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 staff members in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malmö. We are united in our strive to understand, explain, and improve our world and people's conditions.

Workplace Description

The Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Lund University is part of the Faculty of Medicine and contributes to identifying health risks in the working and surrounding environment, eliminating these risks, and preventing ill health. The department focuses on a wide range of research areas including the work environment, the surrounding environment such as chemicals, air pollution, noise, and metals across different life stages for health, planetary health, and lifestyle factors.

The Research Group in Genetic Occupational and Environmental Medicine is located at the Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and focuses on the environment's role in health by combining genetic and molecular approaches with epidemiological and register-based studies. The research group is led by Professor Karin Broberg. We are a group of about 10 members from various parts of the world. The research group is based at Medicon Village in Lund.

What We Offer

Lund University is a government agency, which means you receive special benefits, generous vacation time, and a favorable occupational pension. We also have a flextime agreement that creates good conditions for balancing work and leisure.

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Tasks and Responsibilities

The position involves coordinating and working in register-based and molecular epidemiological projects concerning the relationship between occupational and environmental exposure (such as chemical exposure) and health, and associated mechanisms based on biomarkers. The role entails studying and developing current research areas, writing grant applications, conducting field studies, laboratory work, statistical data analysis, writing scientific articles, including systematic review articles and popular science articles, as well as project management.

Qualifications

Requirements for the position are:

• PhD in biomedicine, biology, or medicine
• Documented experience in molecular biological analysis
• Documented experience working with register- and biobank-based data
• Documented experience conducting statistical analyses, compiling results, and writing scientific articles
• Proficiency in R or Stata
• Excellent written and spoken English skills
• Ability to work independently and take initiative
• Ability to collaborate with others in research groups

Meritorious qualifications for the position include:

• Experience in research on metals and organic chemicals
• Experience in project management and field work

Scientific proficiency in the relevant subject area is the primary employment criterion. In the evaluation, research profile, experience, and knowledge will be considered.

Other Information

The position is a permanent full-time (100%) appointment starting on 2026-09-01, or as agreed.

How to Apply

Apply for the position via the university's recruitment system. The application must include a cover letter describing how you meet the qualification requirements and why you are interested in the position. The application should also include a CV, including a publication list, a general description of previous research work, a copy of the PhD degree, and any other documents you wish to include (copies of degree certificates, grades, contact details for references, recommendation letters, etc.).

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 firmly 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 around the world.

The Department of Laboratory Medicine (ILM) is one of six departments at the Faculty of Medicine. We conduct leading research in the field of laboratory medicine with a focus on how diseases arise and how we can improve patient diagnostics and treatment. Some of our strongest areas with world-class research involve cancer, genetics, and blood research.

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