{"data":{"id":200692,"slug":"projektassisten-till-forskargruppen-neurodegenerativ-tillsvidare","type":"job","title":"Project Assistant to the Neurodegenerative Research Group (Permanent)","description":"Lund University was founded in 1666 and is consistently ranked as one of the world's leading academic institutions. The university has approximately 46,000 students and 8,500 employees in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malm\u00f6. We are united in our mission to understand, explain, and improve our world and people's living conditions.\n\nAbout the Workplace\nThe Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Group focuses on defining and understanding the biological processes involved in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. We analyze large datasets collected from patients and cognitively healthy volunteers who undergo extensive examinations including neuroimaging, biomarker measurements, and neuropsychological tests. Our group applies advanced statistical methods to these unique and state-of-the-art datasets to model processes related to aging and disease. The Project Assistant will join a growing multidisciplinary team of neuroscientists, statisticians, biologists, and engineers dedicated to advancing our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases. The long-term goal of our research is to contribute to the development of new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases where effective therapies are currently lacking. The research group is led by Dr. Jacob Vogel, and the position is located at the Biomedical Centre (BMC) in Lund.\n\nWe strive to create a positive, supportive, and inclusive work environment characterized by respect and mutual consideration. Our goal is to provide an environment that promotes development and is stimulating for all employees.\n\nWhat We Offer\nLund University is a state agency, which means you receive special benefits, generous vacation, and favorable occupational pension. We also have a flexible work hours agreement that creates good conditions for work-life balance.\n\nLearn more on the university's website about working at Lund University, Work with Us.\n\nDuties and Responsibilities\nRecent research has shown that plasma-based proteomics can be used to simultaneously quantify the health of various organs and body systems, including the brain, in living people. Our research group is investigating how effective these methods are for understanding systemic changes in neurodegenerative diseases. The Project Assistant will primarily focus on processing and analyzing large-scale proteomics datasets. The Project Assistant will develop workflows and run existing omics and machine learning-based pipelines to process and post-process these data. The Project Assistant will be encouraged and given the opportunity to lead an independent project analyzing proteomics data in relation to aging and Alzheimer's disease. Other tasks within the research group may also be relevant. The position may also involve international travel to promote education and career development.\n\nQualifications\nRequired for employment:\n- Master's degree in engineering, neuroscience, statistics, quantitative biology, physics, mathematics, or a similar field.\n- Fluency in the Python programming language.\n- Experience with statistical modeling and\/or machine learning\/AI.\n- Experience with curation, preprocessing, and\/or proteomics data.\n- Excellent communication skills in English, both spoken and written.\n- We seek someone who is motivated, thorough, and well-organized.\n- Experience with neuroimaging data analysis.\n- Experience with UK Biobank.\n\nMeritorious for employment:\n- Experience with git and GitHub.\n- Expertise in Linux-based parallel computing systems with high computational capacity.\n\nOther Information\nThe position is permanent with a provisional start date of November 1, 2026 or by agreement. Full-time (100%).