Projekterbjudanden

PhD student in Molecular Regulation and 3D Cell Organization, IOB, UU

A PhD student position in Molecular Regulation and 3D Cell Organization of the
Musculoskeletal Tissues is available at the Department of Organismal Biology. The research group is studying cis- regulation, molecular evolution and 3D cell organization of the musculoskeletal tissues during development and evolution of vertebrates. The group is using a zebrafish model and applying a number of cutting-edge techniques including transgenesis, CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing, advanced microscopy and X-ray synchrotron microtomography imaging in order to link genetic, molecular and cellular components during the normal skeletal development and in the models of skeletal disease.

PhD student in Molecular Regulation and 3D Cell Organization of the Musculoskeletal Tissues

Department: IOB, UU
Place: EBC Uppsala
Start: February 1, 2024 or as agreed
Application: Deadline December 29, 2023

Greensways Fältprogram inom naturvård, 2024

Ekologikonsultföretaget Greensway i Uppsala leder sedan några år ett fältprogram för studenter inom jägmästare, skogsmästare och grön biologi. Studenter som antas till programmet garanteras att få jobba hos Greensway under de två kommande fältsäsongerna. Fältprogrammet är ett betalt sommarjobb/praktik där du som antagen student får en möjlighet att komma in i arbetslivet och få värdefull erfarenhet under viss handledning. Arbetsuppgifterna inkluderar naturvärdesinventering och bedömning, artinventering och andra arbetsuppgifter med fokus på naturvård. För Greensway är det också en möjlighet att säkra framtida kompetens då de vill fortsätta växa som företag! Läs vidare i pdf:en och på företagets hemsida!

Greensways fältprogram 2024

Företag: Greensway AB
Plats: Uppsala
Start: Fältsäsongen 2024
Ansökan: Deadline 15 januari 2024

Two Master Projects on the Impacts of Feralization on the Horse Microbiome, IEG, UU

Here are two interesting degree project proposals for Master students to investigate the impacts of feralization on the horse gut microbiome. One concerns semi-wild Pottoka horses and one concerns semi-wild Przewalski horses in northern Spain. The students will conduct analyses of microbiome composition and diversity in R and interpret the findings. The results will be published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

The impacts of feralization on the horse gut microbiome

Department: IEG, UU
Place: Animal Ecology, EBC, Uppsala University
Start: Spring 2024 or as agreed
Application: Contact the supervisor!

3D Bioprinting using decellularized extracellular matrix bioinks, Biomedical Engineering, UU

Are you interested in doing a master project in bioengineering, biomaterials and bioprinting? Here is an interesting and challenging offer at Biomedical Engineering, Ångström Lab., on 3D bioprinting of dECM (decellularized extracellular matrix). Thus far, only a few studies report the use of dECM hydrogels as bioinks. Please find more info in the attached project info pdf!

3D Bioprinting using decellularized extracellular matrix bioinks

Department: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, UU
Place: Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala
Start: Spring 2024
Application: Deadline December 8, 2023

Degree project or project work at IEG, UU

Are you interested in exploring the use of computer vision for animal behaviour research? Using recently developed deep learning tools you will quantify ecologically relevant behaviours of guppy fish in video recordings from lab experiments. This project will give you the opportunity to work with tools that promise to shape the future of animal behavior research. Data collected will be of strong relevance for evaluating the accuracy of different approaches. Furthermore, this data will provide an important basis for further evaluation of the genetic architecture of anti-predator and mate choice behaviours. More info on the research topics in the pdf (and the link in it). Different course formats, durations and detailed project tasks are negotiable and adaptable to your needs.

Animal behaviour and brain evolution

Department: IEG, Evolutionary Biology Program, UU
Place: EBC Uppsala
Start: Flexible (2024)
Application: Contact the supervisor!

Master degree project: Environmental chemicals’ effect on an in vitro model with a synchronized circadian rhythm, IOB, UU

The circadian clock affects most living things: from humans and other animals, to plants and microbes. In humans it is mainly mediated by the light-dark cycle and regulates processes such as hormone release via gene expression throughout the day. Almost half of our genes are thought to be under circadian control, pointing out the importance of this internal clock. The relevance of the circadian clock has been studied in fields such as progress and treatment of diseases like metabolic disorders, cancers, cardiovascular diseases and sleeping disorders, but also in the context of the xenobiotic response in an organism. Several recent studies have proposed that the body’s response to pharmaceuticals and environmental chemicals may potentially differ depending on the time of the day for the exposure. Here is a chance for you to take part in a project meant to investigate if neurotoxic effects of chemicals in vitro differ between cells with synchronized and asynchronized circadian rhythm, and if the effects vary between different time points of the circadian cycle.

Environmental chemicals’ effect on an in vitro model with a synchronized circadian rhythm

Department: IOB, UU
Place: EBC Uppsala
Start: Spring 2024
Application: Contact the supervisor!

PhD student in medical cell biology, specialized in pancreatic islet cell signalling, MCB, UU

This PhD project aims to use mouse diabetes models and isolated islets ex vivo to characterize intra- and intercellular signalling processes and secretion with advanced live-cell imaging approaches as well as more conventional hormone secretion assays. Fluorescent sensors for second messengers and signalling proteins will be expressed globally or with subcellular or cell-type-specific targeting and the importance of various receptors and signalling proteins determined by pharmacological, genetic or optogenetic perturbations. Please read further if this sounds interesting to you!

