Postdoc in Cardiovascular Epidemiology (scholarship)

Lund, Sweden

2025-11-20 (Europe/Stockholm)

The Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Division of Perinatal and Cardiovascular Epidemiology hereby announces a postdoc scholarship

Lund University was founded in 1666 and repeatedly ranks among the world’s top 100 universities. The University has 46,000 students and more than 8,000 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition. Lund University welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Gender equality and equal opportunities and diversity are fundamental principles in all parts of the University’s activities. The purpose of postdoctoral development is to promote internationalization and contribute to qualifications within research following the completion of a doctoral degree. Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine hereby welcomes applications for a postdoctoral scholarship:

Reference number: V 2025-2733

Placement: Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Division of Perinatal and Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Duration: 24 months

Stipend: 394,800 SEK per year (non-taxable in Sweden)

Preliminary start date: 01/01/2026 (Flexible)

Application deadline: 20/11/2025

Contact person/supervisor: Associate Professor Simon Timpka, simon.timpka@med.lu.se

The role of pregnancy complications in coronary artery disease development

In the Perinatal and Cardiovascular Epidemiology (PACE) research group we work cross-disciplinary to improve our understanding of pregnancy complications, particularly preeclampsia, and cardiovascular disease. The research group is led by Simon Timpka (Associate Professor in Clinical Epidemiology) and consists of >10 members, including a full-time senior PhD statistician and both clinical and full-time postdocs. Our projects typically leverage large sets of either registry-based, biomarker, genetic and/or imaging data. Our offices are located at the Clinical Research Center (CRC) in Malmö, next door to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Skåne University Hospital.

This project aims to investigate how a history of certain pregnancy complications leads to coronary artery disease development in women.

Women with certain pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia develop hypertension and coronary artery disease at an earlier age compared to women not affected by these complications. However, the etiology behind this process is unclear.

The scholarship recipient will under supervision gain training and experience in:

• Handling and analyzing large datasets of genetic and coronary imaging data.
• Apply relevant statistical techniques to analyze registry-ascertained health outcomes in women
• Execute statistical analyses relevant to genome-wide association studies (GWAS)
• Collaborating on research projects with international experts.

This position offers an opportunity of hands-on training to further learn relevant statistical methods and how to handle large sets of clinical and imaging data, as well as bioinformatics training on genetic data.

Qualifications

• To be eligible for a postdoc scholarship at Lund University the recipient must hold a PhD degree within a relevant field, such as public health, epidemiology or clinical medicine.
• The PhD degree must not be older than three years.
• The applicant must not have been employed at Lund University in the past two years.
• Documented experience of handling and analyzing large datasets in relevant areas such as cardiovascular epidemiology, genetic epidemiology, or cardiac imaging.
• Expert user of a least one widely used statistical software (e.g. SAS, Stata, R).
• Proficient in English (oral and written).
• Interest in women’s health
• Previous experience of collaborating on international research projects is an advantage.

Written application including reference number should be sent as a single pdf file by e-mail to the contact person and is to contain:

• Personal letter, stating the reasons why the project suits the applicant (maximum one page)
• CV (2 pages)
• List of most important publications (maximum 10, 1 page)
• PhD Diploma or statement from the University when the defense is scheduled
• Contact information to two references who should have been notified of the application, with information on the best way of contact.

Information regarding scholarships at Lund University

• The scholarship follows Lund University regulations STYR 2020/1283.
• Scholarships are intended for the recipient’s own education and do not represent remuneration for work carried out on the University’s behalf.
• The department and the recipient are to formulate, in writing, an agreed study plan for the recipient’s development.
• The postdoctoral scholarship is paid quarterly.
• Approved scholarships are reassessed every six months.
  Scholarship recipients are to complete their education/career development and satisfy attendance requirements in accordance with their course plan/study plan/professional development plan. In the event of misconduct, or if the recipient is not deemed able to complete their education/career development due to illness or on other grounds, scholarship funds that have been granted but not yet paid may be withdrawn.
• The scholarship is a gift and is therefore not taxed. It is possible that the recipient may be taxed in their home country – something the recipient should investigate beforehand.
• Scholarships do not entitle the recipient to sick pay, parental leave, holiday pay or pensions.
• The recipient is not entitled to subsistence allowance for travel.
• The recipient is protected by insurance coverage but must check their own insurance requirements.
• Scholarships to a single individual at Lund University may not exceed a total of 24 months.
• The recipient is to be treated equally with other students in the same situation regardless of financing while being assured of and contributing to a good work environment.