\n\nHow to Apply\nThe position is advertised through the university's recruitment system Varbi. Your application should include a cover letter explaining your interest in the position and how your qualifications match the role. Your application should also include a CV, diploma (with transcript) or equivalent, contact information for two references, and any other documentation you wish to submit (copies of grades, reference contacts, recommendation letters, etc.)\n\nThe university applies individual salary setting. Please indicate your salary expectations in your application.\n\nThe Faculty of Medicine is an operational area within Lund University, responsible for education and research in medicine, care, and health. Education is conducted in close collaboration with healthcare services and is well-grounded in the faculty's strong research tradition. The faculty's research spans a broad spectrum of experimental basic research, patient-oriented clinical research, and health sciences research. The Faculty of Medicine, with over 1,800 employees and 3,000 students in Lund, Malm\u00f6, and Helsingborg, is a knowledge-intensive meeting place for students, teachers, and researchers from around the world.\n\nThe Department of Clinical Sciences in Malm\u00f6 is one of six departments at Lund University's Faculty of Medicine. We have a strong focus on clinical and epidemiological research, and also conduct extensive preclinical laboratory research.\n\nWe decline all inquiries from advertising salespeople, recruitment agencies, and staffing companies due to government procurement regulations.\n\nOpen to Everyone\nWe focus on your qualifications, not your other circumstances. We are open to adapting the role or workplace to meet your needs.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Projektassisten till forskargruppen neurodegenerativ (tillsvidare)","description_original":"Lunds universitet grundades 1666 och rankas \u00e5terkommande som ett av v\u00e4rldens fr\u00e4msta l\u00e4ros\u00e4ten. H\u00e4r finns omkring 46 000 studenter och 8 500 medarbetare i Lund, Helsingborg och Malm\u00f6. Vi f\u00f6renas i v\u00e5r str\u00e4van att f\u00f6rst\u00e5, f\u00f6rklara och f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttra v\u00e5r v\u00e4rld och m\u00e4nniskors villkor.\nBeskrivning av arbetsplatsen\nForskningsgruppen f\u00f6r neurodegenerativa sjukdomar fokuserar p\u00e5 att definiera och f\u00f6rst\u00e5 biologiska processer vid Alzheimers sjukdom och andra neurodegenerativa sjukdomar. Vi analyserar stora datam\u00e4ngder som samlats in fr\u00e5n patienter och kognitivt friska frivilliga, vilka genomg\u00e5r omfattande unders\u00f6kningar med neuroimaging, biomark\u00f6rm\u00e4tningar och neuropsykologiska tester. V\u00e5r grupp till\u00e4mpar avancerade statistiska metoder p\u00e5 dessa unika och toppmoderna datam\u00e4ngder f\u00f6r att modellera processer relaterade till \u00e5ldrande och sjukdom. Projektassistenten kommer att ing\u00e5 i ett v\u00e4xande multidisciplin\u00e4rt team av neuroforskare, statistiker, biologer och ingenj\u00f6rer som \u00e4r dedikerade till att \u00f6ka f\u00f6rst\u00e5elsen f\u00f6r neurodegenerativa sjukdomar. Det l\u00e5ngsiktiga m\u00e5let med v\u00e5r forskning \u00e4r att bidra till utvecklingen av nya behandlingar f\u00f6r neurodegenerativa sjukdomar d\u00e4r effektiva behandlingar fortfarande saknas. Forskningsgruppen leds av Dr. Jacob Vogel, och tj\u00e4nsten \u00e4r placerad vid Biomedicinskt centrum (BMC) i Lund.\nVi str\u00e4var efter att skapa en positiv, st\u00f6djande och inkluderande arbetsmilj\u00f6 som pr\u00e4glas av respekt och \u00f6msesidig h\u00e4nsyn. V\u00e5rt m\u00e5l \u00e4r att erbjuda en milj\u00f6 som fr\u00e4mjar utveckling och \u00e4r stimulerande f\u00f6r alla medarbetare.\nVi erbjuder\nLunds universitet \u00e4r en statlig myndighet vilket inneb\u00e4r att du f\u00e5r s\u00e4rskilda f\u00f6rm\u00e5ner, gener\u00f6s semester och en f\u00f6rm\u00e5nlig tj\u00e4nstepension. Vi har \u00e4ven ett flextidsavtal som skapar goda f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningar f\u00f6r balans mellan arbete och fritid.