenhouse gases released (i.e. carbon dioxide (CO₂) and methane (CH₄)). In this master thesis project, the aim is to specifically understand how greenhouse gas emissions are driven in littoral zones of lakes, which are hotspots for lake CH₄ emissions.

Plant-mediated methane emissions in littoral zones of lakes

Department: Limnology unit, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University
Place: EBC, Uppsala
Start: Spring 2023 or later
Application: Contact the PI!

PhD positions in Sweden to apply for

If you are interested in continuing your education by doing a PhD, presently there are numerous possibilities for applying to do so (and probably even more later this spring). In the appended pdf are links to present offers in Stockholm, Linköping and Uppsala that you may find interesting to explore. Other universities in Sweden of course also have their own job sites with additional positions. We also have permanent links to these resources on the below linked page.

PhDs at SU, KI, KTH, LiU, UU, SLU

"MER OM PROJEKT / WANT TO KNOW MORE?"

Departments: Many different, at the above Universities
Places: In and around Stockholm, Linköping and Uppsala
Start: Varies with position
Applications deadlines: Varies with position

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 

Sommarjobb på Trafikverket 2023

Trafikverket erbjuder som vanligt många intressanta sommarjobb för studenter 2023, bl.a. för tekniker, naturvetare, biologer, ... Klicka på länken i annons-pdf:en för att komma till Trafikverkets egen webbsida med lediga jobb. Tyvärr verkar annonserna inte längre delas upp i olika ämneskategorier, så du måste själv bläddra bland annonserna för att hitta dem du ev finner intressanta! Obs att Trafikverket har två sökomgångar under våren och att denna första har deadline 1 februari!

Sommarjobb 2023, Trafikverket

Arbetsgivare: Trafikverket
Plats: Jobb erbjuds på många olika platser i landet
Start: Sommar 2023
Ansökan: Senast 1 februari (första sökomgången)

Flera annonser om säsongsarbete på olika naturum

Redan nu (ovanligt tidigt?) annonseras många sommarjobb som guide, värd och annat på olika naturum runt landet. OBS att vissa har väldigt kort deadline för att söka! Gissningsvis kommer fler att annonseras efter hand, så om du inte hittar något nu kolla gärna vid senare tillfällen via länken i pdf-filen!

Säsongsarbete på naturum i sommar

Arbetsgivare: Olika länsstyrelser / Naturvårdsverket / olika huvudmän
Platser: Många olika delar av landet
Start: Sommarsäsongen 2023 (se individuella annonser)
Ansökan: Se resp. individuella annonser!

Många säsongs-/sommarjobbsplatser på Jordbruksverket

Intresserad av ett givande friluftsjobb under sommarsäsongen? Jordbruksverket har just nu många platser utannonserade, inom fältbesiktning och på växtskyddscentralerna över stora delar av landet under olika tidsperioder av vår- och sommarsäsongen. Kolla annonserna för detaljer!

Sommarjobb som fältbesiktare, Jordbruksverket

Säsongsanställda till växtskyddscentralerna, Jordbruksverket

Myndighet: Jordbruksverket
Platser: Många olika platser i Sverige
Start: Se detaljer i annonserna
Ansökan: Deadlines 2023-03-06 för Sommarjobb; 2023-01-25 för Säsongsanställda

Rarity Bioscience AB is currently looking for thesis students, Uppsala

Rarity Bioscience is a start-up company developing ultra-sensitive and precise nucleic acid and protein detection methods, in order to apply these high-performance molecular methods in medical and biological research. Here is a chance for one or more master degree project students to participate in further development of some of their various applications. Read further!

Degree projects at Rarity Bioscience

Company: Rarity Bioscience AB
Place: Uppsala
Start: Spring 2023 / As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!

PhD student in Molecular Pharmaceutics, UU

The PhD student will work in the area of vaginal drug delivery systems with the aim to develop a long-acting, mucus-penetrating drug delivery device for local application in the vagina to provide simple and efficacious treatment of women’s diseases, such as vaginal infections or endometriosis. The drug delivery system will be based on emulsions and liposomes. The goal of the research group as a whole is to transform innovative nanomedical approaches to clinically relevant, patient-compliant diagnosis and treatment. More info in the pdf!

PhD student in Molecular Pharmaceutics

Department: Pharmacy/SciLifeLab, UU
Place: SciLifeLab, BMC Uppsala
Start: March 1, 2023 or as agreed
Application: Deadline February 9, 2023

More than 17 PhD positions in the IMCBio Graduate School, University of Strasbourg

The IMCBio graduate school is recruiting more than 17 PhD students in 2023 through its international PhD program. This interdisciplinary program, funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR), provides awarded PhD students with a 3-year doctoral contract, mobility support, high-level training sessions and access to state-of-the-art research platforms, as well as possibilities to travel abroad to learn new techniques.

IMCBio Graduate School

Department: Many different, University of Strasbourg
Place: Strasbourg, France
Start: October 2023
Application: Application deadline March 6 (but register before March 1!), 2023

PhD student in Evolutionary Ecology, Stockholm University

Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, is inviting applications for a four-year, fully-funded, PhD position with focus on the evolution of life history and plasticity in seasonal environments, using primarily natural populations of butterflies as model organisms. The new PhD will work within the larger project “Evolutionary ecology of life cycle regulation” and will focus on the evolution of life cycle timing in situations where insect species show rapid distributinal changes as well as shifts in the number of annual generations, i.e. when there are shifts in voltinism.

PhD student in Evolutionary Ecology

Department: Zoology, SU
Place: Stockholm
Start: Not specified
Application: Deadline February 15, 2023

Master thesis on metabolic engineering, Technical University Vienna

Here is an interesting possibility for doing your degree project (or possibly an internship/research training) in the Industrial Biotechnology group at TU Wien. The research topic is metabolic engineering of CO₂-fixing microorganisms for the production of sustainable fuels and chemicals. For more info, please check the attached document.

Metabolic engineering of a CO₂-fermenting microbe

Department: Institute of Chemical, Environmental and Bioscience Engineering, TU Wien
Place: Vienna, Austria
Start: Spring 2023 (negotiable date)
Application: Contact the PI!

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 spring 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: Spring 2023 (or later) according to agreements
Application: A.s.a.p., initial contact via mail link inside the pdf!

Degree projects on climate change and energy flows in aquatic systems, SLU

Here is a project proposal suitable for one or more 30-60 hp master degree projects in Biology. The project(s) aims to resolve how warming of water bodies changes the efficiency of energy transfer from primary producers to fish (i.e. food web efficiency, FWE), and how this may be modified by concurrent change in other environmental drivers. The thesis project(s) will be part of a larger project aiming to identify strategies to maintain ecosystem services in face of multiple environmental stressors, with the goal to maintain the ability of aquatic ecosystems to act as carbon sinks and uphold high production of fish biomass in the future.

