Researcher in analytical chemistry - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

A position as a researcher in analytical chemistry is available in Chemistry BMC

Department of Chemistry – BMC conducts research and education in analytical chemistry, biochemistry and organic chemistry. More than 100 people work at the department. New employees and students are recruited from all over the world and English is the main working language. The department is located at the Biomedical Centre in Uppsala, which facilitates collaborations with research groups in biology, pharmacy, medicine and SciLifeLab and gives access to advanced infrastructure for experimental and theoretical studies. You can find more information about us here.

Project description
Mental illness is one of the greatest societal challenges of our time. Still healthcare is largely focused on treating symptoms only. RE-MEND is a new Horizon Europe project that wants to turn this around and instead understand what makes mental illness happen and generate new knowledge on the prevention of mental illness. Re-MEND focuses on four critical life stages in which changes in endocrine signaling, including sex hormones, influence an individual’s susceptibility to mental illness: early life, the peripartum period, puberty, and transition into old age. The research will be conducted in close collaboration with several other universities in Sweden and throughout Europe. 

Professor Jonas Bergquist's research group is a central part of the RE-MEND project by developing and providing tailored analytical methods for very sensitive analyzes of the body's own endocrine substances (hormones) that can be linked to psychological well-being. Read more about Jonas Berquist's lab here: https://www.kemi.uu.se/bmc/research/analytical-chemistry/research-groups/bergquist-group

Duties
The researcher will work with human tissue sample handling, steroid analysis using supercritical flow chromatography, miniaturized liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry.

The duties will also include participation and project involvement in RE-MEND collaborations.

Requirements
To qualify for an employment as a researcher you must have a PhD degree or a foreign degree equivalent to a PhD degree in analytical chemistry.

Documented competence and experience in handling human samples, hormone analysis using supercritical flow chromatography, miniaturized liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry is a requirement.

We attach great importance to personal qualities such as good collaborative skills, motivation and independence, as well as how the applicant through his/her experience and competence is judged to have the abilities necessary to develop within the project.  Candidates must be able to express themselves very well in spoken as well as written English.

Additional qualifications
Experience with metabolomics and proteomics analyses is highly meriting.

About the employment
The employment is a permanent position (probationary period may be applied). Scope of employment 100%. Starting date as agreed. Placement: Uppsala

For further information about the position, please contact: Professor Jonas Bergquist, jonas.bergquist@kemi.uu.se

Please submit your application by 15 December 2023, UFV-PA 2023/4454.

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