PhD on pancreatic islet cell signalling

Department: Medical Cell Biology, UU
Place: BMC Uppsala
Start: As agreed
Application: Deadline November 28

Master degree project at Thermo Fisher Scientific, spring 2024

Thermo Fisher Scientific Uppsala, part of the Immuno Diagnostic Division, develop, manufacture and market complete blood test systems to support the clinical diagnosis and monitoring of allergy, asthma and autoimmune diseases. A degree project related to further process development of the extraction processes within Bulk manufacturing in Uppsala is now announced. The assignment is directed to students that are technically skilled and interested in protein chemistry. You need to be focused on results, be able to work in a structured manner and have a curious mind. The below pdf is in Swedish only.

Industriellt examensarbete på Thermo Fisher Scientific, Immuno diagnostic division

Company: Thermo Fisher Scientific, Process Engineering, Technical Operations, IDD
Place: Uppsala
Start: January 2024
Application: Deadline November 21, 2023

Flera möjliga exjobb på Cytiva / Several possible thesis works at Cytiva

231123: Ännu flera platser ute nu! Använd länken i pdf-en för senaste lista! / Even more positions out now! Use the link in the pdf for the latest list!
Nu finns flera exjobbsplatser på Cytiva att söka till våren / Now there are several positions for degree projects at Cytiva open for application for the spring.

Master theses at Cytiva

Company: Cytiva
Places: Uppsala or Stockholm
Start: Spring 2024
Application: A.s.a.p. / continuous evaluation of applicants (but not later than November 30)

Vill du inventera tumlare i Östersjön?

Jobb-tips! Just nu finns det två lediga tidsbegränsade tjänster på Naturhistoriska riksmuseet som handlar om att inventera tumlare i Östersjön. Det gör man med tumlarklickdetektorer, en slags undervattensmikrofoner. Jobbet innebär att åka runt med båt till ett hundratal olika platser där dessa är placerade, från Ålands hav till södra Skåne. Du behöver biologexamen, körkort och kunna hantera eventuell sjösjuka. Sista ansökan 21 november. Läs mer i pdfen!

Två förste assistenter till enheten för miljöforskning och -övervakning, NRM

Arbetsgivare: Naturhistoriska riksmuseet
Plats: Stockholm, fältarbete Östersjön
Start: 1 april, 2024
Ansökan: Deadline 21 november

Prevas AB Uppsala söker 1-2 examensarbetare

Prevas AB har förslag på ett flexibelt exjobbsprojekt där de söker en eller ett par studenter för exjobb på masternivå till våren 2024. 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 2024
Ansökan: Snarast! Utvärdering/tillsättning sker löpande

Reminder and further info - EU training programme "Vulcanus in Japan"

Vulcanus in Japan started in 1997. The programme consists of industrial placements for engineering or science students with EU or associated country nationality. It starts in August and ends in March of the following year to accommodate the academic year in EU Member States. The students follow: a seminar on Japan, a four-month intensive Japanese language course, and then a traineeship in a Japanese company. Does this sound interesting to you? Then please find further details in the pdf and via the QR link in it!

Vulcanus in Japan

Organiser: EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Brussels
Places: Various companies in Japan
Start: August, 2024
Application: Deadline January 20, 2024

Assessing TBE risk in outdoor occupations, SVA Uppsala

Here is a degree project proposal, preferably 30 hp, for the spring with flexibility both in its precise timing and in the form of some adaptability to suit your educational background and possible personal interests. However, its overall aims are to study tick-borne enchephalitis (TBE) and how the risk of TBE infections differ between various categories of outdoor workers, e.g. forest workers, hunters, berry pickers and farmers.

Assessing TBE risk in outdoor occupations

Institutions: SVA, in collaboration with Umeå university
Place: SVA Uppsala
Start: Spring 2024 with some flexibility
Application: Contact the PIs! 

1-2 PhD students in molecular biophysics, ICM, UU

Interested in using state-of-the-art protein engineering and mass spectrometry to unravel the structure/function relationship of proteins that play key roles in cancer and neurodegeneration? This/these positions may be of interest to you if you are keen to address this area as part of further graduate studies.

1-2 PhDs in molecular biophysics

Department: ICM, UU
Place: BMC Uppsala
Start: Starting date as agreed
Application: Deadline November 24, 2023

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 Apilactobacillus kunkeei, a dominating bacterium in the honey gut of bees.

Structure-function studies of Giant proteins from Apilactobacillus kunkeei

Department: ICM, UU
Place: BMC Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon / spring 2024
Application: Contact the PI

Master thesis at A Working Lab, startup company at KI Science Park, Stockholm

The Biotech startup A Working Lab is looking for a master thesis student (molecular biology, cloning) to join from late January 2024 for a long thesis work for 6 months or longer (30 hp or 45 hp). Read further if this sounds interesting to you!

Master degree project at A Working Lab

Company: A Working Lab, startup at KI Science Park AB
Place: KI Science Park, Stockholm
Start: Late January 2024
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor!

Master's thesis project at Vattenfall R&D, Älvkarleby

Offshore wind energy is rapidly developing in recent years as an important green energy resource. Steel monopile foundations are the most common foundations for offshore wind turbine support towers. Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) of steel in marine environment can cause safety and environmental risks for steel monopile foundations and lead to significant financial loss due to increased maintenance costs. This master’s thesis position at Vattenfall R&D, Älvkarleby, will focus on MIC of steel. The topic is relevant for biology or engineer students interested in industrial microbial ecology. Besides gaining work experience in one of the leading energy industries in Sweden, the student will also be entitled to obtain a study grant upon successful completion of the thesis project.