Global warming and the efficiency of energy transfer in aquatic ecosystems

Department: Department of Aquatic Resources, SLU
Place: Campus Ultuna and SLU coastal experimental field site in Forsmark
Start: Late spring/summer 2023
Application: Contact the PI!

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 your bachelor or master thesis / degree project in a variety of research areas to help boost your career prospects while contributing to long-term conservation in Paraguay. They now also offer the possibility for a "Spring break course 2023". Have a look at the appended pdfs for more information!

Tropical Ecology Research Internships

Spring Break Course 2023, March 12 - 18

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

Operation Wallacea - Biodiversity and Climate Research

Operation Wallacea is a biodiversity and climate research organisation. The organisation has been running biodiversity research expeditions for the last 25 years in a large number of sites around the world. Many of these expeditions may be well suited for doing your theses, internships, research trainings and similar. They are presently giving a series of online seminars for which you can register, but there are also recordings of previous seminars, lists of projects, possibilities for receiving grants, contact info for more questions, etc. on their web site which you can reach via links in the pdf below. Please feel free to check it out!

Operation Wallacea

Organisation: Operation Wallacea, Wallace House, Old Bolingbroke, Spilsby, Lincolnshire PE23 4EX, UK
Places: Expeditions and projects in many different places around the globe
Start: Summer 2023
Application: Turn to their management team! 

Six master thesis projects in the Behrendt lab, EBC/SciLifeLab, Uppsala

Here are six interesting degree project offers, at EBC/SciLifeLab, that you may be interested in considering. Please feel free to get all the details about the specific projects and contact info from the attached pdf files! Students from all walks of life and backgrounds are welcome to apply, but please also check the most suitable backgrounds for each project!

Does light mediate bacteria-phytoplankton interactions?

The phenotyping of single microalgae for industry applications

Determining chemical stress effects in single phytoplankton cells

The biophotonic behavior of coral symbionts

The effects of hypoxia on single phytoplankton cells

Development of an analytical image pipeline for quantitative phase imaging

Department: Department of Environmental Toxicology, IOB/SciLifeLab, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala
Start: Spring 2023 or later
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor!

Master projects on buzz pollinating bees and flower evolution, IEG, UU

Here are interesting opportunities to do a degree project or possibly a research training or project work (consult with the supervisor!) on the intricacies of so called buzz pollination and its links to flower evolution. If this sounds interesting to you, please continue reading in the appended pdf!

Buzz pollinating bees and flower evolution

Department: IEG, UU
Place: EBC Uppsala
Start: According to agreements
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor!

Examensarbete vid Lövsta forskningscentrum för gris, SLU Uppsala

Summary in English in the pdf!
Under våren 2023 görs vid Lövsta forskningscentrum en studie, lämplig för examensarbete, om intermittent avvänjning av diande smågrisar, istället för att som vanligt är en abrupt avvänjning. För att se om detta minskar stressen för smågrisar och sugga planeras att samla in salivprover och hårprover för att mäta stresshormonet kortisol samt göra beteendestudier. Om detta låter intressant för dig är du välkommen att läsa vidare om detaljer i den bilagda pdf:en, och att ta kontakt med PI/handledaren för ev. frågor eller ansökan.

Examensarbete: Avvänjning av diande smågrisar

Institution: Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, SLU
Plats: Lövsta forskningscentrum och Ultuna, Uppsala
Start: Februari 2023
Ansökan: Kontakta PI!

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! 

Praktikant (/ev. examensarbete) vitryggig hackspett 2023

Länsstyrelsen i Uppsala söker en praktikant (ev. anpassningsbart för examensarbete) som kan hjälpa till med arbetet med hotade arter på naturskyddsenheten under våren 2023. Praktikantens huvudsakliga arbetsuppgifter har koppling till vitryggig hackspett. Det handlar om att bearbeta åtgärdsprogrammet och att göra det första steget i en kommunikations- och sekretesspolicy. Eventuellt kan det behövas två praktikanter då det ena kräver GIS-kunskap och den andra juridisk kunskap. Låter det intressant för dig? Läs då vidare i pdf-filen!

Praktikant vitryggig hackspett 2023

Arbetsgivare: Länsstyrelsen Uppsala
Plats: Uppsala
Start: Våren 2023
Ansökan: Senast 31 januari 2023

Three projects in experimental gastroenterology, Med Sci, UU

Here are flexible possibilities for several student projects on different topics within gastroenterology. They are suitable and adaptable for degree project/master thesis, research training/internship or project work. There is also room for potential personal preferences and needs you may have as student when it comes to details. Please read further about the projects below and contact the PI for additional discussions!

LC-MS clinical chemistry validation and machine learning studies in gastroenterology

Gut barrier function in disease pathogenesis

Gut hormone receptor studies

Department: Medical Sciences, Uppsala University
Place: Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala
Start: Spring or Fall, 2023
Application: Contact the PI!

Several PhD student positions, various subjects and places

Here are several PhD positions, recently announced and currently open for application, on various topics and in different places. Please get all the necessary details concerning the projects and how/when to possibly apply from each respective ad if the topic sounds of interest to you!

Bioinformatics PhD position in leukemia biology and precision medicine, Uppsala University

PhD position in soil ecology focusing on earthworms, soil microorganisms and carbon dynamics, SLU Uppsala

PhD position on mapping major migratory flyways using meteorological radars, Trondheim Norway

Postdoc or PhD position - Alpine Plant Ecology - University of Bayreuth, Germany

Departments: See the respective ad!
Places: Uppsala, Trondheim, Norway or Bayreuth, Germany
Start: See the respective ad!
Application: See the respective ad!

Multidimensional flow cytometry screening of neutrophils and NKs in menstrual cycle, MCB, UU

We got an email from a visiting scientist at MCB who is seeking a student for a master thesis project (or possibly a long project work or research training) meant to characterize the heterogeneity of neutrophils and NK cells subsets during the menstrual cycle by spectral flow cytometry. In the project you will be supervised by a senior postdoctoral researcher at BMC (Uppsala University) and will learn one of the most novel methodologies regarding flow cytometry, named spectral flow cytometry. You will learn how to isolate PBMCs (peripheral blood mononuclear cells) from human blood and run a multipanel antibody to define and quantify the different subset populations of neutrophils and NK cells at different stages of the menstrual cycle. You will also be trained on how to perform the data analysis, and additionally receive support on how to write the research report and prepare the lab meeting presentations.

Master degree project: Multidimensional flow cytometry screening of neutrophils and NKs in menstrual cycle

Department: MCB, UU
Place: BMC Uppsala
Start: Ideally February 1, 2023 (but negotiable to some extent)
Application: Contact the PI!

