Vacant job

At the Academy of Textiles, Technology and Economics, research and education are conducted in business administration, industrial economics, resource recovery, urban development, and within the textile field: design, management, and technology.

The academy comprises five departments: the Department of Business Administration and Textile Management, the Department of Engineering, the Department of Resource Recovery and Urban Development, the Department of Textile Technology, and the Department of Design, as well as a division for Textile Labs. The Textile University, along with the center formation, the Center for Sustainable Urban Development, are other important activities within the academy. The academy also hosts two doctoral schools, one in Resource Recovery and one in Textile and Fashion.

Research Focus
Research in design within the textile and fashion area deals with artistic design research with a strong focus on deepening the understanding of the interplay between analysis and synthesis in the design process, as a basis for the development of design methodology, design techniques, and design programs. The research approach is primarily experimental, for design through design, where the development of methodology, programs, and techniques requires critically experimental artistic work.

The doctoral position is an announcement within the research profile TexAI – Knowledge in AI-Driven Innovation for Circular Ecosystems in the Textiles and Fashion Industry, funded by the KK Foundation. TexAI is an interdisciplinary research and innovation initiative conducted in collaboration between the research areas of Textiles and Fashion and Business and IT. The overarching aim is to integrate AI-driven solutions within textile technology, textile and fashion design, textile management, and business-oriented IT to drive the green transition within the textile and fashion industry. The project is conducted in close collaboration between academia and industry.

The research area in design aims to develop, deepen, and critically illuminate the role of generative and agentic AI in design practice, as a tool, mediator, and collaborator in the fields of fashion design and active wear. The research aims to explore how AI can change prevailing notions of design as an activity and craft through data-driven processes and experiments, thereby opening new avenues for defining design concepts, methods, and results where AI is viewed as an integrated material in design practice.

In addition to doctoral studies and research within the TexAI profile, participation in the development of the artistic research environment in general at the Textile University and the University of Borås is also included.

Your Tasks
Doctoral education encompassing four years of full-time studies leading to a doctoral degree. Within the framework of your doctoral employment, you can undertake departmental duties up to a maximum of 10% of full-time distributed over parts of the training period, which will then generate a corresponding extension of the training period. Departmental duties typically include teaching at the undergraduate and advanced levels, but research and administration may also be included. Doctoral studies at the Department of Design require on-site presence at the University of Borås.

Doctoral Education at the University of Borås

Eligibility
Basic eligibility
Basic eligibility for doctoral education at the doctoral level is granted to those who have completed a degree at the advanced level, or have completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits at the advanced level, or have acquired equivalent knowledge in other ways within or outside the country.

Special eligibility
Special eligibility is granted to those who have completed a degree at the advanced level in design, art, architecture, or equivalent.

Other Requirements:

• A specific requirement is also that the applicant in the attached portfolio demonstrates artistic skill within their design area.
• Knowledge of digital and AI-supported design processes.
• Good knowledge of English, both spoken and written.
• Good collaboration and initiative abilities.
• Ability to work independently and in a structured manner.

Meritorious:

• Previous experience and/or participation in research projects/experimental experience.

Admission and Employment
Once you have been admitted to the doctoral program, you will be assigned a doctoral position. The initial doctoral position may last up to one year and can then be extended by up to two years at a time. The total time as a doctoral employee may not exceed eight years but must not exceed the time corresponding to four years of full-time doctoral studies. Salary is determined according to the university's local agreements for doctoral students.

Employment form: Fixed-term employment as a doctoral student in accordance with HF chapter 5.
Employment rate: Full-time
Start date: May 1 or by agreement.
Location: Borås
Diary number: PA2025/197

How to Apply
Welcome with your complete application including diary number and attachments via our recruitment system by March 13.

Please note that we will begin the selection process only after the application period has ended.

How to apply – create an account and see which documents you need to attach

The University of Borås encourages applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives as this enriches and strengthens our operations. We strive for an even gender distribution among employees and value diversity in the organization.

Want to know more?
The University of Borås is a government authority, which means you receive special benefits, generous vacation, and a favorable occupational pension.

Benefits for Employees

Work with Us

Contact the following individuals if you want to know more:

• about the employment, Clemens Thornquist, recruiting manager.
• about the doctoral school, Eva Gustafsson, program director.
• about the research group, Delia Dumitrescu, research group leader.

The union representative for Saco-S is Sunil Kumar, who can be reached via the university's switchboard at 033-435 40 00. The union representative for OFR/S can be reached at [email protected].

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