A laboratory study on microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) of steel used for monopile foundations of offshore wind turbines

Company: Vattenfall R&D, Machinery Laboratory
Place: Älvkarleby
Start: January 2024
Application: Deadline November 30, 2023

Master degree project on the immunology of brain tumors, KI / Karolinska sjukhuset

Would you be interested in helping further our thus far limited knowledge of the immunology of brain tumors? This project would be most interesting to someone who: 1. Is interested in the human immune system, in particular mononuclear phagocytes and/or brain tumors, in particular glioblastoma, that is the most common brain tumor with very poor prognosis; 2. Has done/is interested in learning advanced flow cytometry, single cell technologies. 3. Has done/is interested in learning computational analyses (Phyton, R). 4. Is not afraid of very hard but very interesting projects (and maybe wishes to continue with PhD studies)!

Immunology of brain tumors

Departments: Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, KI (lab) / Department of Clinical Pathology and Cancer Diagnostics, Karolinska University Hospital (clinic)
Place: Solna/Stockholm
Start: As agreed upon / spring 2024
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor!

Master's degree project at Spiber Technologies AB, Stockholm

231124: Position has been filled and is no longer open to apply for!
Are you interested in doing a master's degree project at Spiber Technologies AB, in collaboration with KTH Biotechnology, AlbaNova? Here is a possibility to work on a spider silk project at the scientific forefront: "Silk-supported hydrogels towards organ-on-chip applications".

Silk-supported hydrogels towards organ-on-chip applications

Company / Department: Spiber Technologies AB / Biotechnology, KTH
Place: Stockholm
Start: Spring 2024 / as agreed upon
Application: Contact the PIs!

Master’s degree project available at Uppsala University, CARAMBA group

The CARAMBA group works with mass spectrometry data, mainly metabolomics and lipidomics data, in order to characterize multiple sclerosis (MS) and disease progression. MS is an autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system. Here they offer you an interesting project focused on MS metabolism, which is part of a larger research project, and the possibility to work with metabolomics mass spectrometry data. There is a lot that can be done within this field and if you have the drive and interest there is also the possibility to alter or add other aims to the project as well (coordinated with the supervisor).

Exploring the altered metabolism of multiple sclerosis using mass spectrometry data

Department: Medical Sciences, UU
Place: Akademiska sjukhuset, Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon / spring 2024
Application: Contact the PI!

Nordic early career tropical researchers network

Are you interested in participating in a Nordic-based early-career researchers network, dedicated to various aspects of tropical environments within ecology (biology)? Such a network is just now being established, aiming to build new connections and open doors for collaboration and knowledge sharing. To jump-start the network, a one-day event focusing on networking and knowledge sharing is being arranged on the 24th of November at the University of Copenhagen. Master students with interest in these issues are also welcome to join, for this formative meeting but even more so later as the network finds its forms for collaboration and sharing.

Nordic early career tropical researchers network

Organisers: Nordic Society Oikos / University of Copenhagen / Aarhus University
Place: University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Time: November 24, 2023 (see pdf for a preliminary schedule)

Serviceingenjör, Cytiva Uppsala

Nu finns det en spännande möjlighet att bli resande serviceingenjör inom Norden för Cytiva. Du som är nyutexaminerad kan vara en bra kandidat för den här rollen, om du är intresserad av att jobba praktiskt med felsökning. Din primära arbetsplats kommer att vara ute hos kunder i Sverige eller andra nordiska länder, men du kommer även ha en plats på kontoret i Uppsala. Mer information i pdf-en.

Serviceingenjör, Cytiva

Företag: Cytiva
Plats: Baserad i Uppsala, resor inom Norden
Start: A.s.a.p., som överenskommet
Ansökan: A.s.a.p., löpande utvärdering av inkommande ansökningar

Master's degree project on functionalized spider silk, KTH Biotechnology, AlbaNova

FN-4RepCT (FN-silk) is a recombinant spider silk that has been functionalized with a fibronectin motif. Under various conditions and constraints it will form different fibrillar 3D matrices, for MedTech purposes ideally mimicing the extracellular matrix (ECM). Here you have the chance to do a master thesis on testing the hypothesis that the use of FN-silk-based 3D matrices will provide cultured cells with an ECM-like support, and thereby improve the adhesion and growth of the cells. Please read further if this sounds interesting to you!

Silk-supported 3D cultures for epithelial and endothelial cells

Department / company: Department of protein science, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH / Spiber Technologies AB
Place: AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm
Start: Spring 2024 / by agreement
Application: Contact the supervisor / PI!

Master thesis on using a bioinformatics tool, "funMotifs", for finding functional TF binding/regulatory DNA motifs, ICM, UU

Identification of transcription factor (TF) motifs with potential regulatory impact on gene expression is problematic due to a lack of functional characterization of TF motifs. However, the funMotifs framework enables identification and analyses of significant regulatory TF motifs in noncoding regions of the human genome. This project, suitable for a master degree project, aims to finalize an update of funMotifs to incorporate the latest genome annotations based on close to 1 million regulatory elements. Another aim is to develop a module for the identification of de novo TF motifs and merge the module into the funMotifs framework.

Finding mutations in gene regulatory DNA using funMotifs

Departments: ICM and IGP, UU
Places: BMC and Rudbeck Lab., Uppsala
Start: Spring 2024 (or as agreed upon)
Application: Contact the PI!

