PhD student

PhD student at the Department for Medical Cell Biology

A four-year fully funded PhD position is now available in Daniel Espes' research group at the Department of Medical Bell Biology at Uppsala University. The research group is part of SciLifeLab and Uppsala Diabetes Center (UDC), which opens up great opportunities for a doctoral education with both excellence and breadth.

Daniel Espes' research group (https://www.scilifelab.se/fellows/daniel-espes/) is working to increase the understanding of beta cell physiology and the adaptations of beta cell mass in health and disease, with the main focus on type 1 diabetes. Most of the work is translational in nature and we work with clinical trials in parallel with experimental studies.

The Department of Medical Cell Biology at Uppsala University is a strong and international research environment. The department has more than 110 employees, of which about 25 are doctoral students, 10 postdoctoral fellows, and 40 researchers, teachers and professors.

Duties
We are looking for a highly motivated and committed PhD student to work in translational projects focused on the physiology of islets of Langerhans. The main focus will be on increasing our understanding of new aspects of beta cell physiology and beta-cell proliferation. The projects will include both in vivo work with experimental animal models of diabetes and in vitro studies of isolated islets of Langerhans and other tissues. Through her/his doctoral studies, the doctoral student will deepen her/his knowledge in the relevant subject area and is also expected to actively participate in the exchange of knowledge within the research group.

The PhD project comprises four years of full-time studies. Other meritorious duties at the university relating to education and administrative work may also be added (max 20%), which extends the employment by up to one year.

You will be supervised by a main supervisor and at least one co-supervisor.

Requirements
To meet the entry requirements for doctoral studies, you must:

• Hold a Master’s (second-cycle) degree, or
• Have completed at least 240 credits in higher education, with at least 60 credits at Master’s level including an independent project worth at least 15 credits, or
• Have acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way.

Furthermore:

• The applicant must have basic education at university or college level in medicine, bioinformatics, biomedicine, biology or related subjects.
• The applicant should be able to work independently but also be good at working in teams.
• The applicant must be highly motivated, meticulous and goal-oriented.
• The applicant should be able to express herself/himself well in English, both orally and in writing.
• The applicant should have previous experience of experimental work, research animals and work with islets of Langerhans.

Additional qualifications
Previous experience from working with siRNA and dispersion and re-constitution of islets is of great merit value.

The application must be written in Swedish or English and contain a personal letter including a brief description of research interest and relevant experience. Also attach a curriculum vitae (CV) and copies of degree certificates and grades and, if applicable, a list of publications. Please also include a letter of recommendation and/or contact details to two reference persons (name, role, e-mail address and telephone number).

Rules governing PhD students are set out in the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5, §§ 1-7 and in Uppsala University's rules and guidelines.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 § 7. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date as agreed. Placement: Uppsala

For further information about the position, please contact: Daniel Espes, daniel.espes@scilifelab.uu.se

Please submit your application by May 7 2024, UFV-PA 2024/1313.

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