SciLifeLab PULSE: Postdoc program for Future Leaders in Life Science Academia and Industry

A Postdoctoral Opportunity within Life Sciences Join SciLifeLab PULSE (Program for future leaders in Life Science) to move your research career forward.

Why PULSE? • Empowering Diversity in Science: PULSE is committed to fostering diversity and creating inclusive environments. • Flexible and Supportive: Tailored training and career development designed to balance professional growth with personal commitments. • State-ot-the-art Research: Engage in cutting-edge, high-density data-driven research that impacts academia, industry, and policy worldwide.

About the Programme • Fellowship: each participant will benefit from a 36-month postdoctoral training. • Two tracks to align with your goals: Choose between the academic or the entrepreneurial path. • Global Collaboration: Opportunities for secondments at 29 renowned research institutions, infrastructures, and industry partners across Europe and beyond. • Host Universities: Collaborate with one of 11 leading Swedish universities.

What You get • Transferable Skills: E.g. Open science, FAIR, communication, entrepreneurship and leadership training, to develop expertise to address related challenges. • Technology and methodology skills: Research methodology and technology training, according to an individually designed career development plan. The program integrates international, interdisciplinary, and intersectoral elements to provide a well-rounded educational experience. • Networking Opportunities: Build lasting relationships through secondments at any of the PULSE partners; international industries, institutions, and research infrastructures. • Leadership Development: Become one of the 48 future leaders equipped to move forward towards their goals within molecular life sciences. • Competitive salary and benefits, including access to the Swedish social security system, to support work-life balance.

Our Commitment to Inclusivity PULSE follows the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for Recruitment of Researchers, ensuring an open, fair, and transparent selection process. We encourage applications from women and individuals of all backgrounds to enrich the future of Life Sciences.

Application Period: The second call for 27 postdoctoral positions is now open, with deadline on March 16, 2026. Candidates of all nationalities under MSCA eligibility criteria, are welcome to apply.

Visit https://www.scilifelab.se/research/pulse/ for more details and apply today!

N.B. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.