The Department of Pharmacy (IFF) at Uppsala University has an interdisciplinary environment at the center of the pharmaceutical arena. With frontline research, first-rate education and extensive collaborations we constitute a driving force in the development of our academic field. IFF has approximately 150 employees and a turnover of nearly 180 million SEK. In this inspiring environment our rich diversity of research groups, several of international prominence, develop and conduct work of great scientific importance. Among our core competences are computational modelling and simulations, PKPD, in vitro ADME models, advanced in vivo methods, as well as patient and societal aspects, from optimizing the use of drugs in individuals to societal pharmaceutical policies. Together, we form a unique cluster of academic competences within pharmaceutical science, playing a key role in shaping the future of pharmacy in both Sweden and globally.
Our scientific focus areas include: Pharmacometrics • Pharmacodynamics • Pharmacokinetics • Biologics • Clinical Pharmacy • Drug Delivery • Molecular Pharmaceutics • Pharmaceutics and Nanotechnology • Pharmacoeconomics • Pharmacoepidemiology • Pharmacotherapy • Social Pharmacy
This postdoctoral position is fully funded by the European Research Council (ERC) through the Consolidator Grant TRANSPHORM (Eliminating Leishmaniasis: Novel Strategies to Prevent Leishmania Transmission and Control Sand Flies through Pharmacological Treatment), in which novel pharmacological strategies will be developed for vector control and transmission prevention of the neglected tropical diseases visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) in the context of the VL elimination programme in India.
This position combines elements of both design and coordination of clinical human challenge studies with sandflies (xenodiagnosis studies) in the field, including entomological & pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic studies; design and preparation of a cluster randomized trial on targeted mass drug administration for transmission prevention; as well as integrated pharmacometric modelling of (sandfly) pharmacokinetics, parasite dynamics, and entomological data. You will contribute to the clinical and operational aspects of multiple studies in India, working at the interface of clinical pharmacology, parasite transmission, and vector biology. The project will be performed in international collaboration with multi-disciplinary experts (entomology, clinicians, pharmacometrics, parasitologists). The candidate is expected to take a leading role in the collaborative project and will be involved in writing scientific publications and be part of the dissemination of research findings at international meetings and conferences. The position is based at Uppsala University, with the expectation of various field visits to our institutional partner in India.
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For further information about the position please contact: Professor Thomas Dorlo, thomas.dorlo@uu.se.
Please submit your application by 2 August 2026, UFV-PA 2026/2110.
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