PhD in Biomedicine

Örebro University is looking for a doctoral student for postgraduate education to a doctoral degree in medical science with a focus on biomedicine at the Department of Medical Sciences. Desired Education start in December 2026.

Projektbeskrivning

We are looking for a doctoral student in biomedicine to an interdisciplinary research project funded by the Knowledge Foundation within the framework of the Synergy. The project focuses on the development and use of advanced human heart organizations and multicellular 3D models to study mechanisms that affect the function of the heart in illness and exposure to biological and environmental factors.

The doctoral project will have a special focus on development, optimization and characterization of human heartphurities and organoids. The work includes advanced cell culture and development of multicellular 3D models based on relevant cardiac cell types, such as cardiomyocytes, heart fibroblasts and endothelial cells, and work with induced pluripotent stem cells (IPSC) The models will be characterized with functional and molecular methods for studying, among other things, heart function, cellular responses and disease mechanisms.

The project's vision is to establish robust and physiologically relevant human heartbody models that can be used for mechanistic studies and contribute to the development of a long-term platform for human relevant and translational cardiovascular research.

The project is coordinated by Örebro University and is carried out in close collaboration between several research environments with complementary competence in cardiovascular research, stem cell biology, advanced 3D models and molecular characterization. Industrial partners include Greenstone Biosciences, Bio-Rad, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Qiagen, which creates opportunities for knowledge exchange and collaboration between academic and industrial research.

Tutorial: The doctoral student will be supervised by Associate Professor Geena Paramel Varghese.

The education and employment

The postgraduate education consists of courses and an independent research work that you present in a doctoral thesis. The education includes 240 higher education credits, which corresponds to four years of full-time studies.

Our ambition is that your postgraduate education should be stimulating and feels meaningful from the beginning and right up to your doctoral degree. That you as a doctoral student gets a good introduction facilitates the start of your studies and gives you a good foundation to build your postgraduate education. As a doctoral student at Örebro University, you are offered a specially adapted seminar series with everything from training rules and career to support your study situation and doctoral mingle.

The training site is linked to a doctoral student on full-time during the training time, which corresponds to four years. In the rule guide (https://www.oru.se/globalassets/oru-sv/utbildning/utbildning-pa-forskarniva/regelhandbok-for-utbildning-pa-forskarniva.pdf) you can read more about doctoral position and about studies and employment part-time. The entry salary for doctoral student is 32 300 SEK per month (pay period 2025 / 2026).

Eligibility and selection

In order to be admitted to postgraduate education, the applicant is required to have basic eligibility (https://www.oru.se/utbildning/utbildning-pa-forskarniva/blivande-doktorand/) and special eligibility and is expected to have such ability that is otherwise needed to assimilate the education. The complete eligibility requirements are in the admission order (https://www.oru.se/globalassets/inforum-sv/centrala-dokument/styrdokument/utbildning_forskning_samverkan/utbildning_grund_avancerad_forskar/antagningsordning-for-utbildning-pa-forskarniva.pdf) and in Appendix 2 to the general study plan for medical science (https://www.oru.se/globalassets/oru-sv/utbildning/utbildning-pa-forskarniva/allmanna-studieplaner/allman-studieplan-medicinsk-vetenskap_beslut_20240130.pdf).

To view the advertisement and assessment criteria in full visit: https://www.oru.se/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb/

Information

Additional information about the education and employment is provided by unit manager Simon Athlin, e-mail: simon.athlin@oru.se, or associate professor Geena Paramel Varghese, e-mail: geena.paramel@oru.se.

At Örebro University, we expect all employees to be open to development and change, take responsibility for its own work effort and quality, shows commitment to collaborate and contribute to development and show respect for others through a constructive and professional approach.

Örebro University works actively with equal terms and gender equality and for our work environment to be characterized by transparency, trust and respect. We value the qualities diversity adds the business.

Registration for the education and doctoral position

You make your application for the training on our website by clicking the "Apply" button.

A complete notification must contain the following electronic documents:

• Personal letter with justification for why you are looking for the service and what you can contribute for skills
• Resume
• Copies of the original and official income certificate for Bachelor's degree
• Copies of diplomas in origina and official earnings certificate for Master's / Master's degree
• Independent work (degree project)
• Other relevant documents, certificates and diplomas proving your application

As a main rule, the notification of attachments must be authored in Swedish, Danish, Norwegian or English. Documents for merits in other languages must be translated by authorized translators to Swedish or English. List of translators can be obtained from Kammarkollegiet (http://www.kammarkollegiet.se).

A notification for admission to education also applies as a registration for employment.

More information for you as an applicant can be found on our vacant job page: https://www.oru.se/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb/information-for-dig-som-sokande-och-sakkunnig/

Last application day is 2026-10-23. Welcome with your application!

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