PhD in Evolutionary Genomics, IEG, UU

Structural Variants (SVs) encompass a broad variety of (macro-)mutations from hundred nucleotides up to large parts of chromosomes (e.g., large-scale deletions / duplications, inversions). SVs are so common in eukaryotic genomes that the amount of genetic diversity they explain is higher than that explained by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). However, mainly for technical reasons, SVs have so far been little studied and our understanding of key evolutionary processes is therefore incomplete. Interested in helping shed more light on SVs? ... then read on!

PhD in Evolutionary Genomics

Department: IEG, UU
Place: EBC Uppsala
Start: January 2024 or as agreed
Application: Deadline November 24, 2023

Doctoral Researcher in Urban evolutionary ecology, University of Helsinki, Finland

Interested in a PhD project studying the adaptive benefits of urban evolution in a common butterfly, Pieris napi?... and in working with local schools (grades 5 and 6) in Helsinki and the surrounding rural areas, engaging the pupils directly in planning and conducting the experiments, as an expression of "citizen science"? Then this may be a project for you... provided you are fluent in Finnish, which is a requirement for the position.

Doctoral Researcher in Urban evolutionary ecology

Department: Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Program, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki
Place: Helsinki, Finland
Start: January 1, 2024, with flexibility
Application: Deadline November 24, 2023

Two master projects within tropical marine ecology, with field work in Tanzania or South Africa, SLU Aqua

Here are two interesting project proposals for potentially doing your master degree project on different tourism- or climate change-related conservation issues in Tanzania or South Africa. Please read further and then contact the PI/supervisors if you are interested in either of the two projects!

FishLinks - Driver turisters fiskkonsumtion ett ohållbart fiske på korallrev: en socio-ekologisk studie i tropiska havslandskap //  FishLinks - Scrutinizing the impact of tourism-driven fish consumption on reef fish communities: a socio-environmental study in tropical seascapes

Effects of climate change on sea urchins in South African coastal waters

Department: Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua), SLU
Places: Ultuna campus, Uppsala and Tanzania or South Africa
Start: Spring 2024
Application: Contact the PI/supervisors!

UTNARM 2023

Utnarm 2023, Karriärmässan för Uppsalas teknolog- och naturvetarstudenter, närmar sig med stormsteg! // Utnarm 2023, Career fair for Uppsala's Engineering and Science students, is rapidly approaching!

UTNARM 2023, Sv/Eng

Organisatörer: UTN, UU
Karriärmässa/Career Fair: 9 november kl. 9-15.30, Hus 10, Ångströmlaboratoriet
Eventveckor/Event Weeks: 30 oktober - 8 november (detaljschema på webbsajten!)

PhD Position on Organoid Modelling of Intestinal Epithelial Bacterial Infection, IMBIM, UU

IMBIM is looking for person with a strong interest in pursuing a PhD degree at the interface between bacterial infection biology and epithelial cell and tissue biology. They are seeking a highly motivated candidate, with an ability to work both independently and in collaboration with others. The position is one of twelve PhD positions in the new Horizon Europe-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Doctoral Network “SurfEx - Epithelial Exchange Surfaces: From organizing principles to ex vivo disease models of the gatekeepers of the body”

PhD position on organoid modelling...

Department: IMBIM, UU
Place: BMC, Uppsala
Start: As soon as possible or as agreed
Application: Deadline November 22, 2023

PhD on "The genomic architecture of sexual conflict", University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

Here is a fully funded 4-year PhD opportunity in Norwich, UK. The project is flexible but loosely on the genomic architecture of sexual conflict in D. melanogaster, using a combination of quantitative genetics, 'omics, manipulative genetics and phenotyping. The School of Biological Sciences (BIO) at UEA is a large and supportive department that makes up part of the broader Norwich Research Park, comprising several very well-funded research institutes with ample career development opportunities. And Norwich is a really nice place to live!

PhD, The genomic architecture of sexual conflict

Department: Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia
Place: Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
Start: October 1, 2024
Application: Deadline November 20, 2023

Protein misfolding and its prevention by BRICHOS domains, ICM, UU

Interested in doing a degree project/research training/project work on this topic? The formation of misfolded protein deposits, characterized by the accumulation of amyloid fibrillar structures, is linked to debilitating diseases with significant socio-economic impact, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and type 2 diabetes. However, the number of protein misfolding diseases is quite limited which implies that current living organisms likely possess inherent quality control mechanisms to mitigate these challenges. One such remarkable defense mechanism is the recently identified anti-amyloid chaperone domain BRICHOS, with a broad spectrum of substrates. These domains represent a largely unexplored reservoir of natural defense molecules against amyloid-related pathologies. Do you want to help shed more light on these processes and their potential to serve therapeutic purposes?

Degree project/Research training/Project work on Protein misfolding and its prevention by BRICHOS domains

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

PhD Fellow in Climate Change Ecology, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø

The Department of Arctic and Marine Biology (AMB) at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics (BFE) seeks a highly motivated PhD fellow in Ecology, specializing on climate change ecology. The workplace is UiT in Tromsø. The position is affiliated with the research group Northern Populations and Ecosystems and will be associated with the research project Arctic Forest Futures - An integrative approach to understanding and anticipating ecological transitions in the forest-tundra ecotone, funded by the Research Council of Norway for 2024-2026, as well as with the Climate Ecological Observatory for Arctic Tundra (COAT).

