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