Open positions at Umeå University

The Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics seeks up to two postdoctoral researchers who will work in the Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence group under the supervision of Alp Yurtsever. The employment is full-time for two years starting from October 1st 2024, or by agreement. Apply latest 17 May 2024. Project description and working tasks The connection between optimization and machine learning is at the heart of many recent breakthroughs in artificial... Read more

The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden, MIMS, is the Swedish node for the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine. Our mission is to promote research excellence in infection medicine and to foster the careers of the next generation of researchers in this field. Through our partnership with the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and a strong network of Nordic partners, we connect Swedish science to an expanding family of European research centres for molecular... Read more

The department of Economics at Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics is looking for a post-doctoral researcher in Economics with a focus on environmental economics in general and bioenergy, energy transition and the effects on Swedish industry in particular. The position is based on external research funding and is full-time for 24 months. The position includes 20% teaching and 80% research based on funding via the Bio4energy program. Apply May 20, 2024, at the latest. Starting... Read more

The Department of Computing Science seeks a postdoctoral researcher who will work with attack and defence strategies in federated learning. The employment is full-time for two years with a starting date by agreement. Department of Computing science The department characterized by world-leading research in several scientific fields and a multitude of educations ranked highly in international comparison are now looking for a postdoc within attack and defence strategies in federated learning.   ... Read more

IceLab and Umeå Plant Science Centre  Umeå University's interdisciplinary research hub, IceLab (Integrated Science Lab, www.icelab.se), has been awarded a grant by the Swedish Research Council to establish a center of excellence: Center for modeling adaptive mechanisms in living systems under stress. At IceLab, we foster multidisciplinary collaborations – focusing on innovative research that integrates theoretical, computational, and empirical work. Umeå Plant Science Centre, UPSC, is one of... Read more

A great opportunity for a postdoctoral candidate seeking to work in a strong research environment with excellent analytical resources and with a very high degree of independence. We are now recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to the department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine at Umeå University. The employment is a full-time, fixed term position for two years starting 24-09-01 or as agreed upon. Description of the project The postdoc position will be affiliated with the Swedish metabolomic... Read more

The Department of Ecology and Environmental Science at Umeå University, Sweden, invites applicants for a PhD position in physical geography, with a focus on fluvial geomorphology and ice dynamics. Start date will be September 1, 2024, or according to agreement. Application deadline is May 23rd, 2024. Project description In the project “Flood Seasons: Impact of seasonality shifts of flooding and ice on river dynamics” we aim to assess how current and future changes in the flooding and ice regi... Read more

The Department of Clinical Sciences is now looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work in pediatrics with a focus on nutrition, neurological development, and neonatology. The position is full-time for two years, starting on 19 August 2024 or according to agreement. The application deadline is 2024-05-29.   Project description The research work will be conducted within the N4 Research Group (www.n4researchgroup.se; https://www.umu.se/en/research/groups/n4-research-group/); a very active research... Read more

Umeå University, Department of Computing Science The Department of Computing Science is now looking for a Doctoral student in cybersecurity with a focus on DDoS attacks and defence strategies for the cloud-edge continuum. The department has been growing rapidly in recent years. An inclusive and participatory environment are key elements in our growth. The 60 doctoral students within the department are a diverse group from different nationalities, backgrounds and fields. We offer very good... Read more

The Department of Diagnostics and Intervention at the Faculty of Medicine is looking for a doctoral student in the subject of Biomedical Engineering, focusing on motion analysis and motor control in relation to treatment of a neurological disorder (essential tremor). The employment period is four years and refers to full-time starting 2024-09-01 or as agreed. If admitted to postgraduate education, you will take part of the faculty postgraduate education program at the Faculty of Medicine. The... Read more

NORPOD is a collaborative postdoctoral program of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine. The partnership is a network of four national research centers across the Nordics and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), with complementary research expertise at the forefront of molecular medicine research. With the NORPOD program, the Nordic EMBL Partnership aims to foster the next generation of researchers in molecular medicine by implementing joint postdoctoral research... Read more

The Department of Chemistry is opening a PhD position in Chemistry with a specialization in biochemistry. The thesis project will focus on characterizing protein glycosylation in a major group of species of the human microbiome. The position is for four years of doctoral studies, including participation in research and postgraduate courses. The last day to apply is May 31, 2024. Expected starting date is beginning of September/2024 or by agreement.   Project description and tasks The species... Read more

