The Department of Information Technology holds a leading position in both research and education at all levels. We are currently Uppsala University’s third largest department, have around 350 employees, including 120 teachers and 120 PhD students. Approximately 5,000 undergraduate students take one or more courses at the department each year. You can find more information about us on the department of Information Technology website.
The Department of Information Technology is situated in the newly built Ångström House 10, which contains a visualization studio, a social robot lab, a maker space and 3D printing workshop. Researchers work in all areas of IT, from designing processers, through HCI and cybersecurity, to cancer research tools and methods for numerical analysis and machine learning.
The research work takes place in a multidisciplinary team with a focus on image processing with applications in neuroradiology. The team is based at the Division Vi3 at the Department of Information Technology at Uppsala University and with an international connection.
Duties
The research in the project is on developing and evaluating methods for detection and quantification in neuroradiology. An overall goal is to make advanced image processing methods available for treatment follow-up in neuroradiology. The position concerns research in the above-mentioned projects.
Requirements
PhD degree in Medical Image Processing or a foreign degree equivalent to a PhD degree in Medical Image Processing. The degree needs to be obtained by the time of the decision of employment. Those who have obtained a PhD degree three years prior to the application deadline are primarily considered for the employment. The starting point of the three-year frame period is the application deadline. Due to special circumstances, the degree may have been obtained earlier. The three-year period can be extended due to circumstances such as sick leave, parental leave, duties in labour unions, etc.
Additional qualifications
Experience in research and method development in image processing in neuroimaging is an advantage.
About the employment
The employment is a temporary position of 2 years according to central collective agreement. Full time position. Starting date 15 September 2025 or as soon as possible, as agreed. Placement: Uppsala.
For further information about the position, please contact: Robin Strand, +46184713469, Robin.Strand@it.uu.se .
Please submit your application by 15 August 2025, UFV-PA 2025/1819.
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Submit your application through Uppsala University’s recruitment system.Placement:Department of Information TechnologyScope:Full timeWorking hours:100%Type of employment:Temporary positionPay:Individual salaryNumber of positions:1Town:UppsalaUnion representatives:
- Seko Universitetsklubben seko@uadm.uu.se
- ST/TCO tco@fackorg.uu.se
- Saco-rådet saco@uadm.uu.se
Number of reference:UFV-PA 2025/1819Last application date:15 August 2025