PhD Fellow in Climate Change Ecology

Department: The Department of Arctic and Marine Biology (AMB), The Arctic University of Norway
Place: Tromsø, Norway
Start: No later than March 1, 2024
Application: Deadline November 15, 2023

Sustainergies Academy- Interaktiva studiebesök med fokus på hållbarhet

Vill du delta i spännande företagsbesök, utöka ditt hållbarhetsnätverk, träffa andra studenter med intresse för hållbarhet och få insikt i hur företag arbetar med dessa frågor? Ta chansen att delta i Sustainergies Academy, ett unikt program baserat på caselösning tillsammans med spännande företag och organisationer. Du får lära dig vad hållbarhetsarbete innebär i praktiken, träffa hållbarhetschefer och utöka ditt nätverk med professionella kontakter. I år finns programmet på plats i Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö och Umeå och är kostnadsfritt och öppet för alla studieinriktningar. Så skynda dig att säkra din plats innan den 13 oktober! OBS, väldigt tight deadline!!

Sustainergies Academy

Organisation/förening: Sustainergies., i samarbete med Grant Thornton & Teach for Sweden
Plats: Stockholm, m.fl. platser
Start: HT 2023
Ansökan: Deadline 13 oktober 2023 (OBS kort deadline!)

Anders Walls stipendium 2024

Anders Walls stiftelse delar sedan 1983 ut ett antal stipendier i syfte att stödja sådana insatser som gjorts i en anda av entreprenörskap och kreativt tänkande inom kategorierna forskning, entreprenörskap, landsbygdsutveckling, internationella studier och musik. Unga Forskare ansvarar årligen för att nominera stipendiater inom området naturvetenskaplig forskning och teknik. Den eller de sökande som erhåller stipendiet erhåller 200 000 kr i ett stipendium ämnat att stödja fortsatt forskning och personlig utveckling samt blir medlem i stipendiatnätverket Wallumni. Utdelningen sker i samband med Anders Walls födelsedag den 10 mars varje år. Vid ceremonin håller stipendiaten även ett anförande om sin bakgrund och forskning.

Anders Walls stipendium 2024

Organisationer: Unga Forskare / Anders Walls stiftelse
Ansökan: Deadline 1 november, 2023
Stipendieutdelning: 10 mars, 2024

One PhD (& one postdoc) position in Evolutionary Genetics, Fribourg, Switzerland

This fully funded (up to 4 years) PhD student will work on a new project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), focusing on chromosome inversions/“supergenes” in the ancestral African range of fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) and how they are maintained by balancing selection. The project entails an exciting combination of approaches spanning population genomics, bioinformatics, transcriptomics, phenotypic assays of fitness-related traits, experiments with population cages (mescosoms) both in the laboratory and outdoors, as well as field work.

Open Postdoc & PhD positions in Evolutionary Genetics

Department: Department of Biology, University of Fribourg
Place: Fribourg (near Bern), Switzerland
Start: Starting date by arrangement
Application: Mail to the PI (also for informal enquiries)! / Application deadline November 5, 2023

Praktikplatser på Naturvårdsverket (SNV) våren 2024

Naturvårdsverket utlyser nu öppna platser för praktik under vårterminen. Några tjänster är direkt avsedda för dig som vill skriva din master eller kandidatuppsats inom ett relevant område, men även andra praktikplatser erbjuds, där du ändå behöver vara registrerad på en praktikkurs på universitetet. Kolla in tjänsterna om något kan vara av intresse!

Uppsatsskrivare, master eller kandidat

Praktikanter till Kretsloppsavdelningen

Praktikanter till Sakavdelningar

Praktikanter inom HR, jämställdhet och kommunikation

Arbetsgivare: Naturvårdsverket
Platser: Stockholm eller Östersund
Start: VT 2024
Ansökan: Deadline 22 oktober

Degree project/Research training/Project work on anti-depressants as environmental pollutants in aquatic systems

Interested in doing a shorter or longer project on whether (i) the exposure to environmental concentration of fluoxetine (a commonly used anti-depressant drug) during early life stages results in altered monoamine transmission and behaviour of adult fish (developmental effect); (ii) the offspring of exposed fish will suffer the same behavioural and neuroendocrinological modulation (trans-generational, possibly epigenetic, effect)? There are possibilities for adaptions to suit various longer or shorter course formats. Please consult with the PI!

Developmental consequences of early life exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of anti-depressive pharmaceuticals (fluoxetine) on behaviour and neuroendocrinology of fish

Departments: Medical Cell Biology, UU and Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, SLU
Place: Uppsala
Start: By agreement
Application: Contact the PI!

Project openings in cancer precision medicine, IGP, Rudbeck Laboratory, UU

IGP is looking for motivated students that want to develop their skills in bioinformatics
analyses, laboratory work centered on cell signaling or drug screening in cell and organoid models, or data science and machine learning. Currently there are offers centered on 1) Multi-omics analysis of a large cohort of colorectal cancer cases, or 2) Development of novel precision cancer therapy based on collateral lethality, but new lanes of interest may develop and change fast so please consult with the PI if the area as a whole is of interest to you!

Project openings in cancer precision medicine

Department: IGP, UU
Place: Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!

PhD student in Cancer Precision Medicine, IGP, UU

A PhD student position is available for a highly motivated individual with interest in tumor targeting and drug delivery, at Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University. The research will focus on development of targeted agents for "theranostics" of ovarian cancer. The goal of the project is to investigate the feasibility of using scaffold proteins conjugated to cytotoxic drugs for targeting ovarian cancer-associated proteins. Interested? Read further!

