PhD position in Pharmacometrics at Uppsala University

The Pharmacometrics Research Group at Uppsala University invites applications for one PhD position in the field of pharmacometrics. The applicants should be able to begin work in 2013. Deadline for application is September 13, 2013. The research group in Pharmacometrics is involved in methodological research concerning principles and approaches for the development and use of these types of models as well applied development and use of models in specific therapeutic areas to enhance the understanding of diseases and the effects of treatment in order to streamline the development of new drugs and improve therapy with existing medicine. For information about our research: http://www.farmbio.uu.se/research/researchgroups/pharmacometrics/ http://www.farmbio.uu.se/research/researchgroups/pharmacometrics/ Much of our research is done in international collaboration with universities and industry in Europe, USA, Africa, Asia and Australia. The research team is international, with >12 nations and many areas of expertise (pharmaceutical sciences, engineering sciences, medicine, statistics and mathematics) represented. We now announce one PhD position with a tuberculosis therapeutic area focus. Applicants must have, or soon be expected to have, graduated from basic training in the appropriate area. Information about doctoral education, qualification requirements and admission arrangements can be found on http://www.medfarm.uu.se/utbildning/forskarniva/vill_du_borja/ http://www.medfarm.uu.se/utbildning/forskarniva/vill_du_borja/. Selection of candidates will be made by the supervisor in consultation with the institution's research education group. The Medicine and Pharmacy Research Education Committee is the body that formally accepts the student. Salary is according to local guidelines at Uppsala University. The holder of a PhD student position must primarily concentrate on his/her own research studies. Other departmental work including teaching and administrative work can be part of the position (maximum 20%). Provisions for students are contained in the Higher Education Ordinance (Högskoleförordningen) chapter 5, sections 1-7. For questions or more information, please contact Assoc Prof Ulrika Simonsson ( <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]). The application should include CV, relevant exam certificate, Master thesis or publication if relevant. Please also include a letter describing yourself, your experience, when you can begin and why you are applying for the position. Please send your written application no later than September 13, 2013 in writing to the Registrar, UFV-PA 2013/2438, Uppsala University, Box 256, SE-751 05 Uppsala, Sweden or fax +46-18-471 20 00 or e-mail: [email protected]. Please include the reference for the position (UFV-PA 2013/2438) in email subject and where relevant. An application by fax or e-mail should be complemented with original documents sent by post within one week after the application deadline. Best regards, Ulrika Ulrika Simonsson, PhD Assoc Prof in Pharmacometrics Pharmacometrics Research Group Dept of Pharmaceutical Biosciences Uppsala University Sweden