SweDeliver Summer Internship 2026

Are you an engaged, hard-working master student, willing to give your utmost to learn and contribute to world-leading drug delivery sciences? We are now looking for highly motivated, late stage master students to pursue research projects that will be connected to a 6 week research internship at the SweDeliver industrial partners. Based on your background and areas of interest, you will be matched with suitable projects and partners. Expect to experience drug delivery science at its best in state-of-the art environments and of high relevance for human health.

SweDeliver is a multi-disciplinary collaboration between academia and industry with financial support from Vinnova (Sweden’s Innovation Agency), established in response to the challenges facing drug delivery. With academic hub at Uppsala University’s Faculty of Pharmacy, our 15 industrial partners contribute expertise, research infrastructures and industrial perspectives within each of SweDeliver’s three research areas: parenteral, oral and aerosol delivery.

Duties

You will support research‑related tasks at one of our industrial partner organizations. The duties may include both laboratory‑based and non‑experimental work, depending on the project’s focus and requirements.

Requirements

To be eligible for employment, you must be admitted to a second-cycle (Master’s level) programme in a relevant field, e.g., pharmacy, engineering, medicine, or biomedicine with the eligibility to work in Sweden. As our partners include both Swedish and international companies, it is a requirement that you can speak and write English and/or Swedish fluently. You should have strong collaborative skills, be creative, and be accustomed to taking initiative. It is essential that you are responsible, meticulous, and well‑organized. The position involves extensive interaction with various stakeholders, and great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

Application

Your application must contain:

• CV and additional relevant qualifications
• A personal letter justifying why you are one of our prospective summer students (max 1 A4 page)
• A brief description of your main interests within drug delivery (max 1 A4 page)

About the employment

The position is temporary and is intended to comprise 50% employment during the period June–August 2026, corresponding to six weeks of full‑time work. The final scheduling of working hours will be determined in consultation with the relevant industry partner.

For further information about the position, please contact: Caroline Fronczak Alvebratt (caroline.alvebratt@uu.se)

In this recruitment we have replaced the cover letter with questions that you are asked to answer when making your application. The answers will be used as a part of the selection process.

Please submit your application by 9 February 2026, UFV-PA 2026/148.