\nL\u00e4s mer p\u00e5 universitetets webbplats om att vara anst\u00e4lld vid Lunds universitet,\u00a0Jobba hos oss\nArbetsuppgifter och ansvarsomr\u00e5den\nNyare forskning har visat att plasmabaserad proteomik kan anv\u00e4ndas f\u00f6r att samtidigt kvantifiera h\u00e4lsan hos olika organ och kroppssystem, inklusive hj\u00e4rnan, hos levande m\u00e4nniskor. V\u00e5r forskargrupp unders\u00f6ker hur effektiva dessa metoder \u00e4r f\u00f6r att f\u00f6rst\u00e5 systemiska f\u00f6r\u00e4ndringar vid neurodegenerativa sjukdomar. Projektassistenten kommer fr\u00e4mst att fokusera p\u00e5 att bearbeta och analysera storskaliga proteomik-dataset. Projektassistenten kommer att utveckla arbetsfl\u00f6den och k\u00f6ra befintliga omik- och maskinl\u00e4rningsbaserade pipelines f\u00f6r att bearbeta och efterbehandla dessa data. Projektassistenten kommer att uppmuntras och ges m\u00f6jlighet att leda ett eget projekt som analyserar proteomikdata i samband med \u00e5ldrande och Alzheimers sjukdom. Andra uppgifter inom forskargruppen kan ocks\u00e5 bli aktuella. Tj\u00e4nsten kan \u00e4ven inneb\u00e4ra internationella resor f\u00f6r att fr\u00e4mja utbildning och karri\u00e4rsutveckling.\nKvalifikationer\nF\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen kr\u00e4vs:\nmaster inom ingenj\u00f6rsvetenskap, neurovetenskap, statistik, kvantitativ biologi, fysik, matematik eller annat liknande omr\u00e5de.\natt du \u00e4r flytande i programmeringsspr\u00e5ket Python.\nerfarenhet av statistisk modellering och\/eller maskininl\u00e4rning\/AI.\nerfarenhet av kuration, f\u00f6rbearbetning och\/eller proteomicsdata.\nutm\u00e4rkta kommunikationsf\u00e4rdigheter p\u00e5 engelska, b\u00e5de muntligt och skriftligt\nvi s\u00f6ker dig som \u00e4r motiverad, noggrann och strukturerad.\u00a0\u00a0\nerfarenhet av analyser av neuroimagingdata.\nerfarenhet av UKBiobank.\u00a0\n\nMeriterande f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r:\nerfarenhet av git och GitHub.\nkompetens inom Linux-baserade parallella datorsystem med h\u00f6g ber\u00e4kningskapacitet.\n\n\u00d6vrigt\nAnst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r tillsvidare med prelimin\u00e4rt tilltr\u00e4desdatum 1 november 2026 eller enligt \u00f6verenskommelse. Omfattning 100 %.\u00a0\nS\u00e5 h\u00e4r s\u00f6ker du\nAnst\u00e4llningen s\u00f6ks via universitetets rekryteringssystem Varbi. Ans\u00f6kan ska inneh\u00e5lla personligt brev med motivering till varf\u00f6r du \u00e4r intresserad av anst\u00e4llningen och p\u00e5 vilket s\u00e4tt anst\u00e4llningen matchar dina meriter. Ans\u00f6kan ska \u00e4ven inneh\u00e5lla CV, examensbevis (med resultatintyg) eller motsvarande, kontaktinformation till tv\u00e5 referenser samt \u00f6vrigt som du \u00f6nskar \u00e5beropa (kopior av betyg, uppgifter till referenser, rekommendationsbrev etc.)\nUniversitetet till\u00e4mpar individuell l\u00f6nes\u00e4ttning. Ange g\u00e4rna l\u00f6neanspr\u00e5k i din ans\u00f6kan.\nMedicinska fakulteten \u00e4r ett verksamhetsomr\u00e5de inom Lunds universitet, med ansvar f\u00f6r utbildning och forskning inom medicin, v\u00e5rd och h\u00e4lsa. Utbildningen sker i n\u00e4ra samverkan med sjukv\u00e5rden och \u00e4r v\u00e4l f\u00f6rankrad i fakultetens starka forskningstradition. Fakultetens forskning sp\u00e4nner \u00f6ver ett brett f\u00e4lt inom experimentell grundforskning, patientn\u00e4ra klinisk forskning och h\u00e4lsovetenskaplig forskning. Medicinska fakulteten, med drygt 1800 anst\u00e4llda och 3000 studenter i Lund, Malm\u00f6 och Helsingborg, \u00e4r en kunskapsintensiv m\u00f6tesplats f\u00f6r studenter, l\u00e4rare och forskare fr\u00e5n hela v\u00e4rlden.\nInstitutionen f\u00f6r kliniska vetenskaper i Malm\u00f6 \u00e4r en av de sex institutionerna vid Lunds universitets medicinska fakultet. Vi har ett starkt fokus p\u00e5 klinisk och epidemiologisk forskning, och bedriver \u00e4ven en omfattande preklinisk laboratorieforskning.\nVi undanber oss alla kontakter fr\u00e5n annonsf\u00f6rs\u00e4ljare, rekryterings- och bemanningsf\u00f6retag p\u00e5 grund av statliga upphandlingsregler.\n\n\u00d6ppen f\u00f6r alla\nVi fokuserar p\u00e5 din kompetens, inte dina \u00f6vriga f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningar. 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