21 Postdoctoral Fellowship at Uppsala University, Sweden

The Networked Embedded Systems Group at the Department of Electrical Engineering is looking for a researcher to strengthen an exciting project on body-area sensor networks for novel applications in the area of Internet of Senses. The project envisions interactive applications that self-modify their physical properties – their shape, colour, stiffness, temperature, texture or permittivity in response to bodily rhythms, movements or other sensor input. The project is multi-disciplinary with partners from low-power networking, human computer interaction as well as material science. The project has a systems approach with a lot of prototyping of software, hardware, interaction and communication.

Are you interested in working with energy transitions, with the support of competent and friendly colleagues in an international environment? Are you looking for an employer that invests in sustainable employeeship and offers safe, favourable working conditions? We welcome you to apply for a postdoctoral position at Uppsala University.

The Department of Earth Sciences conducts research and education in a wide range of areas, from the origins of life on Earth, critical and rare metals and minerals, rock formation, landslides and volcanoes, weather and climate, water resources, natural disasters, to energy resources and sustainable development. We are one of the most inclusive departments of Earth sciences in all of Europe and our education and research are conducted in both Uppsala and in Visby.

Additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D-printing, has enabled not only a complete freedom-of-design of components, but also the development of alloys with new compositions and with tailored microstructures, potentially allowing for lower material and fuel usage in the case of light-weight alloys, and corrosion rates that are more adequate for use in temporary implants. However, process parameter development for AM is complex, time-consuming and very costly, including high amounts of material and energy waste, and even more so for particularly challenging alloys such as Mg-based ones, which require substantial research efforts. In this project we will develop machine learning models to i) enhance the efficiency of the process development, as well as to ii) develop a better understanding between process parameters and the resulting microstructure, as applied to Mg-based alloys. These alloys are promising for applications in the aerospace and transport industry, as well as biomaterials. The project focus will be on developing machine learning methods for AM that capture physical principles, for instance, through simulations.

The postdoctoral position is placed in Ute Cappel’s research group, which focuses on the characterization of solar cell materials and on gaining understanding of the working mechanisms of different types of solar cells (e.g. perovskite, quantum dot). A particular focus is the combination of X-ray spectroscopies (specifically photoelectron spectroscopy) with time-resolved and operando measurements. Such methods can give insights into the dynamics and energetics of the photon-to-electron conversion process through measurements of energy alignment and electric fields between materials. Furthermore, the stability of solar cells can be studied.

We are looking for a candidate to work with theoretical modelling of our experimental results to support this work. This can include drift-diffusion models of electron and ion movement in device structures, which resemble those investigated with photoelectron spectroscopy, as well as other types of modelling. The successful candidate will become the expert of theoretical modelling in the research group; thus, this postdoc position will provide an excellent opportunity to develop an independent research platform. Furthermore, they will work alongside the experimental team and have the opportunity to carry out experiments at synchrotron radiation facilities.

The Department of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, is now looking for a researcher in bioanalysis who will contribute to pharmaceutical research projects within the department. The position will be shared between two units: Translational Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics (tPKPD) group and Uppsala University Drug Optimization and Pharmaceutical Profiling (UDOPP).

• Translational Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics group tPKPD
• Uppsala University Drug Optimization and Pharmaceutical Profiling UDOPP

The tPKPD group works with fundamental and functional aspects of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, especially regarding drug transport to the central and peripheral nervous system (CNS/PNS). We are particularly interested in drug transport across the CNS/PNS barriers of both small and large molecules. This is of paramount importance to optimize drug development and promote effective treatment of CNS/PNS diseases.

We invite applications for a postdoctoral position in the research group of Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology (IMBIM), Uppsala University, Sweden. The research group, studies human and canine disease genetics including multiple different diseases as well as cancer. Specifically, for this project we utilize the dog to map modifier genes for canine degenerative myelopathy, the canine form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Once genes have been mapped in the dogs, we use this information to examine the same genes and pathways in humans with ALS. We utilize the evolutionary constraint from our 240 mammalian Zoonomia project to identify candidate functional mutations. The successful applicant will identify novel genes for canine and human ALS. He/she will also perform experimental follow-up including reporter assays and other molecular assays to better understand the identified mutations and the disease biology. The postdoctoral fellow will have the opportunity to be part of a team with an enthusiasm for science and a longstanding interest in genomics, comparative genetics and human disease. For further information about our work, please visit: Lindblad-Toh, Kerstin – Uppsala University

We are now announcing a position that is focused on mass spectrometric analysis of metabolites and lipids. The post doctor is expected to work within the Lanekoff group  on collaborative research projects across the Center. Successful candidates have a background in chemistry-related areas and mass spectrometry. In addition to working in a highly interdisciplinary setting and within the research group, the candidate will have the opportunity to influence the undertaken projects.

