Postdoctoral Researcher position in Pharmacogenomics and Machine Learning

Work assignments 

The candidate will join a newly established Pharmacogenomics research group within the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences at Linköping University. The projects involve the identification of pharmacogenomic biomarkers from biobanks and clinical genotyping/sequencing data, and the development of machine learning methods to interpret the functional consequences of pharmacogenetic variants.

As postdoc, you will principally carry out research. A certain amount of teaching may be part of your duties, up to a maximum of 20% of working hours.

Qualifications

To be qualified to take employment as postdoc, you must have been awarded a doctoral degree or have a foreign degree that is deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree. This degree must have been awarded at the latest by the point at which LiU makes its decision to employ you.

It is considered advantageous if your doctoral degree is no older than three years at application deadline for this job. If there are special reasons for having an older doctoral degree – such as taking statutory leave – then these may be taken into consideration.

We are looking for a candidate with a PhD in Pharmacology and/or Bioinformatics and with extensive experience in pharmacogenomics, machine learning-based prediction methods, genetic association analyses, and bioinformatics.

Prior experience in population pharmacogenomics, functional interpretation of pharmacogenetic variants, and analysis of sequencing data (e.g., variant and star-allele calling, rare-variant analysis), as well as experience with large-scale biobank data (e.g., UK Biobank), structural bioinformatics (e.g., 3D protein structure-based functional interpretation), and machine learning approaches for pharmacogenomic research, is highly valued. A strong publication record in relevant scientific journals is considered a merit.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English are essential. Swedish language proficiency is not required for this position. We highly value a strong work ethic, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative team.

The workplace

You can read about the the workplace here: https://liu.se/en/organisation/liu/bkv; https://liu.se/en/organisation/liu/bkv/kkf

The employment

This employment is a temporary contract of three years. The employment is full-time. Starting by agreement.

Salary and employment benefits

The university applies individual salaries.

More information about employee benefits is available here.

Union representatives

Information about union representatives, see Help for applicants.

Application procedure

Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button. Your application must be received no later than 1 July 2026.
 
Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered. 
 
Please attach your selected research publications electronically, in pdf or word format, in the application template. Research publications, e.g. monographs, which cannot be sent electronically should be sent in three sets by mail to the University Registrar at Linköping University, University Registrar, S-581 83 Linköping, Sweden. The publications must be received by Linköping University no later than the deadline for application. 

Please note that printed publications will not be returned. They will be archived at Linköping University. 
 
In the event of a discrepancy between the English translation of the job announcement and the Swedish original, the Swedish version shall take precedent. 

We welcome applicants with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives – diversity enriches our work and helps us grow. Preserving everybody’s equal value, rights and opportunities is a natural part of who we are. Read more about our work with: Equal opportunities.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Contact persons

Johanna Källming

HR-manager

+46 13 28 57 76

johanna.kallming@liu.se

Yitian Zhou

Assistant Professor

+4613282436

yitian.zhou@liu.se