PhD at the department of informatics

PhD position in Medical Science We are looking for a qualified candidate to embark on a PhD in Medical Science with an orientation towards Neurophysiology (sensorimotor neurophysiology). The position is at the Department of Medical and Translational Biology at Umeå University and is temporary for four years, to start during October 1st 2024 or as...

Research Area The Department of Sociology is looking to hire two PhD students for two distinct research projects: The first project 'Disentangling Discrimination in Europe' involves analyzing survey data to explore the causes and effects of discrimination among various groups. The second project focuses on 'The Nature and Consequences of...

The Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics is opening a PhD position in mathematics focusing on discrete mathematics and combinatorics. The position covers four years of third-cycle studies, including participation in research and third-cycle courses. The last day to apply is the 30th of April 2024.Project description and tasks:The candidate...

PhD position in Radar Remote Sensing of Forest Reference number Department of Forest Resource ManagementThe Department of Forest Resource Management conducts education and research in the areas of forest planning, forest remote sensing, forest inventory and sampling, forest mathematical statistics and landscape studies. The department is also responsible for...

Department of Physics is seeking a PhD student in experimental physics for a project focused on high-resolution optical frequency comb spectroscopy of molecules relevant in astrophysics. The position will be available in fall 2024 (exact start date negotiable) with an application deadline of Jun 10, 2024. Project Description The Optical Frequency Comb...

The Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics is opening a PhD position in mathematics, within the WASP AI program, focusing on geometric deep learning.The position covers four years of third-cycle studies, including participation in research and third-cycle courses. The last day to apply is 10 June 2024.This recruitment is part of a more...

Project description : "High-Performance Parallel Tensor Network Algorithms" A tensor network is a flexible mathematical framework for efficiently approximating and computing with high-dimensional tensors. Tensor networks appear in a broad variety of scientific applications, ranging from the study of quantum many-body systems to autonomous driving and to...

The Research School in Future Silviculture:Sweden is a country where forests have been and still are of great importance. The use and utilization of the forest is an issue where the balance between forest production and the environment is in focus. Growth in Swedish forests has declined over the past 15 years. In order to both sustainably use and safeguard...

Project description and tasks This project addresses a fundamental topic in evolution concerning how and why microbes interact in the ways they do. We know that microbes have many possible options, or strategies, regarding what resources they consume to grow. Depending on these choices, pairs of microbes may either compete or cooperate. What actually...

The Research school in Future Silviculture:Sweden is a country where forests have been and still are of great importance. The use and utilization of the forest is an issue where the balance between forest production and the environment is in focus. Growth in Swedish forests has declined over the past 15 years. In order to both sustainably use and safeguard...

Job Title: Assistant Professor in Artificial Intelligence - Logic and ReasoningCompany: Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP)BackgroundThe department hosts a wide range of expertise in Artificial Intelligence research, particularly focusing on logic- and knowledge-based methods. The goal is to enhance knowledge-based AI competence,...

The Department of Diagnostics and Intervention announces a doctoral position in medical science with a focus on the development of new techniques for rehabilitation and functional impairments of injuries to the upper extremity supported by machine learning and neural networks. The position is an initiative within the framework of the research initiative...

We are seeking an individual interested in studying plant stress responses through modeling techniques. The ideal candidate will have a background in computer science, mathematics, physics, or biology, as we aim to connect two successful research environments, IceLab and UPSC.You will be part of IceLab, an interdisciplinary research hub at Umeå University,...

We are now opening an Associate Professor position in plant stress responses at the Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, that is part of Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC). The position will be in close collaboration with IceLab (Integrated Science Lab), Umeå University's interdisciplinary research hub. You will join the centre of excellence –...

Job SummaryDutiesThe main tasks are education at the first and second cycle of the Architecture Programme and teaching within the research education in combination with research. You are expected to actively contribute to the work of building a productive and creative PhD education at the department, both through your own research and through active...

Job SummaryDutiesThe main tasks are education at the first and second cycle of the Architecture Programme and teaching within the research education in combination with research. You are expected to actively contribute to the work of building a productive and creative PhD education at the department, both through your own research and through active...

Project description and work tasks The project, which will analyse the contemporary commemoration and contestation of the Holocaust on social media during its anniversaries in English, Swedish and German linguistic settings, is led by Associate Professor Samuel Merrill. The project will also study the role that social media platforms play in these matters...

Department of Forest Resource ManagementWe are looking for a Research Engineer who would like to establish themselves at our Division of Forest Remote Sensing (FRS) in the long term, with tasks evolving into the support of research in data handling and deployment of computer processes in HPC procedures. We work with developments of remote sensing methods for...

The Department of Informatics is now looking for a PhD student for a limited-time employment for four years starting in autumn 2024 or as agreed. Assignment The doctoral position is linked to the project "Indigenous Digital Storytelling with New Media", which has a special focus on generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), new media and support for...