Three PhD positions in landscape breeding, SLU Uppsala & Umeå

Landscape Breeding (of forest trees) is a digitized and sustainable breeding alternative to conventional breeding. Landscape Breeding operates directly on commercial plantations and its efficiency is maximized when applied on a large scale and climatic and environmental variables are also taken into account. Landscape Breeding sets a framework for forest management that has the capacity to constantly implement new data and advances in basic science within applied science and ultimately in operational forestry. Within the same large SSF (The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research) project about "Landscape breeding: a new paradigm in forest tree selection" there are now three PhD positions open. All three PhDs will collaborate but have a different focus. Please note the short deadlines!

Forest pathology/remote sensing (Uppsala)

Remote sensing technology and forest damage (Umeå)

Forest breeding/genetics and remote sensing (Umeå)

Department: Three separate departments within Faculty of Forestry, SLU
Place: Uppsala or Umeå
Start: By agreement / March 2023 or as soon as possible after this date
Application: Deadlines January 20, 2023 (PhD 1), January 15, 2023 (PhD 2 & 3)

Forskningsassistent för samverkan med skolor, IEG, UU

Fältstationen Erkenlaboratoriet vid institutionen for ekologi och genetik utlyser ett vikariat som forskningsassistent. Huvuduppgiften i tjänsten är att planera, utveckla och genomföra de pedagogiska verksamheterna avsedda för skolelever. Tjänsten innefattar även administration i anslutning till den pedagogiska verksamheten. Utöver det ingår utredning och utveckling av nya inslag i vattendagsverksamheten i tjänsten som kan t.ex. inkluderar dataprojekt baserad på stationens mätserier och aktiviteter som kan erbjudas vid ett skolbesök. Andra arbetsuppgifter som uppkommer på fältstationen kan också ingå i tjänsten i mindre omfattning.

Forskningsassistent Erkenlaboratoriet

Institution: IEG, UU
Plats: Erkenlaboratoriet, Norrtälje
Start: Tillträde 2023-03-15 eller enligt överenskommelse
Ansökan: Deadline 24 januari, 2023

PhD on the effect of chemicals in fertility, SLU Uppsala

SLU is looking for a person that is highly motivated to investigate the effects of chemicals on fertility. The project will be carried out in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Science at Stockholm University. The main component of the project involves identifying chemicals and their effects on embryo quality and female fertility using a so-called “effects-directed analysis” approach. This is done using an in vitro model, without the use of experimental animals, to study oocyte maturation and fertilization and subsequent early embryo development.

PhD, effects of chemicals in fertility

Department: Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU
Place: Ultuna campus, Uppsala
Start: February 1, 2023 or according to agreement
Application: Deadline January 23, 2023

PhD fellowship in temporal responses of vegetation to climate and land use change, University of Copenhagen

Here is another interesting PhD position at University of Copehagen, at the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate (CMEC) in this case. You will be part of a research team focused on understanding the mechanisms behind temporal responses of plant and bird communities to global change. The team is highly interdisciplinary, building on historical field ecology, botany, macroecology, citizen science, and aerial image analysis to tackle questions on what mediates community responses to global environmental change, and identifying the spatio-temporal scales at which we can attribute drivers and predict biotic trends. Please read further if this sounds interesting to you!

PhD fellowship in temporal responses of vegetation to climate and land use change

Department: CMEC, University of Copenhagen
Place: Globe Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
Start: April 1, 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter
Application: Deadline January 29, 2023

Three PhD fellowships on the Biological Production and Consumption of Volatile Compounds, University of Copenhagen

Biogenic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have a profound impact on local and regional climates. Yet, there is high uncertainty of this impact due to the lack of reliable estimates for natural emissions and uptake of these reactive volatiles. All organisms produce, and some consume, mixtures of diverse volatile compounds such as VOCs, reactive nitrogen gases (e.g., HONO), and sulfur/halogenated compounds (e.g., DMS and methylhalides). However, biological sources and sinks of volatiles, other than terrestrial plants, remain poorly characterized. VOLT (The Center for Volatile Interactions) focuses on VOC transformations associated with soil, cryptogams, freshwater, seawater, and glacial ice environments, as well as plant leaf and rhizosphere microbial communities. These PhD positions will encompass field, experimental, and laboratory work and include rate measurements, experiments with stable isotopes, and molecular analyses to assess volatile production/consumption processes and identify the organisms involved.

3 PhDs: Biological Production and Consumption of Volatile Compounds

Department: Biology, University of Copenhagen
Place: Copenhagen, Denmark
Start: April 1, 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter
Application: Deadline February 5, 2023

Three project assistant in plant/insect ecology, Lund University

Centre for Environmental and Climate Science, Lund University, is searching for 3 temporary project assistants for conducting lab and fieldwork in the "DrivenByPollinators" project in which the effects of pollinator decline on plant community composition and ecosystem functioning is studied. The project assistants will be required to carry out monitoring of plant and insect communities in grassland ecosystems throughout Skåne as well as in a complementing mesocosm experiment near Lund. The work will also include maintenance of experimental setup (e.g. different kinds of net cages), collection and processing of plant, soil and insect material, as well as continuous entering of data.

Three project assistant in plant/insect ecology

Department: Centre for Environmental and Climate Science, Lund University
Place: Lund / Skåne
Start: March 1, 2023 (and onwards for 9 months)
Application: Deadline January 16, 2023

Utlysning av Japanstipendier, 2023

Välkomna att söka stipendier för forskning, studier, examensarbete eller praktik i Japan! Två stiftelser, med lite olika inriktning, står bakom denna gemensamma utlysning - Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation (SJSF) och Sweden-Japan Foundation (SJF). Ansökningsomgången gäller studier/exjobb/praktik/forskning som sker någon gång under tiden april 2023 - mars 2024. Läs vidare i pdf-filen nedan för ansökningsdetaljer om du är intresserad!

Japanstipendier, 2023

Stipendiestiftelser: SJSF och SJF
Plats: Olika platser i Japan
Tid: Olika tider under perioden april 2023 - mars 2024
Ansökan: Deadline för båda är 1 mars 2023
 

PhD student in metabolic and genomic sleep & chronobiology research, UU

A four-year fully funded position as a PhD student is now available at the Department of Medical Cell Biology, at Uppsala University. They are seeking highly motivated candidates who wish to study genomic and molecular aspects of sleep & circadian medicine (chronomedicine), and how these are modulated by lifestyle factors such as exercise and diet. Interesting? Then please read on in the pdf!

