Professor of Biomaterials

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The Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Biomaterials, is internationally renowned in the field of tissue integration of implants and prostheses. The deciphering of the mechanisms of integration versus the failure of integration is important for the development of novel implants for clinical use. Research is performed in collaborative projects with Swedish and international universities and companies. The department is a driver in several projects with clinical colleagues and material science experts. Examples are studies on the mechanisms of osteoinduction of bioceramics, cell-material and bacteria-material interactions and osseointegrated amputation prostheses (Strategic governmental research grants together with Chalmers, the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, VINNOVA, and the Sahlgrenska University Hospital). Three of the current projects are performed together with European research partners (EU projects). This advertisement aims to recruit a professor who has the ambition to further develop the research and education programme in biomaterials, as well as to engage in interactions with the surrounding society.


Subject area
Biomaterials


Subject area description
Biomaterials is an interdisciplinary research discipline with a focus on the interactions between materials and biology. The discipline combines knowledge of material properties with the cellular and molecular processes in the adjacent tissue, tissue composition and structure and biomechanics in normal and pathological conditions. The focus is on curiosity-driven fundamental research with subsequent clinical applications.


Teaching and education in biomaterials is at both basic and advanced levels. Currently, the research and pedagogic programmes within the Department of Biomaterials are mainly focused on the behaviour of materials in the musculoskeletal system, encompassing, for example, oral and craniofacial reconstruction, orthopaedic implants and bone-anchored hearing aids.
Job assignments
We are searching for a leading international researcher in biomaterials. The assignment includes the leadership, planning and execution of a research programme directed at understanding the interactions between biomaterials and tissues in vivo. The application of advanced analytical methods to determine the relationships between material properties and structural, cellular and molecular processes during the regeneration of tissues or the integration of materials into tissues is of considerable importance. The position includes teaching in biomaterials at basal and advanced levels and the recruitment and supervision of doctoral students with different interdisciplinary backgrounds. The assignment also includes the development of new courses on basal and advanced levels together with other disciplines.


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Assessment
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Employment
The employment is a full time (100%) permanent post and located at The Institute of Clinical Sciences.
Entrance upon office: Autumn 2021


Appointment procedure


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For further information:
Please contact:


Peter Thomsen, Professor, phone +46 70 5255554, peter.thomsen@biomaterials.gu.se


Peter Naredi, Head/Professor, phone + 46 706814981, peter.naredi@gu.se
Unions
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How to apply
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The reference number of the application, PAR 2020/1254, should be clearly stated when mailing
complementary documents.


The application is to be written in English.
Closing date: 2021-03-24