Assistant Professor in Engineering Sciences

Are you ready to shape the future of research and education? At Uppsala University, your ideas matter. We welcome top talents in Science and Technology to a world-class environment driving innovation and collaboration. Advance the frontiers of science. It starts with you.

The technical section consists of three departments with a total of twelve research programs. We offer a unique interdisciplinary research environment, specialized and well-functioning infrastructures, competitive funding, and good conditions for establishing a new research group. The host institution also offers a start-up package that guarantees your own salary for a five-year period, the salary of a doctoral student or postdoctoral fellow, and resources to establish the research group.

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering develops technical solutions in sustainability and energy and educates in our interdisciplinary subject. With the help of innovative researchers and state-of-the-art facilities, we meet today's and tomorrow's challenges in materials science. AI for materials science is an emerging research field that uses machine learning, data analysis and computational modelling to guide the discovery, characterization and optimization of new materials. By accelerating innovation cycles, AI in materials science plays a central role in the development of new sustainable technologies for the society of the future.

You can find more information about us here.

The Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering conducts interdisciplinary engineering research on infrastructural and industrial socio-technical systems and processes. Our research is strongly linked to sustainable development and is based on extensive interaction with society and industry. The department’s research is conducted within two research programs: Industrial Engineering and Management and Civil Engineering and Built Environment.

You can find more information about us here.

The Department of Electrical Engineering conducts leading research and education in electrification, digitalization, and health technology, with applications ranging from renewable energy, electrified transportation systems, robotics, AI, and 5G/6G communication to smart sensors and medical technology. In collaboration with stakeholders, we develop medical and electrical systems spanning from materials and manufacturing understanding to the software required.

The department is organized into four divisions: Electricity, Integrated Smart Systems Technology, Solid-State Electronics, and Signals and Systems. Together, we create a dynamic and international environment where research and education meet, and where we contribute to technological solutions that shape the future of society—both locally and globally.

You can find more information about us here.

Your department placement will be determined in connection with the appointment. You will indicate one or more preferred departments as part of the application process.

Subject area

We welcome you who are researching and teaching in any of the following subject areas:

• Electrical engineering with a focus on electrification, digitalization or health technology, with applications ranging from renewable energy, electrified transport systems, robotics, AI, 5G/6G communications, smart sensors, or medical technology. 

• The interface between machine learning and experimental materials science. Development and application of machine learning methods in experimental workflows, data-driven experimental design, hypothesis generation or process modeling, deep learning for spectroscopic data or image processing, and applications of physics-informed machine learning. You would also like to have experience in automating data generation chains, for example through the development and application of relevant software and hardware for experiment control and database management. 

• Sustainability Transitions. You have a strong theoretical profile combined with qualitative or quantitative empirical research, for example in our strength areas of life science, energy systems, built environment, and ICT.

• Organisation and Management with a focus on Artificial Intelligence. You have an established position at the intersection of organization and management studies, sociotechnical change, and AI, and combine theoretical perspectives that problematize core assumptions with empirical research on AI, in particular ethical AI in practice.

• Urban Infrastructure and Spatial Planning. You have a background in civil engineering with expertise in urban-level spatial analysis of infrastructure systems, addressing challenges such as climate adaptation and infrastructure resilience, sustainable land and resource use, or development of nature-based solutions on the urban scale.

Duties 

You will work with:

• research. To establish and lead your own research group; publishing research results in internationally recognized peer-reviewed journals and presenting them at leading international conferences; actively applying for and securing external grants.
  
  
• teaching. Teaching includes course responsibility, course administration and supervision of doctoral students.
  
  
• administration. To participate in the general academic duties of the department. This includes serving on committees, taking on responsibilities beyond your own research and teaching assignment, contributing to the evaluation and development of teaching and research activities, working collaboratively with colleagues, and providing support and constructive feedback to colleagues.
  
  
• keeping up to date in your subject area and following developments in society that are relevant to your work at Uppsala University.

