{"data":{"id":213473,"slug":"doktorand-i-veterinarmedicinsk-bakteriologi-med-inriktning-smittskydd","type":"job","title":"PhD Student in Veterinary Medicine Bacteriology with Focus on Infection Prevention","description":"Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health\nDoctoral Program:\nVeterinary Science\nDescription of the PhD Project:\nInfection prevention is a fundamental part of all healthcare and aims to prevent the spread of pathogenic bacteria. Bacteria can survive and persist in biofilms, meaning that with insufficient cleaning and disinfection, they can spread between patients and increase the risk of healthcare-associated infections.\nThis PhD project aims to generate new knowledge about infection prevention with a particular focus on the presence and spread of biofilms and control measures in small animal hospitals and clinics. The project will map self-monitoring and biofilm presence in the care environment and evaluate which cleaning and disinfection routines most effectively prevent bacterial spread.\nBy identifying risk areas and developing evidence-based recommendations for cleaning and disinfection, the project will contribute to strengthening infection prevention work and reducing the risk of spread of pathogenic bacteria within veterinary care.\nWork Tasks:\nThe doctoral student will participate in all parts of the research process. Work tasks include planning and conducting research studies, sampling at animal hospitals and clinics, microbiological and epidemiological analyses, as well as collection, processing and analysis of research data. An important part of the project is communicating research results both orally and in writing, to both scientific and popular science audiences. As a doctoral student, you will also participate in graduate training courses and contribute to the department's activities.\nQualifications:\nApplicants must hold a master's degree, have proficiency in Swedish (spoken and written), and have good knowledge of English, equivalent to at least a passing grade in English B\/English 6 from a Swedish secondary school.\nFor specialized subject eligibility, a veterinary degree is required, or another biomedical or natural science degree with relevant content for the field. The degree must include at least 30 credits at advanced level and an independent thesis work.\nEligibility can also be granted to applicants with other comparable education. The assessment is made on a case-by-case basis by the faculty board.\nYour Background:\nWe are seeking someone with a strong interest in preventive infection control work, especially within small animal veterinary care. Relevant educational background for the position is a veterinary or animal health technician degree.\nIt is advantageous if you have:\nExperience working in small animal veterinary care\nInterest in bacteriology and care hygiene\nClass B driver's license\n\nWe will place great emphasis on personal qualities such as communication and collaboration skills, independence, accuracy and commitment to research as well as good initiative and organizational skills.\nThe position is offered to the person who, after a qualitative overall assessment, is considered to have the best prerequisites for carrying out and developing current work tasks and contributing to positive development of the operation.