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Laboratory Engineer to support a malaria transmission model

Application deadline 2025-02-27

  • Type of employment Permanent position
  • Extent 100%
  • Department Department of Molecularbiology
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The Department of Molecular Biology The department provides a vibrant interfaculty research environment and there is access to a wide range of state-of-the-art imaging, metabolomics, genomics and screening facilities. You will join a research team that is part of the Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS), which is internationally well-connected through the EMBL Nordic Partnership for Molecular Medicine. The Department of Molecular Biology seeks a laboratory engineer for... Read more

  • Type of employment Temporary position
  • Extent 100%
  • Department Department of Physics
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The Department of Physics is looking for a PhD student in computational science with a focus on deciphering master regulatory mechanisms of plant stress responses. The position is for four years of full-time doctoral studies. The employment starts in August 2025 or according to an agreement. The application deadline is March 3. The research school for stress response modelling in IceLab Starting in the spring of 2025, Umeå University’s interdisciplinary research hub, IceLab, will offer doctor... Read more

  • Type of employment Temporary position
  • Extent 100%
  • Department Department of Physics
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The Department of Physics is looking for a PhD student in computational science with a focus on immune memory. The position is for four years of full-time doctoral studies. The employment starts in August 2025 or according to an agreement. The application deadline is March 3. The research school for stress response modelling in IceLab Starting in the spring of 2025, Umeå University’s interdisciplinary research hub, IceLab, will offer doctoral positions through the new Stress Response Modellin... Read more

  • Type of employment Temporary position
  • Extent 100%
  • Department Department of Physics
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The Department of Physics is looking for a PhD student in computational science with a focus on understanding the coordination mechanisms between the nucleus, mitochondria, and chloroplasts in plant cells. The position is for four years of full-time doctoral studies. The employment starts in August 2025 or according to an agreement. The application deadline is March 3. The research school for stress response modelling in IceLab Starting in the spring of 2025, Umeå University’s interdisciplina... Read more

  • Type of employment Temporary position
  • Extent 100%
  • Department Department of Ecology and Environmental Science
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The Department of Ecology and Environmental Science is looking for a PhD student in ecosystem modelling focused on responses of river network carbon processing to climate stress. The position is for four years of full-time doctoral studies. The employment starts in August 2025 or according to an agreement. The application deadline is February 16. The research school for stress response modelling in IceLab Starting in the spring of 2025, Umeå University’s interdisciplinary research hub, IceLab... Read more

  • Type of employment Temporary position
  • Extent 100%
  • Department Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics
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The Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics is looking for a PhD student in computational science to uncover  how ecological communities respond to climate-induced stress. The position is for four years of full-time doctoral studies. The employment starts in August 2025 or according to an agreement. The application deadline is March 3. The research school for stress response modelling in IceLab Starting in the spring of 2025, Umeå University’s interdisciplinary research hub,... Read more