Open positions at Umeå University

Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, is hiring a Project Manager for the Badminton Competence Centre at the School of Sport Sciences. The position is a temporary appointment (50% of full-time) for six months, with the possibility of extension. The starting date is as soon as possible or by agreement. The Badminton Competence Centre (BKC) in Umeå is a collaborative initiative between Umeå University, Umeå Municipality, and the Swedish Badminton Association. Established in 2017, its... Read more

Till vår institution, som bedriver forskning på högsta internationella nivå och tillhandahåller ett flertal högkvalitativa utbildningsprogram, söker vi nu en postdoktor som ska arbeta med datasekretess metoder för datadrivna modeller. Anställningen avser heltid under två år med tillträde 12 januari 2027 eller enligt överenskommelse. Institutionen för datavetenskap vid Umeå universitet är en internationell miljö för forskning och utbildning inom ett brett spektrum av det datavetenskapliga... Read more

The Department of Statistics at Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics (USBE) is recruiting one to two PhD students in Statistics for the research project “Next-Generation Latent Variable Models for Social Data Science”.  Application deadline: November 4, 2026. We are seeking one to two PhD students for the research project “Next-Generation Latent Variable Models for Social Data Science” , led by PhD Gabriel Wallin. In many social science applications, the characteristics and... Read more

Description Umeå University is the site of the groundbreaking discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 genetic scissors, a revolution in genetic engineering that has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The Staff Scientist position is based in the Fors Connolly research group, a multidisciplinary environment with medical doctors, statisticians and epidemiologists. The group has published in journals such as The Lancet and BMJ. Its research focuses on viral infections, risk factors for severe diseas... Read more

Postdoctoral researcher in psychology with a focus on environment and sustainability The Department of Psychology offers an active and creative research and education environment for both employees and students. Further information about the activities conducted at the department is available on our website www.umu.se/institutionen-for-psykologi. The Department of Psychology is now recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for the research project The social foundation for acceptance of climate... Read more

The Department of Physics at Umeå University ( https://www.umu.se/en/department-of-physics/ ) conducts strong research in condensed matter physics, nanotechnology, photonics, ultrafast spectroscopy, and theoretical and computational physics. We announce a PhD position within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network SPARK for the doctoral project ‘Spatiotemporal Hybrid Light–Matter States’.  Last day to apply is November 30, 2026.  The earliest starting date is February 2027, or by agreemen... Read more

The Department of Physics at Umeå University ( https://www.umu.se/en/department-of-physics/ ) conducts strong research in condensed matter physics, nanotechnology, photonics, ultrafast spectroscopy, and theoretical and computational physics. We announce a PhD position within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network SPARK for the doctoral project ‘Spatiotemporal Information Processing’.  Last day to apply is November 30, 2026. The earliest starting date is February 2027, or by agreement.... Read more

Postdoctoral position in Environmental Chemistry (2 years) The Department of Chemistry seeks a postdoctoral researcher who will work with recovery of carbon and organic material from hydrothermal carbonization filtrates. The employment is full-time for two years with access 1 March 2027, or by agreement. Project description and working tasks  Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) converts wet, hard-to-handle residues (e.g. pulp mill sludge) into a carbon-rich hydrochar without prior drying. But mu... Read more