University of Gothenburg has huge a campus in Sweden and widely known as for its contribution in top notch education and research. The contribution of University of Gothenburg is not only limited to natural sciences and engineering but it also offers high quality research as well as higher education in bio-medical sciences, social sciences, humanities, psychology, education, architecture etc.

1. PhD student in Physical sciences, specializing in physical geography

Summary of Doctoral Project:

This PhD project has the aim to better understand permafrost thaw processes of palsa mires through detailed study of a palsa mire in northern Sweden called Vissátvuopmi. It is a multi-disciplinary project that will combine remote sensing, climate data analysis, ice microstructure analysis, and greenhouse gas flux measurements with the aim to gain deeper understanding of palsa dynamics and their relationship to environmental factors and climatic drivers. To investigate these relationships, the PhD candidate will use drones equipped with LiDAR and other sensors to map the palsas’ exterior; the palsas’ interior will be investigated using ice microstructure analysis and ground penetrating radar; climatic drivers and environmental influences affecting palsa mires will be analysed together with data on palsa change; and greenhouse gas fluxes will be measured and related to the palsa mire environment.

Last Application Date: 2022-05-31

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2. Doctoral student in didactics focusing on languages

Summary of Doctoral Project:

The doctoral student will be engaged in postgraduate education. In collaboration with the supervisors, the doctoral student will formulate and implement a thesis part as well as a course part with compulsory and elective doctoral courses in accordance with both a general and an individual study plan. During the doctoral period, the thesis will be presented and discussed in seminars with invited discussants on at least three occasions. The doctoral student will be a member of the research environment Learning and Assessment of Languages (LBS). The department encourages and supports the dissemination of the thesis at national and international conferences.

Last Application Date: 2022-05-16

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3. Doctoral student in Molecular Biology, Dept. of Chemistry and Molecular Biology

Summary of Doctoral Project:

The proposed PhD project will be a continuation of the research on the molecular mechanismsof metabolic disease carried out by the research team of Prof. Margit Mahlapuu. We found that STE20-type kinases associate with intrahepatocellular lipid droplets and demonstrated that antagonism of these kinases hinders the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and associated comorbidities. The aim of this PhD student project is further characterize the role of STE20 kinases in regulation of intrahepatocellular fat accumulation and associated lipotoxic damage.

Last Application Date: 2022-05-18

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4. Doctoral student in Medical Science – Clinical brain tumor research

Summary of Doctoral Project:

Brain tumors often grow at slow to subacute speed, in contrast to acute conditions such as stroke, and in the process induce plasticity. A lesion-based study of brain tumors, linked with rich clinical data (e.g. neuropsychology), will allow deeper understanding of brain functions and identify regions where plasticity more easily occurs. Tumor segmentations using an atlas approach with rich clinical data is the foundation of lesion-based studies. Tumor segmentations are also the fundament for studies within the field of radiomics. Such methods have discovered novel features and patterns in patients with glioma. Finally, using segmentations and core clinical data we want to include all relevant data in a single report, as a cognitive support tool. The project requires that the applicant masters the Swedish language in speech and writing since the data collection is done in Swedish and to enable contact with patients.

Last Application Date: 2022-05-17

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5. Doctoral student in Medical Science – Tissue resident memory B cells

Summary of Doctoral Project:

The doctoral project will investigate origin, specificity, formation and protective role of mucosal resident memory cells after infection. Viral respiratory infections caused by influenza-, orthopneumo- or corona-virus are major concerns worldwide. Influenza A virus (IAV) is a highly prevalent respiratory virus that causes significant morbidity and mortality in humans. Recently, few studies identified lung memory B cells (Bmem) as critical in preventing IAV reinfection. These tissue resident Bmem appear to have a broader specificity compared to splenic Bmem. Finally, our recent study demonstrated an incredible heterogeneity in Bmem, contrary to the focused serum Ab response we reported previously, yet Bmem epitope-specificity has not been elucidated. A better appreciation of tissue resident Bmem after infection and vaccination is crucial first step in developing mucosal vaccines against respiratory viruses.

