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Project offers archive
Below you can find recently archived project offers. At the bottom of the page you can find even older project offers. Please note that the offers below initially occured 4 months before the below stated dates!
Exjobb/forskningspraktik vid Utvecklingscentrum för vatten (UCV), Norrtälje
Campus Roslagen AB söker studenter för examensarbete eller forskningspraktik under 2020, inom områden relaterade till olika aspekter av vattenförsörjning, avloppsproblem, m.m., vid UCV i Norrtälje. Läs vidare i bilagd pdf och ta en kontakt för fortsatta diskussioner runt vad som ev. skulle kunna passa dig!
Exjobb / forskningspraktik: Projektförslag vid UCV
Företag: Campus Roslagen AB, UCV i Norrtälje
Plats: Norrtälje
Start: Direkt eller senare under 2020 (enligt överenskommelse)
Ansökan: Kontakta verksamhetsansvarig vid UCV!
PhD position at University of Lille, France
Here is an open PhD position entiteled "Grey-zone of speciation in the green world" that may be ideal for those of you interested in further developing your skills in population genetics, evolutionary biology and bioinformatics. Get additional details from the pdf and please also note the short deadline!
PhD at Evo-Eco-Paleo lab, University of Lille
Department: Evolution, Ecology and Paleontology Lab., University of Lille
Place: Lille, France
Start: Later during 2020
Application: Contact the PIs immediately for details as the application deadline is May 22, 2020
Sverige-Amerika Stiftelsens stipendier 2021/2022
Sverige-Amerika Stiftelsen delar ut stipendier för master-, doktorand- och postdoc-studier i USA och Kanada. Stipendier kan nu sökas för 6-12 månaders studie-/forskningsvistelse under perioden 1 juli 2021-30 juni 2022. Intresserad? Läs vidare i den bifogade pdf-en och på Stiftelsens hemsida!
Sverige-Amerika Stiftelsens stipendier 2021/2022
Studieplats: Beror på var du tänker bedriva dina studier
Länder: USA eller Kanada
Stipendieperiod: 1 juli 2021 - 30 juni 2022
Ansökan: Deadline 15 september 2020
PhDs in Medical Science at Linköping University
Here are a couple of PhD positions, potentially of interest to those of you who would like to perform in depth studies of medical aspects of ion channels. An updated, more extensive list of presently open PhD positions at LiU can be found here (then choose PhD and appropriate department).
Department: Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV), Linköping University
Place: Linköping
Start: By agreement
Application: May 28, 2020 (PhD1) or June 3, 2020 (PhD2)
Master project on itch and pain, Neuroscience, UU (BMC)
Persistent itch is a major symptom in diseases such as atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. In Sweden, 250 000-300 000 persons suffer from psoriasis. Persistent pain severely affects quality of life and is today a major medical and social problem throughout the world and approximately 20% of the population suffers from persistent/recurrent pain that affects performance of daily tasks and quality of life. Here is a chance for you to do a degree project (or possibly another form of individual project/research training) during fall 2020 or spring 2021, meant to characterize neuronal subpopulations in the spinal cord that relay itch and pain signals. You will use techniques such as immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization (RNAScope) and in vivo analysis of transgenic animals.
Degree project: "Scratching the surface of itch and pain"
Department: Neuroscience, UU
Place: BMC, Uppsala
Start: Fall 2020 or spring 2021
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor!
Three PhD positions in Environmental Science at Stockholm University
Below are three presently open PhD positions on different aspects of environmetal science. Please note the very tight deadline! Here is also a link to an updated list of all PhD positions presently offered at SU.
Organic matter degradation in Arctic permafrost systems
Isotopic source fingerprinting of greenhouse gas emissions in South Asia
Isotopic fingerprinting of methane emission sources in the Siberian Arctic Ocean
Department: Environmental Science, SU
Place: Stockholm
Start: Later during 2020 (not explicitly specified)
Deadline: May 15, 2020 - Short deadline!!
PhD positions on biocatalysis, KTH
A couple of exciting PhD positions are open to apply for at KTH (Note the short deadline!), for those with a suitable background and an interest in biocatalysis. An updated list of all open PhD positions at KTH can always be found here.
Doctoral student in wood-based biocatalysis with a polymer focus
Doctoral student in biocatalytic CO2 fixation
Department: Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology & Health, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Place: Stockholm
Start: According to agreement
Application: Deadline May 15, 2020 for both (NB!... tight deadline!)
Master level degree project at Bryceson lab., KI
Are you interested in helping unravel the roles, mechanisms and potential use within therapy of two recently discovered tumor suppresor genes, essential for cell cycle regulation during hematopoiesis? Here is a chance to do a master thesis (or possibly other forms of long project courses) on this topic, during fall 2020.
SAMD9 and SAMD9L: Understanding the pathophysiology of mutations that cause cancer and potential of these proteins to treat cancer
Department: Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine (HERM), Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet
Place: Huddinge/Stockholm
Start: September 2020
Application: Contact the PI or supervisor!
Many open PhD positions at KI right now
There are presently many interesting PhD positions open for application at Karolinska Institutet that may be worth considering for some of you, if you are interested in a future research career or further studies. Below are a select few, but a more comprehensive updated list can also be found here.
PhD, Mechanisms of cellular redox signalling
PhD, Environmental epidemiology
PhD, Immunology and gene therapy
Departments: Different departments, KI (see the respective ads)
Places: Hudding or Solna
Start: Fall/later during 2020
Application: Different dated deadlines (see the respective ads)
PhD positions at SLU, Uppsala or Alnarp
Here are a few presently open PhD positions at SLU, for your possible consideration. A more complete and continually updated list can be found here (click the "PhD button" to select just the PhD positions). Please note the extremely tight deadline for applying for the first one below!
PhD, Bioinformatik (ad is in Swedish + very short deadline!)
PhD, Climate impact on vector capacity
PhD, Climate impact on mosquito behaviour
Departments: See the respective ads, SLU
Place: Uppsala or Alnarp
Start: August/September, 2020
Applications: See the respective ads!
Several interesting PhD positions at UU
Here are some PhD positions that may be worth considering for some of you. A more comprehensive list of presently open additional PhD positions at UU can be found here.
PhD, bioinformatics / single cell genomics
PhD, biophysics with X-ray lasers
PhD, colorectal cancer (ad is in swedish)
Departments: Three different UU departments, see the respective ads
Place: Uppsala
Start: See the respective ads for possible info
Application: Deadlines differ - see the respective ads!
Two master thesis projects at AstraZeneca, Mölndal, during fall 2020
Here are two highly interesting openings for master degree projects at AstraZeneca, working on different aspects of differentiation, characterisation and use of human induced pruripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) for in vitro assay systems during drug development. Read further for details about these attractive projects in the appended pdf´s!
Proj 1: Derivation and characterization of pacemaker cells from human pluripotent stem cells for investigation of cardiotoxicity
Proj 2: Application of patient centricity to in vitro cardiovascular safety assays
Company: AstraZeneca, R&D | Clinical Pharmacology & Safety Sciences
Place: Mölndal
Start: Fall 2020
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor via e-mail!
PhD student in Medical Cell Biology, UU - "Bioprinting of Tissues"
Bioprinting of cells in defined extracellular matrices represents a novel approach to create well-defined 3D tissue models. In the future, 3D bioprinted tissue models will likely replace many existing 2D cell culture models currently used in academia and industry, and 3D bioprinted tissues will also likely be used for transplantation. In this project bioprinted tissue models will be studied by advanced, high-resolution live imaging and characterized with regard to gene and protein expression. The project will be carried out within AddLife, which is a VINNOVA Competence Centre that gathers more than 20 partners in academia, industry and the public sector to support competence development in additive manufacturing for the life sciences. Candidates for this position should have a Master's degree (MSc) in Molecular Biotechnology Engineering, or an equivalent degree.
Department: Medical Cell Biology, UU
Place: BMC, Uppsala
Start: August 1, 2020, or as agreed
Application: Deadline May 25, 2020
Examensarbete/forskningspraktik om celldifferentiering, EBC
Gillar du att arbeta i labbet och är intresserad av celldifferentiering? Här finns spännande möjligheter till exjobb eller forskningspraktik under hösten 2020 på dessa teman, speciellt runt kopplingarna mellan blod- och nervcellsdifferentiering, där man med fördel använder sig av sötvattenkräftan, Pacifastacus leniusculus, som en passande djurmodell.
Blod- och nervcellsdifferentiering i sötvattenkräfta
Institution: IOB, UU
Plats: EBC, Uppsala
Start: HT 2020
Ansökan: Kontakta PI/handledare!
PhD position in Animal Ecology, Stockholm University
A PhD position focused on the evolution of butterfly-plant associations is available at the Department of Zoology, Stockholm University. It is part of the larger project "Evolving modularity in the adaptations of phytophagous insects to their host plants" which aims to improve our understanding of the causal mechanisms behind the evolutionary patterns observed in insect-plant associations, e.g. the idea that adaptations to specific host plants can best be understood as "modules" of co-expressed genes and the corresponding phenotypes – in particular larval performance on different hosts.
PhD position in Animal Ecology
Department: Zoology, Stockholm University
Place: Stockholm
Start: Mid/Fall 2020
Application: Deadline April 23, 2020
Project assistant in plankton ecology, summer 2020
Here is a temporary position at EBC during the summer 2020, for working as an assistant in a project about ecosystem consequences of algal blooms in brown water lakes. The prospective duties will include taking water and sediment samples and conducting various measurements from boats, as well as some laboratory tasks such as filtration of water, taking care of and conserving samples and running some laboratory analyses. Get further details from the pdf!
Project assistant in plankton ecology, EBC
Department: IEG, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala plus fieldwork elsewhere
Start: June 15, 2020 (and then runs until August 28, 2020)
Application: Deadline April 17, 2020
PhD position on sexual signals in hermaphrodites, Sorbonne, Paris
Sexual selection is a central topic in behavioral ecology and is usually associated with male and female reproductive success. Still, more than 65000 hermaphroditic species exist. So, how does communication between sexes work in hermaphroditic species where individuals need to mate with partners to fertilize their eggs? This and related questions will be addressed as part of this PhD position at University of Sorbonne Paris Nord. The position is funded for 3 years, starting on September 2020.
PhD: Sexual signals in hermaphroditic worms and their evolution during the transition between hermaphroditism and separate sexes
Department: Ethologie Expérimentale et Comparée, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
Place: Villetaneuse, Paris, France
Start: September 2020
Application: Deadline May 31, 2020
Another interesting degree project at Q-linea AB, Uppsala
200519: This position has been filled and is no longer possible to apply for!
Heteroresistance to antibiotics in bacterial subpopulations may often be detrimental to clinical outcome of a given antibiotics treatment. In this degree project, during the fall 2020, you will be able to contribute towards further development of Q-lineas rapid test system, ASTar® , to enable fast detection of heteroresistance, meaningful under clinical conditions.
Optical detection of antimicrobial heteroresistance in bacterial populations
Company: Q-linea AB
Place: Uppsala
Start: Autumn 2020
Application: Deadline June 1st, 2020
Development project on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests (AST), Q-linea AB, Uppsala
Q-linea's vision is to help save lives by ensuring that antibiotics continue to be an effective treatment for future generations. Are you planning for a degree project during the coming fall 2020? Here is an interesting possibility to work with further developing Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests (AST) at Q-linea. Read more about the fascinating details and prospects in the pdf!
Is it possible to improve antimicrobial susceptibility tests by improving the precision in concentration determination of bacteria?
Company: Q-linea AB
Place: Uppsala
Start: Autumn 2020
Application: Deadline June 1st, 2020
Lab assistant at Erken Laboratory during summer 2020
IEG at EBC is looking for a lab assistant to help out with water and sediment chemistry analyses at the Erken Laboratory, for approx. 6 weeks during the summer of 2020. More information can be found in the pdf!
Summer assistant at Erken Laboratory
Department: Department of Ecology and Genetics / Erken Laboratory, Uppsala University
Place: Erken Laboratory, located close to Norrtälje
Start: 2020-06-22, or as agreed.
Application: see pdf file
Three PhD positions at SLU, in Umeå or Öregrund
Here are three open positions for doing a PhD at SLU, Departments of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Umeå or Aquatic Resources, Öregrund. See the respective ads for details!
PhD 1) Forestry with many goals - Can biofuel harvest be combined with biodiversity conservation?
PhD 2) Forest restoration and management for biodiversity: efficiency and trade-offs between competing goals
PhD 3) Does global warming induce evolution in fish, and how to then fish sustainably?
Departments: Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Umeå (1 and 2) or Department of Aquatic Resources, Öregrund (3)
Places: Umeå or Öregrund
Start: 1 and 2: Spring 2020 (as agreed); 3: mid-June and onwards (as agreed)
Application: Deadlines 1 and 2: April 3, 2020; 3: April 20, 2020
Student projects in experimental gastroenterology
Student projects of various forms and durations are offered, all revolving around validation studies of relevance in gastroenterology. Read further in the pdf!
LC-MS clinical chemistry validation studies in gastroenterology
Department: Medical Sciences, UU
Place: Rudbecklab., Uppsala
Start: Spring 2020 (or later during 2020)
Application: Via e-mail to the supervisor (link in the pdf!)
Master level degree project in Limnology, EBC
Inland waters have a strong effect on climate because they emit greenhouse gases (GHG) to the atmosphere, both carbon dioxide (CO2) and the highly potent gas methane (CH4). The aim of the project is to understand how aquatic plants regulate CH4 emissions in lakes via quantifying CH4 oxidation in the aquatic plant rhizosphere and CH4 transport to the atmosphere through plant tissues. Get more details from he pdf!
Master project: CH4 regulation by aquatic plants
Department: Limnology programme, IEG, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala (some field work in Jämtland)
Start: Summer 2020
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor
Multiple PhD and degree project offers at University of Zurich
Here are openings for several PhD positions and BSc and MSc degree projects at the intersect of spatial ecology, biodiversity sciences, eDNA, amphipods and more. All projects are on fundamental research questions but also have significant interactions with stakeholders (particularly the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment) and are partly linked to biomonitoring implementation. The provisional starting dates are this summer, with considerable flexibility. Get the specifics about the respective positions from the pdf:s!
Department: Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich
Place: Zürich, Switzerland
Start: Summer 2020/negotiable
Application: See each ad for details: PhDs March 31, April 10 or April 15; degree projects open application date
Extra info från Studenthälsan
Med anledning av Coronakrisen lämnar Studenthälsan här kort extra information. Unfortunately, for the time being only in Swedish; if you have trouble reading it, please turn to a Swedish friend for help with an interpretation!