PhD student in Cancer Precision Medicine

Department: IGP, UU
Place: Rudbeck Lab., Uppsala
Start: Starting date as agreed
Application: Deadline October 5 (Note the very short deadline!)

Master thesis project on the evaluation of ADAPTs for therapeutic applications, KTH, Stockholm

ADAPTs are small alternative scaffold proteins that have been engineered to bind novel disease targets. This project involves characterization and optimization of ADAPTs that target cancer proteins, for potential use in therapeutic or diagnostic applications. A background in biotechnology is expected, as well as an interest in protein engineering and biopharmaceutical development.

Evaluation of ADAPTs against cancer targets for therapeutic applications

Department: Protein Science, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), KTH
Place: AlbaNova, Stockholm
Start: Spring 2024
Application: Contact the PI!

Short-notice request for field work assistant, IOB, UU

IOB is looking for an assistant for a 6-week fieldwork project (part-time), starting already next Monday (October 2nd)! This project is a great opportunity to collect some eDNA fieldwork experience and to get to travel across large parts of the beautiful Swedish landscape and get to visit natural forest lakes for sampling in the midst of autumn. All travel costs, accommodation, and payment for the time spent in the field are covered. Please note the short deadline!!

Short-notice request for field work assistant

Department: IOB, UU
Place: EBC / Extensive fieldwork around southern Sweden
Start: Monday October 2
Application: Right away!! (Note the very short notice!)

Several thesis project proposals at Animal Breeding and Genetics, SLU

Here are a number of generously shared opportunities for doing master degree projects on various contemporary generic topics within genetics. Please check them out if they are of interest to you!

The adaptive potential of effectively small and shrinking populations

Computational modelling of genomic inbreeding and homozygosity islands in extremely small populations

Short-term and long-term contributions to adaptation and evolutionary constraint

Simulation-based inference of complicated monogenic inheritance patterns

Department: Animal Breeding and Genetics, SLU
Place: SLU Ultuna campus, Uppsala
Start: Flexible
Application: Contact the PI!

iGEM Uppsala - Info meetings

Are you interested in student-driven projects? Do you want to learn more about synthetic biology? Have you heard about iGEM, the world´s biggest student competition in synthetic biology? iGEM Uppsala is looking for you!

iGEM Uppsala information flyer

Organisers: IBG, UU and iGEM Uppsala association
Info meetings: (September 19) and October 3, kl 17:30
Place: Room A7:111a, BMC
IBG Course information day: September 27 

Master degree project on drinking water quality, IEG, UU

Here is an interesting project offer meant to study how to efficiently remove PFAS and dissolved organic matter (DOM) from drinking water. A background in environmental studies, ecology and/or engineering is suitable/expected, as is an interest in societally relevant issues such as drinking water quality. You will help design and build an experimental purification columns set up and analyze water for DOM, as well as help with preparing samples for PFAS analysis. Experiments will be developed in collaboration with partners at Gothenburg University, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU, Ultuna) and drinking water providers with similar set-ups.

Interactions between dissolved organic matter and PFAS during drinking water treatment

Department: Limnology, IEG, UU
Place: EBC Uppsala
Start: A.s.a.p. / as agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!

Several potentially interesting PhD positions at Uppsala University

Presently there are several PhD student positions open for application at different departments at Uppsala University, some of which may be of interest to at least some of you IBG students. So do have a closer look if something looks interesting to you! Please note that the requirements and deadlines varies considerably!

PhD student in experimental brain tumor research

PhD position in Genomics

PhD student in limnology with focus on the climate footprint of macrophytes

PhD student in Medicinal Chemistry

PhD position in Translational Autoimmunity

Departments: IGP, IMBIM, Limnology or ILK, at UU (see the respective pdf´s)
Place: Uppsala
Start: See the respective pdf´s
Applications: See the respective pdf´s - the one with the shortest deadline is September 26!
 

PhD Research Fellow in climate change and plant-insect interactions on dwarf shrubs, Sogndal, Norway

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Sciences has a vacancy for a PhD position on dwarf shrub ecology at campus Sogndal.

PhD Research Fellow in climate change and plant-insect interactions on dwarf shrubs

Department: Department of Environmental Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
Place: Sogndal, Norway
Start: Spring 2024
Application: Deadline October 2, 2023

PhD student position on reptile diversity and conservation, Montpellier, France and Porto, Portugal

Shortfalls of biodiversity knowledge strongly impede effective conservation, for both species- and areabased strategies. Arid habitats are often perceived as having little conservation value due to their impoverished communities. Yet, these communities are made of many endemic, specialized species with unique adaptations. Many populated arid areas are also degraded due to anthropogenic activities. Arid steppes are even amongst the most threatened habitats in North Africa and the Middle East because their fertile soil make them valuable to agriculture. Here is a three year PhD position meant to study reptile diversity and conservation in North Africa and the Middle East.

PhD: Improving conservation of biodiversity in arid habitats using reptile communities as
model

Departments: Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, University of Montpellier and Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, University of Porto
Places: Montpellier, France and Porto, Portugal
Start: January 2024
Application: Deadline October 31

Sci Fest 2023

Lördagen 23:e september bjuds du in till en sprudlande vetenskapsfestival. Ta med dig familj och vänner och gå dit! Det finns många aktiviteter att välja på. // Bring your family and friends to SciFest! Everyone is welcome. There are numerous engaging activities to explore.

