Excellent candidates with an academic degree at the Masters level in molecular biology and/or biotechnology are invited to apply. Experience in molecular parasitology is required and a background in genome analyses is a merit. The research project will be conducted in a very active environment as part of a group consisting of, at present two PhD students and 1 post-doc. Activities center around the pathogenesis and evolution of protozoan parasites. In particular, the focus is on development of tools for diagnosis of the intestinal parasites Giardia intestinalis and Spironucleus salmonicida. The PhD student will be expected to teach and/or supervise during lab courses, in Swedish or English, for at most 20% of the time.
Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 January 2011