\nAbout Us:\nThe PhD project will be conducted at the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health (HBIO) at SLU. The department is part of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science and is responsible for undergraduate education, research and graduate education across a broad spectrum of subject areas, including anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, pharmacology, toxicology, genetics, breeding, immunology, bacteriology, virology, parasitology, epizootiology, comparative medicine, food safety, bioinformatics, veterinary public health and One Health. Our research spans everything from production animals to sport and companion animals, laboratory animals and wildlife, with the goal of contributing to improved animal health, animal welfare and public health.\nMore information about the department: https:\/\/www.slu.se\/om-slu\/organisation\/institutioner\/husdjurens-biovetenskaper\/\nRead more about our benefits and what it's like to work at SLU at https:\/\/www.slu.se\/om-slu\/jobba-pa-slu\/\nRead more about SLU's graduate education at http:\/\/www.slu.se\/utbildning\/program-kurser\/forskarutbildning\/.\nEmployment Type and Salary:\nEmployment as a PhD student (4-year program)\nSalary for the PhD student position follows the local collective agreement with fixed salary steps.\nScope:\n100%\nLocation:\nUppsala\nStart Date:\nBy agreement, but no later than 2027-02-01.\nApplication and Selection:\nWelcome to submit your application via the application button below by 2026-11-01.\nRead more about the attachments your application should contain at https:\/\/www.slu.se\/utbildning\/studera\/forskarutbildning\/hur-kan-jag-bli-doktorand\/ansokan-och-bilagor\/\nSelection among eligible applicants will be based on the attachments submitted with the application and will take into account the ability to complete the education within the specified time.\nTrade Union Contact Persons\nhttps:\/\/internt.slu.se\/min-anstallning\/facket\/kontaktpersoner\/\nSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) plays a key role in development for sustainable living, grounded in science and education. Through our focus on the interactions between humans, animals and ecosystems and responsible use of natural resources, we contribute to sustainable societal development and good living conditions on our planet. Main locations are Alnarp, Ume\u00e5 and Uppsala, but activities are also conducted at research stations, experimental farms and educational sites throughout the country. SLU has over 4,000 employees, 6,000 students and doctoral students and a turnover of over 4.5 billion SEK. The University invests in attractive environments on its campus areas. We work toward an equal and inclusive work environment where open dialogue between people with different experiences forms the foundation for scientific rigor, creativity and development. We therefore welcome people with different backgrounds and perspectives to apply for the current position.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Doktorand i Veterin\u00e4rmedicinsk bakteriologi,  med inriktning smittskydd","description_original":"Institutionen f\u00f6r husdjurens biovetenskaper\nForskarutbildnings\u00e4mne:\nVeterin\u00e4rmedicinsk Vetenskap\nBeskrivning av doktorandprojektet:\nSmittskydd \u00e4r en grundl\u00e4ggande del av all h\u00e4lso- och sjukv\u00e5rd och syftar till att f\u00f6rebygga spridning av patogena bakterier. Bakterier kan \u00f6verleva och persistera i biofilmer, vilket inneb\u00e4r att de vid otillr\u00e4cklig reng\u00f6ring och desinfektion kan spridas mellan patienter och \u00f6ka risken f\u00f6r v\u00e5rdrelaterade infektioner.\nDetta doktorandprojekt syftar till att generera ny kunskap om smittskydd med s\u00e4rskilt fokus p\u00e5 f\u00f6rekomst och spridning av biofilmer samt kontroll\u00e5tg\u00e4rder inom sm\u00e5djurssjukhus och -kliniker. Projektet kommer att kartl\u00e4gga egenkontroll och f\u00f6rekomsten av biofilm i v\u00e5rdmilj\u00f6n samt utv\u00e4rdera vilka reng\u00f6rings- och desinfektionsrutiner som mest effektivt f\u00f6rebygger bakteriespridning.