Postdoctoral Researcher in Health Economics

The Faculty of Engineering and Health Sciences provides education and conducts research in engineering, health and information design, with a clear focus on addressing societal challenges. Our research is carried out in close collaboration with external partners, both nationally and internationally, and contributes to knowledge development and innovation. Through our collaboration platforms, we bring together academia, the public sector and industry to jointly drive knowledge development and strengthen the relevance of research and education. Education at all levels is research-based and closely aligned with the needs of society and working life. Together, we contribute to sustainable societal development.The Faculty comprises three departments with a total of approximately 500 staff.The Department of Engineering Sciences brings together a large part of the University's Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Master of Science in Engineering programmes in fields such as energy engineering, mechanical engineering, robotics, building engineering, environmental engineering and industrial systems. The department conducts internationally recognised research focusing on future energy and industrial systems. Collaboration with industry and society is central to developing sustainable, resource-efficient and competitive solutions for the society of tomorrow. Employment information Employment: Temporary employment, 2 years Period of employment/Start date: As agreed Scope: Full time Number of positions: 1 Closing date for application: 2026-08-20 Campus location: Västerås School: Teknikvetenskap Position description The purpose of the position is to give the employee an early opportunity to develop his or her independence as a researcher and to create the conditions for further acquisitions of qualifications after completing the doctoral degree. The position is a temporary employment with a maximum period of 3 years. The postdoc researcher position mainly involves research where the candidate will independently plan and carry out scientific studies in energy and environmental technology. The position will be carried out within the framework of the research profile FEC (Future Energy Center), which means that the work will be carried out in close collaboration with industry partners and other researchers within the profile. Future Energy conducts research in the areas of: Renewable energy with a focus on solar and bioenergy and the integration of renewable energy in the energy system Resource efficiency with a focus on energy efficiency, low emissions and recycling of nutrients and materials Digitalization for energy efficiency and better environmental performance The postdoctoral fellow is expected to take initiative, be creative and take responsibility. In addition, the work tasks interact closely with industrial partners. Therefore, the applicant needs to have good collaboration skills. The researcher also needs to be able to disseminate and communicate scientific results and knowledge within existing and new networks, which includes academia, industry and society at large. The research results will be presented at project meetings, conferences and in peer-reviewed scientific journals. As a postdoctoral fellow, you are expected to take responsibility for planning and implementing your studies, take your own initiatives to develop your ideas and knowledge, and be able to collaborate with others both within and outside academia. Teaching or other assignments may be included in the position to a maximum of 20%. As a postdoctoral fellow, you will also be part of the research group Future Energy, where you are expected to contribute to the development of the group. Qualification requirements The applicant is required to have a PhD degree in energy engineering. The applicant must have completed the degree no more than three years before the end of the application period. You have not previously held a position as a postdoctoral researcher in the same or related subject area at MDU that exceeds one year. The candidate should be able to show research experience in national and/or international projects on process modelling and simulations, including both steady state and dynamic modelling and techno-economic analysis and good command of written and spoken English. The candidate should be able to demonstrate good collaborative skills, capacity to organize and conduct work activities independently, experience of or openness to interdisciplinarity as well as a propositional attitude. Assessment criteria For this position, special consideration will be given to: Good knowledge in thermal conversion of biomass, such as gasification and pyrolysis Good programming skills in MATLAB, Aspen Plus, Modelica, etc Good knowledge of data driven methods for modelling and optimization Good knowledge of AI Experiences in scientific publications other than the thesis Experiences in writing project applications and leading projects In an overall assessment of suitability, emphasis is also placed on personal abilities. All employees at MDU are expected to cooperate and treat colleagues and students with respect, take responsibility for the organisation and their own work duties and contribute to a positive work environment. The applicant should also have good teamwork skills, such as effective communication, reliability, creativity and responsibility. We value the qualities that an even distribution of age and gender, as well as ethnic and cultural diversity, can contribute to the organisation. Application The application is to be completed online. Please submit your application by clicking on the "Apply" button below. The scientific publications that you do not have in digital form are to be sent by post to: Mälardalen University Division of Human Resources Ref.no: 2026/1744 Box 883 SE-721 23 Västerås, SWEDEN The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and will reach the university no later than closing date for application. We look forward to receiving your application! Union representatives: Saco-S mailto:saco-s@mdu.se Susanne Meijer ST-OFR/S, phone: +46 21-10 14 89 We decline all contact with recruiters and sellers of advertisements. We have made our strategic choices for this recruitment.