Studenthälsan, extra info med anledning av Coronakrisen
Övre Slottsgatan 7, Uppsala
(i övrigt se pdf)
Many PhD positions in Sweden to apply for
If you are interested in continuing your education by doing a PhD, there are numerous possibilities for applying to do so (and even more to be expected 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
Departments: Many different, at the above Universities
Places: In and around Stockholm, Linköping and Uppsala
Start: Varies with position
Applications deadlines: Varies with position
STI and ForBio course: Baltic macrophytes – systematics, sampling, species identification
Here is the first annoncement of this early fall semester course, which will present and provide an overview of the macrophytes in the Baltic sea. Systematics, taxonomy and identification of different macrophyte groups, such as macroalgae, phanerogams and also a couple of bryophytes, will be covered.
Organisers: Swedish Taxonomy Initiative (STI) and Research School in Biosystematics (ForBio)
Place: Askö Laboratory, Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre
Time: September 6-12, 2020
Application: Will open shortly
SCCS Europe – Connecting Eastern and Western Europe in conservation biology
Students and Early Career Conservation Biologist are invited to the sixth Student Conference on Conservation Science, SCCS Europe in 2020. SCCS Europe offers young conservationists the opportunity to meet renowned plenary speakers, to attend career-enriching trainings, workshops and field trips and to have fun at the largest lake in Central Europe, Lake Balaton.
Organiser: Centre for Ecological Research (ÖK), Balaton Limnological Institute
Place: Tihany (Lake Balaton), Hungary
Time: August 25-29, 2020
Registration: Opens April 15; Deadline July 15
Sommarjobb på Trafikverket
Trafikverket erbjuder många sommarjobb för studenter 2020, bl.a. för tekniker, naturvetare, biologer, ... Klicka på länkar i annons-pdf:en för att komma till Trafikverkets egen webbsida med sommarjobb resp. de aktuella erbjudandelistorna inom resp. kategori!
Arbetsgivare: Trafikverket
Plats: Jobb erbjuds på många olika platser i landet
Start: Sommar 2020
Ansökan: Senast 23 mars
Marketing internship at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Uppsala
Are you interested in Allergy? Have attention for detail? Skilled in Microsoft office? Then don't hesitate to apply for this interesting internship!
Internship Thermo Fisher Scientific
Company: Thermo Fisher Scientific
Place: Uppsala
Start: A.s.a.p. / April 2020
Application: Take a contact pronto!
Doctoral student in ecology with focus on aquatic ecology, Kalmar
Salmon in the Baltic Sea are periodically thiamin deficient, suffering from low reproductive output (called M74). This project will use salmon and thiamin as a model system to understand micronutrient dynamics. The project, which is VR-funded, will entail quantification of thiamin status as well as gut microbiomes in different life stages of salmon. Get further details from the pdf if this sounds like "something for you"!
Quantifying the transfer of thiamin (vitamin B1) from producers to top predators
Department: Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University
Place: Kalmar
Start: Later during 2020
Application: Deadline March 31, 2020
Sommarjobb på Thermo Fisher Scientific
Erbjudanden om sommarjobb på Thermo Fisher har nu börjat läggas ut. Se pdf:en för en "ögonblicksbild" genererad 2020-03-03. Använd sedan länken i pdf:en till TFS:s egen webbsida, så kan du söka fram en aktuell, uppdaterad lista över alla erbjudanden! Fler kan förväntas läggas ut löpande den närmaste tiden.
Sommarjobb 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Företag: Thermo Fisher Scientific
Plats: Uppsala (ev. även andra platser)
Start: Sommar 2020
Ansökan: Se respektive tjänst
Sommarjobb på GE Healthcare
De årligen återkommande, attraktiva och uppskattade, erbjudandena om sommarjobb på GE har nu börjat läggas ut. Se pdf:en för att få en "ögonblicksbild" 2020-03-03. Använd sedan länken i pdf:en till GE:s egen webbsida, så kan du söka fram en aktuell, uppdaterad lista över alla erbjudanden! Fler kommer förmodligen att läggas ut löpande den närmaste tiden.
Sommarjobb 2020, GE Healthcare
Företag: GE Healthcare
Plats: Uppsala (ev. även andra platser)
Start: Sommar 2020
Ansökan: Se respektive tjänst
Two master projects on local adaptation, population structure and environmental variation in natural populations of forest tree species, EBC
Here are a couple of super interesting master thesis project alternatives at EBC. Get the respective project details from the appended pdf:s!
Genomic evidence of local adaptation in spruce: On the use of parallel clines
Population structure and environmental variation in forest trees: A comparative approach
Department: Plant Ecology and Evolution program, IEG, UU / SciLifeLab
Place: EBC, Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor!
Fältpersonal sökes för inventeringsarbete, Svensk Naturförvaltning AB
Svensk Naturförvaltning AB erbjuder spetskompetens inom förvaltning av biologiska naturresurser. De söker nu, inför fältsäsongen 2020, bl.a. fältpersonal för inventering av viltbetesskador i ungskog i hela landet. Inventeringssäsongen inleds i södra Sverige i slutet av mars och avslutas i Norrland i slutet av juni. 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 för bl.a. älgbetesinventering (Äbin)
Företag: Svensk Naturförvaltning AB
Plats: Mölndal; fältarbete bedrivs över hela landet
Start: Slutet av mars i söder, senare under våren/försommaren i norr
Ansökan: Snarast, dock senast 6 mars
Master thesis on floral evolution, EBC
Here is a chance for you to study, as a degree project or possibly as a research training, how floral evolution may accentuate divergence of floral traits when closely related species coexist in mixed populations. Read more about the interesting details and prospects in the appended pdf!
Plant ecology & evolution: effects of coexistence between closely related plants on floral evolution
Department: IEG, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala, field work on Öland
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor!
Two master thesis projects at Plant Biology, SLU, Uppsala
Are you interested in sheding more light on the evolution of reproductive barriers and possible remaining hybridisation between two recently diverged Capsella crucifer species, C. rubella and C. grandiflora? Here are possibilities for two interesting degree projects addressing different aspects of this. Read on!...
Quantify the strength of postzygotic barrier between two recently divergent species
Hybrid rates between two recently divergent plant species
Department: Plant Biology, SLU
Place: Uppsala BioCenter, Ultuna campus, Uppsala
Start: According to agreements
Application: Contact the supervisors
Degree project on Bd infection in common toad, EBC
Are you interested in doing a MSc thesis on gene expression and transcriptomics in Common toads? The goal is to better understand how the chytrid fungal infection (caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, Bd) works and how it affects toad gene expression.
Gene expression and transcriptomics in Bd infected Common toads
Department: Animal Ecology, IEG, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor
How do you like your city greenspaces to be designed?
City greenspaces are important for everyone's daily life quality. At the same time, they also could provide habitats for wildlife around us. Please read more and take the attached survey concerning how people and birds prefer the city greenspace designs in Uppsala and Stockholm.
Organiser: Chengyi Liu, master student at UU
Place: On-line survey
Time: At your convenience (no explicit deadline specified)
Two courses within EIT Health Summer School, 2020
Are you interested in learning how to boost your creativity, teamwork ability and entrepreneural skills by interdisciplinary teamwork? Here are two EIT Health Summer School offers that will allow you to aquire such skills while working on real health related problems and topics. Get all the relevant course details, as well as links on to the applications, from the respective pdf:s!
Course 2: Health innovation and entrepreneurship in practice
Course organiser: EIT Health, UU
Places: Course 1: Campus Gotland, Visby and Paris (Cap Digital visit); Course 2: Uppsala
Times: Course 1: August 3 - 18; Course 2: July 20 - August 7, 2020
Application: Open until March 16, 2020
PhD in Biology, Lund
This PhD project will include designing and carrying out field experiments to investigate if proper management of the surrounding landscape can enhance the conservation value of grasslands for flower-visiting mobile insects. Specifically, the PhD student will study measures that create complementary/supplementary food resources – particularly late in the season when grasslands are often heavily grazed – and thereby potentially reduce extinction risks and enhance population sizes of pollinating insects in semi-natural grasslands.
PhD, enhancing pollinating insects in semi-natural grasslands
Department: Biology, Lund University
Place: Lund
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Deadline February 23, 2020
Vem är din bästa lärare? / Who is your favourite teacher?
Dags att nominera kandidater till Pedagogiska priserna 2020! / Time to nominate candidates for the 2020 Pedagogic Awards!
Organiser: Division for quality enhancement, UU
Deadline for nominations: March 17, 2020
Doktorandtjänst "Biologisk mångfald i infrastruktur", Lund
Intresserade av att doktorera? Här är ett väldigt spännande projekt, med en doktorandtjänst i Lund, där du ev. kan bli med och kolla på biologisk mångfald i vägkanter och betydelsen av det för insektslivet. Projektet drivs i en mycket kompetent forskargrupp och projektet innebär både spännande grundforskning och tillämpade aspekter med god potential att komma till praktisk nytta nationellt och internationellt.
Doktorand, biologisk mångfald i vägkanter
Institution: Biologi, Lunds universitet
Plats: Lund
Start: Så snart som möjligt
Ansökan: Deadline 23 februari, 2020
PhD in plankton ecology, Germany
Here is an open PhD position concerning "Species-environment interactions in plankton community in response to climate change". Sorry about the extremely short deadline!
Institution: AWI, Alfred Wegener Institut, Helmholz Zentrum für Polar und Meeresforschung
Place: Bremerhaven, Germany
Start: Spring/early summer 2020
Application: Via link inside the pdf, no later than February 16, 2020
Degree projects in molecular cancer genetics, Rudbecklab.
The Molecular Cancer Genetics group at IGP, Rudbeck Laboratory, is looking for students with an interest in functional or genetics studies of various aspects of cancer. Different proposed projects range from studies of initial cancer formation over its development and metastasizing on to improvements of diagnosis and treatment. Here are possibilities for a number of interesting degree projects - read the pdf!
Molecular cancer genetics, IGP
Department: IGP, UU
Place: Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!
PhD Research Fellow in Coastal Ecology, Norway
Are the invasive Pacific oysters a resource or a nuisance? A bit of both? Can we find out where they come from and predict where they are going? Will they decimate native bivalves, or can they happily co-exist? Can they adapt to brackish waters, colder waters, and climate change, and thereby spread even further? Can we subject them to commercial harvesting to keep the population growth in check? If these or other relevant questions tickle your scientific fancy, the University of Agder (UiA) invites applications for a three-year, full-time, fixed-term appointment as PhD Research Fellow in coastal zone ecology.
Department: Department of Natural Sciences, University of Agder
Place: Kristiansand, Norway
Start: Flexible but preferably before June 1, 2020
Application: Deadline February 29, 2020
Internships in marine conservation biology, summer 2020
AIMM is a Marine Research Association based in Algarve, the sunshine region in Portugal. It was born from the passion of a group of Portuguese biologists wanting to fill the knowledge gaps on cetaceans and other marine megafauna inhabiting national waters. Through partnerships with universities, research centers and NGOs, AIMM strives to be an ambassador for marine conservation. With the Dolphin Research Internships at AIMM, you can play your part in cetacean conservation through marine research.
Dolphin research internships, AIMM Portugal
Organisation: AIMM
Place: Albufeira, Portugal
Time: May - October 2020, optional length but minimum 1 week
Application: via the email-link in the pdf (no specified deadline)
PhD within the EU network "Future Arctic", Vienna
Given the strong urgency of tackling and managing the climate challenge and the particularly important role herein of (sub)Arctic ecosystems, a rapid assessment of the ecosystem and ambient processes in this natural laboratory is essential. In this PhD on "Microbiome physiology and microbial interactions" you will quantify how physiological responses of microbial taxa to warming alter C cycling in soil. For this, iChip (isolation chip) technology will be used to incubate microbial taxa in their natural environment. Get more details from the pdf!
Department: Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna (part of the Future Arctic network)
Place: Vienna, Austria
Start: Spring 2020
Application: Contact the PIs via email!
iCellate söker bioinformatiker för examensarbete / forskningspraktik
Är du bioinformatiker och söker ett riktigt spännande exjobb? Kolla in iCellates innovativa metoder för cancerdiagnostik och individualiserad behandling (som baseras på att detektera cirkulerande tumörceller/tumör-DNA med hög känslighet) och kontakta företaget om möjligheterna att göra forskningspraktik och/eller examensarbete hos dem. Du bör vara sistaårsstudent med allt klart inför ditt exjobb för att söka! Läs vidare i pdf:en och ta en snabb kontakt!
iCellate, bioinformatiker för CTC/ctDNA-baserad diagnostik och individualiserad behandling av cancer
Företag: iCellate Medical AB
Plats: Solna
Start: Enligt överenskommelse
Ansökan: Kontakta deras CSO eller VP för R&D!
Stipendier // Scholarships 2020
Sök stipendier för vårterminen! Ansökan ska ha inkommit senast 19 februari kl. 17:00. // Apply for scholarships! Applications must be received by February 19 at 17:00.
Stipendier // Scholarships 2020
Samordnare: Stipendiekansliet, UU
Ansökan: Deadline 19 ebruari, kl 17.00
SciFest 2020
Lördag 7 mars kan du inspireras av all fascinerande vetenskap som utförs på Uppsala universitet, SLU och i Uppsala med omnejd! / On saturday March 7 you can get inspired by all the fascinating science performed at Uppsala University, SLU and in the Uppsala area!
SciFest 2020 (länk till webben i filen / link to web pages inside)
Evenemang: SciFest 2020
Arrangörer: UU, SLU, partners och sponsorer
Plats: Fyrishov, Uppsala
Datum: 7 mars (för allmänheten / for the general public)
Studenthälsan / Student Health Service
Studenthälsan har mottagning för individuella studenter men arrangerar även kurser och gruppdiskussioner på olika hälsoteman. Mer info finns i pdf:en och på deras webbplats som är länkad i pdf:en nedan. / The Student Health Service counsels individual students but also arranges courses and group discussions on different health related themes. More info in and via their below pdf.
Studenthälsan/Student Health Service (courses and groups info, spring 2020)
Organiser: Studenthälsan
Place: Övre Slottsgatan 7, Uppsala
Time: Book a time or see their individual courses
Framtidsmässan 2020
Framtidsmässan är Sveriges största karriärevent för och om offentligt sektor. Det är en heldag där universitet- och högskolestudenter samt nyutexaminerade får träffa arbetsgivare i offentlig sektor från hela landet. Det finns otroligt många karriärmöjligheter inom offentlig sektor och detta är det perfekta tillfälle att fixa sommarjobbet, jobbet, praktiken eller knyta värdefulla kontakter inför framtiden!
Framtidsmässan 2020
Arrangörer: Framtidsverket, m.fl.
Plats: Frescati Sports Centre, Stockholm
Tid: 2 april, kl 10-15
Anmälan: Hämta en gratisbiljett via länk i pdf:en
Master degree project: Ecotoxicology on a chip, EBC
Environmental pollution can affect the growth and metabolism of exposed organisms. Ecotoxicologists typically measure growth and metabolic effects in complex multicellular organisms with slow generation times. Although this approach usually detects the adversity of pollutants well , it is also expensive and time-consuming. In this master thesis, you will make use of the rapid growth of bacteria in state-of the art microfluidic devices with the aim to accelerate the detection of adverse chemicals in aqueous solutions. Read further in the pdf!
