Associate Researcher in Genetic Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Description of the workplace
The Division of Occupational and Environment Medicine at Lund University is part of the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University and contributes to identifying health risks in the work and surrounding environment, eliminating these risks, and preventing ill health. The division focuses on a variety of research areas including the work environment, the surrounding environment such as chemicals, air pollution, noise, and metals during different time windows in life for health, planetary health, and lifestyle factors.

The research group Genetic Occupational and Environmental Medicine is located at the Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and focuses on the role of the environment on health, by combining genetic and molecular approaches with epidemiological and register-based studies. The research group is led by Professor Karin Broberg. We are about 10 members in the research group from different parts of the world. The research group is located at Medicon Village in Lund.

What we offer
Lund University is a public authority, which means that you will have special benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension. We also have a flexitime agreement that creates good conditions for work/life balance. Read more on the University’s website about being a Lund University employee, Work at Lund University.

Work duties and areas of responsibility
The employment includes coordination of and working in register and molecular epidemiological projects, about the connection between occupational and environmental exposures (such as chemical exposures) and health, and associated mechanisms based on biomarkers. The position involves studying the current research areas, laborative analysis, statistical processing of data, writing scientific and popular science articles, and project management.

Qualifications
The requirements for the position are:

• A doctoral degree in biomedicine, biology or medicine
• Documented experience of molecular biology analysis
• Documented experience working with register and biobank-based data
• Documented experience of conducting statistical analyses and compilation of results as well as writing scientific articles
• Knowledge within SAS, SPSS, R or Stata
• Excellent skills in written and oral English
• The ability to work independently ant take initiatives
• The ability to collaborate with others in the research groups

Additional qualifications for the position are:

• Experience in biomonitoring of metals and organic chemicals

Further information
The position is a full time position (100%) time limited to one year (SÄVA) starting on September 1st, 2025, or according to agreement.

How to apply
You apply for the position via the University’s recruitment system. The application is to include a personal letter describing how you meet the qualification requirements and why you are interested in the position. The application is also to include a CV with a list of publications, a general description of previous research work, a copy of your doctoral degree and any other documents to which you wish to draw attention (copies of degree certificates, grade transcripts, details of referees, letters of recommendation, etc.)