Are you interested in developing models and methods within machine learning with temporal data, with the support of competent and friendly colleagues in an international environment? Are you looking for an employer that invests in sustainable employeeship and offers safe, favorable working conditions? We welcome you to apply for a postdoctoral research position at Uppsala University.

The Department of Chemistry – Ångström conducts research and education in the chemistry field. The department has more than 270 employees and has a turnover of 300 million SEK. At the department’s six programs, we conduct very successful research of a high international standard. We have a large number of externally funded research projects, often with international cooperation and we see continued good growth in our subject area. The department has education assignments in engineering programs and master’s programs. More information is available on our website. (https://kemi.uu.se/angstrom/?languageId=1).

Are you interested in working with experimental physics, with the support of competent and friendly colleagues in an international environment? Are you looking for an employer that invests in sustainable employeeship and offers safe, favorable working conditions? We welcome you to apply for a PhD position in physics at Uppsala University.

The research conducted at the Department of Physics and Astronomy encompasses a wide range of physics topics, distributed over nine divisions. The department is located in the Ångström laboratory and employs nearly 400 people, 100 of whom are doctoral students. It offers a broad physics curriculum to undergraduate and graduate students, participation in nationally and internationally leading projects for

The Division of Materials Physics within the Department of Physics and Astronomy investigates advanced materials for applications in, among others, coating technology, fusion technology, smart windows, hydrogen storage, and nanoelectronics. The division also coordinates activities at two national research infrastructures: the neutron scattering instrument SuperADAM and the ion beam facility Tandem Laboratory.

We are looking for an ambitious and motivated postdoc in quantum matter theory for work on properties of unconventional superconductors using effective low-energy models. In particular, the work will focus on topics such as non-unitary superconducting pairing, multiband superconductors, topological superconductivity, and effects dependent on the quantum metric. The work will involve both numerical simulations and analytical work. The postdoc candidate is expected work both independently and in collaboration with other group members and external collaborators. 

We are looking for an ambitious and motivated postdoc in quantum matter theory for work on driven or non-Hermitian, or generally dissipative, quantum condensed matter systems. In particular, the work will focus on topological properties and electronic ordering in these systems. The work will involve both numerical simulations and analytical work. The postdoc candidate is expected work both independently and in collaboration with other group members and external collaborators. 

The advertised position is tied to the project “Diffusion and damage during delignification of wood biomass (D4mass)” financed by Formas, which deals with the chemical delignification process, with a focus on advanced structural characterization and mass transport analysis. We aim to develop a predictive model that couples damage and diffusion phenomena and is based on realistic wood chip microstructure constructed with X-ray tomography (XRT) technique. The model can be applied to predict and optimize the processing parameters of chemical delignification for a wide range of applications, such as kraft cooking and producing delignified transparent wood.

We are now looking for a postdoctoral fellow with expertise in computational mechanics and/or computational X-ray tomography who is eager to work in an interdisciplinary project that contributes to resource-smart processes and sustainability.

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics or Data Science. The research group is connected to SciLifeLab and is part of the National Program for Data-driven Life Science (DDLS), generously funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. The candidate will work in the lab of Marcel Tarbier (https://www.scilifelab.se/researchers/marcel-tarbier/). Our research is focused on computational method development (statistical approaches and machine learning) for single-cell gene expression data (such as single-cell RNA-sequencing, spatial transcriptomics and in situ sequencing) to infer complex cell features. The two main projects the candidate will work in aim to infer cellular lineage relationships and cellular micro-environments respectively. This is achieved through a data-driven approach, where large complex datasets are quantitatively dissected and subtle signatures are linked to additional observations. This in turn lays the basis for applications in precision medicine related to human biopsies and cancer heterogeneity. The candidate will have the opportunity to individually drive the project forward and develop their own line of research as well as to extent their skills at the intersection of mathematics, programming and biology.