Ecotoxicology-on-a-chip: single cell growth under chemical perturbations
Department: Science for Life Laboratory / Department of Environmental Toxicology, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!
Assessment of the biological properties of biomaterials on-chip
The longer life expectancy of the global population has increased the need of repairing bone injuries caused by fractures and local diseases. An appealing approach to restore this loss of function involves the use of biomaterials. However, it is widely known that the current models to assess novel biomaterials do not translate well to the situation in vivo. The aim of this master degree project is to develop microfluidic systems in which the biological properties of biomaterials can be studied. Strong focus will be put on the biological characterization of the systems, particularly in the context of bone regeneration.
Assessment of the biological properties of biomaterials on-chip
Department: Materials Science and Engineering, Uppsala University
Place: Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!
Degree projects, etc., on Horse Genetics, SLU
Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics and Department of Animal Environment and Health, SLU, offer multiple opportunities for interesting degree projects and research trainings/internships, suitable for master level students interested in various aspects of horse genetics. Please check out the ad and the links in it for more info!
Student projects on horse genetics
Departments: Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics and Department of Animal Environment and Health, SLU
Place: SLU Ultuna campus, Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the supervisors/PIs!
Master degree project on multi-omics analyses of AML, using machine learning approaches, BMC, Uppsala
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is a cancer in the myelolid line of cells in the blood. Many patients with AML relapse multiple times and the outcome is often adverse. Here is an opportunity for an ambitious student, with an interest in Machine Learning , Bioinformatics and multi-omics analyses, and with some experience in R programming, to help create and further develop machine learning models for multi-omics data, with the ultimate goal to further our knowledge of AML adversity and improve on the prospects of treatment. The project is primarily intended for a master degree project but may also be adapted for research training/internship - contact the PI!
AML adversity studies with a machine learning/multi-omics approach
Department: ICM, UU
Place: BMC, Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!
PhD in Animal Science, SLU
Department of animal breeding and genetics, SLU, presently has a PhD position open for application; "Using digital tools to analyse social interactions in dairy cattle". Students in bioinformatics and molecular biotechnology are particularly encouraged to apply.
Department: Department of animal breeding and genetics, SLU
Place: Ultuna campus, Uppsala
Start: According to agreement
Application: Deadline Februay 23, 2020
PhD student in Ecotoxicology, Stockholm University
The Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP), SU, invites applications for a four-year PhD position as part of the project "Can cyanobacterial blooms make fish less toxic?" funded by the Swedish research council Formas. The project will investigate the contribution of cyanobacterial blooms to fish production and contaminant bioaccumulation in the Baltic Sea.
PhD student in Ecotoxicology, SU
Department: DEEP, SU
Place: Stockholm
Start: 2020, as agreed
Application: No later than February 24, 2020
1st Nordic Student Conference for Conservation Science (#SCCS-Nordic), August 2020
The #SCCS-Nordic provides young scientists (including Master students, PhD students and early Post-Doc level) with an excellent opportunity to present and discuss their work with peers and to network. The conference format will include oral and poster presentations, workshops, invited keynote presentations and excursion. Interested? Read more in the pdf!
1st #SCCS-Nordic student conference
Organiser: Department of Ecology, SLU and several other partner universities
Place: SLU campus Skinnskatteberg
Dates: August 18-20, 2020
Registration: Deadlines, for abstract submission, February 29, 2020, and for general registration, April 30, 2020
Several PhD positions (etc.) at LIFESPAN partner universities
The six-year (2020–2026) project LIFEPLAN is currently in its start-up phase, and thus actively recruiting across partner institutions. At present, there are several positions open as PhD student, postdoc, coordinator and research assistant. These positions are hosted by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala, Sweden (PI Tomas Roslin), the University of Helsinki, Finland (PI Otso Ovaskainen), and Duke University, USA (PI David Dunson).
PhDs (etc.) within the LIFESPAN consortium
Institutions: SLU, University of Helsinki, Finland and Duke University, USA
Place: Depends on which position you apply for
Start: April 2020
Application: No later than March 1, 2020
PhD position on Lemur Evolution, Hannover, Germany
Drivers of speciation are diverse and complex, ranging from large-scale geomorphological processes like the formation of mountains or rivers to species-specific factors like ecological plasticity, habitat choice or colonization potential. For this project a highly suitable model region in northeastern Madagascar has been chosen to explore the principal evolutionary processes driving lemur diversification and their interactions in this tropical biodiversity hotspot.
Department: Institute of Zoology, University of Hannover
Place: Hannover, Germany
Start: June 1, 2020
Application: February 20, 2020
2-4 säsongs-/sommarjobb som naturvägledare vid naturum Stendörren
Länsstyrelsen i Södermanland söker sommarjobbare till sitt naturum Stendörren, beläget vid Sörmlandskusten. Läs vidare i pdf:en och lämna ev. ansökan via länken till ansökningsformuläret på Länsstyrelsens webb!
Säsongsbemanning naturum Stendörren
Arbetsgivare: Länsstyrelsen i Södermanland
Plats: Naturum Stendörren
Start: Maj 2020, eller senare enligt överenskommelser
Ansökan: Deadline 16 februari
PhD in Molecular Neurobiology, The Netherlands
Here is an interesting opening for doing a PhD at Radboud University in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. As a main line of investigation, you will generate and characterise (the new ones generated as well as some already available) Drosophila mutant lines that display axonal degeneration. This will be followed up by whole genome sequencing and bio-informatics analyses to identify the causative mutations, as well as putative disease-causing mutations in human orthologous genes.
PhD in Molecular Neurobiology, NL
Department: Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University
Place: Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Start: Summer/fall 2020
Application: No later than February 29, 2020
Two PhD students, Lund University
Two new PhD students are being recruited at the Department of Biology and Centre of Environmental and Climate Research, Lund University. One in Biology and meant to investigate if management of the landscape surrounding semi-natural grasslands can enhance their conservation value for flower-visiting insects. The other in Environmental Science/Biology, meant for studying the role that roads and road verges play for pollinator populations, with the aim to identify optimal pollinator conservation strategies along roads.
PhD in Biology, Lund University
PhD in Environmental Science/Biology, Lund University
Department/Centre: Department of Biology and Centre of Environmental and Climate Research, Lund University
Place: Lund
Start: 2020, as agreed
Application: No later than February 16, 2020
Mutagenesis studies by molecular dynamics of the RNA-binding protein ProQ, BMC Uppsala
Here is an opportunity to do a master degree project or research training/internship at ICM, UU, on MD mutation simulations of ProQ, a recently discovered global RNA-binding protein that binds numerous coding and non-coding RNAs in Escherichia coli and Salmonella. Presently, little is known about the details regarding how the protein interacts with RNA and the effect on RNA regulation and phenotypic changes. In this master project molecular dynamics simulations will be performed on wild-type and identified important mutants of ProQ, to gain a structural understanding of the protein-RNA interactions.
MD studies of the RNA-binding protein ProQ
Department: ICM, UU
Place: BMC, Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor!
Master project, Disturbance Ecology and Statistical Modelling, EBC
This project is open for application of Master candidates with strong motivation on disturbance ecology and statistical modelling. The project aims to determine the impacts of multiple environmental disturbances on ecosystem metabolic rates (gross primary production, ecosystem respiration and net ecosystem production). Get further details from the pdf!
Disturbance ecology and statistical modelling
Department: Limnology, IEG, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala
Start: Flexible, but preferably before April 2020
Application: Contact the supervisor/PI!
Degree projects in molecular toxicology, SLU
The Molecular Toxicology group, Department of Biomedicine and Veterinary Public Health, SLU, offers degree projects to interested students, in the fields of toxicology, environmental toxicology and food toxicology. Their research activities are focused on investigations of toxic compounds, ranging from the food chain to the environment, regarding hazard identification and mechanistic understanding of their effects.
Degree projects in molecular toxicology, SLU
Department: Department of Biomedicine and Veterinary Public Health, SLU
Place: Ultuna campus, Uppsala
Start: During 2020 (details negotiable)
Application: Contact the PIs/supervisors
PhD student in Primate Speciation and Population Genomics, EBC
If you are interested in understanding how long-term evolutionary and short-term human-mediated processes shape biological diversity this may be a PhD position for you! The advertised project has the goal to study primate evolution from multiple angles and on different evolutionary time scales. Please find more details in the pdf!
PhD - primate speciation and population genomics
Department: IEG, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala
Start: As agreed, 2020
Application: Deadline February 24, 2020
Degree projects (or similar) at Microbial chemistry, UU
Are you interested in helping explore/develop cyanobacteria by genetic engineering for sustainable production of energy and chemicals in photobioreactors? Here are more opportunities in the form of degree projects (or similar) on developing various aspects of this, often in collaborative settings between basic research and private company partners.
Butanol producing cyanobacteria
Cyanobacteria for sustainable production of solar fuels and chemicals
Department: Microbial chemistry, Chemistry - Ångström, UU
Place: Ångströmlab., Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!
PhD position in conservation genetics, Trondheim, Norway
This PhD project is part of a research project funded by the Research Council of Norway (RCN) that aims to provide insight into the mechanisms underlying inbreeding depression and loss of genetic variation in nature, and how these processes affect the dynamics and viability of fragmented populations.
PhD, "The importance of inbreeding and genetic drift in conservation of fragmented populations"
Department: Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Place: Trondheim, Norway
Start: 2020
Application: Deadline March 15, 2020
PhD in ecology and evolution, Stockholm University
The Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, SU, invites applications for a four-year PhD position which is part of the project "Insect gut microbiomes and plant-host-parasitoid interactions". Read further in the pdf!
Department: Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, SU
Place: Stockholm
Start: 2020
Application: No later than February 24, 2020
Greensways Fältprogram inom naturvård, 2020
Nu öppnar ansökan till Greensways Fältprogram år 2020, ett årligen återkommande utvecklingsprogram hos konsultföretaget Greensway. Du får värdefulla erfarenheter samtidigt som du är anställd med lön. De söker dig som är intresserad av naturvård och fortfarande studerar eller just har tagit examen. Fältprogrammet är en unik möjlighet till erfarenhet av tillämpat miljöarbete i ett utvecklingsinriktat företag. Läs vidare i pdf:en och på företagets hemsida, via länkar i pdf:en!
Företag: Greensway
Plats: Uppsala
Start: Fältsäsongen 2020
Ansökan: Deadline 31 januari, länk till ansökningssidan i pdf:en!
Sustainable bioproduction of fuels for aviation, Ångström lab
Synthetic biology and metabolic engineering have potential to contribute to solving some of the main challenges of 21st century. Biotechnology can be used to mitigate climate change by lowering the use of fossil raw materials for fuels and other products. Here is an interesting opportunity for a thesis work, or possibly a research training/internship, about harnessing and optimizing cyanobacteria for the production of raw materials for jet fuels.
Bioproduction of raw material for jet fuels - Redirecting carbon flow in cyanobacteria
Department: Kemi - Ångström, UU
Place: Ångtröm Laboratory, Uppsala
Start: 2020, as agreed
Application: Contact the PI!
Masters degree project in restoration ecology
This new project will evaluate the effects of rewetting of drained peatlands, on the vegetation and on the greenhouse gases emission. Two rewetted sites will be studied: Anderstorp stormosse (Småland) and Ånsjön (Jämtland). The student will primarily investigate vegetation recovery and link this to ecosystem functions. There is also a possibility to upscale results by using drone images. Field work will be conducted at both sites during summer 2020.
Degree project, peatland restoration ecology
Department: IEG, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala
Start: Summer 2020
Application: Contact the PI!
Degree project on genome evolution and adaptive processes in natural populations
In mammals, DNA methylation is essential for correct development and associated with key processes like aging, transposable element inhibition, the formation of barr bodies and imprinting. However, the prevalence of methylation in regulation of gene activity across taxonomic groups is largely unknown. The specific aim of this degree project is thus to characterize the methylation landscape and investigate how methylation is associated with gene expression levels and genomic features in butterflies.
Methylation patterns in butterflies
Department: IEG, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!
PhD position, Hólar University, Iceland
Hólar University, Iceland, seeks a PhD student for a Grant of Excellence (RANNIS) project to study the dynamics of Ecological (ECO), Evolutionary (EVO) and Developmental (DEVO) processes in the model threespine stickleback of lake Mývatn, Iceland. Get more details from the pdf!
Department: Dept. of Aquaculture and Fish Biology, Hólar Univ. College
Place: Hólar (Skagafjördur), Iceland
Start: 2020, by agreement
Application: Apply via e-mail, no later than February 24, 2020
PhD on insect evolution, London, UK
Bioinformatics students are particularly encouraged to apply for this PhD position, meant to study how horizontal gene transfer from insect symbiont microbiomes may contribute during insect evolution. It is crucial to better understand the dynamics of horizontal gene transfer in insects as the acquisition of novel traits from microbes is already starting to transform our view of how arthropods evolve. This is of particular importance for insect pests as it may underlie their capacity to colonise new environments and resist efforts to control them.
Horizontal gene transfer in the evolution of insects: a genomic approach
Department: Department of Biology, Queen Mary University of London
Place: London, UK
Start: As agreed upon (2020)
Application: No later than January 31, 2020
Internships: wildlife conservation in the Aegean sea
Archipelagos Institute is a Greek non‐profit, non‐governmental organization committed to the biodiversity of the Greek seas and islands. Among other things Archipelagos continually hosts students and young scholars from a wide range of disciplines in their multidisciplinary research projects meant to protect the rare wildlife in the Aegean sea.
Internships at Archipelagos - specific present projects
Internships at Archipelagos - general info
Institute: Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation
Place: Pythagoria, Samos, Greece
Start: Depends on the project
Application: Direct inquiries to Archipelago (link inside the pdfs above!)
PhD programmes in Germany and Germany/Australia
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology announces two PhD programmes open for application. 1) The "International Max Planck Research School - Primary Metabolism and Plant Growth" ("IMPRS-PMPG"), a collaboration with University of Potsdam, and 2) the "Melbourne-Potsdam PhD Programme", in collaboration with University of Melbourne, Australia. You can apply to one or both jointly with application deadline February 5, 2020.
IMPRS-PMPG and Melbourne-Potsdam PhD Programme
Institutes/universities: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, University of Potsdam and University of Melbourne
Places: Golm/Potsdam, Germany and Melbourne, Australia
Start: Summer/autumn 2020
Application: Deadline February 5, 2020
15 PhD positions: CeMM International PhD Program in Molecular Technologies and Systems Medicine
CeMM, the Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, is offering 15 fully funded PhD positions to bachelor/master graduates to join their International PhD Program in Molecular Technologies and Systems Medicine. They are seeking students from a wide range of backgrounds, who have "a keen interest in interdisciplinary teamwork and science that will nurture the precise, personalized, predictive and preventive medicine of the future".