PhD, metabolic and genomic sleep & chronobiology

Department: Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University
Place: Uppsala
Start: Starting date as agreed
Application: Deadline January 27, 2023

Polisens Traineeprogram för blivande kriminaltekniker, cyberbrottsutredare och IT-forensiker HT2023

Hösten 2023 startar Polisens Traineeprogram för dig som drömmer om att bli IT-forensiker, cyberbrottsutredare eller kriminaltekniker och polis. De söker intresserade som har som lägst en kandidatexamen till våren 2023 eller högst två år gammal examen inom exempelvis IT-säkerhet, data, programmering, kemi, biologi, geologi, brand, arkeologi/osteologi eller annan naturvetenskaplig inriktning. Intresserad? Läs vidare i pdf:en!

Polisens Traineeprogram 2023

Myndighet: Polisen
Plats: Distans / flera platser
Start: Augusti 2023
Ansökan: Öppnar i januari 2023 (ev deadline inte angiven)

PhD student in Insect Evolutionary Ecology and Behavior, Stockholm University

The Department of Zoology, SU, invites applications for a four-year PhD position. The project is aimed at investigating the consequences of climate warming on butterfly reproduction. Thermal sensitivity of reproduction is well-known but the extent to which climate warming may affect population persistence and affect response to climate change is broadly unknown. The project will take a comparative approach using sister taxa from Pieridae and Nymphalidae that vary in host plant use, voltinism and geographic distribution.

PhD student in Insect Evolutionary Ecology and Behavior

Department: Zoology, SU
Place: Stockholm
Start: 2023 / Not specified
Application: Deadline February 15, 2023

PhD student position in biomedical engineering focused on biofabrication, Ångström Lab., UU

In this PhD project the aim is to study how physical and chemical properties of the cell microenvironment affects cell function. 3D-models will be developed to assess the biological response to newly developed biomaterials, and as a future goal, to be used as implantable materials themselves. Read more about the interesting details of the project in the appended pdf!

PhD, Biomedical engineering focused on biofabrication (Sve, Eng)

Department: Division of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UU
Place: Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala
Start: A.s.a.p. or as agreed upon
Application: Deadline January 16, 2023

Master degree project at Cytiva Uppsala

230120: Position has been filled and is no longer open for application!
Here is an attractive and interesting master thesis project proposal at Cytiva for the coming spring. The project concerns optimising their clone selection platform for production of recombinant proteins with biotechnological applications. Please read further in the appended file for details!

Master degree project Cytiva

Company: Cytiva, Large Scale Team
Place: Uppsala
Start: January 2023
Application: Contact the supervisors!

Master thesis / degree project at the biotech start-up Ceguma AB

Ceguma AB is a start-up company with a mission to contribute to the global lowering of greenhouse gas emission within the next 10 years, by developing enzyme based CCU technology. One important milestone for the company is to develop a demonstrator - an enzyme based reactor. This degree project (or possibly research training) is an exciting possibility for a skilled and ambitious student to contribute towards new enzyme-based technologies.

Enzyme-driven catalysis - Glycose oxidase immobilized on inorganic support

Department: Chemistry, UU
Place: BMC Uppsala / Ångström Laboratory
Start: Spring 2023
Application: Contact the PIs/supervisors!

Master thesis on biocompatible and bioactive hydrogels for biomedical applications, KTH/KI

Cells are embedded in extracellular matrix gels whose molecular composition and material properties differ from organ to organ. These gels not only accommodate cells to construct functional tissues but also provide physiochemical and physiological biological cues to the cells to ensure their activity and optimal function. Synthetic bioactive hydrogels that could reconstruct such microenvironments in vitro or in situ have a wide range of biomedical applications, including tissue regeneration and regenerative medicine. These bioactive hydrogels can be developed by conjugating bioactive motifs to polymers or using bioactive polymers to construct hydrogels. This master thesis aims to develop such synthetic bioinspired hydrogels and explore the relationship between the material properties and their functions. More details in the pdf!

Degree project: Biocompatible and bioactive hydrogels for biomedical applications

Departments: Biotechnology, KTH / Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, KI
Place: Stockholm
Start: Spring 2023
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor!

Research assistant in the field of aquatic microbial ecology, IEG, UU

The limnology research programme at IEG is looking for a temporary research assistant (2 months) that will carry out analyses of bacterial communities with 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. The tasks include PCRs, purification of amplicons, library preparation and other related lab work.

Research assistant in aquatic microbial ecology (Eng, Sve)

Department: Limnology research programme, IEG, UU
Place: EBC Uppsala
Start: A.s.a.p., by agreement
Application: Deadline January 16, 2023

Student Work Placement and Graduate Opportunities at AstraZeneca, Mölndal/Gothenburg

The 12 month Student Work Placement in Biopharmaceuticals R&D at AstraZeneca scheme is now open for applications. AZ is looking for students presently doing Bachelor’s or Master’s degree but you will be expected to take a study break from your education to participate in the programme. This will need to be arranged at your institution.

12 Months BioPharmaceuticals Research & Development – Student Work Placement

The applications for the AZ R&D graduate programmes are also now open for applications. These 2 year programmes are open to those expecting to have completed their degrees by September 2023. These opportunities will introduce graduates to the world of innovative drug discovery, pushing the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines.

R&D Graduate Programme – Bioscience

R&D Graduate Programme – Chemistry

R&D Graduate Programme – Data Sciences & AI

Company: AstraZeneca
Place: Mölndal/Gothenburg
Start: September 2023
Application: Deadlines January 25, 2023 (12 month student placement) & January 19, 2023 (2 year R&D Graduate Programmes)

PhD Positions in Plant Science - "IMPRS MolPlant", Germany

The International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Plant Science (IMPRS MolPlant) at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology and the University of Potsdam, Germany, is inviting highly qualified Master's students interested in interdisciplinary plant research to apply for doctoral positions to start in 2023. Research in the IMPRS addresses fundamental questions of how plants grow, reproduce and interact with the abiotic and biotic environment.

PhD programme IMPRS MolPlant

Institutions: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology / University of Potsdam
Place: Potsdam, Germany
Start: June - December 2023 (depending on the respective projects and agreements)
Application: Deadline January 31, 2023

Projects in bee genomics, IMBIM, UU

Motivated master level students interested in doing a project on bee genomics are encouraged to explore offers at IMBIM, BMC (see the pdf). Different projects suitable for students interested in bioinformatics, lab work, and/or field collections are available. The lab uses next generation sequencing to study evolution, population genetics, functional genomics and conservation of biodiversity in bees.

Interested in a project in bee genomics?

Department: IMBIM, UU
Place: BMC Uppsala
Start: Spring 2023
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor

PhD student in Biology: epidemiology and eco-evolutionary biology, SLU Alnarp

Herd immunity is a form of indirect protection from disease that occurs when a sufficient percentage of a population becomes immune to infection through e.g., vaccination, thereby reducing the likelihood of infection for individuals who lack immunity. The concept of herd immunity was developed within the science of human epidemiology and has never been fully explored in relation to crops. The first aim of this project is to investigate whether herd immunity can be obtained in crop plantations through speckled use of 1) resistant cultivars, 2) biological control (Aureobasidium pullulans) and 3) chemical fungicides (Switch). The second aim is to investigate whether use of these speckled measures creates selection mosaics with evolutionary micro-refuges for the pathogen, thereby preventing it from evolving counter-resistance. Garden strawberry infected by Botrytis cinerea (causing grey mould) will be used as a model system.