In choosing between eligible candidates, emphasis will primarily be given to both research and teaching expertise, according particular weight to research expertise. In addition, attention will be given to administrative, management and collaboration expertise

Qualifications required

 You must have:

• a PhD that is of relevance to at least one of the specified subject areas. Preference will be given to applicants who have completed their PhD or attained equivalent expertise no more than seven years before the deadline for applications.
  
  
• Research expertise within at least one of the specified subject areas.
  
  
• had your main employment and conducted your research activities outside Sweden for at least the past four years immediately prior to the application deadline. Shorter stays in Sweden of a total of no more than twelve months may be accepted.
  
  
• teaching expertise within at least one of the specified subject areas. Ability to link research to teaching, based on the subject concerned, subject didactics and teaching and learning in higher education.
  
  
• completed at least five weeks of teacher training for higher education of relevance to the organization and its activities or be considered to have acquired the equivalent knowledge. The required training for teachers in higher education may be completed during the first two years of employment if there are special circumstances.
  
  
• a documented ability to teach in Swedish or English.
  
  
• ability to work with other people and otherwise meet the demands of suitability required to perform the duties well.
  
  
• documented skills and expertise in productive research collaborations and in successfully leading projects.
  
  
• documented ability to successfully compete for and secure research funding, were you have been the main applicant for successfully funded projects with a total amount of at least 3,000,000 SEK (equivalent to approximately 270,000 €).
  
  
• teaching expertise and research expertise that are relevant to the subject area and the duties that the position involves.

Other desirable/valuable qualifications

It would be an advantage if you have:

• collaboration expertise. Interacting with the wider community, disseminating and exchanging information and translating research and development results into practical benefits.
  
  
• administrative expertise. Capacity to plan, organize and prioritize activities and to work in a structured manner that demonstrates an awareness of goals and quality.
  
  
• management expertise. Developing, coordinating and leading operations and staff.

For more information on assessment and assessment criteria, see the Appointment Regulations for Uppsala University and the Faculty of Science and Technology’s Guidelines for the Appointment and Promotion of Teachers.

All qualifications must be documented in a manner that makes it possible to assess both their quality and their scope.

When the University appoints new academic staff, candidates will be selected based on a qualitative overall assessment of their competence and expertise, considering their potential to perform and develop the duties of the position and to contribute to the positive development of the department.

Application

Parental leave, part-time work due to childcare, trade union responsibilities, military service or similar activities are treated as work experience and should be listed in the CV.

Instructions for applications for employment

Period of employment 

The position of Assistant Professor is fixed-term for up to six years and is intended to provide qualifications for a permanent teaching position with higher eligibility requirements. During the appointment, there is the possibility to apply for promotion to Associate Professor. If the requirements are met and suitability is confirmed, the appointee may be promoted to a permanent position as Associate Professor.  

About the position
Fixed-term employment for a maximum of 6 years. The scope is full-time. Starting date: 2027-01-01 or as agreed. Location: Uppsala

Further information about the position please contact: Professor Klas Hjort, +46 (0)70 425 0597, klas.hjort@angstrom.uu.se

We look forward to receiving your application by August 11 2026, UFV-PA 2026/1823.

In the event of any disagreement between the English and the Swedish versions of this announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.

We offer you

Sweden offers good working conditions, including comprehensive social benefits such as generous family-focused policies that make healthcare, childcare, and children’s education available and highly affordable. At Uppsala University, we offer the opportunity for new international staff to learn Swedish through our language courses. If you have family, they will get new contacts and support through the Uppsala International Citizen hub.

If you are an international candidate, you will find a lot of information about working and living in Sweden at http://www.uu.se/joinus.

Uppsala University’s tenure track system grants assistant professors the possibility to be assessed for promotion to the position as associate professor. The university provides support in various areas, such as scientific and educational development, leadership development as well as patent and innovation support.