CeMM International PhD Program in Molecular Technologies and Systems Medicine
Department: CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine, Austrian Academy of Sciences
Place: Vienna, Austria
Start: September 2020
Application: Deadline January 31, 2020
PhD, "Biologisk metanisering av syngas", SLU, Uppsala
SLU och RISE söker en doktorand på 4 år som ska jobba med mikrobiologisk omsättning av syngas (CO, H2, CO2 - bildas vid termisk förgasning av biomassa) till metan i laboratorieskala och utvärdera processen med avseende på mikrobiologisk och teknisk prestanda. T.ex. Civilingenjörsprogrammet i Molekylär Bioteknik bedöms ge en mycket passande bakgrund för tjänsten. Läs mer i pdf-filen (also in English inside the pdf)!
Biologisk metanisering av syngas/Biological methanation of syngas
Department: Department of Energy and Technology, SLU (in collaboration with RISE)
Place: Ultuna campus, Uppsala
Start: By agreement
Application: No later than February 2, 2020
Fluorescent halo tagging and single-molecule tracking for studying ribosomal assembly, BMC, Uppsala
In this project you will perform halo tagging of rRNA modifying enzymes and then use these for single-molecule tracking in living cells to help study and understand the mechanisms that allow the highly coordinated and efficient ribosomal assembly to be completed in less than 2 minutes in vivo. Suitable for degree project and/or research training and adaptable to suit different course lengths; talk to the PI/supervisors!
Genomic fusions of ribosomal modification enzymes with fluorescent halo tags for single-cell imaging
Department: ICM, UU
Place: BMC, Uppsala
Start: Spring/As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor!
Discovering Energy Functions by Machine Learning, BMC, Uppsala
Here is an interesting suggestion for a degree project about improving and simplifying computer simulations meant for deriving molecular formation energies, as an alternative to doing combustion experiments or simulations using presently available quantum chemistry tools. The project aims to discover less demanding, simplified energy functions to manage the simulations in a less time consuming manner. The project can be adapted for other course lengths or formats, such as an even longer degree project, as research training or project work. Talk to the supervisor/PI!
Discovering Energy Functions by Machine Learning
Department: ICM, UU
Place: BMC, Uppsala
Start: Spring/As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!
Darwin Day (Love evolution) 2020, volunteers
If you are interested, master students are more than welcome to participate at this years Darwin Day(s). Get more details and register via the link in the pdf!
Darwin Day (Love evolution) 2020
Organiser: Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet
Place: Stockholm
When: February 29 and March 1, 2020
Register for participation: No later than January 17, via link in the pdf (NB! Short deadline!)
ÅForsk stipendier, examensarbete utomlands 2020
Visste du att det går att söka stipendium för bl.a. examensarbete utomlands från ÅForsk? Läs vidare om ÅForsk, deras resestipendier och registrera en möjlig ansökan via länkar i pdf:en!
ÅForsk-stipendium, exjobb utomlands 2020
Stipendiestiftelse: ÅForsk
Plats: Beror på exjobbet
Start: Under 2020
Ansökan: Webbansökan öppnar 2020-01-13 och har deadline 2020-02-14; länk till ansökan finns i pdf:en
Vem är din bästa lärare? / Who is your favourite teacher?
Dags att nominera kandidater till Pedagogiska priserna 2020! / Time to nominate candidates for the 2020 Pedagogic Awards!
Organiser: Division for quality enhancement, UU
Deadline for nominations: March 17, 2020
SKB söker ekolog
SKB söker en "nyfiken, drivande och engagerad ekolog som vill vara med och göra en livsviktig skillnad". Läs vidare i pdf:en för detaljer!
Arbetsgivare: SKB
Plats: Östhammar eller Solna
Start: Våren 2020
Ansökan: Deadline 31 januari 2020
Riding grants / Ridstipendier
UU announces riding grants open for application from UU students / UU annonserar ridstipendier öppna för ansökan från UU-studenter.
Administrator: Stipendiekansliet / Scholarships Office, UU
Place: Uppsala
Start: Spring 2020
Application: Deadline January 27, 2020
Be part of the life science scene in Uppsala
Uppsala BIO brings together companies, universities, healthcare and society to fuel innovation and stimulate growth in the life science sector. Among many other things they regularly arrange "Efter jobbet"-events where you can get to meet different companies and actors within the life science sector in and around Uppsala. Here is a chance to register for their first spring event where you get info about Clinical Trial Consultants, Immuneed and RegSmart around the topic "Is your drug safe enough to enter the clinic?". Via another link in the pdf you may also register for their newsletter to stay updated about Uppsala BIO future events.
Uppsala BIO, "Is your drug safe enough to enter the clinic?"
Organiser: Uppsala BIO
Place: Innovation Hub, Dag Hammarskjöld väg 38, Uppsala
Time: January 14, 2020, kl. 16:30-18:00
Registration: Via link in the pdf
Vill du bli mentor?
200213: Behovet för VT 2020 är fyllt - går ej längre att söka!
Vet du om att du student, som har läst några terminer, kan vara mentor åt en student som behöver stöd? Det är ett givande, meriterande och avlönat extra arbete. Mentorsstöd finns för studenter med funktionsnedsättning. En mentor hjälper till att planera och strukturera studierna, t.ex. att sortera och prioritera bland uppgifter, att tydliggöra scheman och navigera i Studentportalen, att sätta upp delmål och stämma av hur tidsplaneringen fungerar. Just nu finns ett stort behov av mentorer som kan arbeta kommande termin. Som mentor erbjuds du varje termin utbildningstillfällen på temat funktionsnedsättningar. Mer information om uppdraget samt ett ansökningsformulär hittar du via länken i pdf-en nedan. Du är välkommen med din ansökan!
Samordnare/arrangör: Studentavdelningen, UU
Plats: Uppsala
Start: VT 2020
Ansökan: Snarast, men ingen specificerad deadline
Help develop new probiotic product(s) at HM Group AB
Here is a project offer within microbiology/bacteriology suitable principally for a long term Research training/Internship 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 very early stages with contacts at biotech companies for analyses, with Livsmedelsverket and potential clients. If the work goes well during the spring there will be an opportunity to also work for this project during the summer.
Company: HM Group AB
Place: Uppsala
Start: Spring 2020 (or later) according to agreements
Application: A.s.a.p., initial contact via mail link inside the pdf!
PhD in Ecology, SLU Uppsala
Rapid climate change across the Arctic affects interactions among species and ecosystem functions driven by these interactions. For this PhD you will apply versatile tools to reconstruct Arctic ecological interaction networks. As focal interactions plant–pollinator, plant–fungus and plant–bacteria networks are used. Among ecosystem functions, focus is on the transport of pollen; the type of association (positive or negative); and plant biomass. Overall, data analysis and lab work will dominate over field work in this PhD project, although obtaining hands-on experience with some of the Arctic focal sites will be required.
Biotic interaction networks in a rapidly warming Arctic
Department: Department of Ecology, SLU
Place: Ultuna campus, Uppsala
Start: By agreement
Application: Deadline January 15, 2020
CARAMBA söker doktorand i klinisk metabolomik och bioinformatik, med fokus på multipel skleros
CARAMBA (Clinical Analysis & Research Applying Mass spectrometry & Bioinformatics at Akademiska) söker en doktorand för studier av hur storskalig metabolomik data bearbetade med molnbaserade bioinformatiklösningar kan användas för att studera långsiktiga effekter av stamcellstransplantation som behandling av multipel skleros, för förbättrad diagnostik och behandling av MS. Lämplig bakgrund är civilingenjörsexamen eller en masterexamen inom relevant område (t.ex. bioinformatik, bioteknik, datavetenskap, beräkningsbiologi eller biostatistik). Läs mer om tjänsten i pdf:en!
CARAMBA-doktorand (also in English inside)
Institution: Klinisk kemi, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, UU
Plats: Akademiska sjukhuset, Uppsala
Start: Våren 2020
Ansökan: Senast 13 januari, 2020
EIT Health-kurs: Att möta hälsoutmaningar med medborgarmedverkan och interprofessionell samverkan - teori och praktik (5 HP)
Kursen, nu öppen för sen anmälan, vänder sig till dig som läst minst 4 terminer på ett program med relevans för individers hälsa och välmående. Kursen ges på kvällstid under våren 2020, mars - maj. Kursen går på kvartsfart, påverkar inte din ordinarie utbildning och ska ses som ett komplement för att spetsa din utbildningsprofil. Kursen ges huvudsakligen på svenska och är en del av Uppsala universitets arbete inom EIT Health.
Medborgarmedverkan och interprofessionell samverkan
Arrangör: EIT Health, UU
Plats: Uppsala
Tid: Mars - maj, 2020 (kvartstid, kvällstid)
Kursanmälan: A.s.a.p., sen anmälan är öppen
Time to sharpen your profile?
The course "Health innovation, an interdisciplinary approach", is now open for late registration! This exciting interdisciplinary course will give you the chance to learn how to reach beyond your individual knowledge, skills and ideas by working in cross-disciplinary teams, with the common goal to improve and develop health care and health innovation. The course, which runs as a 25% evening course, February - May during spring 2020, is very suitable to take in parallell with for instance doing a master degree project since it can help you get an edge towards your future worklife.
Health innovation, an interdisciplinary approach, 5 credits
Organiser: EIT Health, UU
Place: Uppsala
Course duration: February - May, 2020
Application: A.s.a.p., late registration is presently open
Masters Degree Project: Detection of archaic hominin introgression in modern African populations
The present project is a bioinformatics/population genetic investigation into potential sources of archaic admixture into modern day African genomes. African populations have been shown to present patterns suggesting ancient admixture, however, they do not show any trace of introgression from Neanderthals or Denisovans. The objective of the project will be to produce a detailed picture of this introgression, specifically answering the following questions: Do we see concrete evidence of archaic introgression? Is there a single or multiple archaic sources? Do different African population present different levels of introgression? A bioinformatics background and some population genetic knowledge is required. A minimum level of R and bash is required, knowledge of Python will be ideal. See more information in the attached description.
Archaic hominin introgression
Department: IOB, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala
Start: A.s.a.p. in 2020
Application: Contact the associated PI's
Multiple marine projects at IVL, Kristineberg Center, Fiskebäckskil, 2020
Here is a list of possible student projects within 3 IVL comprehensive marine projects. Get more details about the specific projects offered and, if you are interested, take a contact to discuss details and course practicalities!
Organisation: IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
Place: Sven Lovén Center, Kristineberg, Fiskebäckskil
Start: 2020, details depend on the project
Application: Take a personal contact via the link in the pdf!
PhD in Belgium, within the "Dr. Forest" project
Dr. Forest is an EU network project with eight partners, coordinated by Freiburg University, Germany. Here, they advertise for a PhD candidate to advance knowledge on forest diversity - human health relationships. Main supervison will be at Ghent University but the project will be co-supervised at KU Leuven, so it will end up as a joint PhD between the two universities.
Departments: Forest & Nature Lab, Department of Environment, Ghent University and Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven
Places: Ghent and Leuven, Belgium
Start: Ideally February 17, 2020
Application: January 10, 2020
Master thesis on skin models, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Are you curious about how different skin models perform during studies of topical delivery of biological medicines? In this proposed master thesis/degree project you will be able to compare and evaluate ex-vivo skin samples vs. an in-vitro skin model based on novel 3D cell cultures of living cells. The project is run within the NextBioForm Centre which is constituted by 18 partners ranging from the RISE institute itself, on to academia, hospitals and the industry sector. The NextBioForm Centre provides "cutting edge research on industrially relevant issues for formulation and characterisation of biologically based drug products". Interested?... Explore the pdf and the linked NextBioForm web pages and take a quick contact!
Degree project on skin models for topical delivery of biological medicines
Organisation: RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Bioscience and Materials, Surface, Process and Formulation
Places: KTH campus, Stockholm and RISE, Södertälje
Start: January 20, 2020
Application: A.s.a.p. but no later than January 14, 2020, evaluation of candidates is conducted continuously
Supervisor at Erken summer science camp 2020
Here is an opportunity also for interested master students (recently graduated or close to graduation) to act as supervisors at the 2020 summer science camp in Ecosystem Science. If you are interested in developing your teaching and supervising skills as part of a prospective academic career, please quickly contact the organisers to get more details about how to get involved in the arrangement!
Organiser: IEG, UU
Place: Lake Erken Lab., Norrtälje
Dates: June 15 - July 3, 2020
Questions and application: A.s.a.p., contact the organisers!
Many junior scientist positions (PhDs and postdocs) available within "nGICE"
You are welcome to apply for a PhD (or postdoc) positions within the Max Planck Center "next Generation Insect Chemical Ecology" (nGICE) network. In all, seventeen positions within projects aiming to examine different challenging aspects of Insect Chemical Ecology in Anthropocene are announced. Common methodology courses and conferences as well as exchange visits will provide a broad competence base and an extensive professional network for next Generation Insect Chemical Ecologists. Read more in the pdf and on the nGICE web site!
Collaborating Institutions: Max Planck Institute of Chemical Ecology, Lund University and SLU Alnarp
Places: Jena, Germany, Lund or Alnarp
Start: May-September 2020
Application: Deadline is January 15, 2020
Master thesis on protein aggregation, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Are you curious about biological drugs and want to learn techniques for evaluation of product formulations? Would you like to work in an innovative-driven environment with experts in formulations for pharmaceuticals, foods, cosmetics and cleaning? RISE Surface, Process and Formulation is seeking a master student with an interest in protein products, to explore methods suitable for stability studies.
Degree project on product formulations of biologicals
Organisation: RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Bioscience and Materials, Surface, Process and Formulation
Place: KTH campus, Stockholm
Start: Spring 2020
Application: A.s.a.p., evaluation of candidates is conducted continuously
Temporary scholarships (Note the short deadline!!)
Uppsala University announces temporary scholarships for fee-paying international students, meant for covering the costs of tuition fees for spring semester 2020 at Uppsala University. The specific aim of these, up to 5, scholarships is to assist students who are being affected by an unforeseen or extraordinary situation caused by political or societal developments in their native countries after starting their studies at Uppsala University, and who consequently have serious financial difficulties continuing their studies. Changes in students' personal circumstances will not be considered. Please also check your e-mail for additional info from Brita Svensson!
Temporary scholarships, spring semester 2020
Organiser: Uppsala University, Division for Internationalisation & Student Services
Place: Uppsala
Start: Spring 2020
Application: Deadline already this Friday, December 13, 2020 (NB!! SHORT DEADLINE!)
National Graduate School in Medical Bioinformatics 2020
If you have been or is being accepted as a PhD student in bioinformatics between January, 2019 and April, 2020 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 is limited to 20 students annually.
National Graduate School MedBioInfo, 2020
Organisers: SciLifeLab, many different Swedish Universities, etc.
Place: Uppsala, etc.
Start: 2020
Application: February 28, 2020
PhD at INRA and MIVEGEC, Montpellier, France
Understanding the relationships between wildlife biodiversity and zoonotic infectious diseases when ecosystems are strongly disturbed is a challenging issue that scientists must address to support further policy actions. This PhD project aims at tackling this challenge by focusing on rodent-borne diseases in temperate forests or large urban green spaces. Read further in the pdf, if this sounds interesting!
