Northern Star Visiting Professor

The Umeå University Northern Star Visiting Professor Programme intends to involve visiting professorships on part-time at Umeå University for a minimum of two years and who hold full professorships at universities outside Sweden.

The call opens in 2027. If you are interested in other openings at Umeå University in the meantime, take a look at Work with us.

Latest update: 2026-06-26

Umeå University Northern Star Programme

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The Northern Star Programme

Join Umeå University and our excellence programme to strengthen research.

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Northern Star Fellows

Reach research excellence with Umeå University as a young researcher.

Choose Umeå University

World-class research, Nobel-winning CRISPR, strong support in a safe, dynamic city.