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About us

The Department of Engineering at the University of Skövde is characterized by a creative and dynamic environment, which includes a very good collaborative climate, modern facilities and excellent industrial collaboration. For more than a decade, the Department of Engineering has shown how a "smaller" university can achieve excellent applied research and education of high quality, as well as generate the means and technical innovations that characterize a successful research environment. We work with an integrated educational value chain with known added value for the student, where our new engineering programs are CDIO-adapted and students have good opportunities for internships and work with our industry partners. The right candidate will be part of a team whose work is of great importance to industry, society and academia.

The PhD student position is offered within the area of informatics, which at the University of Skövde, is defined as the science that studies how information is represented, processed and communicated in artificial and natural systems, and how such systems are used and developed in order to achieve usable and effective applications and solutions for individuals, organizations or society. The PhD degree awarded will be in the area of Informatics.

Your role

You will be part of a team whose work is of great importance to industry, society and academia. As a doctoral student, you will focus on the development of intelligent, adaptive and safe industrial robot systems. The doctoral project investigates how industrial robots can be further developed using different forms of AI, both traditional AI and neural network-based methods, to improve adaptability, safety, human comfort and resilience. The research will include AI for robot perception, such as vision systems, human recognition, modeling of human intentions, planning robot actions, and maintaining production efficiency.

The position includes full-time postgraduate education, including courses and research.

We are looking for someone who has:

• • completed a degree at advanced level, or completed course requirements of at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits at advanced level, or in some other way acquired essentially equivalent knowledge within or outside Sweden.
• • completed course requirements of at least 60 credits, including independent thesis work comprising at least 15 credits at advanced level, in the subject of information technology, related application areas or other subject areas that are considered directly relevant for thesis work in the subject of information technology such as computer science, information technology, production technology, industrial technology, automation technology or other relevant subject area.
• • documented language skills in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary school course English 6. This can also be demonstrated through an internationally recognized test such as IELTS (total score 6.5), TOEFL (total score 90), PTE (total score 62), etc.

 We will also evaluate the following assessment criteria when hiring:

• • Good ability to assimilate knowledge at the research level.
• • Good knowledge and experience of modeling and simulation of robot cells, for example in RobotStudio, and digital twins.
• • Good knowledge in configuration, programming and commissioning of industrial robots and associated software.
• • Good programming skills in Python, C++ or similar languages.
• • Good knowledge of network communication and integration between different systems, such as robots, AI and digital twins.
• • Good knowledge and experience of machine learning, reinforcement learning and AI-based optimization for robot control and robot perception.
• • Documented experience of industrial collaboration and practical implementation of research.
• • Good communication & teamwork skills.
• • Documented ability to work independently, plan research and achieve set goals.

In this position, great importance will be placed on good knowledge and experience of machine learning, reinforcement learning and AI-based optimization for robot control and robot perception as well as good knowledge of configuring, programming and commissioning of industrial robots and associated software.

Employment type:

The position is a fixed-term position until the completion of the doctoral degree, but not more than 4 years. The scope of the position is 100%. Salary is paid according to the local agreement on salary scales for doctoral students. Only those who are accepted or have already been accepted to a doctoral education may be employed as a doctoral student.

Application deadline: July 31st 2026

Registration number: HS 2026/486

Contact Information: Information about the position is provided by Head of Department Stefan Ericson ([email protected]) and Associate Professor Masood Fathi ([email protected]). Union information is provided by Anders Johansson (Saco-S) or Maria Carlstedt (ST). All persons can be reached via the University's switchboard 0500-44 80 00.

Application
You apply for the position via our website, www.his.se/jobb by clicking on "Apply" at the bottom of the advertisement. There you can also read more about the University's recruitment process and the benefits you have as an employee with us. We look forward to receiving your application!

The following documents must be attached to your application:

• • Personal letter including a statement of interest, where you explain in English your motivation, your research interests and your expectations of the doctoral program
• • CV
• • Certificates, diplomas, and other supporting documents you wish to submit in support of your application
• • Degree certificates and grade extracts
• • Your degree project at master’s level
• • Relevant publications

Contact the HR department at [email protected] if you have publications that cannot be attached electronically directly to the application. The publications must be received by the University no later than one week after the application deadline.