Herd immunity in food crops: promoting efficient and durable use of biocontrol and chemical fungicides

Department: Department of Plant Protection Biology, SLU
Place: Alnarp
Start: A.s.a.p., according to agreement
Application: Deadline January 2, 2023

Two degree projects on image analysis / AI / machine learning, IT, UU

Here are two late but for some of you presumably very interesting project propositions, at the Department of IT, UU. One of them is a collaboration with the company Alleima, for how to improve on the use of advanced image analysis when assessing metallic alloy quality. The other has a more general scope, regarding how to optimize AI / machine learning by the inclusion of human knowledge into CNNs (Convolutional Neural Networks).

Inclusion detection and rating in microscopy images of alloys using image analysis (Alleima)

A human-in-the-loop framework for embedding human knowledge in CNNs via attention maps

Department: IT, UU (in collaboration with the company Alleima in one case)
Place: Uppsala
Start: Spring 2023
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor!

PhD candidate in genomics of Arctic alien plants, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway

A warming climate, changes in soil properties, and rising human activity in the Arctic increase the probability of introduction and establishment of alien plant species. The NTNU University Museum is seeking a highly qualified, ambitious and motivated PhD candidate for a project focusing on "Genomics of Arctic alien plants". The project will focus on target alien plant species and seek to uncover their genomic basis of adaptation to the Arctic environment and how it relates to their invasiveness.

PhD, Genomics of Arctic alien plants

Department: University museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Place: Trondheim, Norway
Start: March 1, 2023
Application: Deadline January 2, 2023

PhD positions in Population genetics, Vienna

The Vienna Graduate School of Population Genetics invites applications from highly motivated and outstanding students with a love for evolutionary research and a background in one of the following disciplines: bioinformatics, mathematics, statistics, evolutionary genetics, functional genetics, theoretical or experimental population genetics. Read further about the specific positions offered in this application round!

The Vienna Graduate School of Population Genetics

Organising Department: Institut für Populationsgenetik, University of Veterinary Medicine
Place: Vienna, Austria
Start: September 2023 (possibly earlier)
Application: Deadline February 15, 2023

Studentamanuens för studiebesök hos alumner sökes, IBG

Kandidatprogrammet i biologi/molekylärbiologi vill stärka utbildningens anknytning till arbetslivet. De söker nu en amanuens som vill arrangera studiebesök på arbetsplatser som anställer biologer. Läs vidare i pdf-filen om du är intresserad!

Studentamanuens för studiebesök hos alumner

Institution: IBG, UU
Plats: Uppsala (studiebesöken även på ev andra platser)
Start: VT 2023
Ansökan: Frågor och ansökan via länk i pdf-en!

Nobel Lectures in Chemistry and Medicine

Each year, Uppsala University traditionally invites the year’s Nobel laureates to talk about their research. If you have time and it fits in with your course schedule, you are very welcome to a lecture event featuring the 2022 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, Carolyn R. Bertozzi, and the 2022 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine, Svante Pääbo.

Nobel Lectures in Chemistry and Medicine

Organiser: Uppsala University
Place: Universitetsaulan
Time: December 13, kl 09:45–11:45

Vill du jobba i skogen i sommar?

Riksskogstaxeringen och Markinventeringen söker personal inför fältsäsongen 2023. Inventeringen utförs i tremannalag och omfattar hela Sverige, från kust till fjäll. Vill du ha ett varierande och lärorikt utomhusjobb där du får vara med och bidra till Sveriges officiella skogsstatistik? Sök då jobb hos Riksskogstaxeringen / Markinventeringen!

Sommarjobb Riksskogstaxeringen / Markinventeringen

Institution: Institutionen för skoglig resurshushållning, SLU
Plats: Praktiskt arbete sker på olika platser över hela landet
Start: Fältsäsongen 2023
Ansökan: Deadline 18 januari, 2023 (Infoträff på Zoom 7/12!)

PhD student in Microbiology – Giardia’s interaction with host cells, ICM, UU

Until now bacteria have been the main focus of studies of intestinal microbiomes but eukaryotic microbes are also members of the microbiomes, creating the eukaryome. Some enter transiently, causing acute infections and disease (parasitic infections, e.g. Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia). Other members colonize the digestive tract more stably and have beneficial effects on health, most likely as immune- and microbiome modulators (e.g. Blastocystis). This PhD project aims to gain a detailed understanding of how human intestinal parasites cause disease and manipulate the immune system. The main model organism in this project will be the pathogenic intestinal parasite Giardia intestinalis, which both causes disease and manipulates the immune system, but also bacterial intestinal pathogens such as Salmonella will be used for comparisons.

PhD, Giardia’s interaction with host cells

Department: ICM, UU
Place: BMC Uppsala
Start: By agreement
Application: Deadline January 16, 2023

PhD student in Molecular Pharmaceutics, UU

In this PhD project you will work within the project “Oral delivery of RNA therapeutics”. The overall goal of the PhD project is to develop more clinically relevant intestinal models based on 3D organoid cultures and to use them to evaluate the efficacy of the RNA therapeutics. Focus areas of the PhD studies are: 3D organoid cultures • siRNA • mRNA •nano-formulations • cellular uptake mechanisms • intracellular pharmacokinetics • fluorescence microscopy • quantitative proteomics.

PhD, Oral delivery of RNA therapeutics

Department: Pharmacy, UU
Place: Uppsala
Start: March 1, 2023 or as agreed
Application: Deadline January 5, 2023

Master degree project at ICM, UU - "Interactions between pollutants and biomolecules"

For the development of computational methods for simulation of biosystems, adequate reference benchmark data is necessary. The persistent organic pollutants is a broad class of molecules potentially harmful to humans and environment alike, to various degrees. Being able to reliably predict the interactions of these molecules with biomolecules would be very advantageous in studying their hazard risks. Part of such predictions could be their propensity to cross biological membranes. Does this sound interesting to you? Then please read on in the pdf!

Interactions between pollutants and biomolecules

Department: ICM, UU
Place: BMC, Uppsala
Start: Spring 2023
Application: Contact the supervisor!

Greensways Fältprogram inom naturvård, 2023

Ekologikonsultföretaget Greensway leder sedan några år ett fältprogram där antagna studenter får jobba hos dem under ett par år. Det är ett betalt sommarjobb/praktik där antagna studenter får en möjlighet att komma in i arbetslivet och får värdefull erfarenhet under handledning. För Greensway är det även en möjlighet att säkra framtida kompetens då de växer som företag. Läs vidare i pdf:en och på företagets hemsida, via länk i pdf:en!

