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Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH) is a place for curiosity and ingenuity, with a campus located in the heart of the Blekinge archipelago. Here, we offer education from undergraduate to doctoral levels and conduct world-class applied research. We change and make a difference. Do you want to join us?

https://www.bth.se/om-oss/institutioner/dipt/ is internationally recognized for its research and educational environment. Our greatest strength is our strong focus on industry-oriented empirical research conducted in close collaboration with the business community. BTH's research in software engineering is highly ranked internationally.

Job Description

You will be expected to explore both software architecture and design, focusing on how AI can support engineering approaches in software development (AI4SE), and how the integration of AI components changes the fundamental nature of software systems (SE4AI). From an architectural perspective, the research investigates how the introduction of AI elements, such as large language models, challenges established architectural styles, methods for architecture evaluation, and governance models. This requires new approaches to modularity, decoupling, versioning, deployment, and lifecycle management.

You will be a central member of the research group and work in collaboration with industrial and academic partners. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Investigating how the integration of AI components, such as large language models, retrainable machine learning models, and RAG modules, affects software architecture, including consequences for modularity, lifecycle management, and architecture evaluation methods.
• Studying how AI changes principles and patterns for software design, focusing on the internal structure and development of AI-intensive components, including prompting logic, data transformation flows, retraining mechanisms, and support for explainability.
• Analyzing the interplay between architectural decisions and design-level trade-offs in AI-intensive systems, focusing on non-determinism, continuous data dependencies, testability, and maintainability.
• Developing and applying strategies for architecture evaluation, including simulation-based methods, evaluation based on established patterns and practices, and the development and use of evidence, metrics, and tests to evaluate and compare architectural solutions.
• Publishing research results in leading international conferences and scientific journals, as well as contributing to industry-relevant research in software engineering.

Up to 20% of working time may include tasks other than research, such as teaching and supervision. The applicant is expected to actively participate in the department's research and educational activities.

Qualifications

To be eligible for the position of postdoctoral researcher, the applicant must have completed a doctoral degree or have a foreign degree assessed as equivalent to a doctoral degree. The eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.

Preference will be given to candidates who have completed their degree no more than three years before the application deadline. In exceptional cases, candidates who completed their doctoral degree earlier may be considered, for example, in cases of statutory leave.

The eligibility requirements and assessment criteria are described in detail in BTH's Guidelines for Employment and Promotion of Teachers, available on the Vacancies page (https://www.bth.se/om-bth/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb).

Qualifications and Experience

In addition to the requirements described in the job description, eligibility criteria, and assessment criteria for the position, the following degrees, competencies, and experiences are considered advantageous:

• Experience in research conducted in close collaboration with industrial partners.
• Technical knowledge and practical experience in modern AI (including generative AI/LLMs) and software engineering.
• Publications in highly ranked international conferences or journals.
• Experience in empirical software engineering, AI prototyping, or human-AI interaction studies.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Ambition to build a career and potentially stay at BTH long-term.

High social competence and professional ethics are highly valued.

Place of Work: Karlskrona.

Employment Level: 100 %.

Start Date: By agreement.

Duration: Fixed-term employment for 2–3 years, with the possibility of extension. The total employment period must not exceed three years.

Application Deadline: 2026-08-23.

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