PhD: wildlife biodiversity and zoonotic infectious diseases
Organisations: DR2 INRA-CBGP and DR2 IRD UMISCO/MIVEGEC
Place: Montpellier, France
Start: February 1, 2020
Application: January 17, 2020
PhD in Forest Ecology, SLU Alnarp
SLU Alnarp is recruiting a PhD student to work with plant and pollinator phenology, under the tentative project title: "Burst, bloom and buzz – Deciphering the interactions between trees and climate on forest ecosystem processes". The emphasis will be on understory plants and their associated pollinators and will contribute towards filling a major knowledge gap regarding the combined implications on ecosystem functionality of two of the most important drivers of global change, climate and land-use.
Department: Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, SLU
Place: Alnarp
Start: According to agreements
Application: Deadline January 15, 2020
Master theses/degree projects at Vanadis Diagnostics, spring 2020
Vanadis Diagnostics, part of PerkinElmer, develops a complete system for investigating chromosome abnormalities during pregnancies, based on a blood sample. The system uses advanced DNA technology and is developed by a group of scientists and engineers with competences in biochemistry, optics, image processing, statistics and software development.They are now seeking thesis students for various projects in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Automation or similar. Students from Uppsala, e.g. from the "X-programme", MSc in Applied or Molecular Biotech, MSc in Biology (+ suitable subprogramme), are particularly encouraged to apply!
Degree projects, Vanadis Diagnostics
Company: Vanadis Diagnostics (part of PerkinElmer)
Place: Sollentuna
Start: Spring 2020
Application: Apply a.s.a.p. (applicants are evaluated on a rolling basis)
Two PhD positions in the evolutionary ecology of plant-insect interactions, Lund
Two PhD positions are currently available in the research group for Evolutionary Ecology of Plant-Insect Interactions (EEPII) at Lund University. EEPII strives to understand the evolutionary forces driving diversification and adaptation in species interactions among plants and plant-feeding insects. Both projects focus on the evolution of fragrance-based pollination systems, are focused on well-established empirical systems (Position 1: Arabis alpina + Lithophragma bolanderi, Position 2: Dalechampia), and will combine field and greenhouse work with macroevolutionary analyses. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply for both positions (NB!: requires two separate applications)!
Department: Department of Biology, Lund University
Place: Lund
Start: Ideally February 2020
Application: Deadline January 10, 2020
Exjobb: Vidareutveckla nästa generations biofarmaceutika, Affibody AB
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Affibody fokuserar på att utveckla nästa generations biofarmaceutika, baserade på bolagets egenutvecklade teknologiplattformar: Affibody®-molekyler och Albumod™. Här ges möjlighet till ett examensarbete på företaget under våren 2020. Titeln på projektet är "Screening of hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC) for various Affibody® molecules" och det går ut på att olika/många Affibody®-konstrukt ska screenas för att utveckla ett reningssteg baserat på molekylernas hydrofobicitet. Låter det intressant? Läs vidare i pdf:en och ta en kontakt!
HIC-rening av Affibody-molekyler
Företag: Affibody Medical AB
Plats: Solna (KI campus)
Start: Våren 2020
Ansökan: A.s.a.p.! Skicka till handledare via e-mail, senast 10 december 2019
15 PhD positions: ONCORNET2.0 consortium, EU
ONCORNET2.0 (Oncogenic GPCR Network of Excellence and Training), a Marie Skłodowska-Curie European Training network (ETN), is looking for highly motivated and talented scientists (MSc students) to apply for projects in the labs of ONCORNET2.0 network partners (see flyer and website). ONCORNET2.0 wishes the very best young early stage researchers (ESRs/PhD students) to join the network of Europe's renowned GPCR specialists. The ESR projects will be on the scientific forefront of oncogenic GPCR drug targeting.
Departments/companies: 10 different European university departments and companies at the forefront of the field
Places: Depends on which ones of the 15 positions you are interested in
Start: April - October 2020
Application: Deadline January 1, 2020
Master thesis: Developing a diagnostic method based on magnetic nanoparticles
The present degree project proposal is a part of a bigger project where the aim is to bring forward a low-cost and easy-to-use diagnostic method, which can serve as an efficient analytical platform for rapid detection and characterization of pathogenic bacteria. The detection method combines analysis of changes in rotation dynamics of biofunctionalized magnetic nanoparticles with a detection approach which applies padlock probe ligation technique and rolling circle amplification (RCA) of the probed bacterial DNA. Read further in the pdf!
Development of a diagnostic method based on magnetic nanoparticles
Department: Division of Nanotechnology and Functional Materials, Department of Engineering Sciences, UU
Place: Ångström lab, Uppsala
Start: Spring 2020
Application: A.s.a.p., contact the PI/supervisor
PhD position in beautiful New Zealand: "Genomics of rapid adaptation"
A PhD scholarship, funded by a New Zealand Royal Society Marsden Fund Grant, is available with Dr Anna Santure and Dr Annabel Whibley in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand. This project is an exciting opportunity to use genomics and evolutionary genetics approaches to understand the evolution of two globally invasive species, the common myna (Acridotheres tristis) and common starling (Sturnus vulgaris).
PhD, University of Auckland, NZ
Department: School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland
Place: Auckland, New Zealand
Start: April 2020
Application: Closes on December 6, 2019
PhD in tropical ecophysiology, University of Gothenburg
GU announces a PhD position in tropical ecophysiology. The field work in connection with the project will be conducted at multi-species plantations established along an elevation gradient in Rwanda, Africa. Experimental water (irrigation and/or rainout shelters) and nutrient treatments are applied at each site along the gradient.
PhD position, tropical ecophysiology
Department: Dept of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg
Place: Gothenburg (fieldwork in Rwanda)
Start: During 2020
Application: Deadline is January 20, 2020
Examensarbeten/projekt på Gyros Protein Technologies, Uppsala
Gyros Protein Technologies AB utvecklar och säljer en analysplattform baserad på innovativ mikrofluidik teknik. Gyros teknik är en automatiserad plattform baserad på en mikrofluidisk CD-skiva där kapillär- och centrifugalkraften används för att driva vätskeflöden så att ~100 prover kan analyseras parallellt i nanoliterskala i miniatyriserade kolonner. Resultaten analyseras genom mikroskopi och avancerad bildbehandling. Företaget erbjuder under våren 2020 flexibla möjligheter till exjobb/projekt. Se den uppdaterade pdf:en, nu med ännu fler intressanta alternativa projektförslag!
Var med och vidareutveckla Gyros analysplattform (uppdaterad)
Företag: Gyros Protein Technologies AB
Plats: Uppsala Science Park
Start: Våren 2020
Ansökan: Tag mailkontakt via länk i pdf:en!
Examensarbete på SVA, Uppsala
Här erbjuds ännu en möjlighet till ett spännande examensarbete på Statens Veterinärmedicinska Anstalt, SVA. Det här specifika projektet handla om urinstenar hos olika hundraser och den erhållna kunskapen kan förhoppningsvis bli till stor nytta för veterinärer, Svenska kennelklubben (inkluderande individuella rasklubbar) samt givetvis även för den enskilda hunden och hundägaren.
Examensarbete: Epidemiologisk studie av urinstenar hos svenska hundar
Institution: Avdelningen för kemi, miljö och fodersäkerhet, Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt (SVA)
Plats: Uppsala
Start: 2020
Ansökan: Kontakta handledaren via mail
Designing a more efficient CO2-fixing enzyme, BMC
Nature's CO2-fixing enzyme (Rubisco) has a slow catalytic rate and exhibits poor substrate specificity such that its catalysis often limits the growth rate of photosynthetic organisms, including crop plants and cyanobacteria used for biofuel production. Attempts to engineer a more efficient Rubisco have been underwhelming, at best. Here you will interpret brand new Molecular Dynamics (MD) data and use it to design a more efficient CO2-fixing enzyme. Discuss with the PI whether this, for your purpose, will be suitable to do in the form of a master degree project or possibly as an internship/research training!
Using MD data to design a more efficient Rubisco
Department: Molecular Biophysics, ICM, UU
Place: BMC, Uppsala
Start: A.s.a.p. / negotiable
Application: Contact the PI!
Temporary position as research engineer in Analytical Environmental Genomics, SLU, Uppsala
Do you love to be in the lab and "play around with DNA/RNA"?... This may be an interesting temporary position worth considering!
Temp. Research Engineer – Analytical Environmental Genomics
Department: Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, SLU
Place: Uppsala
Start: According to agreements
Application: No later than November 22, 2019
PhD (doctoral grant) in Evolutionary Genomics, University of Antwerp
Here is a fully funded PhD position in cichlid fish Evolutionary Genomics in the Svardal lab at the University of Antwerp. Several projects are available that will allow you to combine aquarium experiments and state-of-the-art genomic approaches to study explosive speciation and/or recent adaptation to heavy fishing pressure in Malawi cichlids. Depending on your interest, the project can have more of a bio-informatic or more of an experimental focus, but in either case strong quantitative skills and motivation to delve into computational data analysis are desired.
PhD: Rapid adaptation/diversification/speciation in Lake Malawi cichlids
Department: Biology, University of Antwerp
Place: Antwerp, Belgium
Start: Sometime during March - October 2020, according to agreement
Application: Deadline is November 29, 2019
Doctoral (Ph.D.) student position with doctoral grant in the area of human cell-mediated immunology and vaccine research, Karolinska Institutet
The Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM) is a leading research unit within the Department of Medicine at Huddinge campus, with a focus on translational studies of the human immune system and infection-immunity in humans. Here they announce open a PhD position for possible interested applicants. Please get more details about the position from the pdf!
PhD: Human cell-mediated immunology and vaccine research
Department: CIM, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet
Place: KI, Huddinge
Start: Spring 2020
Application: No later than November 29, 2019
Examensarbeten på SVA, Uppsala
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Är du intresserad av fästingförmedlade infektionssjukdomar och hur klimatförändringar kan komma att påverka dessa? Här finns möjligheter till spännande examensarbeten för en till två studenter under 2020 på dessa teman. Projektet/projekten kommer att ingå i det stora projektet "Climate-change effects on the epidemiology of infectious diseases and the impacts on Northern societies" (CLINF), men i dialog med handledare kommer du att ha goda möjligheter att påverka vad i detalj du vill bidra med inom det övergripande projektupplägget.
Exjobb: Infektionssjukdomar, klimatförändring och påverkan på ekosystem och vektorer
Institution: Avdelningen för kemi, miljö och fodersäkerhet, Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt (SVA)
Plats: Uppsala
Start: 2020
Ansökan: Kontakta handledaren via mail
PhD in Marine Ecology, University of Gothenburg
Here is an open PhD position with the specific subject title "Structure, function and ecosystem services of filter-feeding bivalves in coastal systems". Please note the short deadline if you are interested and consider applying!
PhD, Bivalves in coastal systems
Department: Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg
Place: Tjärnö laboratory
Start: Spring 2020
Application: Deadline November 10, 2019
PhD and PhD/MSc thesis at Trent University, Canada
Here are openings for a possible PhD in population genomics and a PhD (alt. MSc thesis) in molecular ecology at Trent University.
Department: Forensic Science & Environmental Life Sciences, Trent University
Place: Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Start: September 2020
Application: Via e-mail (no specific deadline specified)
PhD in evolutionary conservation biology, Lund
A PhD position on integrating an evolutionary perspective and genomic methods to address how insect diversity and evolutionary potential is affected in human-altered landscapes is available at Lund University. The PhD-student will examine how within-population genetic diversity, evolvability and gene flow are affected in human-altered landscapes. Bioinformatics, ancient DNA from museum samples and field work will be combined to address these questions.
PhD in evolutionary conservation biology
Department: Department of Biology, Lund University
Place: Lund
Start: 2020-02-03 or according to agreement
Application: No later than November 17, 2019
Three PhD positions in biogeochemistry, EBC, Uppsala
Limnology at IEG, UU, is seeking three PhD students to undertake projects in the field of biogeochemistry and with focus on the cycling of organic matter. The PhD students will work in a collaborative research group focusing on the persistence and degradation of organic matter in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. The overall aim of the research is to understand how the stability and degradation of organic matter is controlled by environmental factors, microbial functional diversity, and the diversity and composition of organic matter.
Three PhD´s in biogeochemistry
Department: IEG, Limnology, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala
Start: 2020-02-01 or as otherwise agreed
Application: No later than 2019-12-02
Marketing internship at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Uppsala
2019-11-05: No more applications are accepted at this point!
Are you interested in Allergy? Have attention for detail? Skilled in Microsoft office? Then don't hesitate to apply for this interesting internship!
Internship Thermo Fisher Scientific
Company: Thermo Fisher Scientific
Place: Uppsala
Start: A.s.a.p.
Application: Take a contact pronto!
Doctoral (PhD) candidate in Freshwater Ecology, Iceland
The Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI) in collaboration with University of Iceland and Imperial College London has a PhD position in Freshwater Ecology from January 2020. The research project will focus on the ecology of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and its riparian ecosystem in Northeast Iceland.
Collaborating institutions: MFRI, University of Iceland, Imperial College London
Place: Reykjavik, Iceland
Start: January 2020
Application: Deadline October 31, 2019
Degree project at GE Healthcare, Uppsala
Here is an additional attractive chance to do a master level degree project at GE Healthcare, the coming spring semester. This particular one is meant to explore novel techniques to determine the pore structure/properties in chromatography resins.
Novel approaches to the pore structure in materials in downstream bioprocessing
Company: GE Healthcare Life Sciences
Place: Uppsala
Start: Spring 2020
Application: Deadline November 15, 2019
Degree project on PARN and telomere related disorders, BMC
Are you interested in helping shed more light on the role of Poly(A)-specific ribonuclease (PARN) in telomere biology disorders? This may be a degree project, 30 or 45 hp, of interest to you!
PARN in telomere biology disorders
Department: ICM, UU
Place: BMC, Uppsala
Start: A.s.a.p. or spring 2020
Application: Contact the PI or supervisor!
Studentmedarbetare: Internationell projektassistent
Uppsala universitet söker ett antal engagerade och ansvarsfulla studenter som vill arbeta som timanställda med internationella projekt. Universitetet deltar i ett stort antal internationella projekt. Som projektassistent hjälper du projektledaren med både större och mindre administrativa uppgifter, logistik kring möten och uppföljning av dokumentation. Inom ramen för tjänsten kan även hemsidearbete samt arbete med film och grafisk redigering bli aktuellt.
Studentmedarbetare: Internationell projektassistent
Arbetsgivare: Avdelningen för internationalisering, UU
Plats: Universitetsadministrationen, Uppsala
Start: Höst/vinter/vår, 2019/2020
Ansökan: Deadline 28 oktober, 2019
Master thesis in nanotechnology, Ångström Laboratory
The Division of Nanotechnology and Functional Materials focuses on the development and investigation of nanostructured materials for use in diverse applications ranging from medical devices to energy storage. The current project builds on previous developments of novel nanocellulose-based materials that function as platforms for further modifications toward advanced wound healing applications. During this degree project you will work with the engineering of these materials, with the specific goal of targeting biological processes that determine the outcome of the oftentimes troublesome healing of chronic wounds.