The position​ A position as PhD Fellow in the project "Ancient sedimentary DNA of Freshwater Fish and Ecological Interactions in Europe over the Last Two Millennial" is available at the University Museum, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. The position is for a period of four years. ​The nominal length of the PhD programme is three years. The fourth year is distributed as 25 % each year and will consist of teaching and other duties, such as secondments and interactions with the industry or the public sector. The objective of the position is to complete research training to the level of a doctoral degree. Admission to the PhD programme is a prerequisite for employment, and the programme period starts on commencement of the position. The workplace is at UiT in Tromsø. There will also be extensive fieldwork in NW Europe. The candidate may also undertake a research stay abroad for up to 3 months with one or more of the project collaborators or another relevant organization. You must be able to start in the position in Tromsø within a reasonable time after receiving the offer. Affiliation​ This position is attached to the Research Groups of Natural Sciences and Archaeology, the ArcEcoGEN Aurora Research Centre, and the Freshwater Ecology Group at the Department of Arctic and Marine Biology at UiT. Natural Sciences is responsible for developing and maintaining scientific collections of objects (animals, plants, fossils and minerals) as well as public outreach, including the Tromsø Arctic Alpine Botanical Garden. Archaeology is responsible for the archaeological collections at the Tromsø University Museum as well as cultural heritage management and research-based excavations in Northern Norway. All excavated archaeological finds are incorporated into the existing museum collections. Combined the research areas of Botany and Archaeology have a permanent staff of approximately 21, of which 16 are in academic positions. At the moment, 10 PhD students and 4 postdoctoral researchers are connected to the research area and ArcEcoGEN Centre.  The departments have laboratories for environmental archaeology, modern and ancient DNA analyses. These labs will be upgraded significantly in 2025 with full sample integration and robotisation of many sedaDNA processes, making them world class in this area of research. Natural Sciences currently involved in three large projects: “MEMELAND”, “IceAgent” and “Norwegian Barcode of Life”. The latter includes full genome sequencing of the entire Norwegian flora. The Archaeology Group has 5 permanent academic research positions and a variable number of field archaeologists in technical positions. The primary focus of ongoing research is on prehistoric and historic archaeology within the region and comparative regions. The Freshwater Ecology Group (FEG) of the Department of Arctic and Marine Biology conducts research on aquatic systems at high latitudes. Focusing on invertebrates, fish, and parasites, the FEG uses experimental approaches, long-term time series, and modelling approaches to better understand ecological interactions from the interspecific to the community level within and across ecosystems from the catchment to the coast. The project ​ The successful candidate will work on the project "Ancient sedimentary DNA of Freshwater Fish and Ecological Interactions in Europe over the Last Two Millennia". This PhD project is attached to the ERC Synergy Project ‘MEMELAND’ (Molecular Ecology of European Medieval Landscape) at the University Museum of the Arctic University of Norway (PI Tony Brown). The successful candidate will join a multi-university team who are coring over 100 lakes in NW Europe to reveal ecosystem changes related to agricultural intensification over the last 2000 years. Whilst the main focus is terrestrial agriculture and its effects on biodiversity an additional theme is effects on freshwater systems including lakes and rivers. We are also interested in aquaculture both in purpose created environments (e.g. fishponds) and through river and lake stocking. Specific areas of investigation will include a) changes in fish faunas for selected sites, b) examine the causes of these changes and relate to vegetation, climate and archaeological data, c) investigate the use of fish parasite sedaDNA as an additional methodology, d) trial other primers for fish and e) use non-amplicon sequencing on selected sites and samples. This PhD project will build on work already done by the Research Centre using general primers (16S) which have revealed surprisingly high fish diversity in sites in the UK and Norway. However, the full suite of lakes from across NW Europe will be available for this project. This position is at Tromsø but the candidate will be working with the teams in Salzburg (chronology, geochemistry and lake coring), eawag, Zurich (lipids), University of Oxford (archaeology and archaeobotany) and Charles University Prague (spatial modelling). The research outcomes will contribute to resilience and transformation in the Middle-high latitudes of Europe and operationalize Sustainable Development Goals. Contact​ For further information about the position, please contact: • Tony G Brown, e-mail: antony.g.brown@uit.no • Christian Selbach, e-mail: Christian.selbach@uit.no Qualifications​ This position requires: • A master's degree in subject relevant to the research description. Qualification with a master’s degree is required before commencement in the position. If you are near completion of your master’s degree, you may still apply provided that you submit all requested documents. • A master's thesis  • Documented fluency in English. Nordic applicants can document their English capabilities by attaching their high school diploma. • The applicants must present a project description outlining the academic basis of the PhD project. The project description shall not exceed 4 pages, literature references included. It must include a description of the theme, research question(s), and a reasoning of the choices. It should also indicate the methodologies to be used, and what actors outside the academia to involve. The final project description will be developed in cooperation with the supervision team after employment. It is considered an advantage if you have: • Working experience in the field in question • Experience from ecology, bioarchaeology, palaeoecology or bioinformatic/working on genetic data • Knowledge of cool-temperate ecosystems and particularly fish/aquatic systems • Experience from working in a team • A national and/or international research network that you can refer to • Publications and/or reports • Working knowledge of Norwegian or a Scandinavian language   Please note that the application will only be assessed based on the documents submitted through ​www.jobbnorge.no​ within the application deadline​. This includes documents that is needed to assess admission to the PhD programme. If necessary documents is missing, your application will not be evaluated. See under "Application" what documents you must submit.  We will also emphasize motivation and personal suitability for the position.  