Greensways fältprogram 2023

Företag: Greensway
Plats: Uppsala
Start: Fältsäsongen 2023
Ansökan: Deadline 31 december, 2022!

Three additional master degree projects at Cytiva Uppsala

Here are three more interesting master thesis project offers at Cytiva AB in Uppsala. If you are interested please read about the specific details in the respective appended file!

Mechanistic modelling of ion exchange chromatography

Mechanistic modeling of mAb polishing HIC step

Surface Design

Company: Cytiva AB
Place: Uppsala
Start: Spring / by agreement
Application: A.s.a.p./ No specified deadline / Ask the hiring manager!

PhD student in Medical Sciences in the field of Psychoneuroendocrinology, UU

The hormonal fluctuations experienced during pregnancy and postpartum can affect the brain, behaviour and mental health of women. This doctoral project will make use of precollected data but also contribute to collect new epidemiological, biological, and neuroimaging data on women participating to a large, longitudinal, population-based cohort study. The focus of the doctoral project will be to identify factors of relevance to peripartum depression (PPD).

PhD student in Psychoneuroendocrinology: Women's mental health

Department: Department of Women's and Children's Health, UU
Place: Uppsala
Start: Starting date as agreed
Application: Deadline December 15, 2022

Master Thesis Project - Computer Human Interaction Project (Testa Center) - Cytiva Uppsala

This master degree project is in the field of life science and more specifically around production of biological products. Even more specifically, the project is focused on the user experience of an instrument for the so called “upstream” part of the production procedure of biological drugs, involving cultivation of bacterial cells in a pilot scale bioreactor. Currently, the bioreactor system for this project, placed in Testa Center, is equipped with a control software (SW). This SW, in its current state, needs to be redesigned and purpose build with improved user experience having a relatively inexperienced user in mind. If this sounds interesting to you, please read further in the pdf!

Master Thesis Project - Computer Human Interaction Project (Testa Center)

Company: Cytiva AB
Place: Uppsala
Start: Spring / by agreement
Application: A.s.a.p./ No specified deadline / Ask the hiring manager!

National Graduate School in Medical Bioinformatics 2023

If you have been or is being accepted as a PhD student in bioinformatics between January 2022 and April 2023 (with the possibility of some additional flexibility) you are eligible to apply for the National Graduate School in Medical Bioinformatics; meant for "advanced education in medical bioinformatics for future leaders in life science research". The programme will enroll some 20-30 students and is a complement to your conventional PhD education, by providing Advanced courses across Sweden, Annual meetings, Networking and Mentorship in a 3-year programme.

National Graduate School MedBioInfo, 2023

Organisers: SciLifeLab, several different Swedish Universities, etc.
Place: Uppsala, etc.
Start: Spring 2023
Application: February 28, 2023

Prevas AB Uppsala söker 1-2 examensarbetare

Prevas har ett exjobbsprojekt med en samarbetspartner på UU där de söker en eller ett par studenter för exjobb på masternivå till våren 2023. De söker i princip brett över olika utbildningsprogram men uppmuntrar lite speciellt Xare i bioinformatik som gillar programmering att söka. Så om du fortfarande letar efter exjobb till våren och känner att detta låter intressant, läs gärna vidare i den bifogade filen!

1-2 Exjobb Prevas AB Uppsala

Företag: Prevas AB
Plats: Uppsala
Start: Våren 2023
Ansökan: Snarast! Utvärdering/tillsättning sker löpande

Master degree project att Cytiva Uppsala, on optimizing their recombinant protein clone selection platform

Working at Cytiva in the Life Sciences industry means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Based on different Cytiva products, their customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies. Here is an interesting master thesis project proposal at Cytiva for the coming spring. Please read further in the appended file for details!

Master degree project: "Optimization of clone selection platform for production of recombinant proteins with biotechnological applications"

Company: Cytiva, Large Scale Team
Place: Uppsala
Start: January 2023
Application: Contact the supervisors!

Two master thesis projects, spring 2023, at Karolinska Institutet 

Are you interested in the gut microbiota and its role in intestinal diseases? Do you want to work with machine learning algorithms and their validation as disease classifiers based on the gut microbiota? Here are two master thesis projects available at the Centre for Translational Microbiome Research at Karolinska Institutet.

Two master degree projects: ”Metagenomics analyses of patients with colonic abnormalities”

Department: Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC), KI
Place: KI campus, Solna
Start: By agreement
Application: Contact the PI, initially via e-mail

Several degree project opportunities at IGP, Rudbeck Laboratory

Do you want to work with cell models for cancer drug development or the study of cell signaling pathways in cancer, refine your bioinformatics skills through cancer genomics analysis, or participate in development of automated image analysis solutions for clinical use? Here, students from different study backgrounds can find a degree project that fits their interests. Read more about current Master´s degree project proposals in the attached file.

Degree project openings in molecular cancer genetics, IGP, Rudbeck Laboratory

Department: IGP, UU
Place: Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala
Start: Starting date by agreement
Application: Contact the PI

Two master thesis projects, spring 2023, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Stockholm

Are you interested in how biological drugs can be improved and want to learn how important handling of protein drugs are for their efficacy or how surfaces affect the stability of protein drugs? Would you like to work in an innovative-driven environment with experts in formulations for pharmaceuticals, foods, cosmetics, and cleaning? RISE is now seeking two master students with interest in protein drugs to explore how patient handling affects protein stability or to explore surface-induced changes.

Degree project 1: Effects of patient/healthcare handling on protein drugs

Degree project 2: Surface-induced structural changes of protein drugs

Institute: RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Place: Stockholm
Start: Spring 2023
Application: A.s.a.p. (running evaluation of candidates)

Master degree project at AstraZeneca, Mölndal

Are you interested in drug development and/or analytical chemistry? Here is an offer for doing your master thesis at AstraZenecas Separation Science Laboratory (SSL), and while doing it get to learn advanced analytical techniques at the scientific forefront, such as for instance Charged Aerosol Detection (CAD) and Evaporative Light Scattering Detection (ELSD) in Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC).

Master thesis, AstraZeneca

Company: AstraZeneca, Separation Science Laboratory (SSL)
Place: Mölndal (/Gothenburg)
Start: Spring 2023
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor via e-mail a.s.a.p.!

Master Degree Project at Karolinska Institutet: Role of Cholesterol-Sensing Monocytes in Lung Injury

Here is an opportunity to do a master degree project at the Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM) at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge. CIM has excellent expertise in human immunology and provides a stimulating and collaborative environment. They have an exciting project available, which will give you the opportunity to participate in cutting-edge research in the field of lung immunology. The projects aim to lead to fundamental new insights that are relevant to common and important lung diseases in humans.