The Department of Informatics is now looking for a PhD student for a limited-time employment for four years starting in autumn 2024 or as agreed. Department of Informatics At the Department of Informatics, research and education is conducted with a focus on digitization of society, organizations and interaction. Digital technology has become an enabler...

The Department of Informatics is now looking for a PhD student for a limited-time employment for four years starting in autumn 2024 or as agreed. Department of Informatics At the Department of Informatics, research and education is conducted with a focus on digitization of society, organizations and interaction. Digital technology has become an enabler...

Research Area The Department of Sociology will employ two PhD students in two related but different research projects: The first project is called ‘Disentangling discrimination in Europe: Patterns, processes, and consequences of discrimination experiences among multiple targeted groups in a comparative perspective'. The PhD student in this project...

Research Area The Department of Sociology will employ two PhD students in two related but different research projects: The first project is called ‘Disentangling discrimination in Europe: Patterns, processes, and consequences of discrimination experiences among multiple targeted groups in a comparative perspective'. The PhD student in this project...

PhD position in Medical Science We are looking for a qualified candidate to embark on a PhD in Medical Science with an orientation towards Neurophysiology (sensorimotor neurophysiology). The position is at the Department of Medical and Translational Biology at Umeå University and is temporary for four years, to start during October 1st 2024 or as...

We are looking for a PhD student in Molecular Biology and a special interest in parasite-vector interactions. The position at the Department of Molecular Biology at Umeå University is temporary for four years to start immediately or as agreed. The PhD student will participate in activities of a dynamic research environment including the host department...

The Department of Applied Physics and Electronics currently has around 90 employees and conducts research in energy technology, laser spectroscopy, medical technology, electronics, and system engineering. For more information see . The research group “Cooperative and intelligent embedded systems” are recruiting a PhD student in Applied Electronics...

Project description The project will develop privacy-aware machine learning (ML) models. We are interested in building models that are explainable and are extracted from complex and heterogeneous data. Within explainable ML, we are interested in topics as provenance, interpretable and transparent models. Within privacy, we are interested in different...

Project description The project will develop privacy-aware machine learning (ML) models. We are interested in building models that are explainable and are extracted from complex and heterogeneous data. Within explainable ML, we are interested in topics as provenance, interpretable and transparent models. Within privacy, we are interested in different...

Project description Ever advancing high-throughput DNA sequencing technologies continue to produce genome assemblies of larger genome sizes, such as conifers (10-40 Gb, 3-15x of human genome), wheat (15 Gb, 5x), axolotl salamander (32 Gb, 11x), and giant lungfish (43 Gb, 14x). Genome annotation (identifying various functional sequence elements) presents...

The Department of Business Administration at Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics is looking for a PhD student in Business Administration with a specialization in finance. Apply June 3, at the latest. Description The doctoral student will work at the Department of Business Administration at Umeå School of Business, Economics, and...

The Department of Business Administration at Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics is looking for a PhD student in Business Administration with a specialization in finance. Apply June 3, at the latest. Description The doctoral student will work at the Department of Business Administration at Umeå School of Business, Economics, and...

Project description : “High-Performance Parallel Tensor Network Algorithms” A tensor network is a flexible mathematical framework for efficiently approximating and computing with high-dimensional tensors. Tensor networks appear in a broad variety of scientific applications, ranging from the study of quantum many-body systems to autonomous driving and...

Project description and tasks This project addresses a fundamental topic in evolution concerning how and why microbes interact in the ways they do. We know that microbes have many possible options, or strategies, regarding what resources they consume to grow. Depending on these choices, pairs of microbes may either compete or cooperate. What actually...

Project description and tasks This project addresses a fundamental topic in evolution concerning how and why microbes interact in the ways they do. We know that microbes have many possible options, or strategies, regarding what resources they consume to grow. Depending on these choices, pairs of microbes may either compete or cooperate. What actually...

Background The department is home to a broad range of research and competence in different areas of Artificial Intelligence research. Logic- and knowledge-based methods, techniques and their practical realization are fundamental for many of them. Thus, we now plan to strengthen our competence in knowledge-based AI and in this way, also create stronger...

Background The department is home to a broad range of research and competence in different areas of Artificial Intelligence research. Logic- and knowledge-based methods, techniques and their practical realization are fundamental for many of them. Thus, we now plan to strengthen our competence in knowledge-based AI and in this way, also create stronger...

The Department of Diagnostics and Intervention announces a doctoral position in medical science with a focus on the development of new techniques for rehabilitation and functional impairments of injuries to the upper extremity supported by machine learning and neural networks. The position is an initiative within the framework of the research initiative...

The Department of Diagnostics and Intervention announces a doctoral position in medical science with a focus on the development of new techniques for rehabilitation and functional impairments of injuries to the upper extremity supported by machine learning and neural networks. The position is an initiative within the framework of the research initiative...