Are you interested in working with Seismic hazard assessment in a low seismic regions, with the support of competent and friendly colleagues in an international environment? Are you looking for an employer that invests in sustainable employeeship and offers safe, favourable working conditions? We welcome you to apply for a postdoc position at Uppsala University.

The Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University is Sweden´s largest and most versatile department of its kind. The department have approximately 280 employees. Our activities are interdisciplinary and combine natural science and technology with social science. We have research programs in air, water and landscape science; geophysics; natural resources and sustainable development; petrology, mineralogy and tectonics; paleobiology, and wind energy. By investigating the history of Earth, we understand how our planet has developed over time and how sustainable development benefits from this knowledge.

In a recently granted project, funded by the Swedish Energy Agency, research will be conducted on future fossil free electricity production for a sustainable society. The research project is focused on multidisciplinary research around future Generation IV nuclear energy systems.

The researcher is expected to do research on ensuring system resilience against nuclear proliferation, and studies related to reducing risks of unauthorised access to, or theft of, nuclear materials (NM). Research tasks include fuel cycle assessments, nuclear material characterization (composition and attractiveness) and nuclear safeguards and security assessments. Proliferation resistance and physical protection studies are expected for processes and facilities, and means to safeguards and protect the systems will be included. Development of methods and analysis techniques for safeguards and security relevant monitoring are also foreseen and include the identification of key measurement points, remote monitoring means, and automatic measurement and analysis techniques.

We are looking for a new colleague in our research group on nuclear safeguards. Apply for the position as a postdoc and join us!

The Department of Physics and Astronomy is located in the Ångström Laboratory and employs nearly 400 people, around 100 of whom are doctoral students. It offers a broad physics curriculum to undergraduate and graduate students, participation in nationally and internationally leading projects for researchers, and opportunities for partnership with industry and various outreach activities. Read more on www.physics.uu.se

Within the division of applied nuclear physics at the Department of physics and astronomy, research is conducted in nuclear fission and safeguards. The research is focused on applications such as verification of nuclear material from existing and future nuclear energy systems.

Are you interested in working with system identification and machine learning, with the support of competent and friendly colleagues in an international environment? Are you looking for an employer that invests in sustainable employeeship and offers safe, favourable working conditions? We welcome you to apply for a Postdoctoral position at Uppsala University.

Uppsala University has a long tradition of successful research – among its alumni are 16 Nobel Prize laureates, including, most recently, Svante Pääbo. The University is unique when it comes to combining IT with wider research, from life sciences to the humanities, and this collaboration is currently facilitated by AI4Research and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Mathematics.

We are looking for a driven and motivated researcher at the postdoctoral level to join Oskar Eriksson’s research group at the Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, located at the Rudbeck Laboratory in Uppsala. The research in the group is very translational and aims to better understand how the innate immune system and the complement system contribute to disease development. The main aim of this postdoctoral project is to investigate endothelial cell-specific expression of complement factors and its significance for cardiovascular disease.

The project deals with the fabrication and characterization of novel memory devices using composite materials. This will involve thin film growth using pulsed laser deposition. The aim is to design new material combinations and create hybrid structures that can be used in resistance random access memory applications. The materials of interest are combinations of ternary oxides and two-dimensional materials, and the project will involve an in-depth investigation of their resistive switching performances as well as magnetic behavior.

Are you interested in working with three-dimensional inverse modelling of electromagnetic geophysical data with the support of competent and friendly colleagues in an international environment? Are you looking for an employer that invests in sustainable employeeship and offers safe, favourable working conditions? We welcome you to apply for a postdoctoral position at Uppsala University.

The Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University is Sweden´s largest and most versatile department of its kind with approximately 280 employees. Our activities are interdisciplinary and combine natural science and technology with social science. We have research programs in air, water and landscape science; geophysics; natural resources and sustainable development; petrology, mineralogy and tectonics; paleobiology, and wind energy. By investigating the history of Earth, we understand how our planet has developed over time and how sustainable development benefits from this knowledge. Visit the Department of Earth Sciences for more information.