Role of Cholesterol-Sensing Monocytes in Lung Injury

Department: CIM, Department of Medicine, KI
Place: KI Huddinge
Start: By agreement
Application: Contact the PI!

Master's degree project / Research Training / Internship on Structure-functional study of a chloroplast peptidase, ICM, UU

ICM is looking for an ambitious student with an interest in molecular biology, protein purification, and structural biology, to study chloroplast peptidase for a project meant to answer fundamental questions about the specific role of Glutamyl peptidase enzymes. The project can be adapted for a master degree project or a research training/internship.

Structure-functional study of a chloroplast peptidase

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

Two Master degree projects within Analytical Technology, Cytiva Uppsala

Cytiva in Uppsala develops and produces resins and other products for the Pharma industry. Now they are seeking two energetic students who want to carry out their master theses, during spring 2023, at a company that develops advanced technologies and aids for the biopharmaceutical industry. The aim with these master theses is to increase our knowledge about the chromatography resins and affinity ligands developed by Cytiva, by using advanced analytical tools and calculations.

Two Master degree projects, Cytiva

Company: Cytiva
Place: Uppsala
Start: Spring 2023
Application: Contact the PI via e-mail!

PhD scholarship: Identifying the genomic underpinnings of successful asexuality, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Here is a PhD position to join a research project to study the genomic underpinnings of successful asexuality in New Zealand stick insects. The PhD position is funded for 3 years and covers tuition fees and tax free stipend of $35,000 NZ per year. Funding is via a Marsden Fund grant from the Royal Society of New Zealand. The successful applicant is expected to begin during 2023.

PhD scholarship: Identifying the genomic underpinnings of successful asexuality

Department: Systematics, Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, University of Auckland
Place: Auckland, New Zealand
Start: During 2023
Application: A.s.a.p. (no specified deadline)

PhD student position in vascular biology with a focus on vascular malformations, IGP, UU

The aim of this PhD project is to study blood vessel function, how vascular malformations develop and how diseases that are caused by vascular malformations can be treated. For this you will establish and characterize mouse models that recapitulate vascular malformations in human diseases and study those malformations on the molecular and cell biological level via suitable techniques, including advanced microscopy, single-cell RNA-sequencing, immunohistochemistry and biochemistry.

PhD in vascular biology

Department: IGP, UU
Place: Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala
Start: Starting date as agreed
Application: Deadline November 15, 2022

PhD student for NWO project COMADAPT, NIOO-KNAW, The Netherlands

Here is a PhD position, within the project "Community-wide micro-evolutionary adaptation to anthropogenic stress: context dependency and ecological implications" (COMADAPT), funded by The Dutch Research Council (NWO) and placed at the Department of Aquatic Ecology of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW). Please read further if this sounds of interest to you!

PhD, COMADAPT

Department: Department of Aquatic Ecology, the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)
Place: Wageningen, The Netherlands
Start: Not specified
Application: Deadline November 15, 2022

Degree project spring 2023, suitable for a biology or biotechnology student, within a collaborative project with Cytiva, KTH, IMBIM (UU)

The aim of this master thesis is to develop a better understanding of how three dimensional (3D)-printed parts interact with bacteria, find the correlation between surface roughness, hydrophobicity and biofilm formation. Powder bed fusion combined with different postprocessing techniques will be used to produce polymer samples. The surface roughness will be carefully characterized while the focus will be to understand which surface property that influence the bacteria adhesion the most.The student will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience by working alongside experts in biofilm evaluation within a microbiology lab and build a flexible project based on cutting-edge technologies.

Master thesis - 3D printed samples and biofilm formation

Company/departments: Collaborative partners Cytiva, KTH, IMBIM - UU
Places: Uppsala/Stockholm
Start: Spring 2023
Application: Contact either of the supervisors!

Two PhD student positions in Chemistry, UU

Here are a couple of PhD positions within different sub topics in Chemistry that some of you may want to consider. Please read further in the attached files if they seem to be of interest to you!

PhD student in Chemistry 1 - specializing in Microbial Chemistry

PhD student in Chemistry 2 - specializing in Molecular Biomimetics

Department: Chemistry - Ångström, UU
Place: Ångström Lab., Uppsala
Start: January 1, 2023 or as agreed
Application: Deadlines PhD 1: November 30, 2022 and PhD 2: November 14, 2022

Two PhD positions in Marine Ecology, Linnaeus University Kalmar

The Linnaeus University Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial model Systems (EEMiS) is recruiting two PhD students in the field of marine ecology. The first will focus on controls and species succession in the microbial food web across organism levels ranging from micro- and nanograzers, to picoplankton and virus. The second will investigate  spring phenology, biodiversity, and production in the food web including zooplankton and semi-aquatic macroinvertebrates. The projects are part of a larger multidisciplinary project within EEMiS that seeks to understand the consequences of environmental change on phenology and interaction strengths across trophic levels in the coastal food web of the Baltic Sea.

PhD 1, EEMiS

PhD 2, EEMiS

Department: Department of Biology and Environmental Science, EEMiS, Linnaeus University
Place: Kalmar
Start: Not specified / by agreement (?)
Application: Deadline November 15, 2022

Två platser för examensarbete på masternivå, Thermo Fisher Scientific Uppsala

Vid IDD (Immuno Diagnostic Division), Thermo Fisher Scientific Uppsala, utvecklar, tillverkar och marknadsför man diagnostiska test för allergi, astma och autoimmuna sjukdomar. De är världsledare inom in vitro-diagnostik av allergi och ledare inom autoimmundiagnostik i Europa. Här erbjuds två exjobbsplatser i vår som går ut på att experimentellt med hjälp av DOE ("design of experiments") och andra statistiska verktyg undersöka extraktionsstegen i Thermo Fishers produktion av allergitester. Laborativa extraktionsexperiment ska utföras och experimentella data sammankopplas med teori. De testade teknikernas påverkan på produktkvalitet ska också utvärderas. Läs vidare i filen nedan för detaljer och ta kontakt/skicka ansökan snabbt om detta är intressant för dig!

Industriellt examensarbete på Thermo Fisher Scientific, IDD - 2 platser

Företag: Process Engineering, Technical Operations, IDD, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Plats: Uppsala
Start: Januari 2023
Ansökan: Deadline 5 november, 2022

PhD student in Biomedical devices based on cellulose nanocomposites, Linköping University

The integration of electronic devices with sustainable, biodegradable materials is of growing interest in bioelectronics and healthcare. Abundant, renewable materials such as cellulose and lignin with excellent mechanical and electrical properties are promising for applications in these fields. Interesting composite material properties for such biomedical devices include electronic and ionic conductivity. Please read further about specific details of this particular PhD project inte pdf!