Last Application Date: 2022-05-30

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6. Doctoral student in Molecular Microbiology

Summary of Doctoral Project:

Anne Farewell’s group uses molecular genetics and high-throughput screening to study how bacterial cells respond to stress and more recently has focused on the mechanisms of the spread of antibiotic resistance between bacteria. In this project the role of pesticides as drivers of ABR evolution and transmission to human pathogens will be examined. Despite the widespread use of pesticides (a broad group of agents which act against insects, weeds, bacteria and other pathogens), the role of these agents in promoting antibiotic resistance (ABR) is largely unknown. This project will examine the effect of pesticides on ABR development through linkage or cross-resistance (e.g., shared efflux mechanisms) and their role as drivers of ABR spread between bacteria through promoting conjugation. We will suggest interventions in the form of changes to how pesticides and fertilizers (organic and inorganic) are used in agricultural practices to minimize this risk and promote sustainable farming.

Last Application Date: 2022-05-26

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7. Doctoral student in Medical Science – Immunity to influenza Neuraminidase

Summary of Doctoral Project:

The doctoral project will investigate immunogenicity and antigenicity of influenza neuraminidase. Seasonal influenza virus infection still causes significant morbidity and mortality. Influenza also presents the danger of a 1918-like pandemic, with millions of deaths, due to the introduction of a novel antigenic virus from the animal reservoirs. Virions present three surface proteins: hemagglutinin (HA), Neuraminidase (NA) and the ion channel M2e, with the first two being the main targets of neutralizing Abs. While HA-specific immune responses have been studied reasonably well, NA-immunity remains poorly understood. In this project we have two main aims: 1) Determine B cell and Antibody targets on Neuraminidase and 2) Harness nanobodies for antiviral therapy. The results from this doctoral project will provide important information for the deisgn of novel influenza vaccines and therapeutics.

Last Application Date: 2022-05-23

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8. Doctoral student in Medical Science – Biochemistry

Summary of Doctoral Project:

Mitochondria convert chemical energy into ATP by utilizing a system of molecular machines, the respiratory chain complexes. The complexes driving oxidative phosphorylation are a mosaic of proteins encoded by the nuclear and the mitochondrial DNA. Therefore, assembly of the respiratory chain and the ATPase requires not only expression and import of many nuclear encoded proteins but also translation of mitochondrially encoded proteins. The mitochondrial genetic system is responsible for replication and transcription of the mitochondrial genome and for the synthesis of a few polypeptides within the organelle. Dysfunction of these processes underlies many human disorders and aging. It is therefore surprising that so little is known about mitochondrial protein synthesis. The main goal of this project is to unravel how protein synthesis by mitochondrial ribosomes is connected to quality control and proteolysis. Specifically, we will identify how auxiliary factors interact with the mitochondrial ribosome to mediate co-translational protein quality control.

Last Application Date: 2022-05-24

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9. PhD student, specializing in analyzing innovation processes for new sustainability technology

Summary of Doctoral Project:

The project will study the innovation processes leading to new technologies and related businesses, which address sustainability challenges such as SDGs. The purpose of the project is to analyze knowledge-intensive innovation processes involving new technologies in businesses – and these processes may include universities, entrepreneurship and large companies – in Nordic countries which promote sustainability goals. An example of such technologies is carbon capture. Innovators and entrepreneurs need to develop and use new scientific and engineering knowledge, along with identifying business models, in order to further develop technologies which will help solve environmental problems. Moreover, sustainability standards provide a useful point of reference for decisions regarding business relationships to thereby help re-purpose some existing infrastructure such as petroleum pipelines for use to solve environmental challenges. The focus will be upon how innovators and entrepreneurs act, relative to the threats and opportunities for dissemination and application of new technologies which can address the societal sustainability goals. Methods include case study with extensive interviews, across at least 2 Nordic countries.

Last Application Date: 2022-06-03

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10. PhD student, specializing in analying university students’ impact on innovation

Summary of Doctoral Project:

The project addresses how universities through prior students impact innovation and entrepreneurship in business. The purpose of this project is to analyze the impacts of university students, with a particular foci upon the flow and career paths of alumni. Alumni are students who have received advanced university degrees. One of the included sub-projects compares and contrasts different groups of alumni. One group has advanced university degrees from engineering/ natural science and the second group with degrees from innovation/ entrepreneurship. A second included sub-project focuses specifically upon graduate students who are active simultaneously in both firms and universities, known as ‘dual affiliation’ or ‘industrially related’ students. The overall project as well as sub-projects thus examine how these different groups of alumni later impact innovation in large firms and entrepreneurship in smaller firms. Methods include developing and analyzing large-scale data, specifically register data as well as planning and conducting surveys of alumni.

