Doctoral student in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The graduate school

The 2030 Agenda 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. We now welcome applicants from various disciplinary backgrounds who want to take an active role in 2030 Agenda research to apply for the new PhD student positions. The graduate school offers a unique opportunity to gain interdisciplinary perspectives on global challenges and contribute to current research while deepening your subject knowledge. The graduate school has PhD students enrolled with all faculties of the university. You will be associated with a specific research studies program, and simultaneously take part in two of the university-wide interdisciplinary research studies courses, developed on the basis of the issues defined by the Sustainable Development Goals. The courses provide great potential to develop new forms of collaboration and work for change across disciplinary boundaries. Besides the research courses, you will participate in several activities linked to the graduate school in order to take an active part in the global sustainability agenda and to advance the research front on issues concerning the 2030 Agenda, for example through seminars, conferences, study trips and collaborations with various societal stakeholders.

You can read more regarding the Agenda 2030 Graduate School https://www.sustainability.lu.se/ education/agenda-2030-graduate-school.

The research group

The PhD student will belong to the Department of Clinical Sciences in Lund, Anesthesiology and Intensive Care. The research group conducts research on various aspects of fluid therapy in the critically ill and on climate and environmental effects of anesthesia and intensive care.

The research group has established collaborations with Nordic Centre for Sustainable Health Care and the Swedish Institute for Health Economics and there are possibilities for collaborations in some of the sub-studies. The research group is led by Professor Peter Bentzer, and contains 3-4 PhD students as well as post-doc researchers. The research group is based at BMC in Lund and at Helsingborg Hospital.

Within the research group we value a good working environment with respect and consideration in our relation to each other, we strive for a work place that is experienced as developing and stimulating for all co-workers. We constantly work to create conditions for job satisfaction, development and participation for all co-workers. We value both for the physical as well as for the psychosocial working environment. We are currently looking for a PhD student for a full-time position. Starting date by agreement.

Project plan

The overall objective of the project is to analyze climate- and environmental effects of anesthesia and perioperative care with the ultimate purpose to provide the best possible health care with the least negative effects on the environment. The project will be translational and will establish a collaboration between the Medical Faculty and the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science. The project consists of four sub-studies in which different treatment options within anesthesia and perioperative care will be compared using life cycle assessment methodology.

Job description

• Research work according to the project plan.
• Participation in educational activities within the research school Agenda 2030, as well as participation in the mandatory research education program for PhD students at the Faculty of Medicine.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• MSc in Environmental Sciences (specialization Applied climate strategy) .
• Excellent communication skills in English (oral and written).
• Experience of life cycle assessment of medical products.

Great attention will be paid on personal suitability for the position. The applicant must have good capacity for collaboration, and must be able to work in a structured way, be flexible and be able to withstand stress.

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§.