\nGenom att identifiera riskomr\u00e5den och utveckla evidensbaserade rekommendationer f\u00f6r reng\u00f6ring och desinfektion kommer projektet bidra till ett st\u00e4rka smittskyddsarbete och minska risken f\u00f6r spridning av patogena bakterier inom djursjukv\u00e5rden.\nArbetsuppgifter:\nDoktoranden kommer att vara delaktig i samtliga delar av forskningsprocessen. Arbetsuppgifterna omfattar planering och genomf\u00f6rande av forskningsstudier, provtagning vid djursjukhus och kliniker, mikrobiologiska och epidemiologiska analyser samt insamling, bearbetning och analys av forskningsdata. En viktig del av projektet \u00e4r att kommunicera forskningsresultat b\u00e5de muntligt och skriftligt, till s\u00e5v\u00e4l vetenskapliga som popul\u00e4rvetenskapliga m\u00e5lgrupper. Som doktorand deltar du \u00e4ven i forskarutbildningskurser och bidrar till institutionens verksamhet.\nBeh\u00f6righet:\nDen s\u00f6kande ska ha en masterexamen, beh\u00e4rska svenska i tal och skrift samt ha goda kunskaper i engelska, motsvarande l\u00e4gst godk\u00e4nt betyg i Engelska B\/Engelska 6 fr\u00e5n svenskt gymnasium.\nF\u00f6r s\u00e4rskild beh\u00f6righet inom \u00e4mnet kr\u00e4vs veterin\u00e4rexamen, eller annan biomedicinsk eller naturvetenskaplig examen med f\u00f6r \u00e4mnesomr\u00e5det relevant inneh\u00e5l. Examen ska omfatta minst 30 h\u00f6gskolepo\u00e4ng p\u00e5 avancerad niv\u00e5 samt ett sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt arbete.\nBeh\u00f6righet kan \u00e4ven ges till s\u00f6kande med annan j\u00e4mf\u00f6rbar utbildning. Bed\u00f6mningen g\u00f6rs i varje enskilt fall av fakultetsn\u00e4mnden.\nDin bakgrund:\nVi s\u00f6ker dig som har ett stort intresse f\u00f6r f\u00f6rebyggande arbete i smittskydd, s\u00e4rskilt inom sm\u00e5djurssjukv\u00e5rden. L\u00e4mplig utbildningsbakgrund f\u00f6r tj\u00e4nsten \u00e4r veterin\u00e4r- eller djursjuksk\u00f6tarexamen.\nDet \u00e4r meriterande om du har:\nErfarenhet av arbete inom sm\u00e5djurssjukv\u00e5rden\nIntresse f\u00f6r bakteriologi och v\u00e5rdhygien\nB-k\u00f6rkort\n\nVi kommer f\u00e4sta stor vikt vid personliga egenskaper s\u00e5som kommunikations- och samarbetsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga, sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndighet, noggrannhet och engagemang f\u00f6r forskning samt god initiativ- och organisationsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga.\nAnst\u00e4llningen erbjuds den som efter en kvalitativ helhetsbed\u00f6mning anses ha de b\u00e4sta f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningarna att genomf\u00f6ra och utveckla aktuella arbetsuppgifter samt bidra till en positiv utveckling av verksamheten.\nOm oss:\nDoktorandprojektet kommer att genomf\u00f6ras p\u00e5 institutionen f\u00f6r husdjurens biovetenskaper (HBIO) vid SLU. Institutionen ing\u00e5r i Fakulteten f\u00f6r veterin\u00e4rmedicin och husdjursvetenskap och ansvarar f\u00f6r grundutbildning, forskning och forskarutbildning inom ett brett spektrum av \u00e4mnesomr\u00e5den, d\u00e4ribland anatomi, fysiologi, biokemi, patologi, farmakologi, toxikologi, genetik, avel, immunologi, bakteriologi, virologi, parasitologi, epizootologi, komparativ medicin, livsmedelss\u00e4kerhet, bioinformatik, veterin\u00e4r folkh\u00e4lsa och One Health. V\u00e5r forskning omfattar allt fr\u00e5n produktionsdjur till sport- och s\u00e4llskapsdjur, f\u00f6rs\u00f6ksdjur och vilda djur, med m\u00e5let att bidra till f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttrad djurh\u00e4lsa, djurv\u00e4lf\u00e4rd och folkh\u00e4lsa.