CanFaster- Postdoc COFUND-MSCA-EU program: 05 positions 2026 views

CanFaster, is co funded by EU, is a two-years post-doctoral program, within cancer research and entrepreneurship. The program will recruit 15 fellows during three calls. The goal is to faster forward the discoveries in cancer research, to speed up the time from discovery to change in clinical practice.

About the program:

• The program is administrated by CREATE Health, located in the energetic and dynamic science park, Medicon Village. The research openings are connected to the faculties of Medicine and Engineering at Lund University.
• The goal of CanFaster is to educate tomorrow’s cancer researchers in a broad set of scientific, transferable, and business skills to become entrepreneurs.
• The selected candidates will be offered a two years postdoc position.
• The program is divided into three different work packages (WP) A; scientific training, B; Canfaster specific training, C; inter-sectoral training. WP-A constitute the research project and is the main activity. Within WP-B, will be able to attend courses in entrepreneurship, innovation processes and within WP-C will have the opportunity to be educated in clinical aspects of cancer and attend seminar series at the business incubator.
• The CanFaster fellow will have the opportunity to perform secondments in the non-academic sector, such as clinic or industry.

CanFaster- ER projects:

1. Towards precision medicine – spatial omics as a tool in immuno-oncology.; Research subject: Immunotechnology
2. Predictive immune biomarkers in cancer; Research subject: Immunotechnology
3. Translational Cancer Genomics and Bioinformatics; Research subject: Laboratory Medicine
4. Functional analysis of ‘silent’ mutations in familiar breast cancer; Research subject: Clinical Sciences, Experimental Oncology
5. Genetic variation influencing blood cell regeneration and blood cancer risk; Research subject: Laboratory Medicine

Qualifications:

• The postdoctoral position requires that the applicant must hold PhD, or an international degree deemed equivalent to a PhD, within the subject of the position, completed no more than three years before the last date for applications.
• Maximum 12 months of residency in Sweden during the last three years from the closure of the call.
• Sufficient skills in written and spoken English: See canfaster.se for description of scores on accepted English test.

How to apply:

Applications to be submitted online (in English). The application must include the following:

• Scanned copy of standardized English test results (GRE, TOEFL, etc.) required for all non-native English applicants.
• Scanned copies of the PhD diploma complete and official academic transcripts in English.
• CV according to instructions.
• Publication list according to instructions.
• Letter of motivation based on template provided
• Two reference letters based on template provided. The form should be sent to canfaster-call@immun.lth.se with the subject “Referee form and name of the applicant” before the closure of the call.

#Second call will open in June 2020 and third call in February 2021