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Last date to apply: 01.02.2026 Our group and research Our PHAGEBio research group investigates the biology and applications of bacteriophages, which naturally kill bacteria. Our goal is to uncover new mechanisms of phage-host interaction and to develop approaches for utilizing phages and their proteins to control pathogenic bacteria. We offer the opportunity to work in a cutting-edge, innovative, and scientifically stimulating environment. We value teamwork and comprise a group of ambitious researchers from around the world, supported by a broad network within the fields of bacteriophages and antimicrobial proteins. We offer excellent training opportunities, both personally and professionally, and the opportunity to contribute new knowledge to an exciting and rapidly evolving scientific field. For more information, see here: https://ivh.ku.dk/english/research/food_safety_and_zoonoses/phages/ Project description The ongoing crisis of antibiotic-resistant bacteria demands innovative approaches to find and develop new antimicrobial solutions. Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, provide a unique opportunity to discover new antimicrobials, as their interactions can inhibit bacterial growth or cause bacterial death. The primary objective of this research is to develop next-generation antibacterial agents by utilizing bacteriophage proteins and their engineered derivatives. The PhD project focuses on identifying new antibacterial proteins from bacteriophages through molecular methods, followed by experimental characterization of their inhibitory potential and understanding their mode of action. Close collaboration with two postdoctoral researchers will further enable the engineering of identified candidates. Also, methodologies will be shared among the two postdocs and the PhD student employed, ensuring efficient resource use and maximizing scientific output. We expect you to explore the antimicrobial potential of phage proteins and contribute to other projects within the PHAGEBio research group. Principal supervisor is Professor Lone Brøndsted, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, lobr@sund.ku.dk Start:                  April 1st, 2026 Duration:          3 years as a PhD student Job description Your key tasks as a PhD student are: Carrying through an independent research project under supervision. Completing PhD courses or other equivalent education corresponding to approximately 30 ECTS points. Participating in active research environments, including a stay at another research team. Obtaining experience with teaching or other types of dissemination related to your PhD project Teaching and disseminating your knowledge. Writing a PhD thesis on your project Key criteria for the assessment of applicants Applicants must have qualifications corresponding to a master’s degree related to the subject area of the project, e.g., bacteriophage biology, molecular microbiology, biotechnology, structural biology, or similar. Please note that your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years). Other important criteria are: The grade point average achieved Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project Previous publications Relevant work experience Other professional activities A curious mindset with an active interest in bacteriophages, molecular microbiology, as well as structural and synthetic biology Good English skills, written and spoken Experience in basic molecular biology techniques and bioinformatics is a plus Experience in protein biochemistry is also a plus Place of employment The place of employment is at the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories and state-of-the-art equipment. Terms of employment Employment as PhD fellow is full time and for maximum 3 years. Employment is conditional upon your successful enrolment as a PhD student at the Graduate School at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project formulated by the applicant. Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. The position is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure. Questions For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please get in touch with the principal supervisor. General information about PhD studies at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School’s website: https://healthsciences.ku.dk/phd/guidelines/ Application procedure Your application must be submitted electronically by clicking ‘Apply now’ below. The application must include the following documents in PDF format: 1. Motivated letter of application (max. one page) 2. CV incl. education, experience, language skills, and other skills relevant for the position 3. Certified copy of original Master of Science diploma and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in a language other than English or Danish. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted. As a prerequisite for a PhD fellowship employment, your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree. We encourage you to explore the assessment database further: https://ufm.dk/en/education/recognition-and-transparency/find-assessments/assessment-database. Please note that we might ask you to obtain an assessment of your education performed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science 4. Publication list (if possible) Application deadline: February 1st, 2026, 23.59 CET We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline and to disregard applications that do not meet the requirements mentioned above. The further process After deadline, a number of applicants will be selected for academic assessment by an unbiased expert assessor. You are notified, whether you will be passed for assessment. The assessor will assess the qualifications and experience of the shortlisted applicants with respect to the above mentioned research area, techniques, skills and other requirements. The assessor will conclude whether each applicant is qualified and, if so, for which of the two models. The assessed applicants will have the opportunity to comment on their assessment. You can read about the recruitment process at https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/. Interviews are expected to be held in week 9-11 The University of Copenhagen aims to reflect the diversity of society and encourages all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of their personal background.  Apply Now

