Umeå University offers scholarships for postdoctoral qualifications. The aim of these scholarships is to allow researchers to visit Umeå University to conduct independent research to develop professionally and to qualify for academic positions.
Postdoctoral Fellowship (2 years) in Regenerative Endodontics, focusing on omics-analysis – 2024-03-29
The Department of Chemistry is offering a postdoctoral scholarship within project aiming at developing further the concept of ionic liquids and deep eutectics for CO2 capture and utilization (JCSMK23-0150). The scholarship is full-time for two years with access 1 June 2024 or by agreement.
Application deadline: 29 March 2024
Postdoctoral fellowship (2 years) within interpretable machine learning – 2024-04-01
The Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics is offering a postdoctoral scholarship within the project “Generative mixture of linear models by DNN co-supervision”. The scholarship is full-time for two years, with access on 1 June 2024 or by agreement.
Application deadline: 1 April 2024
Postdoctoral scholarship (2 years) within Astrobiology and Spectroscopy – 2024-04-02
The Department of Chemistry is offering a postdoctoral scholarship within a project aimed to resolve preservation conditions of cyanobacteria in clay minerals in the context of searching for life in Mars. The scholarship is full-time for two years with access in the spring 2024 according to agreement.
Application deadline: 2 April 2024
Interdisciplinary postdoctoral fellowships (2 years) at the Chemical Biological Centre – 2024-04-09
The Chemical Biological Centre (KBC), jointly with several departments at Umeå University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), offer four postdoctoral fellowships that will be affiliated with interdisciplinary projects. The selected candidates are expected to start as soon as possible.
Application deadline: 9 April 2024
Postdoctoral scholarship in cognitive neuroscience of aging – with focus on structural and functional connectome – 2024-04-19
The Department of Medical and Translational Biology at Umeå University announces a postdoctoral scholarship in cognitive neuroscience of aging with focus on structural and functional connectome. The Department offers an active and creative research and educational environment for both employees and students.
Application deadline: 19 April 2024
Postdoctoral scholarship, 2 years, in Biophysics/Synthetic Biology with a Focus on Plant Cell Wall Dynamics – 2024-04-30
Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC) is one of the strongest research environments for basic plant research in Europe. Research at UPSC covers a wide range of disciplines in plant biology including ecology, genetics, physiology, biochemistry, cell biology and molecular biology (see www.upsc.se). The postdoctoral scholarship is going to be placed at the Department of Plant Physiology, which is part of Umeå Plant Science Centre.
Application deadline: 30 April 2024
Please note that this is a scholarship and not an employment. For more information about terms and conditions, please contact the person specified in the advertisement.
Information about scholarships
The purpose of a postdoctoral scholarship is to enable researchers to visit Umeå University and carry out independent research in order to qualify for further training and academic positions. There are certain conditions for scholarships in Sweden.
Internal and external scholarships
In Sweden, scholarships are tax free as long as they are given for educational purposes and not compensation for work.
There are two different kinds of scholarships at Umeå University:
There are differences between internal and external scholarship when it comes to conditions, payment routines e.g.
Scholarship conditions
The following applies for all scholarships (both internal and external)
Development plan
To make it clear that the scholarship is intended for further qualifications and does not constitute compensation for work, the head of department is responsible for making sure that a professional development plan is drawn up and a supervisor is appointed. The aim of the plan is to guarantee that the scholarship holder will receive high-quality training, as well as to show that the scholarship is awarded for educational purposes and not as compensation for work.
Taxation rules
The rules for scholarships are regulated in the Income Tax Act (1999:1229). The Swedish Tax Agency states that:
A scholarship is tax exempt if
Scholarships paid via Umeå University (internal) are limited to two years.
Scholarships paid by external funders might sometimes continue for a longer time period, make sure that the total time will not exceed the three year rule. If so, your scholarship might be come an object to taxation.
Payment routines
Make sure to get information about the payment routines for your specific scholarship. Ask your PI or HR support at the department.
Umeå Postdoc Society with 220 postdocs at campus works successfully to improve the postdoc experience.
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The aim of the society is to attain an attractive environment for postdocs, both socially and academically.