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PhD position in Experimental Physics with focus on Space Physics

Physical sciences/Math

Department of Physics

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before 2023-04-15

  • Temporary position
  • 100%
  • Umeå

Umeå University is one of Sweden’s largest higher education institutions with over 37 000 students and about 4 700 employees. The University offers a diversity of high-quality education and world-leading research in several fields. And the groundbreaking discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool, which was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, was made here. At Umeå University, everything is close. Our cohesive campuses make it easy to meet, work together and exchange knowledge, which promotes a dynamic and open culture.

The ongoing societal transformation and large green investments in northern Sweden create enormous opportunities and complex challenges. For Umeå University, conducting research about – and in the middle of – a society in transition is what it is all about. But also about delivering education to enable regions to expand quickly and sustainably. This is simply where the future is built.

Are you interested in learning more? Read about Umeå university as a worklplace

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, theoretical physics. We announce a PhD position for a project focusing on the 3D properties of magnetosheath jets using data from numerical simulations and in-situ spacecraft. Last day to apply is April 15, 2023.  Starting date is September 1, 2023, or by agreement.

Project descriptionThe ‘Space Plasma Physics’ group at Umeå University is looking for a brilliant PhD candidate interested in performing research on 3D magnetosheath jet properties. The PhD project combines the analysis of data from state-of-the art plasma simulations with the analysis of data from state-of-the art satellites orbiting Earth.

The supersonic solar wind blows through the solar system. Earth is partly protected by the bow shock, but fast plasma flows can still penetrate the magnetosheath. Such magnetosheath jets (dynamic pressure enhancements) can impact the magnetopause and cause geoeffective disturbances due to their excess energy and momentum. However, it is not known how strong such space weather disturbances can be and if they may be harmful. To fill in the gap, in the PhD project we will determine for example the impact rates of jets, and how much energy and momentum the jets transfer.

The project foresees ample collaborative opportunities with international research groups, such as Charles University (Czech Republic) and Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (United Kingdom), and the Royal School of Technology (Stockholm).

The project is financed by the Swedish National Space Agency.

Competence requirementsTo be admitted for studies at third-cycle level you are required to have completed a second-cycle level degree or completed course requirements of at least 240 ECTS credits. The recruitment procedure will follow the Higher Education Ordinance (Högskoleförordningen). Prerequisites include 240 ECTS credits (högskolepoäng) of higher education studies, of which 60 should be on an advanced level (Master’s level), or equivalent. In addition to these requirements, 120 ECTS need to be in physics. The requirements do not need to be fulfilled at the time of application but only at the enrollment. Fluency in English is mandatory. 

We are looking for a highly motivated, goal-oriented and responsible candidate who is passionate about developing as an individual scientist as well as a space physics research team member. A strong interest in space physics is a prerequisite for you to thrive as a doctoral student in this project, and you must have an educational background that corresponds to the project’s topic. In order to succeed as a PhD student, you must be creative and devoted to work. You must also have good interpersonal skills, be resourceful, and have a high degree of independence. Willingness to work in an inter-cultural, international, and diverse group is fundamental.

Candidates should have documented background in one or more of the following topics: 
·        electrodynamics
·        statistical physics
·        fluid dynamics
·        plasma physics
·        space physics
Previous experience or knowledge the following areas are also required:
·        Data analysis
·        Programming (e.g. Python, Matlab, C, C++)
·        Written and spoken English

Terms of employmentThe employment is expected to result in a doctoral degree and the main assignment for the doctoral student is thus to be part of the research education, which includes participation in the described research project but also to take relevant courses. Teaching and other departmental work (up to a maximum of 20%) can be included. The employment is limited to four years at full time or up to five years if teaching and other departmental work is performed. The salary is fixed according to the established salary level for doctoral students. The employment starts in 1 September 2023 or according to agreement.

The application

The application should contain:
1.          A cover letter with summary of research interests and motivation relevant for the position (max. 1 page)
2.          Curriculum Vitae.
3.          Certified copies of relevant degree certificate(s) translated to English or Swedish. 
4.          Transcripts with grades, with English or Swedish translation. Note that for international (extra-EU) applicants the grading system should be explained in brief.
5.          Copies of student theses and publications (if any)
6.          Names and contact information of at least one reference person.

More information

For further information contact the Principal Investigator of the project, Associate professor Maria Hamrin, maria.hamrin@space.umu.se

You apply via our e-recruitment system Varbi. The deadline for applications is April 15, 2023. Log in and apply via the button at the bottom of the page. All documents should be uploaded in pdf format. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for online interviews within one week after the call deadline.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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Admission

September 1, 2023, or by agreement.

Salary

According to a local agreement for PhD students

Application deadline

2023-04-15

Registration number

AN 2.2.1-215-23

Contact

Maria Hamrin

090-7866036

Union representative

SACO

090-7865365

SEKO

090-7865296

ST

090-7865431

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Umeå University wants to offer an equal environment where open dialogue between people with different backgrounds and perspectives lay the foundation for learning, creativity and development. We welcome people with different backgrounds and experiences to apply for the current employment. We kindly decline offers of recruitment and advertising help.

