Postdoctoral Position at BKV

We have the strength of more than 50,000 students and employees. Students who give hope for the future. Employees who every day contribute to Linköping University taking on the challenges of our time. Our core values are built on credibility, trust, and security. By being brave, thinking freely, and creating something new, we together, through great and small actions, create a better future. Welcome to apply for a job with us! Your Tasks You will conduct research on the composition of breast milk in relation to clinical outcomes with a focus on complications in extremely premature infants. This includes laboratory analyses of extracellular vesicles, microRNA, proteomics, and oxylipins, but may include other analyses depending on how the scientific field develops. Patient-related work may be included, such as when donors are to be recruited and samples are collected. Your tasks may also include analysis and finalization of scientific articles based on material already collected by the research group. As a postdoctoral researcher, you will primarily conduct research. Teaching may also be included in your tasks, but no more than one-fifth of your working time. Your Qualifications To be eligible for a postdoctoral position, you must have completed a doctoral degree or have a foreign degree assessed as equivalent to a doctoral degree. Your degree must be completed by the time the employment decision is made. It is advantageous if your degree was completed no more than three years before the application deadline for this position. If there are special reasons, it may be considered if your doctoral degree was completed earlier, for example due to various types of statutory leave. We are looking for someone with a doctoral degree in medical science. It is a requirement that you have conducted laboratory studies on breast milk and have experience in bioinformatics and/or have completed a course in bioinformatics. In addition, it is a requirement that you can speak and write both Swedish and English fluently. It is advantageous if you have independently sought and obtained research funding during the past year. You are proactive in your work and have the ability to coordinate laboratory work both in your individual projects and in the entire research group's work. You are prepared to help colleagues in the research group with both laboratory tasks and administrative work. You have the ability to independently write research articles and present your results at scientific conferences. Your Workplace You will work at https://liu.se/organisation/liu/bkv/bkh, which is under https://liu.se/organisation/liu/bkv. We collaborate with several research groups on Campus US and you will be placed in professor https://liu.se/medarbetare/marje18's research group. Close collaboration with clinics is also included, particularly at H.K.H Crown Princess Victoria's Children's and Youth Hospital in Linköping. Thanks to this well-developed collaboration, we conduct highly successful translational research. About the Position The position is a fixed-term employment for two years with the possibility of extension for a combined employment period of no more than three years. The postdoctoral position is full-time. Start date by agreement. Salary and Benefits The University applies individual salary setting; please state your salary expectations in your application. Read more about benefits for employees https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/formaner Trade Union Representatives For information about trade union representatives, see https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/hjalp-for-sokande. Application You apply for this position by clicking the "Apply" button below. Your application must be received by Linköping University no later than September 1, 2026. Applications received after the application deadline will not be considered. We welcome applicants with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives; this enriches and develops our activities. For us, it is self-evident to uphold the equal value, rights, and opportunities of all. Read about our work with https://liu.se/artikel/lika-villkor/. Welcome to submit your application! Linköping University has procurement agreements and asks us to decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies and job advertisement providers.

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