Last Application Date: 2022-06-03

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11. 2 PhD Students in theoretical physics (condensed-matter theory/statistical physics)

Summary of Doctoral Project:

The goal of PhD project 1 is to develop quantum-field theoretical methods (both analytical and numerical) that describe the non-equilibrium dynamics of classical and quantum systems, and to apply these methods to experimentally relevant situations. The goal of PhD project 2 is to develop statistical methods for interactions and collisions of particles in turbulence, and to analyse these models with perturbation theory, asymptotic methods, and numerics. As a PhD student you are expected to independently contribute to the development of mathematical models and their analysis with analytical and numerical methods. Being a PhD is a 4 year full-time studies and leads to a Doctoral Degree. Those who are employed as doctoral students must primarily devote themselves to their doctoral education. However, a doctoral student may to a limited extent work with education, research and administration. Such work may, before the doctoral degree is completed, not cover more than 20 % of full-time work.

Last Application Date: Open until filled

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12. Doctoral position in Theory of Science with a focus on the research basis of coastal fisheries in Sweden

Summary of Doctoral Project:

Theory of Science is part of a post-Kuhnian tradition and has a distinct orientation towards empirical study. Research and teaching is primarily focused on epistemological and social aspects of the production and use of scientific knowledge. Differences in epistemological and methodological presuppositions across disciplines and fields of research are accentuated and analyzed, with the humanities and social sciences as well as medical and natural sciences being objects of study. Theories and methods are usually drawn from the field of science and technology studies (STS).

Last Application Date: May 19, 2022

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13. Doctoral student in Health Care Science – Physical health in persons with psychotic disorder

Summary of Doctoral Project:

Individuals with psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia have an increased risk of developing metabolic disorders such as diabetes mellitus related to e.g., lifestyle factors and side effects from medications. Still, research suggest that they do not receive the same quality of physical health care compared to other patient groups. There have been national initiatives to promote the physical health for persons with psychotic disorders to reduce health care inequalities, but health promotion focusing on physical diseases has not been properly established within Swedish psychiatric care. More knowledge is therefore needed regarding patients and staffs’ experiences of health promotion activities. Also, evaluation using nationally representative data focusing on diabetes related health and care outcomes in people with psychotic disorders is needed.

Last Application Date: 2022-05-12

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14. PhD student in Climatology

Summary of Doctoral Project:

The Regional Climate Group (RCG: http://rcg.gvc.gu.se ) is part of the Department of Earths Sciences at the University of Gothenburg. RCG studies climate at regional-to-global scales based on instrumental data, Global and Regional Climate Modelling, and paleoclimate proxy records. RCG has a unique profile within the Swedish climate research community and an international reputation in the fields of regional climate analysis and modeling. RCG actively participates in a national strategic research program MERGE (ModElling the Regional and Global Earth system) and the international research program TPE (Third Pole Environment). To sustain the success in climate change research in general and to enhance our studies on the near-surface wind, RCG is seeking a Ph.D. candidate to participate in an ongoing research project on the detection and attribution of global terrestrial near-surface wind changes with a focus on Sweden.

Last Application Date: 22-05-16

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University of Gothenburg has huge a campus in Sweden and widely known as for its contribution in top notch education and research. The contribution of University of Gothenburg is not only limited to natural sciences and engineering but it also offers high quality research as well as higher education in bio-medical sciences, social sciences, humanities, psychology, education, architecture etc.

1. PhD student, specializing in analying university students’ impact on innovation

Summary of Doctoral Project:

The project addresses how universities through prior students impact innovation and entrepreneurship in business. The purpose of this project is to analyze the impacts of university students, with a particular foci upon the flow and career paths of alumni. Alumni are students who have received advanced university degrees. One of the included sub-projects compares and contrasts different groups of alumni. One group has advanced university degrees from engineering/ natural science and the second group with degrees from innovation/ entrepreneurship. A second included sub-project focuses specifically upon graduate students who are active simultaneously in both firms and universities, known as ‘dual affiliation’ or ‘industrially related’ students. The overall project as well as sub-projects thus examine how these different groups of alumni later impact innovation in large firms and entrepreneurship in smaller firms. Methods include developing and analyzing large-scale data, specifically register data as well as planning and conducting surveys of alumni.

