{"data":{"id":221997,"slug":"postdoktor-i-biomarkorforskning-inom-neurodegenerativa-sjukdomar","type":"job","title":"Postdoctoral Researcher in Biomarker Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases","description":"University of Gothenburg meets society's challenges with diverse expertise. 58,000 students and 6,800 employees make the university a large and inspiring workplace. Strong research and attractive educational programs attract researchers and students from around the world. With new knowledge and new perspectives, University of Gothenburg contributes to a better future.\nAt the Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Physiology at Sahlgrenska Academy, extensive research and teaching are conducted across large areas of knowledge from molecule to human. The activities consist of five sections: pharmacology, physiology, health and rehabilitation, clinical neuroscience, and psychiatry and neurochemistry.\nThe Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Physiology is now seeking a postdoctoral researcher, to be placed at the Section for Psychiatry and Neurochemistry.\nAt the Section for Psychiatry and Neurochemistry at Sahlgrenska Academy, neurochemical research is focused on identifying and studying pathophysiology and pathological changes in neurodegenerative diseases. We offer a dynamic and intellectually stimulating environment.\nField of Research\nBiomarker research in neurodegenerative diseases\nField Description\nThe position is linked to the Swedish cohort study REAL AD, which validates a realistic screening method for early Alzheimer's disease and encompasses research on new and established biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease \u2013 fluid-based, imaging, and digital \u2013 in the general population. All projects are part of local, national, and international collaborations with interdisciplinary research groups led by world-leading researchers.\nResponsibilities\nThe postdoctoral researcher will work on projects focusing on associations between new, digitalized methods for assessing cognition and blood-, cerebrospinal fluid-, and neuroradiological-based biomarkers for the disease's neuropathology, with the aim of detecting the earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease in the general population, based on a regional primary care infrastructure. Extensive longitudinal cognition and biomarker data are already available, complemented by register-based health-related participant data and data on sleep and viral infections.\nThe postdoctoral researcher is expected to develop their own research projects and actively engage in writing and publishing scientific articles, presenting research at international conferences, and applying for external research funding. The position is fully funded.\nQualifications\nQualifications for employment as a teacher are regulated in Chapter 4 of the Higher Education Ordinance and Gothenburg University's employment regulations.\nEligible for employment as a postdoctoral researcher is someone who has completed a doctoral degree, artistic doctoral degree, or who holds a foreign degree assessed as equivalent to a doctoral degree. This qualification requirement must be fulfilled by the time the employment decision is made.\nIn the first instance, priority should be given to someone who completed their degree no more than three years before the application deadline. Those who completed their degree earlier should also be prioritized in the first instance if there are special grounds. Special grounds are defined as leave due to illness, parental leave, positions of trust within trade union organizations, service in total defense, or other similar circumstances, as well as clinical service or service\/assignments relevant to the field.