\nMer information om institutionen: https:\/\/www.slu.se\/om-slu\/organisation\/institutioner\/husdjurens-biovetenskaper\/\nL\u00e4s mer om v\u00e5ra f\u00f6rm\u00e5ner och hur det \u00e4r att jobba inom SLU p\u00e5 https:\/\/www.slu.se\/om-slu\/jobba-pa-slu\/\nL\u00e4s mer om SLU:s forskarutbildning p\u00e5 http:\/\/www.slu.se\/utbildning\/program-kurser\/forskarutbildning\/.\nF\u00f6rs\u00f6rjningsform och l\u00f6n:\nAnst\u00e4llning som doktorand (4 \u00e5rs utbildning)\nL\u00f6nen f\u00f6r doktorandanst\u00e4llningen f\u00f6ljer lokalt kollektivavtal med fasta l\u00f6nesteg.\nOmfattning:\n100%\nPlacering:\nUppsala\nTilltr\u00e4de:\nEnligt \u00f6verenskommelse, dock senast 2027-02-01.\nAns\u00f6kan och urval:\nV\u00e4lkommen med din ans\u00f6kan via ans\u00f6kningsknappen nedan senast 2026-11-01.\nL\u00e4s mer om de bilagor som din ans\u00f6kan ska inneh\u00e5lla p\u00e5 https:\/\/www.slu.se\/utbildning\/studera\/forskarutbildning\/hur-kan-jag-bli-doktorand\/ansokan-och-bilagor\/\nUrval bland beh\u00f6riga s\u00f6kande sker baserat p\u00e5 de bilagor som bifogas i ans\u00f6kan, och ska g\u00f6ras med h\u00e4nsyn till f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att slutf\u00f6ra utbildningen inom utsatt tid.\nFackliga kontaktpersoner\nhttps:\/\/internt.slu.se\/min-anstallning\/facket\/kontaktpersoner\/\nSveriges lantbruksuniversitet (SLU) har en nyckelroll i utvecklingen f\u00f6r h\u00e5llbart liv, grundad i vetenskap och utbildning. Genom v\u00e5rt fokus p\u00e5 samspelen mellan m\u00e4nniska, djur och ekosystem och ett ansvarsfullt brukande av naturresurserna bidrar vi till en h\u00e5llbar samh\u00e4llsutveckling och goda livsvillkor p\u00e5 v\u00e5r planet. Huvudorter \u00e4r Alnarp, Ume\u00e5 och Uppsala, men verksamhet bedrivs ocks\u00e5 p\u00e5 forskningsstationer, f\u00f6rs\u00f6ksparker och utbildningsorter i hela landet. SLU har drygt 4000 medarbetare, 6000 studenter och forskarstuderande och en oms\u00e4ttning p\u00e5 \u00f6ver 4,5 miljarder kronor. Universitetet satsar p\u00e5 attraktiva milj\u00f6er p\u00e5 sina campusomr\u00e5den. Vi arbetar f\u00f6r en j\u00e4mst\u00e4lld och inkluderande arbetsmilj\u00f6 d\u00e4r \u00f6ppna samtal mellan m\u00e4nniskor med olika erfarenheter l\u00e4gger grunden f\u00f6r vetenskaplighet, kreativitet och utveckling. Vi v\u00e4lkomnar d\u00e4rf\u00f6r personer med olika bakgrunder och perspektiv att s\u00f6ka den aktuella anst\u00e4llningen.","price":null,"currency":"SEK","status":"active","noindex":true,"location":{"address":null,"full_address":null,"city":"Uppsala","country":"SE","latitude":59.8520701,"longitude":17.7188369},"metadata":{"region":"Uppsala l\u00e4n","duration":"6 m\u00e5nader eller l\u00e4ngre","employer":"Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet","postcode":"75007","positions":1,"profession":"Doktorand","salary_type":"Fast m\u00e5nads- vecko- eller timl\u00f6n","employer_url":"https:\/\/www.slu.se\/","scope_of_work":"100\u2013100 %","working_hours":"Heltid","contact_person":"Todd Alsing Johansson","driving_license":true,"employment_type":"full_time","occupation_field":"Pedagogik","employer_workplace":"Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet (SLU)","experience_required":true,"employment_type_label":"Vanlig anst\u00e4llning"},"user_id":null,"is_sponsored":false,"views_count":0,"ai_views_count":1,"bot_views_count":2,"ai_vendor_counts":{"openai":1},"visibility":"public","submission_source":null,"submission_ai_name":null,"has_owner_email":true,"can_contact_owner":true,"phone":"+4618671841","owner_email":"todd.alsing-johansson@slu.se","images":[],"published_at":"2026-09-15T15:01:03+00:00","expires_at":"2026-11-01T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-09-16T03:22:38+00:00","updated_at":"2026-09-17T09:50:25+00:00"}}