项目介绍

2026年5月14日

Division of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine
The research group consists of approximately 40 employees, including three professors, seven associate professors (docents), and several PhD-level researchers as well as doctoral students working across various research areas and professions. The group is based at the Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Skåne University Hospital in Lund, and is well integrated into the clinical operations in terms of both organization and physical facilities. The research is conducted in close collaboration between Region Skåne and Lund University, and both employment positions and research funding—currently amounting to just over SEK 25 million per year—are distributed between the two organizations.

Within the research group, we value a positive work environment characterized by respect and care in our relationships with one another. We continuously strive to create conditions that promote job satisfaction, development, and participation for all employees.

The research group is now recruiting a full-time (100%) doctoral student, with a start date of July 1, 2026 (or as agreed).

We offer
Lund University is a public authority, which means that employees get benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension scheme. Read more on the University website about being a Lund University employee: Work at Lund University

Work assignments
In addition to following the doctoral education plan and participating in relevant courses, the role includes:

• Developing AI-based outcome measures based on cardiac MRI data, ECG, and registry data from Swedish national quality registries
• Developing and validating new machine learning methods for outcomes following diagnostics for suspected heart disease
• AI-based management and structuring of registry data

Additional duties may be included within the scope of the position.

Qualifications

Requirements for the Position

• Master’s degree in bioinformatics
• Knowledge and experience in scientific work involving artificial intelligence and machine learning applied to cardiac MRI research

Merits:

• Education in medical science
• Experience of scientific writing within the relevant field
• Programming skills in Python
• Excellent command of English, both spoken and written

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§. The proposed start date is 1st July 2026, or as agreed.

How to applyApplications are to be submitted via the University’s recruitment system. The application should include a CV and a personal letter justifying your interest in the position and how it matches your qualifications. The application should also include a degree certificate or equivalent and any other document to which you would like to draw attention (copies of grade transcripts, details of referees, letters of recommendation, etc.).

Welcome to apply!

The Department of Clinical Sciences Lund is one of six departments at the Faculty of Medicine. Clinical Sciences Lund cooperates closely with Skåne University Hospital and the Faculty of Medicine in order to optimize the conditions for preclinical and clinical translational research, research strategies and development, as well as education on both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The Faculty of Medicine is a part of Lund University, and is responsible for education and research within medicine and healthcare. Our academic programs are closely linked with the healthcare system and are firmly anchored in the faculty’s strong research tradition. Our research spans a broad field within experimental preclinical research, near-patient clinical research and health sciences research. The Faculty of Medicine, with its 1,800 employees and 2,700 students in Lund and Malmö, is a knowledge-intensive meeting place for students, teachers and researchers from all over the world.

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