Postdoc in Experimental Biomedical Research

Umeå University
📍 Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden 💼 Temporary position 🕒 Posted June 11, 2026

Job Description

Project Description

The Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation is seeking a Postdoc for the project “COPD-HIT”, an international multicenter project aimed at developing and validating an in vitro loading model against in vivo blood and muscle adaptations (biopsies) from individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), as well as healthy matched controls who have undergone physical training of varying intensity and duration.

Job Responsibilities

As a Postdoc in this project, you will combine experimental studies with the analysis of in vivo blood and muscle data. Since the project is translational, you will collaborate with both clinical and preclinical researchers as well as specialists in other related fields.
You will have a central and independent role, working with:

  • Establishment and culture of primary human muscle cells, including isolation, culture, and differentiation.
  • In vitro models ...
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    Job Details

    • Location Umeå, Västerbotten County
    • Job Type Temporary position
    • Category Life Scientists
    • Posted Date June 11, 2026
    • Application Deadline July 21, 2026