Last date to apply: 13.04.2026 Number of Positions: 01 Subject description The subject covers aquaculture with a focus on nutrition, physiology, and welfare of farmed fish, primarily salmonids, in circular production systems. The focus is on sustainable food production in line with the One Health and One Welfare concepts. Duties The applicant will be expected to: develop and lead internationally successful research; develop, lead and participate in teaching at first, second and third cycle level; primarily teach within the subbject, in addition to other components at first, second and third cycle level covering the subject; develop and maintain national and international networks with academia, the relevant public authorities, industry, organisations and society at large; collaborate with other SLU research teams to strengthen interdisciplinary activities at the university; apply for external research funding from both national and international sources; supervise doctoral students; contribute to the strategic development of the department, faculty and SLU; communicate research findings and other relevant information to society at large; perform administrative duties within the department, faculty and university. The department uses Swedish and English in parallel. The professor should be able to perform the majority of their tasks in English. However, as a public authority, the university has Swedish as its main language according to the requirements of the Language Act and the professor must be able to use Swedish as their working language within two years of beginning the position. The department will provide support with language learning. Eligibility The applicant must have successfully completed a doctoral degree as well as hold the qualifications required for appointment as a docent or have the equivalent academic qualifications, (within a subject relevant to the position); demonstrate research expertise in the subject; demonstrate teaching expertise and have the ability to integrate research and a scientific approach into their teaching; have good knowledge of English. Grounds of assessment The assessment of research expertise will be based on: completed and ongoing research and its relevance and development potential for the faculty and department; the ability to independently initiate and run successful and internationally-recognised research; the ability to compete for external research funding; experience of the role of principal supervisor for third-cycle courses and study programmes. As a principal supervisor, the applicant should have supervised doctoral students throughout their studies and until they are awarded their doctoral degree.  The following will be taken into consideration when assessing teaching expertise: planning, implementation, examination and assessment of teaching and education; the ability to integrate research and scientific approaches into teaching work; supervision and examination of first, second, and third cycle courses; training in teaching and learning in higher education or the equivalent knowledge; pedagogic vision and reflection. The following abilities will also be assessed: developing and leading activities and staff within academia; communicating and collaborating internally; collaborating with external stakeholders and society at large; communicating work with research and development. The appointment will be offered to the applicant who, following a qualitative comprehensive assessment, is deemed to have the best skills set to conduct and develop the duties in question, and contribute to the positive development of the organisation. This position offers the vibrant research climate at SLU. The benefits of the position include Swedish family health care provisions, parenting support including generous paid leave of absence policies that allow both parents to care for newborns and toddlers. Additionally Sweden has a well-established pre-school structure as well as an educational system that provides no-cost education through university studies. Find out more facts and stories about Sweden at www.sweden.se Application deadline: 2026-04-13 Place of work: Uppsala Extent: 100% Form of employment: Permanent employment Starting date: By agreement. Application: It is desirable that the application is written in English, as the applications will be assessed by experts both in Sweden and abroad. For the guidance of your application, there is SLU’s appointment procedure for teachers at SLU and General assessment criteria for the appointment of teachers, which you can read here. Please apply by clicking the apply-button below. Contact person Ewa Wredle Head of Department ewa.wredle@slu.se Eva Enström Faculty Administrative Officer eva.enstrom@slu.se Apply Now

Last date to apply: 09.02.2026 Number of Positions: 01 Subject description Veterinary bacteriology includes how pathogenic bacteria function, acquire new properties and spread in sport, companion and food animals (horse, dog, cat, cattle, goat, sheep, pig, poultry and farmed fish). The subject includes studies of pathogenic bacteria where traditional and molecular biological methods are used to clarify the origin of bacterial infections, pathogenesis and development of resistance in bacteria. The subject also includes pathogenic bacteria in the field of food microbiology. Diagnostics and development of preventive measures such as vaccines are also included. Duties The applicant will be expected to: develop and lead internationally successful research within the subject; develop, lead and participate in teaching at at first, second and third cycle level; primarily teach within the veterinary and veterinary nurse programs, in addition to other components at first, second and third cycle level covering the subject; develop teaching methods and the use of digital tools in teaching, in particular the maintenance and development of the database VetBact; collaborate with other SLU research teams to strengthen interdisciplinary activities at the university; contribute to the strategic development of the department, faculty and SLU; develop and maintain national and international networks with academia, relevant public authorities, industries, organisations and society at large; apply for external research funding from both national and international sources; supervise doctoral students and Bachelor’s students undergoing specialist training; actively participate in clinical work and teaching; communicate research findings and other relevant information to society at large; perform administrative duties within the department, faculty and university; Eligibility The applicant must: have successfully completed a doctoral degree or have the equivalent academic qualifications within a subject relevant to the position; demonstrate research expertise in the subject for the appointment; demonstrate teaching expertise and the ability to integrate research and a scientific approach into their teaching; have experience of teaching at first, second and third cycle level; have good knowledge