Open positions at Umeå University

The Department of Molecular Biology seeks a postdoctoral researcher for a temporary position for two years on full-time. The position is expected to start 1 September 2026 or upon agreement.   Description of the project We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher in Medical Science to characterize and improve small molecules able to kill biofilm-forming Staphylococcus aureus and to identify their mechanism-of-action. The laboratory is mainly interested in understanding how pathogenic bacteri... Read more

Umeå School of Architecture is hiring a teaching assistant within research for the period August 2026—April 2027. The position is 20% part-time with start date as agreed. The application deadline is 22 May, 2026. Job description As teaching assistant, you will assist the School of Architectures researchers in the project “Towards sustainable biobased circularity in digitalized building: Pilot scale 3D printing upcycled biomass in cement.” The project is led by Chalmers University of Technolog... Read more

At the Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, we are announcing the position as a Data driven life science doctoral student in Data-driven epidemiology and biology of infection, which is a fully funded, four-year PhD student position. Data-driven life science Research School Data-driven life science (DDLS) uses data, computational methods, and artificial intelligence to study biological systems and processes at all levels, from molecular structures and cellular processes to hum... Read more

Project Name Prediction of cancer risk using alternative splicing patterns. Description of Tasks The position entails providing assistance with bioinformatics analysis under the supervision of a senior bioinformatician in the context of this project. The tasks include mining publicly available next generation sequencing data from cancer samples, performing alternative splicing analysis, as well as transforming next-generation sequencing data files using one-hot encoding.  Required Competencie... Read more

The Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics is opening a PhD position in computational mathematics and statistics focusing on activity-based modelling of transport and energy use. The position covers four years of third-cycle studies, including participation in research and third-cycle courses. The last day to apply is May 24th 2026. Project description and tasks The ongoing energy transition involves increasing electrification of transport, buildings and industry, placing new... Read more

Communicator This position will be based at Umeå Marine Sciences Centre (UMSC) which is a unit within Umeå University and is located in Norrbyn just 40 km south of Umeå. UMSC’s strategic remit focuses on research, education, environmental monitoring and public engagement. Particularly relevant to this position, UMSC’s area of remit includes the Arctic, sub-Arctic and extreme environments with the former warming at three times the global average. Further, UMSC hosts world-class research... Read more

To our department, which conducts research at the highest international level and offers several high-quality educational programs in Computer Science, we are now seeking a PhD student with a focus on efficient evaluation of Tensor Networks. The Department of Computing Science at Umeå University is an international environment for research and education covering a broad spectrum of computer science. The department is internationally renowned for its excellent research and education. We are... Read more

The Department of Statistics at Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics (USBE) is recruiting one or two PhD students in Statistics with an interest in methodological development and applied register‑based health research. Application deadline: May 28, 2026. We seek one or two PhD students to work on two closely related research projects: “Integrative Machine and Deep Learning Models for Predictive Analysis in Complex Disease Areas”, and  “From Complexity to Clarity: Advancing Causal... Read more

Humlab is a unit with about 20 employees at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. We work with infrastructure and support, and thereby contribute to excellent research and education. We also conduct our own outstanding research and participate in various projects linked for instance to art, media, ethnology, history, language, and archaeology. We are located in two buildings on campus: in the Humanities building and in the Social Sciences Building under the University Library, where we also hav... Read more

The Department of Molecular Biology seeks a postdoctoral researcher for a temporary position for two years on full-time. The position is expected to start 1 September 2026 or upon agreement.   Project description and work tasks Malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasites, which invade and replicate within red blood cells. Upon infection, the parasite cloaks itself in a protective vacuole, and parasite replication is intimately linked to membrane biogenesis and remodeling. The lipids required ar... Read more

At our department, which conducts research at the highest international level and offers several high-quality educational programs in Computer Science, we are now seeking 1-2 PhD Students with a focus on Cryptography and Cybersecurity. The Department of Computing Science at Umeå University is an international environment for research and education covering a broad spectrum of computer science. The department is internationally renowned for its excellent research and education. We are affiliat... Read more

The Department of Diagnostics and Intervention announces a doctoral (PhD) position in Medical Science within the research area of cognitive neuroscience. The position is full-time for four years, starting as soon as possible, as agreed. Candidates admitted to doctoral education will be enrolled in the faculty-wide doctoral training programme at the Faculty of Medicine. The programme comprises 25 credits (ECTS) and is offered at two study paces: 25 credits over 8 semesters (4 years) or over 12... Read more

To our institution, which conducts research at the highest international level and offers several high-quality educational programs, we are now seeking one to two postdoctoral researcher to work on Cryptography and Cybersecurity. The position is full-time for two years, starting on 1 September 2026, or as agreed. Department of Computing Science The Department of Computing Science at Umeå University is an international environment for research and education covering a broad spectrum of compute... Read more

The Department of Chemistry is opening a PhD position in Chemistry with a specialization in Biochemistry. The thesis project will focus on heavy metal decontamination by microalgae. The position is for four years of doctoral studies, including participation in research and postgraduate courses. The last day to apply is June 5, 2026 . Starting date is September 1, 2026 or by agreement but no later then 15 Dec 2026. Project description and tasks Heavy metals are extremely hazardous to the... Read more