Degree project: Nanotech for healing of chronic wounds
Department: Division of Nanotechnology and Functional Materials, Department of Engineering Sciences, UU
Place: Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala
Start: January 2020
Application: A.s.a.p.! Contact the PI/supervisor!
PhD scholarship within Forest Soil Ecology
NMBU is looking for a PhD candidate who is eager to explore relationships between soil food-webs, plant-derived chemical compounds and carbon cycling in boreal forests.
Department: Forest Ecology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norges miljø- og biovitenskaplige universitet (NMBU)/Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Place: Ås, Norway
Start: Spring 2020
Application: Deadline November 18, 2019
Two degree projects at GE Healthcare, Uppsala
Here are two attractive openings to do master theses at GE Healthcare during spring 2020. Please check details in the pdf´s and take a quick contact/apply if you are interested!
1. Alternative molecular weight marker used in gel filtration
2. New carbohydrate binding proteins for glycoprotein purification
Company: GE Healthcare Life Sciences
Place: Uppsala
Start: Spring 2020
Application: Deadline November 15, 2019
Grants Day 2019
Are you intending a researchers career, want to find out about what funding agencies consider to be a successful application and can fit this event into your course obligations and schedules, then this might be an interesting day worth attending.
Organiser: Akademikonferensen; Academic Conferences - universities in cooperation, Karolinska Institutet, SLU and Uppsala University
When: November 21, 2019
Where: Lecture hall X, University Main Building
Registration: Register right away if interested! Limited number of places
Urban Algae citizens´ survey on urban ponds
Please take part in helping the organisation Urban Algae get a better understanding of citizens' perception of urban ponds and the ecosystem services they provide, by answering the survey. Also, feel free to freely share the info and link to the survey with others!
Citizens´ survey on urban ponds
Organiser: Urban Algae
Place: Online survey
Time: August 5 - end of September, 2019
PhD position in Cell Biology with focus Intelligent Automation, BMC
Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences is looking for an ambitious, highly motivated PhD student with a good background in cell biology as well as an interest in molecular biology, high-throughput screening, automation and bioinformatics. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary team of researchers and participate in a project to build up an intelligent, automated laboratory for cell profiling, with applications in pharmacology and toxicology. Read further in the pdf and the therein linked full position call!
Lab automation in cell biology, PhD
Department: Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, UU
Place: BMC, Uppsala
Start: Spring 2020
Application: Deadline October 25, 2019
The genetic basis of phenotypic plasticity
Are you interested in helping resolve and better understand the genetic basis for phenotypic plasticity? Then here are flexible possibilities to do degree project or possibly research training on the subject. If you are interested in certain aspects of the subject you will be able to influence the exact project according to your own research interest.
Degree project/research training, Phenotypic plasticity
Department: IEG, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala
Start: Fall 2019/Spring 2020
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor
SGU söker extrapersonal under hösten 2019
Enheten Samhällsplanering Marin Miljö på SGU söker just nu 1-2 extra personer för att som timanställda under hösten arbeta med att tolka bilder med avseende på flora/fauna från stationer från Norra Midsjöbanken i Östersjön, samt Haparanda skärgård (mer information om projektet finns under seamboth.com). Arbetet kräver god kännedom om Östersjöns flora och fauna, noggrannhet samt intresse för denna typ av arbete. Stöd för svåra bedömningar, tolkningsmetodik och programvaror finns på SGU. Du förväntas kunna jobba ca 10-20 timmar i veckan (men gärna mer om möjlighet finns), och gärna med start omgående. Arbetet betalas per timma och utförs på SGUs kontor i Uppsala. Totalt är det ca 250 timmars arbete som det gäller denna gång + tid för träning.
Extraarbete på SGU, marina arter
Arbetsgivare: Enheten Samhällsplanering Marin Miljö, SGU
Plats: SGU, Uppsala
Start: Omgående / a.s.a.p.
Ansökan: Kontakta någon av kontaktpersonerna omedelbart!
PhD in Biomedical Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands
Here is an opening for a non-dutch student to do a PhD in the Netherlands. The project takes aim at finding out the still unresolved question of what the basic triggers and causes of type 1 diabetes may be.
PhD in Biomedical Sciences, Groningen
Department: The Department of Biomedical Sciences of Cells and Systems, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
Place: Groningen, the Netherlands
Start: Spring 2020
Application: No later than October 28, 2019
Scholarships - Swedish Phytogeographical Society
The Swedish Phytogeographical Society each year offers a number of research scholarships. During the fall 2019 there is an extra call, for the B. Lundman's Fund for Botanical Studies and the B. Lundman's Fund for Anthropological Studies with deadline October 31. The Society promotes, among many other topics, research projects in plant ecology and plant geography. Grants can be used to cover costs for travelling, buying equipment and for publishing results related to the project. Scholarships are awarded to members of the Society, primarily to postgraduate students and students at Uppsala University. See further details inside the pdf and on the linked Society web pages!
Scholarships - Swedish Phytogeographical Society, extra call
Organisation: Swedish Phytogeographical Society
Place: Depends on the project applied for
Start: Depends on the project applied for
Application: See detailed instructions! Deadline October 31, 2019
Health Data Challenge, Grenoble, France
EIT Health is still looking for bioinformatics students keen to join a UU team for the "Health Data Challenge 2019" competition! Contact the UU coordinator for the event!
Organiser: EIT Health
Place: Grenoble, France
Time: November 25-29, 2019
Application: Contact the UU coordinator for the event!
Student workshop on Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Lodz, Poland
EIT Health is looking for 3 UU students to go to Lodz Poland for a workshop on Entrepreneurship and Innovation, November 19-20! All your expenses will be covered.
Workshop: Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Organiser: EIT Health
Place: Lodz, Poland
Time: November 19-20, 2019
Application: Contact the coordinator via e-mail link inside the pdf!
Life History Adaptations to Seasonality (10 ECTS)
Here is a joint MSc (and PhD) level course: Life History Adaptations to Seasonality (10 ECTS). It is a five week course at The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), Longyearbyen, Norway, from 13 May to 18 June 2020 (a wonderful time of the year to experience the spring-summer transition in the Arctic). The below pdf is for the MSc level course!
Life History Adaptations to Seasonality (10 ECTS)
Department: Department of Arctic Biology, University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS)
Place: Longyearbyen, Svalbard
Time: May 13 - June 18, 2020
Application: Deadline October 15, 2019
Examensarbeten/projekt på Gyros Protein Technologies
Gyros Protein Technologies AB utvecklar och säljer en analysplattform baserad på innovativ mikrofluidik teknik. Gyros teknik är en automatiserad plattform baserad på en mikrofluidisk CD-skiva där kapillär och centrifugalkraften används för att driva vätskeflöden så att ~100 prover kan analyseras parallellt i nanoliterskala i miniatyriserade kolonner. Resultaten analyseras genom mikroskopi och avancerad bildbehandling. Företaget erbjuder under våren 2020 flexibla möjligheter till exjobb/projekt. Läs vidare i pdf:en!
Var med och vidareutveckla Gyros analysplattform
Företag: Gyros Protein Technologies AB
Plats: Uppsala Science Park
Start: Våren 2020
Ansökan: Tag mailkontakt via länk i pdf:en!
Join the CEPLAS Graduate School for Plant Sciences, Germany!
Are you a senior bachelor's student or recent B.Sc. graduate in plant sciences, biology or related disciplines? Are you curious and passionate about fundamental discoveries and challenges of modern plant sciences? ►Then you may be a perfect fit for the CEPLAS Graduate School for Plant Sciences! A fully funded PhD programme for young scientists with a bachelor's degree in biology, computational science or related fields.
Departments: A collaboration between several German Universities and Institutes
Place: The CEPLAS main office is in Düsseldorf
Start: October 2020
Application: October 31, 2019
PhD position on gene regulation, Karolinska Institutet
Are you a highly motivated student searching for an excellent opportunity for your PhD education and keen to characterize fundamental mechanisms of gene regulation? Look no further!... Here is an opportunity at Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics at KI.
PhD, Fundamentals of gene regulation
Department: Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, KI
Place: KI Solna campus
Start: Late 2019 / early 2020, as agreed upon
Application: Deadline October 16, 2019
Improving Protein A based purification of mAb´s/IgG1, KTH
The standard purification method in large scale production of antibodies is Protein A affinity chromatography. A previously engineered variant of Protein A (ZCa) that binds IgG in a calcium-dependent manner and releases when calcium is removed needs some improvements of the molecule also with regard to elution pH. This project will consist of selections against IgG1 using a previously prepared phage display library to find binders that can elute IgG1 in a calcium-dependent manner at pH 7 and subsequent characterizations of the binders. If successful, the new molecule could be a radical improvement for Protein A-based IgG1 purification.
Degree project: Selection of a calcium-dependent IgG1 binder
Department: Department of Protein Science, KTH
Place: KTH, Stockholm
Start: According to agreements
Application: Kontakt the PI/supervisor!
Single molecule tracking in protein synthesis, BMC
The present degree project proposal (may also be adapted for research training) consist of setting up new experimental systems to follow the dynamics of bacterial protein synthesis inside living E. coli cells, by using super-resolved single-molecule tracking approaches. You will be able to help answer fundamental questions, such as: Where and when are specific mRNAs translated inside the living cell?, How fast is translation in vivo, and how much does it vary between different mRNAs or different cells?, What is the timing of events during signaling and export of secretory and/or membrane proteins?
Single-molecule tracking of protein synthesis in live E. coli cells
Department: ICM, UU
Place: BMC, Uppsala
Start: Ideally spring 2020
Application: Contact the PI!
Isolating new and mysterious viruses at BMC
This project will give you the opportunity to isolate new viruses in our environment. Our environment has many mysterious viruses, such as algal viruses and giant amoebal viruses, yet we know little about what they look like and how they operate. The project will afford you learning basic virology and molecular biology for characterizing viruses. In an attached pdf, you can find additional details. If you find these themes interesting for an internship, a research training or a master degree project, please contact the PI!
Isolating new and mysterious viruses
Department: Molecular Biophysics, ICM, UU
Place: BMC, Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!
Caribou recovery ecologist, University of Alberta, Canada
University of Alberta is looking for a Caribou recovery ecologist for a one year appointment (with possibility for renewal).
Department: Caribou Monitoring Unit, Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute, University of Alberta
Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Start: Late 2019/Early 2020
Application: Closes October 7
EIT Health: Innovation Day 2019
Rise to the challenge and participate in this 4th annual Innovation Day! Students from Uppsala University with different backgrounds gather in truly innovative and collaborative spririt to suggest creative solutions to important contemporary health related challenges. Boost your innovational spirit, work with fellow students across faculty boundaries and create solutions to real health challenges. Learn practical tools as design thinking and pitching skills and put them to practice.
Organiser: EIT Health, UU
Where: Tiseliussalen (B10), BMC
When: November 8, 2018, 9am to 5pm (Mingle and winner announcement 5pm–7pm)
For whom: All students (but priority will be given to students achieving their bachelor/master degree 2020).
Registration: Register NOW! (the sooner the better - limited number of places)
Development of biopharmaceuticals and bioprocessing solutions, BMC / TESTA Center
Projektstart för dessa intressanta och attraktiva projekt har blivit framflyttad till november 2019 och PI/handledare ser gärna sökande från Civilingenjörsprogrammet i molekylär bioteknik. Det går dessutom bra att söka/arbeta i grupp(er) om 2-4 studenter med projekten, om ni föredrar det.
Here are offered several interesting opportunities to help develop different aspects of large scale production of biopharmaceuticals in a cross-sectional context, between academia and biotech industry. The projects may be suitable/adaptable for thesis work/research training/internships and will all be started soon, so take a quick contact with the PI/supervisor to "get onboard"!
Department / company: Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, UU / GE Healthcare TESTA Center
Place: BMC and TESTA Center, Uppsala
Start: November 2019
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor pronto!!
"Learn how to pitch!" - Free Webinar, EIT Health
Do you want to develop your skills in oral presentation in short format? EIT Health is hosting a free webinar/workshop on pitching. You can participate from your own computer or meet in a UU lecture hall. More info via links in the pdf!
Organiser: EIT Health, UU
Place: Lecture hall yet to be specified, or of your own choice/via online computer
Date and time: October 8, kl 17:30-19:30
Registration: Via the link in the pdf!
Degree project at CARTANA
2019-10-30: A candidate has been appointed and the position is no longer open for application!
CARTANA, an exciting new biotech start-up situated right next to KI, is looking for a motivated master student for a degree project aimed at developing and optimizing new molecular techniques for ISS, in situ-sequencing. The successful candidate will need creativity as well as understanding of and laboratory experience in common DNA/RNA techniques, fluorescence microscopy, image analysis, etc., in addition to a strong interest in problem solving. Read more in the appended pdf!
Company: CARTANA
Place: Next to KI, SciLifeLab, etc., Solna
Start: January 2020, or as otherwise agreed upon
Application: Via the contact address in the pdf
Internships on wildlife conservation in the Aegean sea
Archipelagos Institute is a Greek non‐profit, non‐governmental organization committed to the biodiversity of the Greek seas and islands. Among other things Archipelagos continually hosts students and young scholars from a wide range of disciplines in their multidisciplinary research projects meant to protect the rare wildlife in the Aegean sea.
Internships/research trainings at Archipelagos (general info)
Specific projects running presently
Institute: Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation
Place: Pythagoria, Samos, Greece
Start: Depends on the project
Application: Direct inquiries to Archipelagos (link inside the pdf above!)
PhD at Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø
Here is an opening for a PhD candidate in Quaternary Sciences / Aquatic Biogeochemistry, meant for investigating the microbial methane (CH4) cycling in Arctic lake sediments, the net contribution of this process to Arctic lake CH4 emissions and potential decadal-to-millennial lag effects of the biogeochemical cycling of carbon stored during different climatic periods of the Holocene. Read more in the pdf!
PhD Candidate in Quaternary sciences / Aquatic Biogeochemistry
Department: Department of Geosciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Place: Tromsø, Norway
Start: Spring, 2020
Application: Deadline October 8, 2019
How is Rubisco built "in real life"?, BMC
Rubisco (ribulose-1,5-carboxylase/oxygenase) is the major entrypoint for carbon into the biosphere. It is built up of a large complex of 8 large subunits (LSu), encoded by a single plastid gene, and 8 small subunits (SSu), encoded by a nuclear multigene family. Although Rubisco has been extensively studied it is still not known whether different SSu isoforms can bind the same L8 core, and what the functional significance of potential differential SSu expression for Rubisco assembly might be. Here you may take part in helping shed light on this fundamental issue, in the form of a master degree project or internship/research training!
Can Arabidopsis thaliana Rubisco incorporate distinct SSu isoforms?
Department: Molecular Biophysics, ICM, UU
Place: BMC, Uppsala
Start: A.s.a.p. / negotiable
Application: Contact the PI!