of English; have Swedish as working language; Grounds of assessment The assessment criteria for appointment must be the degree of expertise required as qualification for employment. The assessment of research expertise will be based on: completed and ongoing research within the subject; the ability to independently initiate and run successful and internationally-recognised research; the ability to compete for external research funding; the applicant having the qualifications required for appointment as a docent, or equivalent academic qualifications in a subject relevant to the position. The following will be taken into consideration when assessing teaching expertise: planning, implementation, examination as well as assessment of own teaching; supervision and examination at first and second cycle level; ability to integrate research and scientific approaches into teaching work; training in teaching and learning in higher education, or equivalent knowledge acquired in other ways; pedagogic vision and reflection; development of teaching methods. The following abilities will also be assessed: developing and leading activities and staff within academia; communicating and collaborating internally; collaborating with external stakeholders and society; communicating research and development work. It is considered to be of merit if the applicant has competence and skills in molecular biology and bioinformatics relating veterinary bacteriology. The appointment will be offered to the applicant who, following a qualitative comprehensive assessment is in the best position to conduct and develop the duties in question, and contribute to the positive development of the organisation. * Swedish “universitetslektor”, a tenured position approximately equivalent to Senior lecturer (UK) or Associate professor (US). The applicant who is offered this employment at SLU will be employed as Senior lecturer. This position offers the vibrant research climate at SLU. The benefits of the position include Swedish family health care provisions, parenting support including generous paid leave of absence policies that allow both parents to care for newborns and toddlers. Additionally Sweden has a well-established pre-school structure as well as an educational system that provides no-cost education through university studies. Find out more facts and stories about Sweden at www.sweden.se Application deadline: 2026-02-09 Place of work: Uppsala Extent: 100% Form of employment: Permanent employment Starting date: By agreement. Application: For the guidance of your application, there is SLU’s appointment procedure for teachers at SLU and General assessment criteria for the appointment of teachers, which you can read here. Please apply by clicking the apply-button below. Contact person Anna Jansson Professor, Head of Department anna.jansson@slu.se Eva Enström Faculty Administrative Officer eva.enstrom@slu.se Apply Now

Last date to apply: 31.01.2026 Number of Positions: 01 About the position The postdoc will quantify how warming and increasingly dark waters, caused by brown-coloured terrestrial organic matter, jointly affect coastal ecosystem functioning and service provisioning. The work will bridge ecology and biogeochemistry, integrating whole-ecosystem and mesocosm experiments with in-field measurements in the Baltic Sea. Methods and tasks will be developed collaboratively to resolve how temperature and light variation influence habitat-specific and whole-ecosystem carbon metabolism and productivity, biomass distributions from plankton to fish, and resulting ecosystem services. This position is part of a larger project on coastal ecosystem services and is a great opportunity to do and collaborate in frontier research on climate change effects on coastal ecosystems of high societal relevance. The postdoc will lead and contribute to scientific publications while benefitting from ongoing research in our research groups at SLU in Uppsala and Umeå university, ranging from basal ecosystem metabolism to fish community dynamics. Welcome to join our research group at SLU Ultuna! We study dynamics of aquatic food webs, and their responses to climate change, exploitation and other human pressures (www.slu.se/fishinfoodwebs). Your profile We seek highly motivated candidates with a PhD, preferably obtained within the past three years. Documented expertise and skills in aquatic ecology and/or aquatic biogeochemistry are required, as are skills and experience in conducting independent aquatic fieldwork. Fluency in spoken and written English, experience in operating small boats, and a valid driver’s licence recognized for use in Sweden are also required. Merits include expertise in foodweb ecology, biogeochemistry, and especially their combination. Proficiency in statistical analyses relevant to aquatic ecosystem ecology is expected. Additional merits include experience and skills in experimental design and laboratory work, as well as knowledge of plankton, invertebrate and/or fish ecology. We place great emphasis on personal qualities and abilities to communicate and to cooperate in a team as well as to work and develop independently, including demonstrated independent scientific work. Qualifications: At the time of appointment you have to hold a PhD degree in ecology, limnology, aquatic ecology, marine biology, biogeochemistry, or similar subject. About us Our department is an inspiring research environment where you can contribute to knowledge for the sustainable use of seas, lakes and watercourses. We combine ecological, genomic, biodiversity, and fisheries research with monitoring, assessment and advice for national and international management. With >200 employees, we are the largest knowledge hub on aquatic systems and fisheries in Sweden, providing access to associated research infrastructure and research opportunities of high societal relevance. Welcome to visit us at www.slu.se/aquaticresources! Location: Uppsala, Sweden Form of employment: Temporary employment 24 months, with the possibility of extension. Scope: 100% Start date: April 15th 2026, or as agreed. Application: Please submit your application before deadline 31 January 2026. The application shall be written in English and include a CV documenting your academic career and education, copies of PhD degree diploma including course specifications, publication list including submitted manuscripts, a presentation of your scientific merits, as well as contact details for two reference persons (name, relation to the applicant, email address and phone number). Contact person Magnus Huss Senior Lecturer +(46)10-478 4127 firstname.surname@slu.se Anna Gårdmark Professor +46 (0)10-478 41 25 firstname.surname@slu.se Jenny Ask Dr. +46 (0)90-7867937 jenny.ask@umu.se Apply Now