PhD student in Biomedical devices based on cellulose nanocomposites

Department: Department of Science and Technology, Wallenberg Wood Science Center (WWSC); Linköping University
Place: Campus Norrköping
Start: Winter 2022/2023 or by agreement
Application: Deadline November 25, 2022

PhD student in Computational Epidemics, IT, UU

This PhD position is part of the eSSENCE-SciLifeLab graduate school in data-intensive science. The school addresses the challenge of data-intensive science both from the foundational methodological perspective and from the perspective of data-driven science applications. It is an arena where experts in computational science, data science and data engineering (systems and methodology) work closely together with researchers in (data-driven) sciences, industry and society to accelerate data-intensive scientific discovery.

PhD student in Computational Epidemics

Department: Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University
Place: Uppsala
Start: Starting date as agreed
Application: Deadline December 16, 2022

Two degree projects at Karolinska Institutet, Solna

Interested in doing a master thesis in bioinformatics at Karolinska Institutet, on either of the two below topics? Then read on and take a contact with the PI/supervisor!

Master thesis project I – Prediction of lifespan from chromatin accessibility and gene expression data

Master thesis project II – Big data analysis for the discovery of new aging-preventive factors

Department: Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, KI
Place: KI campus, Solna
Start: By agreement
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor!

Doctoral Researcher, University of Oulu, Finland

University of Oulu has allocated twenty 4-year doctoral researcher positions to the emerging research themes in association with the four focus institutes Biocenter Oulu, Eudaimonia Institute, Infotech Oulu and Kvantum Institute. The Emerging projects in the strategic focus areas will connect multidisciplinary research across disciplines with the spearhead projects of the University of Oulu. The below appended PhD project is one of these.

PhD: Investigating geodiversity-biodiversity relationships under climate change

Department: Geography Research Unit, Faculty of Science and Kvantum Institute, University of Oulu
Place: Oulu, Finland
Start: January 2023, or later
Application: Deadline December 1, 2022

PhD position at Senckenberg Research Institute, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Since Senckenberg’s establishment in 1817, the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Frankfurt, has focused on three main goals: Integrative analysis of the importance of biodiversity in the earth system, Preservation and development of natural history collections as archives of life and Promotion of the public’s awareness of nature through a dialog with society. The Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBiK F) now announces a PhD positions open for application.

PhD: Biotic interactions and environmental niches - understanding species persistence in a polluted world

Department: The Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBiK F), Senckenberg Research Institute
Place: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Start: A.s.a.p. / by agreement
Application: Deadline November 30, 2022

PhD position on oaks, insects & microbes at Stockholm University

Questions that this project will aim to answer are: Where do microorganisms associated with plants come from? Are they inherited from the mother plant through the seeds, or are they acquired from the environment? How will plant-associated microorganisms affect the assembly of the insect community? What are the drivers that structure plant-associated multitrophic food webs, and do the structuring forces differ between microorganisms and macroorganisms? To answer these questions, one has to link studies on the micro- and macrobiome across spatial and temporal scales. One useful approach is to focus on a diverse community associated with a keystone species. In this project the pedunculate oak Quercus robur will be that keystone.

PhD Student in Ecology and Evolution

Department: Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP), Stockholm University
Place: Stockholm
Start: Not specified [/by agreement(?)]
Application: Deadline November 18, 2022 (extended deadline!)

Two doctoral positions in Environmental and Marine Biology, Åbo Akademi

Environmental and Marine Biology, Åbo Akademi University, is looking for two eager PhD- students who will work with themes related to marine conservation and restoration in the Northern Baltic Sea (Archipelago Sea and Åland’s Sea areas). For more information, please have a look at the advertisement!

Two doctoral positions in Environmental and Marine Biology (Sve / Eng)

Department: Environmental and Marine Biology, Åbo Akademi
Place: Åbo, Finland
Start: January 2023
Application: Deadline November 4, 2022

Master degree project on exosome purification and analysis, Cytiva Uppsala

Here is an interesting master thesis project proposal for the coming spring. It will involve working with methods for purification and analysis of exosomes. The focus will be to work with the whole process from sample preparation, via TFF filtration and purification, to analysis of exosomes, to ensure their purity, size and yield. The analysis work will also involve method development of western blot and qPCR methods.

Exosome purification and analysis, Master thesis 30 hp

Company: Cytiva
Place: Uppsala
Start: Spring 2023
Application: Contact the PI via e-mail!

PhD position on arctic bryophyte ecology, University of Iceland

Bryophytes are major components in many tundra plant communities and potentially have multiple effects on the physical environment of tundra ecosystems as well as providing a habitat for diverse organisms building complex food webs. The aim of this PhD project is to investigate bryophyte functional traits, including the microbial/micro faunal traits, that drive ecosystem processes in tundra rangelands of Iceland (above potential tree line), and how they vary between bryophyte functional groups, climatic condition, and herbivory.

PhD position in bryophyte ecology

Department: Biology, Faculty of Life- and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland
Place: Reykjavík, Iceland
Start: January 2023
Application: Deadline November 18, 2022

Praktikplatser VT 2023, Framtidsjorden

Framtidsjorden är ett internationellt nätverk som stöder initiativ till utveckling på socialt rättvis och ekologiskt hållbar grund. Just nu rekryterar de praktikanter inför vårterminen 2023, där man gör 4-5 månaders praktik hos någon av deras samarbetsorganisationer i Latinamerika, Indien eller på Sri Lanka. De söker personer som är intresserade av miljö och global rättvisa, är nyfikna på praktiskt arbete och påverkansarbete för förändring i Sverige och syd och som vill lära genom möten med andra människor. Läs gärna vidare i pdf-filen och på deras hemsida (länkad i pdf-en)!

Praktikant VT 2023, Framtidsjorden

Organisation: Framtidsjorden
Platser: Latinamerika, Indien, Sri Lanka
Start: Våren 2023
Ansökan: Deadline 19 oktober, 2022

Master projects on buzz pollinating bees and flower evolution, IEG, UU

Here are interesting opportunities to do a degree project or possibly a research training or project work (consult with the supervisor!) on the intricacies of so called buzz pollination and its links to flower evolution. If this sounds interesting to you, please continue reading in the appended pdf!

Buzz pollinating bees and flower evolution

Department: IEG, UU
Place: EBC Uppsala
Start: According to agreements
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor!

UBP Academic Meet 2022, Uppsala Business Park

On the 19th of October, kl 17:00 - 19:30 there is an event targeted to students in order to meet future potential employers. You can read more about the event and the companies participating in the appended file and via links in it.

UBP Academic Meet 2022

Organsier: Uppsala Business Park
Place: Uppsala Business Park
Time: October 19, 2022, kl 17-19:30
Registration: Deadline October 17, BUT! The number of spots is limited, so be sure to register in good time!!