Postdoctoral fellow at the Division of Breast cancer treatment Full-time

Postdoctoral Fellow at the Division of Breast Cancer Treatment

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world's top universities. The University has around 46,000 students and 8,500 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain, and improve our world and the human condition.

The Breast Cancer Treatment research group is a multidisciplinary research group focusing on breast and prostate cancer. The group consists of three senior researchers, three associate researchers, one biomedical scientist, as well as PhD students and master's students. Collaboration takes place locally, nationally, and internationally with clinical researchers and doctoral students.

At Medicon Village, there is a multidisciplinary research environment with several cancer research groups represented, including joint seminars and other collaborative activities. The group uses various data sources and modern techniques to improve predictive modeling, including prediction of treatment response in metastatic disease and disease staging.

Within the research group, we value a positive work environment characterized by respect and consideration in our interactions. We continuously strive to create conditions that promote job satisfaction, development, and participation for all employees.

We are now seeking a postdoctoral researcher for a fixed-term, full-time position starting on 15 June 2026 or as agreed.

Lund University is a government authority, which means that you are entitled to special benefits, generous annual leave, and an advantageous occupational pension scheme.

The Department of Clinical Sciences in Lund (IKVL) is one of six departments at the Faculty of Medicine, Lund University. The department has extensive collaborations both within the faculty and across other units at the university. IKVL also has well-established collaborations with Skåne University Hospital (SUS), Region Skåne, as well as with the surrounding community and industry. These collaborations aim to promote clinical and experimental translational research, development, and education.

As a postdoctoral researcher, you will work with the following tasks:

• Collection of data from quality registers, imaging sources, and other data types for computational analyses.
• Use of software and applications for modeling in development cohorts and testing in validation cohorts.
• Development of predictive software and, in collaboration, management of the group's data and IT infrastructure.
• Combination of different algorithms to test multimodal predictive modeling.
• Compilation and presentation of data orally at seminars and conferences, as well as independent writing of manuscripts and publication.
• Identification of knowledge gaps through independent work and literature review, and presentation of strategies to address these gaps.
• Independent development of project plans and application for research funding appropriate for a postdoctoral researcher (e.g. travel grants).

Additional duties within the scope of the position may be assigned.

Required qualifications:

• PhD degree in computational science, computational biology, or equivalent
• Master's degree in biomedical engineering or equivalent
• Experience of using various data sources (radiological images, tissue sections, RNA/DNA, tabular data) for predictive modeling using software such as Python
• Documented experience of neural networks, image processing, deep learning algorithms, and data visualization demonstrated through published work
• Good familiarity with work involving national quality registers
• Very good ability to communicate scientific results orally and in writing
• Personal qualities: positive, resilient under pressure, and energetic

Meritorious qualifications:

• Courses in systems biology and bioinformatics, including processing of sequencing data
• Basic knowledge of the epidemiology, diagnostics, and treatment of breast cancer, as well as an overview knowledge of prostate cancer
• Experience of teaching within a relevant field
• Documented good collaboration skills

The position is a fixed-term appointment for two years, full-time, with the possibility of extension for up to one additional year. The preliminary start date is 15 June 2026 or as agreed. The employment is limited in accordance with the agreement “Agreement on Fixed-Term Employment as a Postdoctoral Researcher” between the social partners (Swedish Agency for Government Employers, OFR-S, Saco-S, and SEKO).

The position is applied for via the university's recruitment system. The application must include a cover letter describing how you meet the qualification requirements and why you are interested in the position. The application should also include a CV, including a list of publications, a general description of previous research work, a copy of the PhD degree certificate, as well as any other material you wish to submit (copies of degree certificates, transcripts, contact details for referees, letters of recommendation, etc.).