Degree project on the development of a radiopharmaceutical for molecular imaging, KI
CD44v6 is an antigen overexpressed in squamous cell carcinomas. In this degree project you will be able to help evaluate and optimize two scFv's (single chain fragments) towards CD44v6 for their potential in molecular imaging of squamous cell carcinoma. Read further in the pdf!
Assessing CD44v6-targeting molecules for molecular imaging
Department: Department of Radiopharmacy, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet
Place: Karolinska Institutetet, Solna
Start: Flexible/a.s.a.p.
Application: Contact the PI directly
Internship at Whitehead Institute, MIT
Here is a great opportunity you may not want to miss, for doing an internship at the prestigious Whitehead Institute at MIT. The project will revolve around cell signaling, biochemistry, structural biology and drug discovery, and it is broad enough that it will be of interest both to students who want to pursue a basic science career (structural biology, biochemistry) as well as for those that go for a more applied early drug discovery trajectory (protein-protein interactions, protein engineering, high-throughput screening, in vitro and in-cell validation experiments), or even both - this can be tuned to the interests of a particular student.
Internship, "Cutting off the amino-acid supply lines of Ras-transformed aggressive cancer cells"
Department: Sabatini Lab, Whitehead Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Start: During 2020, ideally starting March
Application: Contact your prospective supervisor
MSc degree project at SciLifeLab, Solna/Stockholm
Here is a great chance to do a master thesis on Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations of Calmodulin, with particular focus on understanding its intriguing binding of the anti-psychotic drug trifluoperazine, regarding both structural and functional aspects.
Calmodulin/trifluoperazine MD simulations
Department: Molecular Biophysics, KTH / SciLifeLab, Solna/Stockholm
Place: SciLifeLab, Solna
Start: According to agreements
Application: Contact the PI via e-mail
Degree projects in molecular cancer genetics, Rudbecklab.
The Molecular Cancer Genetics group at IGP, Rudbeck Laboratory, is looking for students with an interest in functional or genetics studies of various aspects of cancer. Different proposed projects range from studies of initial cancer formation over its development and metastasizing on to improvements of diagnosis and treatment. Here are possibilities for a number of interesting degree projects - read the pdf!
Molecular cancer genetics, IGP
Department: IGP, UU
Place: Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!
Degree project in structural molecular biology, BMC
191023: This degree project place is filled and no longer open to apply for!
If you join this project you will study a peroxide sensor which reacts to peroxide when it has iron bound to it, but which can also bind manganese. The iron- and manganese-bound forms regulate different genes. The project aims to establish the molecular basis for this intriguing dual function. The specific goals of the project are to optimize the purification procedure for the protein, then characterize its structure and its metal-dependent DNA binding activity. To achieve this you will have to learn and use a plethora of biochemical and biophysical methods, useful also in other contexts of course.
Structural molecular biology of a peroxide sensor
Department: Cell and Molecular Biology (ICM), Uppsala University
Place: BMC, Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!
Master degree project at Reindeer husbandry unit, SLU
A master thesis project is available at the Department of Animal Nutrition and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala. The title of the project is "Exploring the connection between human land use, reindeer, bears, and lichens". For more information, please read the attached file!
Connections between human land use, reindeer, bears, and lichens
Department: Reindeer husbandry unit, Department of Animal Nutrition and Management, SLU
Place: Ultuna campus, Uppsala
Start: Fall 2019 preferably, possibly spring 2020
Application: Deadline September 30, via e-mail to the PI
Short course on radiation protection fundamentals, 1,5 credits
If you plan to work with radioactive substances as part of a project of any kind or will work in an environment where radioactive substances are handled, you should join this one day course in radiation protection fundamentals. At completion, the lectures and a given assignment yield registered students 1.5 credit points.
Radiation protection fundamentals
Organiser: BMC-intendenturen
Place: BMC, Uppsala
Course date/time: October 29, 09:15-17:00
Registration: Via e-mail to the course organiser, a.s.a.p.
Degree projects in forest paleogenetics, EBC
If you are interested in palaeogenetics (the study of the genetics of ancient organisms) and want to develop your skills in ancient DNA analyses, then here are degree projects for you (masters or bachelors level)! Special focus is on palaeogenetics of plants and in particular the ecology and evolution of forest plant populations - their abundance and how types and ranges of forests have changed during the climatic events of the last thousands of years.
Department: IEG, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala (possible fieldwork also elsewhere)
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!
Internship/research training on antibiotics as environmental pollutants, EBC
The main question to be answered within this project relates to the adverse effects that excessive amounts of antibiotics in the environment may have: do environmental anthropogenic antibiotics affect the intestinal microbiota of aquatic animals, e.g. freshwater crayfish, and thereby their susceptibility to different diseases? The factors driving the high risk of extinction among organisms in freshwater ecosystems are diverse and in great need of further scrutiny.
Antibiotic-polluted environments as threats to biodiversity
Department: IOB, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala
Start: Ideally fall 2019
Application: Contact the PI!
Degree projects on genome evolution or adaptive potential in natural populations
If you are interested in the effects of molecular mechanisms and population genetic processes on genome evolution or adaptive potential in natural populations, one of these project may be perfect for you!
Alternative splicing and diapause in butterflies
Chromosome changes and recombination rate evolution in butterflies
Department: IEG, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Contact the PI!
Examensarbete om energiinnehållet i sillgrisslors föda
Sillgrisslor är marina, fiskätande topp-predatorer som finns runt hela norra halvklotet. De kan vara viktiga indikatorer på förändringar i ekosystem som exempelvis utsläpp av miljögifter och förändringar i fiskebestånd. Exjobbet handlar om att analysera energiinnehållet i ett antal skarpsillar och strömmingar som utgör sillgrisslans huvudsakliga föda. Kunskapen är viktig för att utvärdera sillgrisslans bevarandestatus i Östersjön och hur mycket fisk som behöver sparas i havet för att säkerställa dess överlevnad. Exjobbet är primärt tänkt för kandidatnivå, men kan även expanderas till ett arbete på master-nivå.
Energiinnehåll i sillgrisslans föda (also in English inside!)
Institution: Institutionen för akvatiska resurser, SLU
Plats: Ultunacampus, Uppsala
Start: Enligt överenskommelse
Ansökan: Kontakta handledaren!
Developing new forms of artificial saliva
A large part of the population suffers from oral dryness. This is quite a debilitating condition which impedes many aspects of homeostasis and proper functioning of the oral cavity, which in turn has serious implications for a patient's quality of life. Although there are "artificial saliva" products already available, there is a clinical need to develop better, more long-lasting saliva mimics. Here is opportunity for you to take part in this interesting and important work in the form of an internship/research training or a degree project.
Developing new and better artificial saliva
Department: Glycoscience, Department of Chemistry, KTH
Place: Stockholm
Start: As agreed upon
Application: Via e-mail to the PI
Genome Analysis 10/15 credits, SLU
SLU offers a joint PhD/masters course on Genome Analysis later this fall, of 10 or 15 hp/credits respectively. The master course has got a lab part in addition to the course content described in the poster, which is for the PhD course. If you are interested in taking the course as a master student, please contact the course leader for further info!
Genome analysis, 10/15 credits
Department: Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, SLU
Place: Ultuna campus, Uppsala
Course dates: November 1 - January 17, 2020
Application: Contact the course leader (if you are a master student)
Flexibla exjobbserbjudanden, SLU Aqua
SLU Aqua erbjuder examensarbeten på såväl kandidat- som masternivå, i biologi eller miljövetenskap. Deras expertis ligger främst inom fisk, skaldjur, sjöfågel och däggdjur i inlandsvatten och hav. De arbetar nära förvaltningen, men också med frågor inom grundforskning. Examensarbetena kan handla om allt från fiskbiologi, genetik, skonsamma fångstmetoder, ekologi, näringsvävsdynamik, till förvaltning av fisk, skaldjur, sjöfågel och däggdjur. Ta en kontakt för frågor och konkretiserande diskussioner om vad som kan passa just dig!
Institution: Institutionen för akvatiska resurser (SLU Aqua), SLU
Platser: Drottningholm, Öregrund eller Ultuna, Uppsala
Start: Enligt överenskommelse
Ansökan: Kontakta SLU Aqua (maillänk i pdf:en)!
Two vacant PhD scholarships at DTU Aqua in Silkeborg, Denmark
Here are openings for two PhD positions at Technical University of Denmark. Get further details in the appended pdf´s!
Applied population genomics in European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)
Department: National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua), Technical University of Denmark
Place: Silkeborg, Denmark
Start: October 15 or November depending on the position
Application: Deadline October 1
Teknologguider söks till IVA-event 16-17 september
Kungliga IngenjörsVetenskapsAkademien söker ingenjörsstudenter att med kort varsel tjänstgöra som teknologguider vid ett IVA arrangerat event för skolelever på Tekniska museet, 16-17 september. Intresserad? Läs vidare i den bifogade pdf:en!
Arrangör: Kungliga IngenjörsVetenskapAkademien
Plats: Tekniska museet, Stockholm
Tid: 16-17 september (för exakta tider, se pdf!)
Ansökan: Senast 9 september, via mailadressen i pdf:en!
Degree projects and internships in aquatic toxicology, SLU
The Toxicology group at the Department of Biomedicine and Veterinary Public Health, SLU, has a broad pallette of possibilities for students interested in various environmental aspects of toxic compounds from the food chain, like hazard assessment and mechanistic understanding of their exerted effects. Get more of the interesting details and prospects from the pdf!
Project opportunities, Toxicology group, SLU
Department: Department of Biomedicine and Veterinary Public Health, SLU
Place: Ultuna campus, Uppsala
Start: During the fall (details negotiable)
Application: Contact the PIs/supervisors
Universitetet söker studentambassadörer
Uppsala universitet söker dig som vill arbeta som arvoderad studentambassadör och rekrytera studenter till Sveriges första universitet. Det behövs ca 40 studentambassadörer som läser på UUs grundprogram antingen i Uppsala eller på Campus Gotland under läsåret 2019/2020 och framöver.
Organisatör: Kommunikationsavdelningen, UU
Plats: Beror på uppdraget
Start: Olika datum under hösten
Ansökan: Deadline 23 september
Webbsideadministratör, "Ren Åker Ren Mat"
Intresseorganisationen "Ren Åker Ren Mat" söker dig som delar föreningens intresse för hållbar, miljömässigt bra matproduktion och dessutom har kunskaper om slagkraftig webbsideproduktion. Om du är intresserad, ta kontakt för att diskutera detaljer och förutsättningar!
Webbsideadministratör, Ren Åker Ren Mat
Organisation: Ren Åker Ren Mat
Plats: Huvudsakligen distansarbete via nätet (deltid)
Start: Så snart som möjligt
Ansökan: Maila/ring organisationens kontaktperson!
Uppsala LIFE 2019
Provided that you can fit it in with courses and other obligations, here is an interesting event that you may want to attend if you are interested in promoting and shaping the future of life science in the Uppsala region.
Uppsala LIFE 2019 - Creating conditions for healthy growth
Organisers: Uppsala BIO, STUNS
Where: Rikssalen, Uppsala Castle, Uppsala
When: 15 October 2019, 13.00-18.00, followed by mingle, food and music to 20.00
Development of biopharmaceuticals and bioprocessing solutions, BMC / TESTA Center
Here are offered several interesting opportunities to help develop different aspects of large scale production of biopharmaceuticals in a cross-sectional context, between academia and biotech industry. The projects may be suitable/adaptable for thesis work/research training/internships and will all be started soon, so take a quick contact with the PI/supervisor to "get onboard"!
Department / company: Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, UU / GE Healthcare TESTA Center
Place: BMC and TESTA Center, Uppsala
Start: September 2019
Application: Contact the PI/supervisor pronto!!
PhD position in crop production adaptations to climate change, SLU Uppsala
Extreme weather conditions, such as those that hit Northern Europe in summer 2018, are expected to become more common with climate change. They threaten food security by reducing crop yields and increasing their year-to-year variability. We thus need to know how we should grow our crops to reduce risks of weather-induced yield losses. To this aim, the PhD-student is expected to collate and analyze long-term meteorological and yield data drawn from differently managed cropping systems, to identify the most promising cropping strategies and their applicability by farmers.
Crop yield sustainability and climate change
Department: Department of Crop Production Ecology, SLU
Place: SLU Ultuna campus, Uppsala
Start: By agreement
Application: Deadline September 26
Studenthälsan / Student Health Service
Studenthälsan har mottagning för individuella studenter men arrangerar även kurser på olika hälsoteman. Mer info finns på deras webbplats som är länkad i pdf:en nedan. / The Student Health Service counsels individual students but also arranges courses on different health related themes. More info in and via their below pdf.
Studenthälsan/Student Health Service (general and specific course info)
Organiser: Studenthälsan
Place: Övre Slottsgatan 7, Uppsala
Time: Book a time or see their individual courses
Degree project on improving zebrafish rearing conditions
Zebrafish is rapidly becoming one of the most popular model organisms in biomedical research. Yet the fish are usually reared in barren, transparent tanks, often at high densities. This is suboptimal and this degree project (which can possibly be adapted also for research training or project work - discuss this with the supervisors) is meant to help improve on the wellfare of the fish.
Degree project, improving zebrafish rearing conditions
Department: Department of Neuroscience, UU
Place: BMC, Uppsala
Start: A.s.a.p.! - ideally September 2019
Application: Contact the PI/supervisors pronto!
Degree projects on the evolution of insect wings
If you are interested in how evolution shapes morphological adaptation, this project may be perfect for you. Wings in insects are optimized for foraging, predator avoidance, mating and migration. However, one wing morphology is not optimal for all these purposes: there are trade-offs. The Johansson lab offers two degree projects on the evolution of wing morphology. One on how migration selects for wing morphology (15 ETCS) and one on how wing morphology changes with latitude (30 ETCS).
Department: IEG, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala
Start: Fall 2019 or later
Application: Contact the PI
Save a forest in Mozambique! // Rädda en skog i Mocambique!
Due to unforseen cirumstances this position is still open for applications! // P.g.a. oförutsedda omständigheter så går det fortfarande att söka detta projekt!
Here is a unique possibility, if you are interested in conservation biology, to help save a forest in Mozambique! The project is mainly suitable for research training ("internship") or project work. // Här är en unik möjlighet, för dig som är intresserad av bevarandebiologi, att hjälpa till att rädda en skog i Mocambique! Projektet lämpar sig i första hand för forskningspraktik eller projektarbete.
Save a forest! // Rädda en skog!
Department: IOB, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala as well as field work in Mocambique
Start: As soon as possible
Application: Contact the supervisors immediately!
PhD position in marine biology, Åbo Akademi
Åbo Akademi University invites applications for a fixed term position as a doctoral student at Department of Environmental and Marine Biology for the period 1.10.2019 - 30.9.2022, i.e. for 36 months (with possible extension and starting date negotiable), within the project "Inventories for ecosystem-based management of marine nature around Åland Islands".