Last Application Date: 2022-06-03

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2. PhD in Marine Sciences specializing in cold-water coral and sponge ecology, with a focus on Alaskan deep ecosystems

Summary of Doctoral Project:

Cold-water corals and sponges are found globally, at depths of just a few meters in temperate and polar ecosystems, to well beyond the photic zone and into the abyssal plains of every ocean. Many species are classed as ecosystem engineers, their morphology creating varied habitats that attract a myriad of associated species. As such the diversity of life around these cold corals and sponges can rival many tropical ecosystems. The Alaska region has some of the highest biodiversity and widespread distributions of deep-water corals and sponges in the Pacific region, yet despite their importance to benthic ecosystems ecological knowledge is poor for the majority of species. The general life history characteristics of deep corals and sponges (slow growth, late maturity, infrequent reproduction and recruitment) make them particularly susceptible to damage from anthropogenic impacts such as commercial bottom fishing. Understanding reproduction and recruitment processes is vital to understanding resilience and recovery from damage in these ecosystem engineers (and thus their associated fauna).

Last Application Date: 2022-03-18

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3. PhD student, specializing in analyzing innovation processes for new sustainability technology

Summary of Doctoral Project:

The project will study the innovation processes leading to new technologies and related businesses, which address sustainability challenges such as SDGs. The purpose of the project is to analyze knowledge-intensive innovation processes involving new technologies in businesses – and these processes may include universities, entrepreneurship and large companies – in Nordic countries which promote sustainability goals. An example of such technologies is carbon capture. Innovators and entrepreneurs need to develop and use new scientific and engineering knowledge, along with identifying business models, in order to further develop technologies which will help solve environmental problems. Moreover, sustainability standards provide a useful point of reference for decisions regarding business relationships to thereby help re-purpose some existing infrastructure such as petroleum pipelines for use to solve environmental challenges. The focus will be upon how innovators and entrepreneurs act, relative to the threats and opportunities for dissemination and application of new technologies which can address the societal sustainability goals. Methods include case study with extensive interviews, across at least 2 Nordic countries.

Last Application Date: 2022-06-03

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4. PhD in Marine Sciences specializing in cold-water coral reproductive ecology

Summary of Doctoral Project:

This Ph.D. project has some flexibility to tailor to the applicants major interests within reproductive ecology in cold water corals and had the potential to include collaborations and work off of Sweden’s coast with the reef building coral Lophelia pertusa, off of Patagonia with the deep water emerged coral Desmophyllum dianthus, and/or cataloging reproductive processes of New Zealand’s protected Primnoa spp. corals. As such, this Ph.D. project will work collaboratively with other cold-water coral researchers at the Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, as well as potentially international partners. This project will likely require travel and field work, spending time each year at sea on research vessels collecting samples in potentially harsh conditions.

Last Application Date: 2022-03-20

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5. Doctoral student in Basic Medicine, 4 positions

Summary of Doctoral Project:

The education in Basic Medicine is intended for medical doctors or students at the medical program aiming at an academic career as researchers and lecturers. Basic Medicine is a four year full-time training and leads to a Degree of Doctor. In addition, the doctoral student is offered departmental duties comprising 20 per cent of a full-time post.

Last Application Date: 2022-03-22

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7. PhD Student in Physics (with focus on machine learning and/or robotics and/or optical tweezers, Soft Matter Lab)

Summary of Doctoral Project:

The Department of Physics at the University of Gothenburg is located in the center of Gothenburg, with approximately 100 employees. The communication routes are good both nationally and internationally. The research focuses within the fields of Atom- and Molecular Physics, Condensed Matter Physics and Spintronics, and Complex Systems and Biophysics and is performed in an international environment with extensive national and international collaborations. The education programs at the Department include Bachelor- and Master programs in Physics, physics teacher-training programs, as well as outreach courses in Physics aimed for the general public. Gothenburg Physics Centre is a close collaboration with three other departments within the Faculty of Science and Chalmers University of Technology, which creates an innovative environment for all researchers and students at the department.

