Postdoctoral position in Women’s Mental Health
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Uppsala University
- Career category: Research/ Data analysis
- Job type: PhD
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 23/04/2026
- Location: Sweden
Project and research area
The postdoctoral project focuses on women’s mental health across the life course, with particular emphasis on mental health in relation to reproductive transitions and women’s health conditions. The project brings together leading international academic research groups with the overarching aim of understanding individual differences in the impact of physiological hormonal transitions, hormonal contraception and reproductive endocrine disorders on mental health, pain, and brain health. The postdoctoral project will integrate large-scale population data and clinical studies with neurobiological and cognitive neuroscience frameworks to better understand women’s mental health across reproductive transitions and across the lifespan.
The postdoctoral project focuses on women’s mental health across the life course, with particular emphasis on mental health in relation to reproductive transitions and women’s health conditions. The project brings together leading international academic research groups with the overarching aim of understanding individual differences in the impact of physiological hormonal transitions, hormonal contraception and reproductive endocrine disorders on mental health, pain, and brain health. The postdoctoral project will integrate large-scale population data and clinical studies with neurobiological and cognitive neuroscience frameworks to better understand women’s mental health across reproductive transitions and across the lifespan.
Duties
As an integral member of this interdisciplinary team, the successful candidate will engage in high-impact, interdisciplinary research within a well-resourced and collaborative environment, contributing to a project of significant scientific and societal importance, in collaboration with the research group and partners.
As an integral member of this interdisciplinary team, the successful candidate will engage in high-impact, interdisciplinary research within a well-resourced and collaborative environment, contributing to a project of significant scientific and societal importance, in collaboration with the research group and partners.
Duties include:
- designing and conducting research studies in the field
- working with large-scale registry and population-based data, as well as data from clinical cohorts
- analysing and interpreting data using appropriate epidemiological and statistical methods
- publishing results in peer-reviewed journals and presenting findings at scientific conferences
- contributing to the development of new projects and national and international interdsiciplinary research collaborations
- participating in supervision and mentoring of students where relevant
- engaging in science communication and public outreach to promote nuanced, evidence-based understanding of women’s health across the lifespan while helping to reduce stigma surrounding reproductive health conditions.
The position offers the opportunity to gain an extensive network for collaboration and professional growth, and work in a strong interdisciplinary environment with relevance for both science and society. The Department of Women and Children’s Health at Uppsala University is a supportive and collaborative environment for interdisciplinary research, known for its strong and diverse team of international researchers.
Qualifications required
We are looking for candidates with:
We are looking for candidates with:
- a PhD degree in a relevant field, such as medicine, nursing, psychology, epidemiology, public health, neuroscience, biomedicine, or another related discipline (obtained by the time of employment start)
- documented research experience relevant to women’s mental health, neuroendocrinology, cognitive neuroscience, reproductive health, perinatal mental health, menopause, psychiatric epidemiology, or related areas, as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications
- experience in advanced quantitative research methods and statistical analysis and proficiency in using the R-statical program
- experience of working with complex longitudinal population-based, cohort, or registry data, or other relevant clinical or epidemiological datasets
- very good oral and written proficiency in English proficiency
- in use of MS-Office and reference management programs
- ability to work both independently and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary research environment
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