Project Coordinator

Published: 2022-05-19

Uppsala University is a comprehensive research-intensive university with a strong international standing. Our ultimate goal is to conduct education and research of the highest quality and relevance to make a long-term difference in society. Our most important assets are all the individuals whose curiosity and dedication make Uppsala University one of Sweden’s most exciting workplaces. Uppsala University has over 54,000 students, more than 7,500 employees and a turnover of around SEK 8 billion.

The Department of Pharmacy at Uppsala University is an interdisciplinary environment at the center of the pharmaceutical arena. With frontline research, first-class education and extensive collaborations we constitute a driving force in the development of our academic field. In this inspiring environment our rich diversity of research groups, several of international prominence, develop and conduct work of great scientific importance. Among our core competences are computational modelling and simulations, in vitro ADME models, advanced in vivo methods and societal aspects from optimizing the use of drugs in individuals to societal pharmaceutical policies. Together, we form a unique cluster of academic competences within pharmaceutical sciences, playing a key role in shaping the future of pharmacy in both Sweden and globally.

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The position is linked to the Swedish Drug Delivery Center (SweDeliver), a world leading research forum with focus on new strategies for parenteral, oral and pulmonary drug delivery. The center unites academia and selected industrial partners to represent Scandinavian drug development and biotechnology with broad competences. Together we drive pharmaceutical research and innovation towards novel, advanced drug delivery systems. A prioritized goal of SweDeliver is to offer young scientists unique possibilities for training and career development. As a project coordinator in SweDeliver you work at the pharmaceutical faculty of Uppsala University – the academic hub of the center.

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Work environment: Your duties in this quite varied role will be to provide important administrative support to the consortium SweDeliver and the research group of Prof. Christel Bergström at the Department of Pharmacy, which means that you will be naturally integrated as a member of this research group and consortium. Prof. Bergström is also the director of SweDeliver. The research group of Prof. Bergström in Molecular Pharmaceutics takes a multidisciplinary approach and combines computational chemistry and bioinformatics with cell- and molecular biology, biopharmaceutics, pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical nanotechnology and physical chemistry to find new ways to predict and define rate-limiting barriers to the absorption and organ distribution of different types of drugs. We anticipate that our research will provide insights into new mechanisms for drug absorption, disposition and delivery, which will support development of new therapeutic strategies for efficient oral drug delivery. More information at Bergström . Your primary task will be to provide support for Prof. Bergström in management activities related to SweDeliver (60% of working time). Additionally, you will support other ongoing research projects in the team of Prof. Bergström and preparation of large grant applications for future consortia and research projects (40% of working time).

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Duties

This position is primarily intended to be an administrative support function for research leaders within the Bergström group, SweDeliver and future larger projects and consortia. Your day-to-day role will be to ‘make-it-happen’ - organizing, structuring and developing new systems. This will include supporting internal and external communication, coordinating meetings ranging from a few participants up to hundreds, as well as administrative, scientific and financial project follow-up and reporting (e.g. preparation of project progress reports, minutes from board meetings, and progress reports to executive committee). Tasks can vary widely in complexity and may include additional support within the research group e.g. travel booking and reporting, helping PhD students and postdocs with scientific writing, updating websites and internal exchange servers with new research results and publications, coordinating and submitting scientific and financial reports to research funders, developing research information in the form of posters and outreach demos as well as helping with larger applications, both in design, budgeting and coordination. A key task will be communication with SweDeliver project partners as well as external stake holders such as the life sciences community, medical product agency and health care services in Uppsala and Stockholm region.

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About the employment
The employment is a permanent position (probationary period may be applied). Scope of employment 100%. Starting date 1 August 2022 or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala

For further information about the position, please contact: Professor Christel Bergström ([email protected])

Please submit your application by 8 June 2022, UFV-PA 2022/2046.

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Placement: Department of Pharmacy

Type of employment: Full time , Permanent position

Pay: Individual salary

Number of positions: 1

Working hours: 100%

Town: Uppsala

County: Uppsala län

Country: Sweden

Union representative: Seko Universitetsklubben [email protected]
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Number of reference: 2022/2046

Last application date: 2022-06-08

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