"Postdoctoral Position in Data Science with a Focus on Societal Values"

Duties

We seek a postdoctoral fellow in data science, education, or related fields to lead the project’s core research efforts and contribute to groundbreaking work in a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment. The duties include research design, method development, data collection, and analysis. The project employs a mixed-methods approach, combining qualitative methodologies from computing education research with quantitative techniques from data science, including natural language processing and statistical modeling.

This postdoctoral position is a 2-year career-development appointment focused on research and includes a limited amount of teaching (20%). The ideal starting date is 1 September 2025 or soon after.

Requirements

PhD degree in Computer Science, Data Science or Computing Educationor a foreign degree equivalent to a PhD degree in Computer Science, Data Science or Computing Education. The degree needs to be obtained by the time of the decision of employment. Those who have obtained a PhD degree three years prior to the application deadline are primarily considered for the employment. The starting point of the three-year frame period is the application deadline. Due to special circumstances, the degree may have been obtained earlier. The three-year period can be extended due to circumstances such as sick leave, parental leave, duties in labour unions, etc.

Consideration will also be given to good collaborative skills, drive and independence. As a person, a successful candidate is motivated, creative, responsible, and has a structured approach.

Additional qualifications

Meriting qualifications are:

• Documented experience in Discipline Based Education Research, in particular within computing or engineering education.
• Documented experience working in interdisciplinary settings.
• Experience with quantitative methods such as, but not limited to, statistics, text analysis and social network science.

The application must contain:

• A cover letter briefly describing your motivation for applying for this position and project, and indicating the earliest possible employment date (max 1 page).
• A curriculum vitae (CV).
• A copy of relevant diplomas and transcripts (translated into Swedish or English).
• A list of publications.
• Up to five selected publications in electronic format.
• A research statement describing how your past and current research experience can contribute to this project (max 2 pages).
• Contact information for two references (but no reference letter).

About the employment

The employment is a temporary position of 2 years according to central collective agreement. Full time position. Starting date 1 September or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala. 

For further information about the position, please contact: Aletta Nylén (aletta.nylen@it.uu.se), Davide Vega (davide.vega@it.uu.se).

Please submit your application by 4 august 2025, UFV-PA 2025/1986.