Vacant job

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is consistently ranked among the world's leading universities. We have approximately 46,000 students and 8,500 employees in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malmö. We are united in our strive to understand, explain, and improve our world and people's conditions.

About the Position

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Health Sciences with a specialization in physiotherapy/rehabilitation. The position is part-time at 60% of full-time equivalent and is fixed-term for 12 months. The start date is August 1, 2026, or as otherwise agreed, with placement in the research group "Rehabilitation and Sustainable Health".

Description

The role involves work within two projects: 40% of the working time is dedicated to a research project concerning recovery and residual problems 3 and 12 months after ischemic stroke. Data collection is largely complete, and during the coming year, the work will focus on analyzing data and compiling manuscripts. An additional 10% of the working time is dedicated to a research project at Karolinska Institutet concerning physical activity after stroke. Some teaching (10%) is also included in the position.

The research is conducted in an interdisciplinary research environment involving researchers representing various directions within health sciences.

Responsibilities

The position includes tasks related to different parts of the research process, such as conducting data analyses of already collected data and scientific reporting of results. Responsibilities also include supervision, project administration, grant applications, etc. The appointed researcher will work both independently and in close collaboration with other researchers, both within their own research group and in other research groups at Lund University and Karolinska Institutet.

Requirements

• Degree in Physiotherapy and a license issued by the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen).
• Ph.D. in Health Sciences, with a focus on rehabilitation and disability.
• Documented experience in research on follow-ups in ischemic stroke.
• Documented experience working with qualitative and quantitative research methods, as well as good knowledge of statistics and longitudinal data.
• The position requires very good skills in spoken and written Swedish and English.

Great importance will be attached to personal qualities and experience relevant to the position.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a research environment relevant to the projects.
• Experience in teaching within physiotherapy/neurological rehabilitation.

The University applies individual salary setting. Please state your salary expectations in your application.

The Faculty of Medicine is a business area within Lund University, responsible for education and research in medicine, care, and health. The education takes place in close collaboration with healthcare and is well rooted in the faculty's strong research tradition. The faculty's research spans a broad field within experimental basic research, patient-oriented clinical research, and health sciences research. The Faculty of Medicine, with just over 1,800 employees and 3,000 students in Lund, Malmö, and Helsingborg, is a knowledge-intensive meeting place for students, teachers, and researchers from all over the world.

At the Department of Health Sciences, we work to increase knowledge about how people can regain and maintain their health. We educate future healthcare and rehabilitation personnel across all categories at the undergraduate, advanced, and doctoral levels. We research what concerns human health: prevention, treatment, care, support, and rehabilitation. The department operates in both Malmö and Lund and has close ties to healthcare within Skåne University Hospital, primary care, and municipal care.

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