Postdoctor within LUDC, Lund University Diabetes Centre

Job description

The Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC; www.ludc.lu.se) is one of the largest diabetes research centres in the world with approximately 300 investigators and staff members working towards improved diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diabetes. The Centre combines expertise in genetics, epidemiology, statistics, bioinformatics, molecular and cellular biology, physiology and clinical diabetes and endocrinology to achieve these goals. LUDC has large unique biobanks and databases with genome-wide data linked to national registries providing information on disease aetiology, progression as well as outcome and treatment. The Centre has in-house platforms for most molecular genetics methods and metabolomics. Omics-information combined with extensive phenotyping allows a systems medicine approach to dissect the complexity of diabetes. A central theme of the Centre is to develop precision medicine to improve health and the quality of life of diabetic patients.

Within the framework of the SSF funded project LUDC-IRC (www.ludc.lu.se/about-us/ludc-irc) and the strategic research environment EXODIAB (https://www.exodiab.se/home/) LUDC is now recruiting 4 postdoctoral researchers for fully funded 2-year positions. The projects are expected to start in the fall of 2020.

Work duties

The 11 available projects are listed below, and full project descriptions can be found at https://www.ludc.lu.se/resources/open-positions/ludc-postdoc-program. Some of the projects are based in Lund and others in Malmö. Please select and rank 1-3 projects in your cover letter and motivate your choice. Top candidates will be invited to an interview that takes place on September 16, 2020.

1. Dissecting human pancreas development to understand type 2 diabetes heritability

PI: Isabella Artner

Co-PIs: Ola Hansson, Rashmi Prasad, Malin Fex

2. Polyphenol-rich food for prevention and treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes in humans – physiological effects, molecular mechanisms and long-term associations

PI: Karin Berger

Co?PI: Emily Sonestedt

3. Role of intracellular C3 in homeostatic autophagy and survival in pancreatic ?-cells

PI: Anna Blom

Co-PI: Erik Renström

4. Combined mass spectrometry (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) metabolomics for predicting diabetes-induced dementia

Main PI: Joao Duarte

Co?PI: Olle Melander

5. Genetics of human skeletal muscle function in health and disease

PI: Ola Hansson

Co-PIs: Paul Franks, Jens Lagerstedt

6. The role of hormone sensitive lipase in brain function

PI: Cecilia Holm

Co?PI: Joao Duarte

7. Remodeling of glucose metabolism in the liver

PI: Philipp Kaldis

Co-PIs: Hindrik Mulder and Peter Spégel

8. Bioinformatician for the study of ?- and ?-cell function in T2D – machine learning of human multi-omics data and functional follow-up

PI: Charlotte Ling

Co-PIs: Lena Eliasson and Tina Rönn

9. The role of gut phageome in diabetes and related traits

PI: Marju Orho-Melander

Co?PI: Isabel Goncalves

10. You are what you eat: A feed-forward study unravelling mechanisms controlling membrane lipid composition and how it affects insulin sensitivity

PI: Peter Spégel

Co-PIs: Karin Stenkula and Nils Wierup

11. Incretin biology in T2D – still a black box

PI: Nils Wierup

Co-PI: Marju Orho-Melander

Qualifications

Selection criteria:

- PhD in a relevant discipline

- Applicant’s scientific publications and presentations

- Strong interest in the goals of LUDC

- A skill set and competence that match the description of the selected project(s)

- Ability to design and execute high profile research projects

- Excellent written and oral communication in English

Submit your application by clicking ‘Login and apply’ below. The application must include a cover letter, CV (including publications) and a copy of your PhD certificate. It is desirable that your application is written in English. Applicants must have completed their doctoral degree no later than the end of the application period.

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Type of employment	Temporary position longer than 6 months
Contract type	Full time
Number of positions	4
Working hours	100
City	Lund
County	Skåne län
Country	Sweden
Reference number	PA2020/2497
Contact	Riia Sustarsic, programkoordinator, [email protected] Claes Moreau, personalsamordnare, [email protected]
Union representative	OFR/ST:Fackförbundet ST:s kansli, 046-222 93 62 SACO:Saco-s-rådet vid Lunds universitet, 046-222 93 64
Published	08.Jul.2020
Last application date	02.Aug.2020 11:59 PM CET

Company Description

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top 100 universities. The University has 40 000 students and 7 400 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.

The Faculty of Medicine is a part of Lund University, and is responsible for education and research within medicine and healthcare. Our academic programs are closely linked with the healthcare system and are firmly anchored in the faculty’s strong research tradition. Our research spans a broad field within experimental preclinical research, near-patient clinical research and health sciences research. The Faculty of Medicine, with its 1,800 employees and 2,700 students in Lund and Malmö, is a knowledge-intensive meeting place for students, teachers and researchers from all over the world.