KEY WORDS | medical research, leading, neuroscience |
CITY | Lund |
COUNTRY | Sweden |
DETAILS OF THE OFFER | Working place: Lund University Medical Faculty Missions: The call addresses excellent researchers aiming to lead pioneering research projects. Candidates should have obtained one´s PhD degree within 5 years from the application deadline (i.e. no later than February 15th 2019, with extensions for parental leave, sick leave, or military service). The call is reserved to applicants with experience of post-doctoral medical research in an international environment outside of Sweden, resulting in publications at a high scientific level. Candidates need not have held a position or scholarship in Sweden during the past 4 years (i.e. after February 15th, 2020). What we offer to the successful candidate: The holder of the position is to initiate and build one´s strong research programme in synergy with ongoing preclinical and clinical research at the Faculty. Candidates with a background in Neuroscience can become members of Lund University strategic research area on neurodegenerative diseases(MultiPark,https://www.multipark.lu.se), which will offer a vibrant scientific environment, excellent networking opportunities, and robust infrastructure support. All candidates will moreover have access to world-class research infrastructures hosted by Lund University, such as the Center for Translational Genomics (CTG), the Lund Bioimaging Center (LBIC) and MAX IV. As an associate senior lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, you will develop your qualifications over a period of 5 years and can then be promoted to permanent employment as a senior lecturer and eventually a professor. You will receive five weeks of training in teaching and learning in higher education and also get the opportunity to learn Swedish through the University’s Swedish language courses for new international staff. We will offer support for the move to Sweden to you and your family. In Sweden there is an excellence programme for international researchers, the Wallenberg Academy Fellows, funded by the country’s largest private foundation. If you become one of Lund University’s nominees for the prestigious Wallenberg Academy Fellows 2025 (WAF), you will also receive a start package from the University. The size of the start package will be negotiated along with other terms of employment and applies for your five first years as associate senior lecturer. Read more about the Wallenberg Academy Fellows programme here.
Lund University Recruitment Programme of Excellence, which this position is part of.
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TYPE OF JOB | Post-Doctorat - Post-Doctoral position |
TYPE OF CONTRACT | CDD (Temporary / 5 years) |
APPLICATION DEADLINE | 15 FEB 2024 |
EMPLOYMENT START DATE | earliest on 16 FEB 2025 |