SciFest 2023 - Sve & Eng

Organiser: UU & SLU
Place: Fyrishov, Uppsala
Time: September 23, kl 09:00 - 16:00

Master thesis on the expression and purification of the peripheral membrane protein BAR, KTH

Peripheral membrane proteins, like BAR proteins (often intimately involved in conformational changes of membrane topology), are soluble proteins that bind to membranes. BAR proteins change their conformation upon binding to the membrane. Many of the BAR protein’s functions in cells can be tested and investigated in reconstituted systems. The main focus of this project will be to find the appropriate expression system and purification strategy for it, in order to ultimately/later on be able to reconstitute it into artificial membranes and study its structure/structural transitions by cryoEM.

Expression and purification of a BAR protein, as a basis for its reconstitution and structure determination

Department: Protein Science, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), KTH
Place: AlbaNova, Stockholm
Start: Fall 2023, flexible
Application: Contact the PI!

Extra work at Testa Center, Cytiva

231004: Position has been filled and is no longer open for application!
Are you interested in and have competence in layout and design? ... want to earn some money via a part-time, temporary employment (from a.s.a.p. until November) at Testa Center/Cytiva? Then check this ad out, regarding taking part in the production of the Testa Center five-year anniversary book!

Design and layout of the Testa Center five-year anniversary book

Company: Testa Center, Cytiva
Place: Boländerna, Uppsala, but most of the work can also be done remotely
Start: Immediately!
Application: Apply a.s.a.p./immediately to the Testa Center contact (see pdf)!

Multiple project offers at SLU Aqua

Here are several openings for potentially doing degree projects or other forms of projects (ask the PIs what is possible...) at SLU Aqua. The present offers concern studies of the migration of sea trout or various aspects of European eel. Read further in the pdf´s if this sounds interesting to you!

Population-specific distribution of sea trout in the Baltic Sea

Several projects focusing on European eel

Department: Aquatic resources, SLU ("SLU Aqua")
Place: Ultuna, Drottningholm (Stockholm) or Öregrund
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PIs!

Evolution in a nutshell at SciFest - Volunteers wanted!

Here is an opportunity for a master student to participate as a volunteer in helping out with an activity at the upcoming SciFest, meant to highlight how evolution works. Please help bring some science and research to a new generation of school pupils!

Evolution in a nutshell

Organisers: Two present postdocs at UU and SLU (see the pdf!)
Place: SciFest, Fyrishov, Uppsala
Time: September 21-23, 2023
Application: Apply via e-mail to the organisers (see the pdf!)

Degree projects at Biological Mosquito Control

Biological Mosquito Control does research in collaboration with the Zoonosis Science Center (ZSC), Dept. of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology (IMBIM), Uppsala University. They investigate several aspects of mosquito ecology and factors of importance for non-target organisms and mosquito control. There is opportunity for students to conduct your degree project or research training with them. Available projects vary in focus and may include both field-work and laboratory work. Please contact the P.I. if you are interested in project opportunities!

Biological Mosquito Control degree projects

Organization/Department: Biological Mosquito Control/IMBIM, UU 
Place: Uppsala
Start: By agreement 
Application: contact the P.I.

EU training programme "Vulcanus in Japan"

Vulcanus in Japan started in 1997. The programme consists of industrial placements for engineering or science students with EU or associated country nationality. It starts in September and ends in August of the following year to accommodate the academic year in EU Member States. The students follow: a seminar on Japan, a four-month intensive Japanese language course, and then an eight-month traineeship in a Japanese company. Does this sound interesting to you? Then please find further details in the pdf and via the QR link in it!

Vulcanus in Japan

Organiser: EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Brussels
Places: Various companies in Japan
Start: September 1, 2024
Application: Deadline January 20, 2024

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. Have a look at the appended pdfs for more information!

Tropical Ecology Research Internship

Museum Taxonomy Internship

Museum Taxidermy Internship

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

Sök examensarbete på Norrvatten, Järfälla

Vill du göra ett examensarbete som bidrar till att utveckla framtidens dricksvattenförsörjning? Välkommen att ansöka om examensarbete på Norrvatten under 2024 (möjligen även senare?)! Norrvatten producerar och distribuerar dricksvatten till 14 kommuner i norra Storstockholm. Omkring 700 000 människor, flera stora sjukhus samt Arlanda flygplats är beroende av att Norrvatten alltid kan leverera ett hälsosamt dricksvatten. Läs vidare i pdf-filen om detta låter intressant för dig! Stor möjlighet till flexibilitet i det mer exakta ämnesvalet för projektet!

Exjobb på Norrvatten

Arbetsgivare: Norrvatten
Plats: Järfälla
Start: Enligt överenskommelse
Ansökan: Kontakta ansvarig chef!

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

During buzz pollination, bees use their powerful thoracic muscles to shake pollen out of flowers, producing an audible sound or “buzz”. Buzz pollination has evolved in 20,000 species of flowering plants, and about half of all bee species. Yet, we still know little about why some bees but not others buzz pollinate, and how evolution has shaped flower and bee characteristics to fine tune buzz pollination. 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 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!

PhD student in Molecular Epidemiology, Med Sci, UU

Are you interested in working with a focus on alcohol intake, gut microbiota, metabolomics, and genetics in relation to cardiovascular disease, with the support of competent and friendly colleagues in an international environment? Are you looking for an employer that invests in sustainable employeeship and offers safe, favourable working conditions? If so you are welcome to apply for this PhD position at Uppsala University.

