PhD Position in Physics (Focusing on Machine Learning and Bone Microscopy Analysis, Soft Matter Lab)

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The Department of Physics at Gothenburg University is located in central Gothenburg and has about 100 employees. Communication opportunities are good, both nationally and internationally. The research focuses on atomic and molecular physics, condensed matter physics, spintronics, complex systems, and biophysics, and is conducted in an international environment with extensive national and international collaborations. The education at the department includes teaching in bachelor’s and master’s programs in physics, physics in teacher education, and courses in physics aimed at the general public. The Physics Center in Gothenburg, a close collaboration with three other departments within the Faculty of Science and Chalmers University of Technology, creates an innovative environment for all researchers and students at the department.

More information about the activities at the Department of Physics can be found at www.physics.gu.se (http://www.physics.gu.se). Additional information about Gothenburg Physics Center can be found at www.chalmers.se/en/centers/physics-center/Pages/default.aspx (http://www.chalmers.se/en/centers/physics-center/Pages/default.aspx).

University-wide information about what it means to be a PhD student at Gothenburg University can be found on the university’s PhD pages https://www.gu.se/en/education-to-become-a-researcher (https://www.gu.se/en/education-to-become-a-researcher).

Job Description

We are looking for a PhD student at the Department of Physics at Gothenburg University as part of the national DDLS program. The PhD student will work on the development of AI tools for studies of human bone and bone marrow, specifically with the analysis of microscopy data using deep learning.

The research will be conducted in a group at Gothenburg University led by Giovanni Volpe. The group focuses on soft materials, optical tweezers, statistical physics, and machine learning.

General Description of the DDLS Program

Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS) uses data, computational methods, and artificial intelligence to study biological systems and processes at all levels, from molecular structures and cellular processes to human health and global ecosystems. SciLifeLab and the Wallenberg National Program for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS).

SciLifeLab aims to recruit and train the next generation of researchers in data-driven life science and create globally leading expertise in computational and data science for life sciences in Sweden. The program has 3.7 billion SEK in funding over 12 years from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

In 2025, the DDLS graduate school will recruit 19 academic and 7 industrial PhD students. Throughout the program, more than 260 PhD students and 200 postdoctoral researchers will be part of the graduate school. The DDLS program has four strategic research areas: Data-Driven Precision Medicine and Diagnostics, Data-Driven Infectious Disease Spread and Infection Biology, Data-Driven Cell and Molecular Biology, and Data-Driven Evolution and Biodiversity. For more information, see https://www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/ddls-research-school/ (https://www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/ddls-research-school/).

The future of life sciences is data-driven. Will you lead that change with us? Apply now!

We are looking for a PhD student at the Department of Physics at Gothenburg University in data-driven cell and molecular biology.

Data-driven cell and molecular biology encompasses research that fundamentally changes our understanding of how cells function by exploring their molecular components in time and space, from individual molecules to natural tissue environments.

Doctoral education consists of four years of full-time study and leads to a doctoral degree. The person employed as a PhD student should primarily devote themselves to their doctoral education. However, a PhD student may, to a limited extent, work with education, research, and administration. Such work may not, before the doctoral degree is obtained, exceed 20 percent of full working time.

Doctoral education consists of four years of full-time study and leads to a doctoral degree.

As part of your PhD employment, you may have departmental duties of a maximum of 20% of full-time distributed throughout the entire education period, which will then generate a corresponding extension of the education period. Departmental duties usually include teaching at the undergraduate and advanced levels, but research and administration may also be included.

Application

Complete information about admission, qualifications, assessment criteria, and eligibility requirements as well as how to apply for the PhD position can be found in the full advertisement at www.gu.se/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-anstallningar (http://www.gu.se/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-anstallningar).

You apply for admission to doctoral education via Gothenburg University’s recruitment portal. Register your application electronically.

You as an applicant are responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and that it is submitted to the university by the latest application deadline.

The application must be received by: 2025-05-14

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