PhD, marine biology around Åland Islands
Department: Environmental and Marine Biology, Åbo Akademi University
Place: Åbo/Turku, Finland
Start: Negotiable but desirably October 2019
Application: Apply before September 13!
Vill du bli mentor?
Vet du att du, student som har läst några terminer, kan vara mentor åt en student som behöver stöd? Det är ett givande, meriterande och avlönat extra arbete. Mentorsstöd finns för studenter med funktionsnedsättning. En mentor hjälper till att planera och strukturera studierna. Just nu finns ett stort behov av mentorer som kan arbeta kommande termin. Du som är intresserad av att vara mentor erbjuds varje termin utbildningstillfällen på temat funktionsnedsättningar. Ansök nu! Mer information via länk i pdf:en.
Samordnare/arrangör: Studentavdelningen, UU
Plats: Uppsala
Start: HT 2019
Ansökan: Snarast, men ingen specificerad deadline
Stem cells, hematopoiesis and neurogenesis, EBC
Here are great opportunities to do degree project or research training on various aspects of the above topics and their intriguing interconnections, using a crustacean model system. The projects are adaptable to suit both bachelor´s and master´s levels. Take a contact to discuss the prospects further!
Stem cells, hematopoiesis and neurogenesis (även på svenska i filen)
Department: IOB (Comparative Physiology), UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala
Start: Fall 2019 (according to agreements)
Application: Contact the PI!
PhD fellowship in terrestrial ecology, UNIS
The department of Arctic Biology at UNIS (University Centre in Svalbard) is seeking candidates for a full-time, 4 year position as a PhD fellow in terrestrial ecology. The PhD project will focus on arctic vegetation, with a special focus on bryophytes, and its links to permafrost in a climate change perspective.
Department: Arctic Biology, UNIS
Place: Longyearbyen, Svalbard
Start: Fall 2019 / according to agreements
Application: Deadline August 30
Speciation survey
Based on your research interests, you are invited to take a short survey about key concepts used in the field of speciation research. The survey is open to researchers as well as to students within this particular, related or distinct fields of research. See further info in the pdf!
Organising department: Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield
Place: Anywhere (the online survey is reached via link in the pdf)
Time: A.s.a.p. (but no distinct deadline is specified)
PhD position on plant vascular development
A fully funded Ph.D. position is available (flexible starting date, 04/2020 or after)
in the lab of Prof. Christian Hardtke at the Department of Plant Molecular Biology,
University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
PhD, Plant vascular development
Department: Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne
Place: Lausanne, Switzerland
Start: April 2020, or possibly later
Application: No later than November 30, 2019
2-3 PhD candidates at Ecosystem Genomics, University Museum, University of Tromsø
University of Tromsø seeks candidates for 2-3 PhD positions within the two projects "IceAGenT" (1-2 positions) and "Taphonomy of sedaDNA (sedimentary ancient DNA)" (1 position). Read further about the project specifics and the PhD openings in the respective pdf!
PhD, Taphonomy of ancient sedaDNA
Department: Ecosystem Genomics, University Museum, University of Tromsø
Place: Tromsø, Norway
Start: October 1, 2019
Application: Deadline August 15, 2019
PhD position in evolutionary ecology, EBC
A PhD student position is available within a project meant to study the ecology and evolution of mutualisms. The studentship is based at Plant Ecology and Evolution, IEG, UU, but extensive fieldwork will also be performed at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama.
PhD, ecology and evolution of mutualism
Department: IEG, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala; fieldwork also in Panama
Start: November 2019 or as otherwise agreed
Application: Apply no later than August 30, 2019!
PhD position in tropical forest ecology, EBC
Would you be keen to contribute to an ongoing project aimed at linking tropical tree physiological strategies, habitat associations, and measured demographic rates (e.g., growth and survival) across broad environmental gradients in Puerto Rico? Here is an interesting PhD position you may want to consider!
PhD in tropical forest ecology
Department: IEG, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala
Start: January 1, 2020, or as agreed upon
Application: Deadline September 1, 2019
PhD on plant adaptation to climate change, University of Basel
Here is an interesting potential opportunity to do a PhD in Basel, on plant adaptation to spatial and temporal change in climatic conditions. Hopefully this may lead to estimates of the extent to which climate adaptation is possible, what the sources of evolutionary constraints are, and how they will affect future species distribution under scenarios of global warming.
PhD on plant adaptation to climate change
Department: Plant Ecology & Evolution group, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel
Place: Basel, Switzerland
Start: October 2019 (negotiable)
Application: Open until position has been filled (but the reviewing of application starts on July 21, 2019)
PhD in environmental science, Lund
Lund University announces a PhD studentship as part of a new transdisciplinary project aiming to investigate the factors that constrain the expansion of organic farming. Within the broader framework of the project, the PhD student will focus on ecological processes that interact within an arable landscape, to determine how these enhance and/or reduce crop yields in organic farming, and explore methods for facilitating ecological intensification in crop production.
PhD, Factors that constrain the expansion of organic farming
Department: Centre for Environmental and Climate Research (CEC), Lund University
Place: Lund
Start: According to agreements
Application: No later than August 16, 2019
PhD position in population genomics, Poznan, Poland
This fall a new project aiming at quantifying the impact of demographic changes on genetic variation and the hybridization landscape in Trinidadian guppies will be initiated in Poznan, Poland. Large scale population genomics analyses, in silico simulations and sampling on Caribbean islands will be some of the principal parts of the project.
PhD, Population genomics in Trinidadian guppies
Department: Evolutionary Biology Group, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University
Place: Poznan, Poland (and field work in the Caribbeans)
Start: Fall 2019
Application: Via e-mail, no later than August 20, 2019
PhD in Tropical Agroecology, Würzburg/Malawi
Here is an interesting PhD position open for application: "Biodiversity and biological pest control in Malawian farmland systems".
Department: Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, University of Würzburg
Place: Würzburg, Germany; fieldwork in Malawi
Start: September 2019
Application: Deadline July 12, 2019
Research training/internship on explaining MD molecular modeling data of Rubisco, BMC
Edit 190620: A student was already appointed to this project - i.e. no longer possible to apply for!
Here is a great chance to take part in a project ultimately meant to better understand the kinetic properties of Rubisco, its detailed enzymatic mechanisms and what parts of Rubisco that are the most conserved. Hopefully this may lead to better strategies of engineering Rubisco to enhance its capacity to fix CO2. To achieve this you will (i) perform extensive literature searches and compile a database of published Rubisco mutations as well as how they affect enzyme solubility and kinetic performance, (ii) perform sequence-structure alignments to "normalise" residue numbering between Rubiscos from different species, and (iii) compare your new Rubisco mutagenic database with recently obtained and interesting but yet unexplained MD modeling data.
Paving the way for enhanced Rubisco CO2-fixation
Department: Molecular Biophysics, ICM, UU
Place: BMC, Uppsala
Start: A.s.a.p., ideally already during summer 2019
Application: Contact the PI immendiately!
Degree project on the development of a radiopharmaceutical for molecular imaging, KI
CD44v6 is an antigen overexpressed in squamous cell carcinomas. In this degree project you will be able to help evaluate and optimize two scFv's (single chain fragments) towards CD44v6 for their potential in molecular imaging of squamous cell carcinoma. Read further in the pdf!
Assessing CD44v6-targeting molecules for molecular imaging
Department: Department of Radiopharmacy, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet
Place: Karolinska Institutetet, Solna
Start: Fall 2019; September or when possible
Application: Contact the PI directly
Save a forest in Mozambique! // Rädda en skog i Mocambique!
Here is a unique possibility, if you are interested in conservation biology, to help save a forest in Mozambique! The project is mainly suitable for research training ("internship") or project work. // Här är en unik möjlighet, för dig som är intresserad av bevarandebiologi, att hjälpa till att rädda en skog i Mocambique! Projektet lämpar sig i första hand för forskningspraktik eller projektarbete.
Save a forest! // Rädda en skog!
Department: IOB, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala as well as field work in Mocambique
Start: As soon as possible
Application: Contact the supervisors immediately!
PhD, amphibian evolutionary ecology, EBC
The fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) causes the disease chytridiomycosis in amphibians which is a major cause of an observed severe global decline in amphibians. This PhD position is meant to elucidate the relationship between Bd infection and fitness in natural populations of Swedish amphibians. Read further about the interesting details in the pdf!
PhD, the amphibian fungal disease chytridiomycosis
Department: IEG, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala
Start: As agreed upon, but no earlier than November 2019
Application: Deadline is August 9, 2019
PhD on plant conservation and population biology, KU Leuven
Here is an interesting possibility to study plant/pollinator networks and interactions within the framework of the interest areas of the Division of Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation of KU Leuven. The major study interests of the group as a whole include the effects of global environmental change (habitat fragmentation, pollution, climate change) on mycorrhizal symbioses and plant-pollinator interactions, the evolution of plant mating systems, and the role of environmental variables contributing to speciation in plants. Get more of the specifics for this particular PhD position from the pdf!
PhD, Plant/pollinator networks
Department: Department of Biology, KU Leuven
Place: Leuven, Belgium (fieldwork also elsewhere)
Start: According to agreements
Application: Closes as soon as a suitable candidate has been appointed
PhD on "Microclimatic impacts on Arctic biodiversity", SLU
Over the next few decades, the climate of the Arctic is predicted to change faster than for any other biome. Thus, there is a need to explore how arctic landscapes are currently warming, and how species distributions are likely to shift with a changing climate. By studying the impact of anthropogenic warming on the most diverse component of Arctic biodiversity, the arthropods, it will be possible to develop more general scenarios of future ecosystem changes.
PhD, Microclimatic impacts on Arctic biodiversity
Department: Ecology, SLU
Place: Ultuna campus, Uppsala
Start: By agreement
Application: No later than June 30, 2019
PhD in reproductive toxicology at KI, Huddinge
This PhD project is part of the EU-project FREIA, which rises from a concern that environmental factors can affect a woman's chances of becoming pregnant. Hence, the ambition of FREIA is to develop novel identification and screening approaches for endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that target female fertility. If this sound interesting to you, please read further in the pdf!
Department: Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, KI
Place: KI, Huddinge campus
Start: According to agreement
Application: Deadline is June 20
Master thesis: Finding a possible cure for an intractable cancer form
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a hematological disorder where expansion of mutated HSCs cause impaired hematopoiesis and consequent decrease in peripheral blood cells. MDS frequently progresses to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with poor outcome. Today, the only curative treatment for MDS is bone marrow transplantation. In this degree project you will get the chance to characterize two novel tumor suppressors that hopefully also have the potential of being developed for cancer treatment. As an alternative, you may be able to do a long project course on the same subject.
SAMD9 and SAMD9L: Understanding the pathophysiology of mutations that cause cancer and potential of these proteins to treat cancer
Department: Department of Medicine, KI
Place: KI, Huddinge campus
Start: According to agreements
Application: Contact the PI and/or supervisor!
Degree project on creating artificial tissue for drug screening, KTH
Here is a very exciting master thesis project offer at KTH for this coming fall semester. The intention is to further develop and study artificial tissue with cells cultured in a scaffold made up of recombinant spider silk. The long term goal is to be able to use it for controlled drug screening. See further details in the pdf and then contact the prospective supervisor with possible further questions and/or your application.
Formation of capillaries and micro-vessels in 3D cultures supported by recombinant spider silk
Department / company: Department of Protein Science, Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH / Spiber
Place: AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm
Start: Fall 2019
Application: Contact the supervisor!
Student project on computer tomography of early vertebrate fossils
Are you interested in helping shed more light on the early steps in evolution of vertebrates? Here is a summer project, ideal for research training or project work, that will aim to 3D model the braincase of fossils of armoured fishes, early forms in the evolution of vertebrates. Get more interesting details from the pdf and then discuss suitable course formats with the supervisor and your course coordinator.
3D modeling the braincase of Nefudina qalibahensis
Department: IOB, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala
Start: Early summer, 2019
Application: Contact the supervisor
Vikariat som bioinformatiker vid SNP&SEQ-plattformen, NGI, SciLifeLab Uppsala
SNP&SEQ-teknologiplattformen vid NGI (National Genomics Infrastructure), SciLifeLab, söker så snart som möjligt en vikarie som bioinformatiker. Vikariatet löper fram till april 2020. Lämplig bakgrund är t.ex. civilingenjörsprogrammet i molekylär bioteknik, spec. bioinformatik. Läs vidare i pdf:en om denna intressanta möjlighet om du tycker att det låter spännande och har lämplig utbildningsbakgrund!
Bioinformatiker, vikariat vid SNP&SEQ
Arbetsplats: SNP&SEQ-plattformen (Med. Sci., UU), NGI, SciLifeLab, BMC, Uppsala
Start: Snarast
Ansökan: Senast 7 juni, 2019
Two PhD positions in Botany, Prague, Czech Republic
Here are two interesting opportunities to do PhDs abroad, on different aspects of how sexual selection in plants may impact speciation and the evolution of reproductive traits, respectively. Read further details about the two projects at hand, in the appended pdf files!
PhD 1: Sexual selection and plant speciation: from micro- to macroevolutionary scales
PhD 2: Sexual selection vs conflict: role in plant reproduction microevolution
Department: Botany, Charles University
Place: Prague, Czech Republic
Start: October, 2019 (PhD 1) and September, 2019 (PhD 2)
Application: June 15, 2019 for both PhD positions
PhD project: Microplastics and freshwater foodwebs
Public and scientific concern about the environmental impacts of microplastics (MP) as well as their implications for human wellbeing has never been higher. Unfortunately, growth in the empirical understanding of the dynamics and impacts of MPs lags behind. Research on the behaviour and impacts of MPs in freshwater ecosystems is especially deficient, despite their vulnerability to inputs of plastic waste. Here is a PhD position meant to shed more light on this important issue.
Department: Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, SLU
Place: Ultuna campus, Uppsala
Start: According to agreements, ideally before October 2019
Application: No later than June 9, 2019
PhD position in Animal Ecology, UU
A major aim of this PhD project will be to derive a risk analysis for loss of biodiversity in Swedish freshwater lakes. To achieve this, particular focus will be on studying the hybridisation between two closely related species, common bream and white bream (Abramis sp.), that currently hybridize to some extent and in fact run the risk of collapsing into a single unit (gene-pool). The PhD project will contain a range of approaches including genetic studies, field and lab experiments and mathematical modelling.
Department: IEG, UU
Place: EBC, Uppsala
Start: After September 2019, as agreed upon
Application: Deadline June 12, 2019
PhD in aquatic ecology, Karlstad University
The European eel functions as a flagship species in marine and freshwater conservation, and its population collapse is of major concern for ecologists, fishers and managers. Karlstad University is now looking for a PhD-student in aquatic conservation biology. The project will focus on "Resolving production bottlenecks for the European eel".
PhD position, European eel conservation
Department: Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Karlstad University
Place: Karlstad
Start: From September 2019, according to agreements
Application: No later than June 5, 2019