\nEligible for employment as a postdoctoral researcher for this position is someone who holds a doctoral degree in statistics, neuroscience, computer science, medicine, or similar.\nSelection Criteria\nBasic requirements include very good understanding of statistics and biomarker analyses and modeling, experience with coding (Python\/Matlab\/R\/Bash, etc.), excellent English language skills in speech and writing, experience in the field of neurodegenerative diseases, and knowledge of AI-\/ML-based methods. We place great emphasis on collaboration skills and want to ensure that the successful candidate will be a proactive and productive member of our group; therefore, personal qualities and suitability will be given considerable weight.\nEmployment\nThe position is a fixed-term employment for 2 years, 100% full-time, placed until further notice at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Physiology. Start date: as soon as possible or by agreement.\nContact Information for the Position\nIf you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Professor Michael Sch\u00f6ll, phone: +46 705 727 471, email: michael.scholl@neuro.gu.se\nResponsible manager is Professor\/Section Head Henrik Zetterberg, phone: +46 768 672 647, email: henrik.zetterberg@clinchem.gu.se\nApplication materials are not sent to contact persons.\nTrade Unions\nTrade union representatives at University of Gothenburg can be found here: https:\/\/www.gu.se\/om-universitetet\/jobba-hos-oss\/hjalp-for-sokande\nApplication\nYou apply for the position through University of Gothenburg's recruitment portal by registering your application electronically via the website: https:\/\/www.gu.se\/jobba-hos-oss\/lediga-anstallningar\nAs an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete in accordance with the announcement and that it reaches the university no later than the final application date.\nDocumentation of doctoral degree must be attached to the application.\nApplication deadline: 2026-10-09\n\nThe university actively works for a work environment with equal conditions and values the qualities that diversity brings to its operations. The university applies individual salary setting. According to the National Archives regulations, the university is obliged to retain application materials for two years after the employment decision is made. If you as an applicant specifically request the return of your materials, they will be returned after the two years have passed; otherwise they will be destroyed. To staffing and recruitment companies and to you who are sales representatives: University of Gothenburg uses procured advertising agency in connection with recruitment of staff. We kindly but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of job advertisements.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Postdoktor i biomark\u00f6rforskning inom neurodegenerativa sjukdomar","description_original":"G\u00f6teborgs universitet m\u00f6ter samh\u00e4llets utmaningar med m\u00e5ngsidig kunskap. 58 000 studenter och 6800  medarbetare g\u00f6r universitetet till en stor och inspirerande arbetsplats. Stark forskning och attraktiva utbildningar lockar forskare och studenter fr\u00e5n hela v\u00e4rlden. Med ny kunskap och nya perspektiv bidrar G\u00f6teborgs universitet till en b\u00e4ttre framtid. \nVid Institutionen f\u00f6r neurovetenskap och fysiologi vid Sahlgrenska akademin bedrivs omfattande forskning och undervisning \u00f6ver stora kunskapsomr\u00e5den fr\u00e5n molekyl till m\u00e4nniska. Verksamheten utg\u00f6rs av fem sektioner; farmakologi, fysiologi, h\u00e4lsa och rehabilitering, klinisk neurovetenskap samt psykiatri och neurokemi.\nInstitutionen f\u00f6r neurovetenskap och fysiologi, s\u00f6ker nu en postdoktor, med placering vid Sektionen f\u00f6r psykiatri och neurokemi.