Last Application Date: 2022-03-31

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8. Doctoral student in Health Care Science – Self-rated health in older adults

Summary of Doctoral Project:

The answer to the general question, “how would you rate your health?” with response options ranging from “very good” to “very poor,” has been one of the most widely used health indicators in research since the 1960s. In many studies, self-rated health predicts morbidity and mortality in older adults with great precision independent of known physical illness or other objective health measures. Although extensively used, our understanding of health in old age and the process that directs older adults in these self-ratings is still limited. Aging populations are a global challenge. Even though we spend a large part of our lives in good health, the risk of health problems, illness, and disabilities increase with age. To evaluate the health of older adults reliably, more knowledge is needed about the current way of self-assessing health.

Last Application Date: 2022-03-24

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9. Doctoral Position in Environmental Social Science – with a focus on wolf conflicts

Summary of Doctoral Project:

The purpose of undertaking doctoral studies is to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for conducting independent research within the field of Environmental Social Science. The doctoral studies comprise one year of coursework and three years of research, culminating in the production of a dissertation that makes a significant and original contribution to the research field. The knowledge and skills that are acquired during the studies should be applicable to postdoctoral research or other professional work. The position is salaried and covers four years (full-time equivalent, fixed term), beginning in August 2022. The doctoral candidate may undertake departmental duties corresponding to up to 20% of a full-time position, in which case the duration of the appointment will be extended accordingly. There are no tuition fees.

Last Application Date: 5 of April 2022

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10. Doctoral student in Child and Youth Studies, one or more

Summary of Doctoral Project:

At the Department there is extensive research on topics that concern children and young people. This makes it possible for the PhD candidate to be part of local seminars and research activities as well as national and international collaborations of relevance to the research topic. In their application, candidates should specify how their research plan relates to ongoing research in the Department. Only those who are admitted to postgraduate education may be appointed to the position. As part of your employment as a doctoral student, you may have departmental duties corresponding to up to 20 % of full-time employment, distributed throughout your study period. Departmental duties usually consist of teaching at first- and second-cycle levels, but may also include research and administration. The employment will be prolonged accordingly.

Last Application Date: April 19, 2022

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11. Doctoral student in Education, one or more 

Summary of Doctoral Project:

During the PhD studies, the dissertation work will be presented and discussed in seminars with invited discussants on at least three occasions. As a doctoral student, you are also expected to participate in conferences, workshops, seminars and other research meetings, both nationally and internationally. At the Department there is extensive research on topics that concern children and young people. This makes it possible for the PhD candidate to be part of local seminars and research activities as well as national and international collaborations of relevance to the research topic. In their application, candidates should specify how their research plan relates to ongoing research in the Department.

Last Application Date: April 19, 2022

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12. Doctoral student in Natural Science, specialising in Biology

Summary of Doctoral Project:

Humane slaughter of animals is a priority for all animals used for food. Recent evidence demonstrates that decapod crustaceans (lobsters, crabs, shrimps and prawns) may experience pain and as such should be stunned to render them unconscious before killing. However, there is limited information on the extent to which these animals process pain and further what methods can be used to stun them humanely.

Last Application Date: April 4, 2022

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13. Doctoral Position in Environmental Social Science – with a focus on climate change and migration

Summary of Doctoral Project:

The purpose of undertaking doctoral studies is to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for conducting independent research within the field of Environmental Social Science. The doctoral studies comprise one year of coursework and three years of research, culminating in the production of a dissertation that makes a significant and original contribution to the research field. The knowledge and skills that are acquired during the studies should be applicable to postdoctoral research or other professional work. The position is salaried and covers four years (full-time equivalent, fixed term), beginning in August 2022. The doctoral candidate may undertake departmental duties corresponding to up to 20% of a full-time position, in which case the duration of the appointment will be extended accordingly. There are no tuition fees.

Last Application Date: 25 of March 2022

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14. PhD student in conservation, specialising in traditional knowledge and sustainable building construction

Summary of Doctoral Project:

The doctoral position is located at the Department of Conservation in Mariestad, with Hantverkslaboratoriet (the Crafts Laboratory) as its research infrastructure. The Crafts Laboratory develops practice-led research in the field of traditional knowledge and sustainable building construction and the doctoral student will be part of a group of researchers. The Crafts Laboratory’s network will be made available for case studies, and resources for full scale tests will be available on site in Mariestad. The research focus for the doctoral position is building crafts and how traditional knowledge may contribute to sustainable building construction. The research is practice-led and craftsmanship is has a key function in the inquiry. The focus of the thesis project will be questions concerning traditional knowledge and sustainable building construction.

Last Application Date: 2022-03-25

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