{"data":{"id":183357,"slug":"projektassistent-till-forskargruppen-neurodegenerativ","type":"job","title":"Project Assistant for the Neurodegenerative Research Group","description":"Lund University was founded in 1666 and is consistently ranked among the world's leading academic institutions. Here, approximately 46,000 students and 8,500 employees work 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\nDescription of the Workplace\nThe Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Group focuses on defining and understanding biological processes in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. We analyze large datasets collected from patients and cognitively healthy volunteers who undergo comprehensive assessments 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 still lacking. The research group is led by Dr. Jacob Vogel, and the position is located at the Biomedical Center (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 offer an environment that fosters development and is stimulating for all employees.\n\nWhat We Offer\nLund University is a state authority, which means you receive special benefits, generous vacation time, and a favorable occupational pension. We also have a flexible working time agreement that creates good conditions for work-life balance.\n\nRead more on the university's website about working at Lund University, Work with Us.\n\nResponsibilities and Areas of Responsibility\nOur laboratory investigates heterogeneity in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology expression in living humans. We have identified major AD subtypes and use various approaches to further understand them, including multi-omics data, postmortem histopathology, and compilation of comprehensive tau-PET imaging datasets. The Project Assistant will support this work by processing and analyzing large-scale tau-PET data, adapting existing analysis pipelines, and analyzing new data. Other tasks within the research group may also be assigned. The position may also include international travel to support education and career development.\n\nQualifications\nFor this position, the following are required:\n\nMSc. in engineering, neuroscience, statistics, quantitative biology, physics, mathematics, or a similar field\nAt least 3 additional years of relevant research experience beyond MSc\nFluency in the programming language Python or R\nExperience with curation, preprocessing, and\/or brain imaging data\nExcellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written\nHigh intrinsic motivation\n\nMeritorious qualifications include:\n\nDirect experience with tau-PET data analysis\nExperience working with large datasets (>2000 individuals)\nStrong publication record demonstrating the ability to conduct high-impact research\nExperience working in the field of neurodegenerative diseases\nExperience with git and GitHub\nCompetence in Linux-based parallel computing systems with high computational capacity\n\nOther Information\nThe employment is a special fixed-term contract (S\u00c4VA) for 6 months with a preliminary start date of October 1, 2026, or by agreement. Full-time position (100%).\n\nHow to Apply\nApplications are submitted through the university's recruitment system Varbi. Your application should include a cover letter explaining your interest in the position and how the position matches your qualifications. Your application should also include a CV, degree certificate (with grades statement) or equivalent, contact information for two references, and any other documentation you wish to include (copies of grades, reference contacts, recommendation letters, etc.)\n\nThe university applies individual salary determination. 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, healthcare, and health. Education is conducted in close collaboration with healthcare and is well-anchored in the faculty's strong research tradition. The faculty's research spans a broad field including experimental basic research, patient-oriented clinical research, and health science 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 sales, recruitment, and staffing companies due to government procurement regulations.\n\nOpen to All\nWe focus on your competence, not your other circumstances. We are open to adapting the role or workplace according to your needs.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Projektassistent till forskargruppen neurodegenerativ","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\nV\u00e5rt laboratorium unders\u00f6ker heterogenitet i uttrycket av Alzheimers sjukdoms (AD) patologi hos levande m\u00e4nniskor. Vi har identifierat huvudsakliga subtyper av AD och anv\u00e4nder olika angreppss\u00e4tt f\u00f6r att vidare f\u00f6rst\u00e5 dessa, inklusive multi-omics-data, postmortem histopatologi samt sammanst\u00e4llning av omfattande tau-PET-avbildningsdatam\u00e4ngder. Projektassistenten kommer att st\u00f6dja detta arbete genom bearbetning och analys av storskaliga tau-PET-data, anpassning av befintliga analyspipelines samt analys av nya data. \u00c4ven andra arbetsuppgifter inom forskningsgruppen kan komma att tilldelas. Tj\u00e4nsten kan ocks\u00e5 innefatta internationella resor f\u00f6r att st\u00f6dja utbildning och karri\u00e4rutveckling.\nKvalifikationer\nF\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen kr\u00e4vs:\nMSc. inom ingenj\u00f6rsvetenskap, neurovetenskap, statistik, kvantitativ biologi, fysik, matematik eller annat liknande omr\u00e5de\nMinst 3 \u00e5rs ytterligare relevant forskningserfarenhet ut\u00f6ver MSc\nAtt du \u00e4r flytande i programmeringsspr\u00e5ket Python eller R\nErfarenhet av kuration, f\u00f6rbearbetning och\/eller hj\u00e4rnavbildningsdata\nUtm\u00e4rkta kommunikationsf\u00e4rdigheter p\u00e5 engelska, b\u00e5de muntligt och skriftligt.\nH\u00f6g inre motivation.\u00a0\u00a0\n\nMeriterande f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r:\u00a0\nDirekt erfarenhet av analys av tau-PET-data\nErfarenhet av arbete med stora datamaterial (>2000 individer)\nStark publikationsmeritering som visar f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att genomf\u00f6ra forskning med h\u00f6g genomslagskraft\nErfarenhet av arbete inom omr\u00e5det neurodegenerativa sjukdomar\nErfarenhet av git och GitHub\nKompetens inom Linux-baserade parallella datorsystem med h\u00f6g ber\u00e4kningskapacitet\n\n\u00d6vrigt\nAnst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r en s\u00e4rskild visstidsanst\u00e4llning (S\u00c4VA) under 6 m\u00e5nader med prelimin\u00e4rt tilltr\u00e4desdatum 1 oktober 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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