\nVid Sektionen f\u00f6r psykiatri och neurokemi vid Sahlgrenska akademin \u00e4r den neurokemiska forskningen inriktad p\u00e5 att identifiera och studera patofysiologi och patologiska f\u00f6r\u00e4ndringar vid neurodegenerativa sjukdomar. Vi erbjuder en dynamisk och intellektuellt stimulerande milj\u00f6.\u00a0\n\u00c4mne\nBiomark\u00f6rforskning inom neurodegenerativa sjukdomar\n\u00c4mnesbeskrivning\nAnst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r knuten till den svenska kohortstudien REAL AD, som validerar en realistisk screeningmetod f\u00f6r tidig Alzheimers sjukdom och som omfattar forskning om nya och etablerade biomark\u00f6rer f\u00f6r Alzheimers sjukdom \u2013 v\u00e4tskebaserade, bildgivande och digitala \u2013 hos den allm\u00e4nna befolkningen. Alla projekt \u00e4r del av lokala, nationella och internationella samarbeten med tv\u00e4rvetenskapliga forskningsgrupper ledda av v\u00e4rldsledande forskare.\nArbetsuppgifter\nPostdoktorn kommer att arbeta med projekt som fokuserar p\u00e5 associationer mellan nya, digitaliserade metoder f\u00f6r att utv\u00e4rdera kognition och blod-, likvor- och neuroradiologiskt baserade biomark\u00f6rer f\u00f6r sjukdomens neuropatologi, i syfte att uppt\u00e4cka de tidigaste tecknen p\u00e5 Alzheimers sjukdom hos den allm\u00e4nna befolkningen, med utg\u00e5ngspunkt i en regional prim\u00e4rv\u00e5rdsinfrastruktur. Omfattande longitudinella kognitions- och biomark\u00f6rdata finns redan tillg\u00e4ngliga, kompletterade med registerbaserade h\u00e4lsorelaterade deltagardata samt data om s\u00f6mn och virusinfektioner.\nPostdoktorn f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntas utveckla egna forskningsprojekt och aktivt engagera sig i att skriva och publicera vetenskapliga artiklar, presentera forskningen vid internationella konferenser och att ans\u00f6ka om externa forskningsbidrag. Anst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r fullt finansierad.\nBeh\u00f6righet\nBeh\u00f6righet f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llning som l\u00e4rare regleras i H\u00f6gskolef\u00f6rordningen 4 Kap och G\u00f6teborgs universitets anst\u00e4llningsordning.\u00a0\nBeh\u00f6rig att anst\u00e4llas som postdoktor \u00e4r den som har avlagt doktorsexamen, konstn\u00e4rlig doktorsexamen eller som har en utl\u00e4ndsk examen som bed\u00f6ms motsvara doktorsexamen. Detta beh\u00f6righetskrav ska vara uppfyllt senast vid tidpunkten d\u00e5 anst\u00e4llningsbeslutet fattas.\nI f\u00f6rsta hand b\u00f6r den komma i fr\u00e5ga som har avlagt examen h\u00f6gst tre \u00e5r f\u00f6re ans\u00f6kningstidens utg\u00e5ng. \u00c4ven den som avlagt examen tidigare b\u00f6r komma i fr\u00e5ga i f\u00f6rsta hand, om det finns s\u00e4rskilda sk\u00e4l. Med s\u00e4rskilda sk\u00e4l avses ledighet p\u00e5 grund av sjukdom, f\u00f6r\u00e4ldraledighet, f\u00f6rtroendeuppdrag inom fackliga organisationer, tj\u00e4nstg\u00f6ring inom totalf\u00f6rsvaret, eller andra liknande omst\u00e4ndigheter samt klinisk tj\u00e4nstg\u00f6ring eller f\u00f6r \u00e4mnesomr\u00e5det relevant tj\u00e4nstg\u00f6ring\/uppdrag.\nBeh\u00f6rig att anst\u00e4llas som postdoktor f\u00f6r denna utlysning \u00e4r den som innehar doktorsexamen i statistik, neurovetenskap, datavetenskap, medicin eller liknande.\nBed\u00f6mningsgrund\nGrundkraven inkluderar mycket god f\u00f6rst\u00e5else f\u00f6r statistik samt f\u00f6r biomark\u00f6ranalyser och modellering, erfarenhet av kodning (Python\/Matlab\/R\/Bash etc.), utm\u00e4rkta kunskaper i engelska i tal och skrift, \u00a0erfarenhet inom omr\u00e5det neurodegenerativa sjukdomar samt kunskap om AI-\/ML-baserade metoder. Vi l\u00e4gger stor vikt vid samarbetsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga och vill se till att den framg\u00e5ngsrika kandidaten kommer att vara en proaktiv och produktiv medlem i v\u00e5r grupp, stor vikt kommer d\u00e4rf\u00f6r att l\u00e4ggas p\u00e5 personliga egenskaper och l\u00e4mplighet.