We are seeking an experienced academic leader with a clear, inclusive and communicative leadership style who can lead development to reinforce the University’s position and competitiveness, both nationally and internationally. The Vice-Chancellor will be a confidence-inspiring representative of Umeå University, and will work actively and successfully to strengthen the University within education, research and collaboration. Umeå University is one of Sweden’s largest higher education... Read more

The Department of Public health and clinical medicine at the Faculty of Medicine is looking for a doctoral student in the subject of Occupational and environmental medicine focusing on air pollution epidemiology. The employment period is four years and refers to full-time starting 2024-09-01 or as agreed. If admitted to postgraduate education, you will take part of the faculty postgraduate education program at the Faculty of Medicine. The program comprises 25 credits over 8 semesters (4 years... Read more

The Department of Chemistry is opening a PhD position in Chemistry with a specialization in structural biology. The thesis project will focus on assembly mechanisms of human pathogenic viruses. The project involves training in state-of-the-art cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) data collection and processing. The PhD student will also learn how to prepare challenging samples and characterize these with biochemical, biophysical, and functional assays. The position is for four years of... Read more

The Department of Business Administration at Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics is looking for a PhD student in Business Administration with a specialization in finance. Apply June 3, at the latest. Description The doctoral student will work at the Department of Business Administration at Umeå School of Business, Economics, and Statistics (USBE) at the Accounting and Finance section. As a Ph.D. student, you should take doctoral courses and conduct independent research project... Read more

Postdoctoral Researcher in Pathology with a Focus on Cancer Research, Primarily Metastatic Prostate Cancer The Department of Medical Biosciences is seeking a motivated and scientifically driven postdoctoral researcher in pathology for translational studies related to aggressive prostate cancer. The appointment aims to further scientific qualifications after obtaining a doctoral degree and is limited to two (2) years with the possibility of extension for an additional year. The department is a... Read more

Department of Physics is looking for a PhD student in experimental physics for a project aimed at high-resolution optical frequency comb spectroscopy of molecules of importance in astrophysics. The position will open in the fall 2024 (exact start date can be negotiated). The application deadline is Jun 10, 2024. Project Description The Optical Frequency Comb Spectroscopy Group ( www.umucombs.org ) works with development and applications of optical frequency comb spectroscopy for broadband... Read more

The Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics is opening a PhD position in Mathematics focusing on complex differential geometry and optimal transport. The position covers four years of third-cycle studies, including participation in research and third-cycle courses. The last day to apply is June 10, 2024. This recruitment is part of larger expansion of the research group in Geometry. The group, which currently consists of five senior researchers, three doctoral students and one... Read more

The Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics is opening a PhD position in mathematics, within the WASP AI program, focusing on geometric deep learning. The position covers four years of third-cycle studies, including participation in research and third-cycle courses. The last day to apply is 10 June 2024. This recruitment is part of a more significant expansion of the research group at the department investigating mathematical foundations of artificial intelligence. The group... Read more

The Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics is opening a PhD position in Computational Sciences within the national Data-Driven Life Science program. The position covers four years of third-cycle studies, including participation in research and third-cycle courses. The last day to apply is June 17, 2024.  This position is part of a national data-driven life science (DDLS) program recruitment. DDLS uses data, computational methods, and artificial intelligence to study biological... Read more

The Department of Diagnostics and Intervention announces a doctoral position in medical science with a focus on the development of new techniques for rehabilitation and functional impairments of injuries to the upper extremity supported by machine learning and neural networks. The position is an initiative within the framework of the research initiative "Learning and brain plasticity throughout the life span", which is one of Umeå University's prioritized research areas. The employment period... Read more

The Department of Physics at Umeå University ( https://www.umu.se/en/department-of-physics/ ) conducts strong research in the areas of condensed matter physics, nanotechnology, photonics and theoretical physics. We announce one PhD position in the framework of the ERC Starting Grant project ‘MagneticTWIST – Ultrafast control of magnetism with twisted plasmons’ (grant n. 101116253 – https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101116253 ). The project is mainly experimental. Last day to apply is June 3... Read more

The Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics is opening a PhD position in mathematics or mathematical statistics, focusing on geometric deep learning. The position covers four years of third-cycle studies, including participation in research and third-cycle courses. The last day to apply is August 26th 2024. Project description and tasks  Machine learning (‘artificial intelligence’) is having an immense impact on both society at large and research especially, and this impact is... Read more