Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 47 000 students and more than 8 800 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

Agenda 2030 is the framework for sustainable development that the world’s nations have signed to end extreme poverty, reduce inequalities, solve the climate crisis, promote peace and equity and much more. In order to achieve the goals, research has several important roles: to identify challenges and conflicting objectives, contribute new solutions, generate dialogue and learning between different societal stakeholders, and critically analyse the goals. Lund University aspires to be a part of the solution and one contribution is the launch of a graduate school focusing on societal challenges, sustainability issues, and Agenda 2030. 

The graduate school will enrol at least 12 doctoral students from all faculties. You will be registered at the Faculty of Medicine and will follow the general study plan for doctoral studies. You will also be part of the Lund University graduate school for Agenda 2030 and are expected to take active part in selected university-wide interdisciplinary postgraduate courses. The courses are developed on the basis of the issues defined by the sustainable development goals. The graduate school offers a unique opportunity for the doctoral students to gain interdisciplinary perspectives on global challenges and contribute to current research while deepening their subject knowledge.

Job duties

Unhealthy eating habits are the most important cause of ill health and premature death globally, as they contribute to cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. Eating habits are also of great importance for the climate, and foodstuffs are expected to account for up to one third of households' carbon dioxide emissions. The PhD project aims to study the perspectives of health, climate and equal health based on data from epidemiological studies. The aim is to study greenhouse gas emissions related to eating habits and its association with health impact, as well as how consumption and health in different groups differ.

Qualifications

We are happy to see applicants with higher education in diet and nutrition. Furthermore, it is a merit with experience of international work, work with prevention or health promotion, and experience of working with Agenda 2030.

Eligibility
Students with basic eligibility for third-cycle studies are those who- have completed a second-cycle degree- have completed courses of at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits are from second-cycle courses, or- have acquired largely equivalent knowledge in some other way, in Sweden or abroad.

The employment of doctoral students is regulated in the Swedish Code of Statues 1998: 80. Only those who are or have been admitted to PhD-studies may be appointed to doctoral studentships. When an appointment to a doctoral studentship is made, the ability of the student to benefit from PhD-studies shall primarily be taken into account. In addition to devoting themselves to their studies, those appointed to doctoral studentships may be required to work with educational tasks, research and administration, in accordance with specific regulations in the ordinance.

Type of employment
Limit of tenure, four years according to HF 5 kap 7§.

Type of employment Temporary position
Salary Monthly salary
Number of positions 1
Full-time equivalent 100
City Malmö
County Skåne län
Country Sweden
Reference number PA2019/1553
Contact
  • Emily Sonestedt, +4640391325, emily.sonestedt@med.lu.se
Union representative
  • OFR/ST:Fackförbundet ST:s kansli, 046-222 93 62
  • SACO:Saco-s-rådet vid Lunds universitet, 046-222 93 64
Published 30.Apr.2019
Last application date 20.May.2019 11:59 PM CEST

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