\u00a0\nAnst\u00e4llning\nAnst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r en tidsbegr\u00e4nsad anst\u00e4llning i 2 \u00e5r, 100% av heltid, med placering tills vidare vid Institutionen f\u00f6r neurovetenskap och fysiologi. Tilltr\u00e4de: snarast eller enligt \u00f6verenskommelse.\u00a0\u00a0\nKontaktuppgifter f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen\nHar du fr\u00e5gor om anst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r du v\u00e4lkommen att kontakta professor Michael Sch\u00f6ll, tfn:\u00a0+46\u00a0705\u00a0727 471, e-post: mailto:michael.scholl@neuro.gu.se\u00a0\nAnsvarig chef \u00e4r professor\/sektionschef Henrik Zetterberg, tfn: +46 768 672 647, e-post: mailto:henrik.zetterberg@clinchem.gu.se\nAns\u00f6kningshandlingar skickas inte till kontaktpersonerna.\nFackliga organisationer\nFackliga f\u00f6retr\u00e4dare vid G\u00f6teborgs universitet hittar du h\u00e4r: \u202fhttps:\/\/www.gu.se\/om-universitetet\/jobba-hos-oss\/hjalp-for-sokande\nAns\u00f6kan\nDu s\u00f6ker anst\u00e4llningen via G\u00f6teborgs universitets rekryteringsportal genom att registrera din ans\u00f6kan elektroniskt via hemsidan: https:\/\/www.gu.se\/jobba-hos-oss\/lediga-anstallningar\nDu som s\u00f6kande ansvarar f\u00f6r att ans\u00f6kan \u00e4r komplett i enlighet med annonsen och att den \u00e4r universitetet tillhanda senast sista ans\u00f6kningsdag.\u00a0\nIntyg om doktorsexamen bifogas med ans\u00f6kan.\nAns\u00f6kan ska vara inkommen senast: 2026-10-09\n\u00a0\nUniversitetet arbetar aktivt f\u00f6r en arbetsmilj\u00f6 med j\u00e4mst\u00e4llda f\u00f6rh\u00e5llanden och s\u00e4tter v\u00e4rde p\u00e5 de kvalit\u00e9er m\u00e5ngfald tillf\u00f6r verksamheten. Universitetet till\u00e4mpar individuell l\u00f6nes\u00e4ttning. Enligt Riksarkivets f\u00f6reskrifter \u00e4r universitetet skyldigt att f\u00f6rvara ans\u00f6kningshandlingar i tv\u00e5 \u00e5r efter tills\u00e4ttningsbeslutet. Om du som s\u00f6kande till en anst\u00e4llning s\u00e4rskilt beg\u00e4r tillbaka dina handlingar \u00e5ters\u00e4nds de n\u00e4r de tv\u00e5 \u00e5ren har f\u00f6rflutit, i annat fall kommer de att gallras ut. Till bemannings- och rekryteringsf\u00f6retag och till dig som \u00e4r f\u00f6rs\u00e4ljare: G\u00f6teborgs universitet anlitar upphandlad annonsbyr\u00e5 i samband med rekrytering av personal. Vi undanber oss v\u00e4nligen men best\u00e4mt direktkontakt med bemannings- och rekryteringsf\u00f6retag samt f\u00f6rs\u00e4ljare av jobbannonser.","price":null,"currency":"SEK","status":"active","noindex":true,"location":{"address":null,"full_address":null,"city":"G\u00f6teborg","country":"SE","latitude":57.7119231,"longitude":11.9822532},"metadata":{"region":"V\u00e4stra G\u00f6talands l\u00e4n","duration":"6 m\u00e5nader eller l\u00e4ngre","employer":"G\u00f6teborgs Universitet","postcode":"40530","positions":1,"profession":"Statistiker","salary_type":"Fast m\u00e5nads- vecko- eller timl\u00f6n","employer_url":"https:\/\/www.gu.se\/","scope_of_work":"100\u2013100 %","working_hours":"Heltid","employment_type":"full_time","occupation_field":"Administration, ekonomi, juridik","employer_workplace":"G\u00f6teborgs Universitet (GU)","translation_status":"done","experience_required":true,"employment_type_label":"Vanlig anst\u00e4llning"},"user_id":null,"is_sponsored":false,"views_count":0,"ai_views_count":2,"bot_views_count":0,"ai_vendor_counts":{"openai":1,"anthropic":1},"visibility":"public","submission_source":null,"submission_ai_name":null,"has_owner_email":true,"can_contact_owner":true,"phone":"+46 768 672 647","owner_email":"michael.scholl@neuro.gu.se","images":[],"published_at":"2026-09-18T13:52:04+00:00","expires_at":"2026-10-09T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-09-19T03:26:14+00:00","updated_at":"2026-09-19T03:46:24+00:00"}}