Assistant Professor in Data-driven precision medicine and diagnostics

Employer: SciLifeLab

Location: Linköping University, Sweden (SE)

Salary: Monthly salary

Closing date: Nov 15, 2025

Discipline: Life Sciences, Computational Biology, Physical Sciences, Computer Sciences, Information Technology, Health Sciences, Diagnostics, Personalized Medicine

Position Type: Full Time

Job Type: Faculty, Group Leader/Principal Investigator

Organization Type: Academia

Work assignments

The purpose of the position as an assistant professor is that the teacher should be given the opportunity to develop his independence as a researcher and to merit both scientifically and pedagogically in order to meet the requirements for eligibility for a position as a associate professor.

At Linköping University, we are looking to fill the position as DDLS fellow in Data-driven precision medicine and diagnostics.

Data-driven precision medicine and diagnostics cover data integration, analysis, visualization, and data interpretation for patient stratification, discovery of biomarkers for disease risks, diagnosis, drug response and monitoring of health. Precision medicine research is expected to make use of existing strong assets in Sweden and abroad, such as molecular data (e.g. omics), imaging, electronic health care records, longitudinal patient and population registries and biobanks.

The applicant is expected to have a strong computational focus on innovative development and application of novel data-driven methods relying on machine learning, artificial intelligence, or other computational techniques.

Your tasks will include conducting independent research in the subject area at an internationally competitive level. The position will involve interactions with the Wallenberg Center for Molecular Medicine (WCMM) in Linköping and with Data Driven Life Science (DDLS) fellows locally and nationally.

You are active in the research community, participate in the department's activities such as seminars and workshops, participate in research projects, communicate results via academic publications and contribute to attracting external research funding.

As Assistant Professor in Data-driven precision medicine and diagnostics you teach on undergraduate and graduate level in Swedish and/or English and supervise students within relevant educational programmes at Linköping University. The work can include administrative tasks such as course development, being course coordinator or examiner.

You actively contribute to the university's development work. You contribute to collaboration, which is an integrated part of the university's research and education mission.

Collaboration in education takes place by planning, organizing and implementing good education in interaction with actors from the surrounding society.

Collaboration in research takes place by disseminating, making available and utilizing research.

We would also like to see you participate in and show interest in management assignments.

Your work includes following developments in your subject area nationally and internationally as well as to follow societal developments in general that are important to your work.

The Faculty of Medicine applies student-active teaching methods.

Qualifications

For being eligible you need to hold a PhD or have equivalent scientific competence. We are primarily looking for candidates that have completed the PhD within the last five years.

For this employment, scientific skills are of particular importance.

Regarding scientific skills, the following will be assessed:

Requirements for the position:

• Experience of research in the subject area, or research fields with obvious relevance to the subject area

Meritorious for the position:

• Experience of conducting postdoctoral research outside Sweden
• A research profile that fits into the research conducted at Linköping University

Regarding teaching skills, the following will be assessed:

• Previous documented experience of teaching at undergraduate and graduate level is a merit

You must demonstrate the ability to conduct research and teach in English.

You are flexible and have the ability to move between different types of scientific and pedagogical contexts. You share knowledge and contribute to the working group's professional development, collegial working methods and social community. We see that you are present and active as a matter of course so that you can perform your tasks in the best way and thrive in the working community.

The workplace

Your workplace will be one of Linköping University's departments. Your profile determines which department will be relevant. Information about our relevant strong research environments can be found at https://liu.se/en/research/wcmm/ddls-precision.

The DDLS Fellow-programme

Data-driven life science (DDLS) uses data, computational methods and artificial intelligence to study biological systems and processes at all levels, from molecular structures and cellular processes to human health and global ecosystems. The SciLifeLab and Wallenberg National Program for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS), coordinated by SciLifeLab, aims to recruit and train the next-generation of data-driven life scientists and to create globally leading computational and data science capabilities in Sweden. The program is funded with a total of 3.3 billion SEK (about 350 MUSD) over 12 years from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg (KAW) Foundation.

The DDLS program funds 50 high-profile young group leaders (“Fellows”), over 210 postdoctoral positions and has established a research school for 260 PhDs, including industry PhDs and postdocs. Fellows are recruited to the 11 participating host universities/organizations, but brought together under the DDLS program, which has four strategic areas:

• cell and molecular biology
• evolution and biodiversity
• precision medicine and diagnostics
• epidemiology and biology of infection

For more information, please see www.scilifelab.se/data-driven.

During 2022-2024, the first and second round of 39 Fellows joined and now we are looking to recruit an additional group of 11 Fellows. Each DDLS Fellow will receive a recruitment package of 17 MSEK (about 1.6 MUSD) for a 5-year period, covering their own salary and other resources, such as salaries for PhD students and postdoc positions. The Fellowships are tenure-track positions with the host organizations, which assume the responsibility for the long-term faculty appointments following a tenure evaluation.

The future of life science is data-driven. Will you be leading the change with us? Then join us in this unique program!

The employment

The length of employment for this position is five years, full time. Starting date by agreement.

An assistant professor may be employed until further notice, for a minimum period of four years and a maximum period of six years, as determined by the institution of higher education before the employment begins. The employment may be renewed, by a maximum period of two years, if, as a consequence of sick absence, parental leave, or other special circumstances of the assistant professor, additional time is necessary in order to achieve the purpose of the employment.

An assistant professor shall, after application, be promoted to associate professor if he/she is qualified for employment as associate professor and has been assessed following a test to be suitable for such employment according to the grounds for assessment that the University has determined.

As an additional basis for the assessment, the following criteria will be taken into account:

• Demonstration of independent research resulting in high-quality publications with senior authorship
• During employment, demonstrated ability to competitively obtain external research funding from excellent funding bodys
• Supervision of PhD students as main or co-supervisor
• Sufficient knowledge of Swedish to be able to actively participate in teaching in Swedish

For more information on eligibility requirements, assessment criteria and recruitment procedures for teachers, see Linköping University’s rules of appointment. Linköping University’s rules of appointment.

Security checks may be carried out before a decision on employment is made.

Salary and employment benefits

The university applies individual salaries.

More information about employee benefits is available here.

Union representatives

Information about union representatives, see Help for applicants.

Application procedure

Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button below. Your application must be received no later than November 15, 2025.

Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered.

Please attach your selected research publications electronically, in pdf or word format, in the application template. Research publications, e.g. monographs, which cannot be sent electronically should be sent in three sets by mail to the University Registrar at Linköping University, University Registrar, S-581 83 Linköping, Sweden. The publications must be received by Linköping University no later than the deadline for application.

Please note that printed publications will not be returned. They will be archived at Linköping University.

In the event of a discrepancy between the English translation of the job announcement and the Swedish original, the Swedish version shall take precedent.

We welcome applicants with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives - diversity enriches our work and helps us grow. Preserving everybody's equal value, rights and opportunities is a natural part of who we are. Read more about our work with: Equal opportunities.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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Contact persons

Anette Wiklund
HR-partner
013-28 68 41
anette.wiklund@liu.se