Doctoral student in Explainable Machine Learning for Neuromorphic Computing

Örebro University and the School of Science and Technology are looking for a doctoral student for the doctoral programme in Computer Science, concluding with a doctoral degree.

Start date: Fall 2026.

Project description

The focus of the doctoral project is explainable machine learning for neuromorphic computing for predictive materials discovery. The doctoral student will be part of a larger project Brain-inspired AI Design of Topological Magnets for Sustainable Computing. The five-year project is a WASP-WISE-funded collaboration with research groups at Uppsala University and KTH for designing sustainable magnetic materials.

The doctoral student will also be part of the Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Programme (WASP) and graduate school. WASP is Sweden’s largest individual research programme ever, a major national initiative for strategically motivated basic research, education and faculty recruitment. The programme addresses research on artificial intelligence and autonomous systems acting in collaboration with humans, adapting to their environment through sensors, information and knowledge, and forming intelligent systems-of-systems.

The vision of WASP is excellent research and competence in artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and software for the benefit of Swedish society and industry.

Read more: https://wasp-sweden.org/

The graduate school within WASP is dedicated to provide the skills needed to analyze, develop, and contribute to the interdisciplinary area of artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and software. Through an ambitious programme with research visits, partner universities, and visiting lecturers, the graduate school actively supports forming a strong multi-disciplinary and international professional network between doctoral students, researchers, and industry.

Read more: https://wasp-sweden.org/graduate-school/

The programme and the doctoral studentship

The doctoral programme consists of courses and an independent research project that you will present in a doctoral thesis. The programme concludes with a doctoral degree and comprises 240 credits, which corresponds to four years of full-time study.

Our ambition is for your doctoral studies to be stimulating and purposeful throughout the programme until you have obtained your doctoral degree. A thorough introduction will therefore get you off to a good start and provide a solid foundation on which you can build your studies. As a doctoral student at Örebro University, you will be offered a specially tailored seminar series, covering matters ranging from doctoral programme rules and careers to support during the study period and networking.

The place on the programme is linked to a full-time doctoral studentship for the duration of the study programme, which corresponds to four years of full-time study. More information on doctoral studentships, part-time studies and part-time doctoral studentships can be found in the Regulations Handbook (https://www.oru.se/globalassets/oru-en/education/research-education/regelhandbok-for-utbildning-pa-forskarniva_en.pdf). The initial salary for a doctoral studentship is SEK 32,300 a month.

Entry requirements and selection

To see the job advertisement in its entirety, visit: https://www.oru.se/english/career/available-positions/job/?jid=20260203

Information

For more information about the programme and the doctoral studentship, contact Dr. Stephanie Lowry, email: stephanie.lowry@oru.se, or Dr. Denis Kleyko, email: denis.kleyko@oru.se. For administration issues, contact Head of unit Martin Magnusson, email: martin.magnusson@oru.se.

At Örebro University, we expect each member of staff to be open to development and change; take responsibility for their work and performance; demonstrate a keen interest in collaboration and contribute to development; as well as to show respect for others by adopting a constructive and professional approach.

Örebro University actively pursues equal opportunities and gender equality as well as a work environment characterized by openness, trust and respect. We value the qualities that diversity adds to our operations.

Application to the programme and for the doctoral studentship

The application is made online. Click the button “Apply” to begin the application procedure.

For the application to be complete, the following electronic documents must be included:

• CV
• Proof that you meet the general and specific entry requirements (copies of the original certificate and official transcript for Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees)
• Independent project (degree project)
• Other relevant documents, course and degree certificates verifying eligibility
• Description of research interests (1-2 pages) – describing your research interests, explaining why you are interested in this project, and why you would be a good fit for the position.

As a main rule, application documents and attachments are to be written in Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, or English. Certificates and documents in other languages verifying your qualifications and experience must be translated by an authorized translator to Swedish or English. A list of authorised translators can be obtained from Kammarkollegiet (the Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency), http://www.kammarkollegiet.se/engelska/start.

When you apply for admission, you automatically also apply for a doctoral studentship.

More information for applicants will be found on our career site: https://www.oru.se/english/career/available-positions/applicants-and-external-experts/

The application deadline is August 21, 2026. We look forward to receiving your application!

As we have already made our choices in terms of external collaboration partners and marketing efforts for this recruitment process, we decline any contact with recruitment agencies and advertisers.

As directed by the National Archives of Sweden (Riksarkivet), we are required to deposit one file copy of the application documents, excluding publications, for a period of two years after the appointment decision has gained legal force.