Post expires on Saturday April 15th, 2023

Doctoral student in Economic History

Social Sciences/Economics

Ekonomisk historia

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before 2023-06-15

  • Temporary position
  • 100%
  • Umeå

Umeå University is one of Sweden’s largest higher education institutions with over 37 000 students and about 4 700 employees. The University offers a diversity of high-quality education and world-leading research in several fields. And the groundbreaking discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool, which was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, was made here. At Umeå University, everything is close. Our cohesive campuses make it easy to meet, work together and exchange knowledge, which promotes a dynamic and open culture.

The ongoing societal transformation and large green investments in northern Sweden create enormous opportunities and complex challenges. For Umeå University, conducting research about – and in the middle of – a society in transition is what it is all about. But also about delivering education to enable regions to expand quickly and sustainably. This is simply where the future is built.

Are you interested in learning more? Read about Umeå university as a worklplace

The unit of economic history is now looking for a doctoral student. The employment is a fixed-term employment for four years from autumn 2023 or by agreement.

Assigned duties 
Those who are employed as a doctoral student shall primarily devote their time to doctoral studies, aimed to result in a doctoral degree. Work carried should consists of own research as well as participation in postgraduate courses (third-cycle studies). You will be part of the department’s research work where you work closely with researchers at the unit. The doctoral employment is carried out as an independent work within your own chosen field. Therefore, great importance is attached to the attached dissertation plan. Those appointed to doctoral position may also work, to a limited extent, with educational tasks and administration at the Unit of Economic history. However, duties of this kind may not comprise of more than 20 percent of full-time. If so, the period of employment will be extended from up to five years.

About the employment
The employment is a fixed-term employment full-time for 4 years from the autumn of 2023 at the department of economic history, Umeå University. For this position, you are expected to perform your work at Umeå University Campus and we are looking for a doctoral student who will be part of our daily activities at the unit. Salary is set in accordance with an established doctoral ladder for this positions. Only those who have been admitted to postgraduate education at postgraduate level may be employed as doctoral students. Provisions for employment as a doctoral student can be found in ordinance SFS 1993: 100 (Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 5).

Eligibility / Admission requirements 
To be eligible as a doctoral student in economic history requires a degree at  advanced level or satisfied the requirements for courses comprising of at least 240 credits of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second-cycle; or acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad. (Högskoleförordningen 7 kap, 39 § – Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 7, Section 39). Specific admission requirements for doctoral studies in each subject are specified in the relevant general syllabus, to be found here. 

Basis of assessment 
Admittance of a doctoral student is based on an assessment of the candidate’s ability to benefit from third-cycle studies. The applicant’s ability to benefit from the phd studies and research will be assessed with reference to the selection criteria stated in the relevant general syllabus for phd studies. The following will be considered: 
• Quality and content of previous written work, such as a master’s thesis 
• Ability to participate actively in the department’s research environment 
• Ability to perform independent work
• Dissertation plan
• Written and oral communication 
• Relevant educational background and grades/grade average 
• Relevant work experience

Other requirements
Good knowledge of English, both spoken and written, is a requirement.

Application
The application is to be submitted on the University recruitment system Varbi. The application should contain:
• Personal letter in which the applicant gives a short description of him/herself and his/her research interests (max three pages)
• A dissertation plan (max three pages)
• Curriculum vitae
• Grade transcripts
• Master thesis or similar degree projects
• If appropriate, documented language skills relevant for the position
• Other documents that the applicant wishes to submit
• The applicant is encouraged to name a maximum of two references with full contact details

The Unit of Economic History is a research-intensive unit that employs about 15 persons, including professors, associate professors, senior lecturers, researchers, Ph.D. candidates and technical/ administrative staff. The Graduate studies in economic history at Umeå University are partly organized together with other economic history departments in Sweden. Research is regularly published in international peer reviewed journals. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods are used. The Unit of Economic History has well developed research collaborations on local, national and international levels, reflecting strong international publication in the following research areas: business history, environmental and energy history, financial history, economic growth and structural change, political economy and agricultural history. More information is available at the Department’s research website: https://www.umu.se/enheten-for-ekonomisk-historia/forskning/

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Admission

2023-09-01

Salary

Månadslön

Application deadline

2023-06-15

Registration number

AN 2.2.1-272-23

Contact

Fredrik Olsson-Spjut

090-7866034

Tina Lundmark

090-7866438

Union representative

SACO

090-7865365

SEKO

090-7865296

ST

090-7865431

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Umeå University wants to offer an equal environment where open dialogue between people with different backgrounds and perspectives lay the foundation for learning, creativity and development. We welcome people with different backgrounds and experiences to apply for the current employment. We kindly decline offers of recruitment and advertising help.

