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At the Department of Medicine, the Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, research is conducted in several areas, such as endocrineology, haematology, gastroenterology, hypertension, lung medicine and allergology, and clinical nutrition with research focus on body composition and energy metabolism. The research is carried out in close cooperation with the healthcare services at both Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Mölndal Hospital.

The Sahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre (CBAR) conducts interdisciplinary and translational research on bone diseases, including osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis. Doctors, researchers, postdocs, doctoral students and biomedical analysts work together to improve diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases that affect the structure and function of the skeleton. The advertised research position will be located within the Sahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre (SOC). The researchers in SOC were the first to show that intestinal microbiotan affects bone mass.

The candidate will be part of a project funded by an ERC Advanced Grant to Professor Claes Ohlsson. Within the project, the researchers will study the importance of bacteria, viruses and fungi for different clinical phenotypes. The project has access to over 34 000 study participants with metagenomic data and plenty of clinical phenotypes and is thus tailored to determine the potential causality of human intestinal microbiota for diseases.

Tasks 

You will work with the development of formulations based on short chain fatty acids in different matrices and/or nanoparticles for optimal release and delivery in the gastrointestinal tract. The tasks include responsibility for analyses with GC-MS, NMR and other chromatographic methods. You are expected to contribute to the research group's method development in material characterisation. The project also includes synthesis and characterisation of nanoparticles as well as chemical modification of polysaccharides to achieve optimal material properties. The work is done in close collaboration with medical researchers who evaluate the developed products in vivo.

Qualifications 

The position requires a doctoral degree in materials science, materials chemistry, chemical engineering or other related fields. Furthermore, documented experience of research on how different materials affect health and function in the gastrointestinal tract is required. The applicant shall have documented experience in analyses with GC-MS and NMR and chemical synthesis. Experience with the development and characterisation of nanoparticles for medical or pharmaceutical applications is highly meriting. Experience with in vitro systems that mimic gastrointestinal conditions is also meritorious. Very good ability to express oneself in English in speech and writing is required. Scientific publications in relevant research areas are meritorious. Great emphasis will be placed on personal fitness. We are looking for a person who can work independently, has good cooperation skills and good ability to plan, organize and drive the work forward.

Employment 

Type of employment:  Temporary employment, 12 months

Scope: 100 %

Location: Department of Medicine, Gothenburg

Access: As soon as possible or as agreed

Contact details of the employment 

Claes Ohlsson

Professor

claes.ohlsson@medic.gu.se

Marie Lagerquist

Deputy Head of Department

marie.lagerquist@medic.gu.se

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Application 

The complete application shall contain:

• Copy of doctoral degree
• CV

You apply for the position via the University of Gothenburg's recruitment portal by registering your application electronically via the website: https://www.gu.se/om-universitetet/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-anstallningar. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and that it is received by the university no later than the last application date.

The application must be submitted by:: 2026-10-12 

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