The Department of Medical and Translational Biology is announcing a postdoctoral position in medical science with a focus on experimental research on the musculotendinous system. The employment period is at least two and at most three years, full-time, with a start date of 2026-10-01 or as agreed.   Description of the project Our research group investigates the mechanisms that regulate tendon healing and the functional communication between muscle and tendon cells. The overall aim of the... Read more

Post doctor (2 years) within genomics with focus on plant transposable elements  About the project Con-TEki investigates the role of transposable elements (TEs) as drivers of regulatory innovation in conifers (Norway spruce and Scots pine), contrasting outcomes with an angiosperm (aspen). The project combines genomic, epigenomic and 3D chromatin profiling (ATAC-Seq, easySHARE-Seq, ChIP-Seq, Micro-C/Hi-C, BS-Seq/EM-Seq), massively parallel enhancer assays (ATAC-STARR-seq), and comparative/baye... Read more

The Department of Medical and Translational Biology at the Faculty of Medicine is now seeking a project assistant for a research project in cognitive neuroscience. The position is temporary for 5 months. Project Description The project investigates how the brain’s GABA system contributes to the regulation of functional brain networks and cognitive functioning across adulthood and aging. The study includes healthy participants aged 30–90 years and combines cognitive testing, blood sampling, an... Read more

The Department of Molecular Biology seeks a postdoctoral researcher who will work with the interaction between diet, gut microbiota and intestinal mucus function. The employment is full-time for two years with expected start in September, 2026 or by agreement. Application deadline is 10 June 2026. Project description and working tasks   With the aim to better understand the interaction between gut microbiota and host, this research project aims to characterize how specific dietary regimens ca... Read more

Description The position as Staff Scientist is based in the research group of Anders Olofsson at Umeå University, within the Department of Clinical Microbiology. The research is focused on metabolomics in the context of amyloid diseases. Our work integrates approaches from molecular biology, cell biology, and advanced metabolic analyses to elucidate disease mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR).... Read more

Description of the working place Várdduo – Centre for Sámi Research is a unit at Umeå University that coordinates and initiates research in and about Sápmi, with a focus on Sámi and other Indigenous cultures, societies, history, and languages. Várdduo is a meeting place for researchers and doctoral students from various disciplines whose research engages with Sámi or Indigenous-related topics. Currently, research is mainly conducted on history, land rights and land conflicts, natural resource... Read more

Description of work About the position Eligibility requirements Other qualifications Application A complete application must include: 1. A cover letter summarizing your qualifications, scientific interests and motives for applying (max two pages) 2. CV 3. Diplomas of bachelor and Master level degrees 4. Bachelor/Master theses work/other relevant publications 5. Other merits of relevance for the position 6. Contact information to two reference persons   Read more

Umeå University’s Department of Clinical Microbiology is looking for a PhD student within the field of medical science with a focus on bioinformatics. We offer an international, stimulating, and collaborative research environment where your scientific career development is promoted. The project aims to track strain wide differences within human gut bacteria species in early childhood. Our goal is to improve the understanding of adaptive mechanisms employed by different gut bacteria at a high... Read more

Senior Staff Scientist in Bioinformatics The Department of Plant Physiology seeks a Senior Staff Scientist. The position is full-time and permanent with starting date during September 2026, or according to agreement. A probationary period of up to 6 months may be applied. The Department of Plant Physiology is one part of Umeå Plant Science Centre, which has more than 200 employees and 35 research groups ( www.upsc.se). Umeå Plant Science Centre  is one of the leading centres for experimental... Read more

The Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics is opening a PhD position in spatial statistics. The position covers four years of doctoral studies, including participation in research and doctoral courses. The last day to apply is July 12th, 2026. Project description and tasks Spatial data arise in several forms, including areal data, geostatistical measurements of continuous fields, and point pattern data. In point pattern data, the primary information consists of the locations of... Read more

The Department of Chemistry is opening a PhD position in Chemistry with a specialization in Biochemistry. The thesis project will focus on the structural and molecular biology of mosquito-transmitted pathogenic viruses. The position is for four years of doctoral studies, including participation in research and postgraduate courses. The last day to apply is 13th July, 2026. Starting date is 28th September, 2026 or by agreement.   Project description and tasks The doctoral student will... Read more

PhD position in Plant Science with focus on functional genomics of conifers Department of Plant Physiology The Department of Plant Physiology at Umeå University is offering a PhD position within the project Con-TEki, which investigates the role of transposable elements (TEs) as drivers of regulatory innovation in conifers (Norway spruce and Scots pine). The Department of Plant Physiology is part of the Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC; www.upsc.se), a leading international research environment... Read more

Description of the project The project aims at mechanistic understanding of how viruses create small membrane-enclosed spaces in host cells to replicate their genome. Such virus replication organelles are critical in the infection process of both flaviviruses and alphaviruses The focus here is to resolve how specific lipid species and membrane properties contribute to formation of replication organelles. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to explore your research project in a... Read more