PhD student in Molecular Epidemiology

Department: Medical Sciences, UU
Place: EpiHubben, MTC-huset, Uppsala
Start: Starting date as agreed
Application: Deadline September 27

Höstens stipendieutlysning 2023 / Autumn 2023 scholarships at UU

Terminens stora stipendieutlysning är öppen för ansökan. / The general scholarships are now open for applications.

Stipendier 2023 / Scholarships 2023

Organisatör: Stipendiekansliet, UU
Ansökan: Deadline 13 september

Doktorand i cancerprecisionsmedicin, IGP, UU

Ett träffsäkert och icke-invasivt diagnostiskt verktyg för tidig upptäckt av cancer är viktigt för en effektivare behandling och förbättrad chans till överlevnad. Det här doktorandprojektet kommer bland annat att analysera proteinprofiler från cancerpatienter för att konstruera proteinpaneler, med målet att kunna detektera cancersignaturer i blodplasma och skilja friska individer från de med en tumörsjukdom. Erfarenhet av bioinformatiskt arbete med biomarkörutveckling är meriterande.

Doktorand i cancerprecisionsmedicin

Institution: IGP, UU
Plats: Rudbecklaboratoriet, Uppsala
Start: Tillträde enligt överenskommelse
Ansökan: Deadline 11 september

Lansering av Klimatguide för Uppsala universitet / Launch of Uppsala university Climate Guide

Uppsala universitets Hållbarhetsforum bjuder in prefekter eller motsvarande, miljöombud, medarbetare och studenter till: "Lansering av Klimatguide för Uppsala universitet: strategiskt klimatarbete för institutioner eller motsvarande" // Uppsala university Sustainability Forum invites managers, green reps, members of staff and students to: "Launch of Uppsala university Climate Guide: strategic climate action for departments and equivalent units"

The event is in English!

Program "Lansering av Klimatguide" / Programme "Launch of Climate Guide" - Sve / Eng

Organiser: Uppsala university Sustainability Forum
Place: Segerstedthusets entréhall
Time: September 20, kl. 15:00 – 16:30
Registration: Please use the link in the pdf! 

PhD in cancer immunology and immunotherapy, IGP, UU

A PhD student position is open for a highly motivated candidate interested in cancer immunology and immunotherapy at Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University. If you are interest in the development of cancer immunotherapies based on immunomodulatory adenoviral vectors, please read further in the appended pdf!

PhD in cancer immunology and immunotherapy

Department: IGP, UU
Place: Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala
Start: Starting date as agreed
Application: Deadline September 8

Anslag till stipendier, projekt och publicering inom den gröna sektorn, KSLA

Kungliga Skogs- och Lantbruksakademien (KSLA) utlyser totalt nästan 6 miljoner kr till olika former av stipendier, projekt- och forskningsstöd samt publicering, inom den gröna sektorn, med samordnad ansökan från en mängd olika fonder och gemensam deadline för ansökan. Även om merparten av medlen går till unga forskare och doktorander så kan även mindre seniora studenter än så söka t.ex. stipendier/resestipendier. Läs mer i dokumentationen i pdf-filen och på KSLAs webbplats om du är intresserad!

Utlysning:Anslag till stipendier, projekt och publicering inom den gröna sektorn, KSLA

Anslagsgivare/adminstratör: KSLA
Plats: Beror på resp. ansökan
Start: Beror på resp. ansökan
Ansökan: Sök på KSLAs webbplats med deadline 15 september

Master degree project on lymphatic metastasis and its effects on tumor immunity, IMBIM, UU

Lymph nodes are hubs for our adaptive immune response and among other things they are essential for the induction of anti-tumor responses. But lymph nodes are also one of the earliest places where tumors may metastasize. We still do not fully understand which properties in tumor cells facilitate metastasis or how metastasis to the lymph nodes affects their ability to mount anti-tumor responses. Here is a chance for motivated students with interest in experimental cancer models, flow cytometry and imaging to help find answers to some of these intriguing and contradictory observations.

Understanding the pathways driving lymphatic metastasis and its effects on tumor immunity

Department: IMBIM, UU
Place: BMC Uppsala
Start: Fall 2023, possibly later
Application: Contact the PI!

Master project in bioprinting of novel bio-inks, MCB, UU

Here is another interesting opportunity if you are keen to contribute towards furthering bioprinting for tissue healing/regenerative medicine purposes. Here you will investigate novel materials/"bio-inks" for bioprinting and then test your 3D constructs of these using cell assays. The project sounds as if it may tentatively be adaptable to suit various course formats, master degree project, research training or project work - discuss your desired and possible options with the PI!

Master project in bioprinting of novel bio-inks

Department: Medical Cell Biology, UU
Place: BMC Uppsala
Start: Fall 2023
Application: A.s.a.p.; Contact the PI!

Master thesis project on 3D-printed innovative biomaterials, MCB, UU

Interested in doing a master degree project focused on the development and testing of innovative biomaterials? Here is a chance for you to take part in a collaborative project at the forefront of additive manufacturing, doing a biological characterization of a novel 3D-printed biodegradable metal alloy.

Degree project on 3D-printed innovative biomaterials

Department: Medical Cell Biology, UU, in collaboration with Materials Science and Engineering, UU
Place: BMC Uppsala
Start: Fall 2023
Application: A.s.a.p.; Contact the PI!