As many people as possible should have the opportunity to undertake organized research training. If you already hold a PhD or have equivalent competence, we will not appoint you to this position. Admission to the PhD programme ​ For employment in the PhD position, you must be qualified for admission to the PhD programme at the Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics and participate in organized doctoral studies within the employment period. Admission normally requires:   • A bachelor's degree of 180 ECTS and a master's degree of 120 ECTS, or an integrated master's degree of 300 ECTS.  • A master's thesis with a scope corresponding to at least 30 ECTS for a master's degree of 120 ECTS.  • A master's thesis with a scope corresponding to at least 20 ECTS for an integrated master's degree of 300 ECTS.    Grade requirements applies both to the master thesis as well as courses part of the master’s degree. The minimum requirements are grade B or better on the master’s degree, and an average grade of B or better on courses that are part of the master’s degree. For integrated master's degrees, applicants are required to have achieved a grade of B or higher on their master's thesis and an overall average grade of C or higher across all courses comprising the integrated degree programme. A more detailed description of admission requirements can be found here.   If you are employed in the position, you will be provisionally admitted to the PhD programme. Application for final admission must be submitted no later than two months ​after taking up the position.  Applicants with a foreign education will be subjected to an evaluation of whether the educational background is equal to Norwegian higher education, following national guidelines from Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. Depending on which country the education is from, one or two additional years of university education may be required to fulfil admission requirements, e.g. a 4-year bachelor's degree and a 2-year master's degree. UiT normally accepts higher education from countries that are part of the Lisbon Recognition Convention. Inclusion and diversity​ UiT The Arctic University of Norway is working actively to promote equality, gender balance and diversity among employees and students, and to create an inclusive and safe working environment. We believe that inclusion and diversity are a strength, and we want employees with different competencies, professional experience, life experience and perspectives. If you have a disability, a gap in your CV or immigrant background, we encourage you to tick the box for this in your application. If there are qualified applicants, we invite at least one in each group for an interview. If you get the job, we will adapt the working conditions if you need it. Apart from selecting the right candidates, we will only use the information for anonymous statistics. We offer​ • Involvement in an interesting research project in a transdisciplinary research school • A good and interdisciplinary academic environment with dedicated colleagues • Good career opportunities  • A stunning Arctic landscape and diversity of outdoor activities • Flexible working hours and a state collective pay agreement   • Pension scheme through the state pension fund  • PhD Fellows are normally given a salary of 550 800 NOK/year with a 3% yearly increase Norwegian health policy aims to ensure that everyone, irrespective of their personal finances and where they live, has access to good health and care services of equal standard. As an employee you will become member of the National Insurance Scheme which also include health care services. More practical information about working and living in Norway can be found here: https://uit.no/staffmobility Application ​ Please note that the application will only be assessed based on the information submitted by the application deadline via Jobbnorge. It is therefore important that you include all necessary documents demonstrating your qualifications for the position. Your application must include:  • Cover letter explaining your motivation and research interests • CV • Official diplomas for Bachelor's and Master's degree in the original language  • Official transcripts of grades/academic record for Bachelor's and Master's degree in the original language • Official translation of diplomas and transcripts of records (ToR) to English or a Scandinavian language, if applicable • Explanation of the grading system for foreign education (Diploma Supplement if available) • Documentation of English proficiency. If English proficiency is not documented in the application, it must be documented before starting in the position.  • References with contact information • Master’s thesis, and any other academic works • Project description (max 4 pages) Qualification with a master’s degree is required before commencement in the position. If you are near completion of your master’s degree, you may still apply and submit a draft version of the thesis and a statement from your supervisor or institution indicating when the degree will be obtained. You must still submit your transcript of grades for the master’s degree with your application. All documentation to be considered must​ be in a Scandinavian language or English.  Assessment ​ The applicants will be assessed by an expert committee. The committee's mandate is to undertake an assessment of the applicants' qualifications based on the written material presented by the applicants, and the detailed description draw up for the position. A copy of the assessment report will be sent to all applicants.  The applicants who are assessed as best qualified will be called to an interview. The interview should among other things, aim to clarify the applicant’s motivation and personal suitability for the position.  General information ​ The appointment is made in accordance with State regulations and guidelines at UiT. At our website, you will find more information for applicants.   A compulsory contribution of 2 % to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund will be deducted from the salary. You will become a member of the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, which gives you many benefits in addition to a lifelong pension: You may be entitled to financial support if you become ill or disabled, your family may be entitled to financial support when you die, you become insured against occupational injury or occupational disease, and you can get good terms on a mortgage. Read more about your employee benefits at: spk.no. A shorter period of appointment may be decided when the PhD Fellow has already completed parts of their research training programme or when the appointment is based on a previous qualifying position PhD Fellow, research assistant, or the like in such a way that the total time used for research training amounts to three years.  We process personal data given in an application or CV in accordance with the Personal Data Act (Offentleglova). According to the Personal Data Act information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure. You will receive advance notification in the event of such publication, if you have requested non-disclosure.