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Post doctor within Host-Pathogen Interactions

Application deadline 2026-04-13

  • Type of employment Temporary position
  • Extent 100 %
  • Department Department of Molecularbiology
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The Department of Molecular Biology seeks a postdoctoral researcher who will investigate the role of xenophagy in the host cellular defense against the obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis . The employment is full-time for two years with access on 1 May, 2026 or by agreement. Last day to apply is 13 April, 2026. Research environment The postdoc will join the group of Dr. Barbara Sixt, a well-funded and highly international research team. The lab is based at Umeå... Read more

  • Type of employment Temporary position
  • Extent 100%
  • Department Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies
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The Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies together with Umeå School of Education invites applications for the doctoral training programme in Philosophy, specialization in Ethics in Teacher Education. The Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies conducts research and education within archeology, environmental archeology, history, history and education, history of science and ideas, religious studies, theology and philosophy. The department offers... Read more

  • Type of employment Temporary position
  • Extent 100%
  • Department Department of Ecology, Environment and Geoscience
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The Department of Ecology, Environment and Geoscience (EMG) at Umeå University invites applicants for a PhD position on carbon cycling in Arctic headwaters. The start date is flexible but ideally sometime between June and November 2026. Deadline for applications is 15 April, 2026. Project descriptions and work tasks Freshwater ecosystems play an important role in global methane (CH4) emissions, in part because they release large amounts of CH4 supplied from groundwater. Yet, the mechanisms... Read more

Postdoctor - development and transmission of malaria parasites

Application deadline 2026-04-20

  • Type of employment Temporary position
  • Extent 100%
  • Department Department of Molecularbiology
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The Department of Molecular Biology seeks a post doc to a project entitled “Ultrastructural basis of the development and transmission of malaria parasites”. The position is full-time and for two years in the first instance, starting June 1, 2026, or upon agreement. The host laboratory is part of the Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden, the Swedish EMBL node. It is closely integrated with Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, its advanced research infrastructure and... Read more

  • Type of employment Temporary position
  • Extent 100%
  • Department Department of Computing Science
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To our department, which conducts research at the highest international level and offers several high-quality educational programs, we are now seeking a postdoctoral researcher to work on the development of adaptive interventions to promote life-long learning. The position is full-time for three years, 1 september, or as agreed upon. The Department of Computing Science at Umeå University is an international environment for research and education covering a broad spectrum of computer science.... Read more

PhD position in plant science

Application deadline 2026-04-30

  • Type of employment Temporary position
  • Extent 100 %
  • Department Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC)
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PhD position in plant science with a focus on plant-fungal interactions: Phenotypic plasticity in mycorrhizal fungi The Department of Plant Physiology (Umeå University, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Sweden) invites applicants for a PhD position in plant science. The expected starting date is during summer 2026 or according to agreement. 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... Read more

PhD position in Data Driven Life Sciences

Application deadline 2026-04-30

  • Type of employment Temporary position
  • Extent 100%
  • Department Department of Clinical Microbiology
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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

PhD position in Molecular Biology

Application deadline 2026-04-30

  • Type of employment Temporary position
  • Extent 100 %
  • Department Department of Molecularbiology
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We are looking for a PhD student in Molecular Biology with a special interest in intracellular host-pathogen interactions. The position at the Department of Molecular Biology at Umeå University  is temporary for four years to start 1 June 2026, or as agreed. The application deadline is 30 April 2026. Background and description of tasks The PhD student will be part of the Sixt lab, which is affiliated with the Department of Molecular Biology. The department is affiliated with the laboratory fo... Read more

PhD position in Spatial Statistics

Application deadline 2026-04-30

  • Type of employment Temporary position
  • Extent 100%
  • Department Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics
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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 April 30th, 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 o... Read more

Post doctor (2 years) within Physics-informed machine control

Application deadline 2026-05-01

  • Type of employment Temporary position
  • Extent 100%
  • Department Department of Physics
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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 and computational physics. The research group Digital Physics (www.digitalphysics.se) develops methods for physical AI and physics‑based simulation for complex mechanical systems. We are now seeking a postdoctoral researcher for a project aiming at physics‑informed autonomous control of... Read more

  • Type of employment Temporary position
  • Extent 100%
  • Department Department of Molecularbiology
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Umeå University’s Department of Molecular Biology is seeking a Postdoctor to develop an efficient, high-throughput platform for the transcriptional profiling of single microorganisms. The employment is full-time for two years with access as soon as possible or by agreement. Project description and work tasks Traditional "bulk" analysis provides an average view of microbial populations, often masking the individual cell behaviors such as antibiotic persistence or rare virulence triggers that... Read more

Postdoctoral researcher (2 years) within structural virology

Application deadline 2026-05-04

  • Type of employment Temporary position
  • Extent 100%
  • Department Department of Chemistry
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The Department of Chemistry seeks a postdoctoral researcher who will work in the field of in situ structural virology of human metapneumovirus. The employment is full-time for two years with access by agreement.  Project description and working tasks   Pneumoviruses, such as human metapneumovirus (HMPV), are a major cause of lower respiratory tract infections, particularly in young children. The research aims to expand our mechanistic and structural understanding of how HMPV replicates and... Read more

PhD Position in Human Geography

Application deadline 2026-05-08

  • Type of employment Temporary position
  • Extent 100%
  • Department Kulturgeografi
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The Department of Geography is an education and research environment with just over 40 employees. Examples of research and teaching areas include planning, economic geography, tourism, and natural resource use. We are now announcing a PhD position in Human Geography aimed at contributing to our economic geography research on regional development and “green” industrial investments. The aim of the project is to investigate how strategic planning can promote development during periods of rapid... Read more

  • Type of employment Temporary position
  • Extent 100%
  • Department Department of Physics
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The Department of Physics at Umeå University ( https://www.umu.se/en/department-of-physics/ ) conducts strong research in the areas of space physics, condensed matter physics, nanotechnology, photonics and theoretical physics. The Department of Physics is offering a PhD position a project on how ionospheric currents drive space weather effects in Sweden and impact the ground and power infrastructure. Starting date is September 14, 2026, or by agreement. The deadline to submit application is M... Read more