Post expires on Thursday June 15th, 2023

PhD student in Computing Science with focus on Computer Security

Engineering/it

Department of Computing Science

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before 2023-03-31

  • Temporary position longer than 6 months
  • 100%
  • Umeå

Umeå University is one of Sweden’s largest institutions of higher education with over 37,000 students and 4,800 faculty and staff. We are characterised by world-leading research in several scientific fields and a multitude of educations ranked highly in international comparison. Umeå University is also the site of the pioneering discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 genetic scissors – a revolution in genetic engineering that has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

At Umeå University, everything is nearby. Our cohesive campus environment makes it easy to meet, collaborate and exchange knowledge, which promotes a dynamic and open culture where we rejoice in each other’s successes.

Are you interested in knowing more about Umeå University as a workplace read more at: Work with us.

To our department, characterized by world-leading research in several scientific fields and a multitude of educations ranked highly in international comparison, we now look for a Doctoral student in computer security.

The Department of Computing science has been growing rapidly in recent years where focus on an inclusive and bottom-up driven environment are key elements in our sustainable growth. The 50 doctoral students within the department consists of a diverse group from different nationalities, background and fields. If you work as a doctoral student with us you receive the benefits of support in career development, networking, administrative and technical support functions along with good employment conditions. See more information at:
https://www.umu.se/en/department-of-computing-science/

Is this interesting for you? Welcome with your application before March 31, 2023.

Project description

Our societies rely on computer systems and on software stacks. Unfortunately, software systems contain bugs and vulnerabilities which can be exploited by malicious actors. This project will be conducted in the Software Engineering and Security (SES) group. The student will conduct an in-depth investigation of a class of vulnerabilities and devise static or dynamic approaches to detect them in the code or prevent their execution at runtime.

Keywords for this project: code analysis, static analysis, reverse engineering, defense mechanisms, vulnerability detection, exploit mitigation techniques, scalability and software systems.

The project is funded by WASP. Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP) is Sweden’s largest individual research program ever, a major national initiative for strategically motivated basic research, education and faculty recruitment. The program addresses research on artificial intelligence and autonomous systems acting in collaboration with humans, adapting to their environment through sensors, information and knowledge, and forming intelligent systems-of-systems. The vision of WASP is excellent research and competence in artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and software for the benefit of Swedish industry. Read more: https://wasp-sweden.org/

The graduate school within WASP is dedicated to provide the skills needed to analyze, develop, and contribute to the interdisciplinary area of artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and software. Through an ambitious program with research visits, partner universities, and visiting lecturers, the graduate school actively supports forming a strong multi-disciplinary and international professional network between PhD-students, researchers and industry. Read more: https://wasp-sweden.org/graduate-school

Admission requirements

The general admission requirements for doctoral studies are a second- cycle level degree, or completed course requirements of at least 240 ECTS credits, of which at least 60 ECTS credits are at second-cycle level, or have an equivalent education from abroad, or equivalent qualifications. To fulfil the specific entry requirements for doctoral studies in computing science, the applicant is required to have completed at least 90 ECTS credits in computing science. Applicants who otherwise have acquired skills that are deemed equivalent are also eligible.

Candidates are expected to have a genuine interest in computer security, a very good knowledge in programming (such as in C, Java or Python) and an in-depth understanding of computer systems (assembly code, compilers). Important personal qualities are the ability to work in a team, communicate with colleagues, be disciplined, curious and creative.

About the position

The position provides you with the opportunity to pursue PhD studies in Computing Science for four years, with the goal of achieving the degree of Doctor in Computing Science. While the position is mainly devoted to PhD studies (at least 80% of the time), it may include up to 20% department service (usually teaching). If so, the total time for the position is extended accordingly, resulting in a maximum of five years.

The procedure for recruitment for the position is in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance (chapter 12, 2§) and the decision regarding the position cannot be appealed.

The expected starting date is September 1 2023, or as otherwise agreed.

Application

Applications must be submitted electronically using the e-recruitment system of Umeå University.

A complete application should contain the following documents:

  • A cover letter including a description of your research interests, your reasons to apply for the position, and your contact information
  • A curriculum vitae
  • Reprints / copies of completed BSc and/or MSc thesis and other relevant publications, if any
  • Copies of degree certificates, including documentation of completed academic courses and obtained grades
  • Documentation and description of other relevant experiences or competences.

The application must be written in English or Swedish. Attached documents must be in pdf format. Applications must be submitted electronically using the e-recruitment system of Umeå University and be received no later than March 31, 2023.

The Department of Computing Science values gender diversity, and therefore particularly encourages women and those outside the gender binary to apply for the position.

For additional information, please contact Prof. Alexandre Bartel (alexandre.bartel@cs.umu.se)

We look forward to receiving your application!

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Admission

September 1 2023, or as otherwise agreed

Salary

Monthly

Apply before

2023-03-31

Registration number

AN 2.2.1-1849-22

Contact

Alexandre Bartel

090-7867472

Union representative

SACO

090-7865365

SEKO

090-7865296

ST

090-7865431

Read the job description at the university homepage

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Umeå University wants to offer an equal environment where open dialogue between people with different backgrounds and perspectives lay the foundation for learning, creativity and development. We welcome people with different backgrounds and experiences to apply for the current employment. We kindly decline offers of recruitment and advertising help.

Post expires on Friday March 31st, 2023