Associate Senior Lecturer in Experimental pharmacology
Göteborgs universitet / Högskolejobb / Göteborg
2026-02-03
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Reference number PAR 2026/125
The University of Gothenburg tackles society's challenges with diverse knowledge. 58 000 students and 6800 employees make the university a large and inspiring place to work and study. Strong research and attractive study programmes attract researchers and students from around the world. With new knowledge and new perspectives, the University contributes to a better future.
Build your independent research career at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, in a supportive, well-resourced environment. You will benefit from academic freedom, strong core facilities, powerful research networks, and excellent opportunities to turn your research ideas into innovation and entrepreneurship within a vibrant life science community. Combined with a secure position and a high quality of life in Gothenburg, this is a place where both your research and career can grow.
The position is located at the Department of Pharmacology within the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology. The department employs approximately 45 people, including eight full-time teachers, five of whom are in the field of pharmacology and three in the field of pharmacy. The department provides basic and advanced education at most of the Sahlgrenska Academy's educational programs, as well as postgraduate education. Teaching is given in Swedish and English.
Research at the department covers several subject areas, all related to pharmacology. As an Associate Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the Department of Pharmacology, your salary (100 %) and rent for office and laboratory space are paid for by the department. You also have access to the department's shared equipment and the opportunity to receive assistance from a laboratory assistant financed by the department. An externally recruited assistant lecturer also receives a starting grant of 1 million kronor from the Sahlgrenska Academy.
Subject area
Experimental pharmacology
Subject area description
The position is within the area of pharmacology, meaning the study of drugs, which refers to all parts of the subject, such as the mechanisms of action of drugs, mechanisms for the occurrence of drug side effects, the development of new potential drugs and the clinical use of drugs.
Duties
The holder of the position must conduct experimental research that can be attributed to the subject. The research should have good potential to generate external grants. Research is the most important and extensive task. The holder of the position must also be able to teach in Swedish and/or English at both basic and advanced level at educational programs where pharmacology forms part of the teaching, i.e. most programs at the Sahlgrenska Academy. In addition, the holder of the position must be able to teach the subject at PhD courses. The holder of the position must also be able to supervise Master's students and doctoral students in the subject. As a holder of the position you may be required to perform certain administrative tasks common to the section, primarily course management but also departmental and academy-wide tasks.
An employee who lacks higher education pedagogical training is expected to complete such training within one year of starting the position.
For promotion, the applicant is required to have acquired proficiency in Swedish, both written and spoken, at a minimum of level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), no later than six months before the expiry of the employment as Associate Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor). The University of Gothenburg will provide Swedish language courses, which are mandatory as part of the employment.
Eligibility
The eligibility criteria for employment as an Associate Senior Lecturer are set out in the Higher Education Ordinance and in the Appointment Procedure for Teaching Posts at the University of Gothenburg.
A person qualified for appointment as an Associate Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) is a person who has been awarded a PhD within a relevant field or has the corresponding research expertise. Primary consideration should be given to a person who has been awarded a PhD or achieved the equivalent expertise within seven years of the deadline for application for employment as an Associate Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor). However, a person who has been awarded a PhD or achieved the equivalent expertise at an earlier date may also be considered if there are exceptional circumstances. Exceptional circumstances are sick leave, parental leave or other similar circumstances. The reasons for the absence, its dates, and its extent must be clearly specified in the application and supported by appropriate documentation.
The ability to teach in Swedish or English is a requirement.
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Göteborgs universitet | Associate Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Experimental pharmacology
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Arbetsgivare Göteborgs Universitet (org.nr 202100-3153)
Medicinaregatan 16 A (
visa karta)
405 30 GÖTEBORG
Arbetsplats Sahlgrenska akademin vid Göteborgs universitet
Kontakt Deputy Head of Department/Professor
Lars Westberg
lars.westberg@pharm.gu.se +46 31 786 34 31 Jobbnummer 9720203