University of Bergen, Norway invites online application for multiple fully funded PhD programs in various research areas. Candidates interested in fully funded PhD positions can check the details and may apply as soon as possible.
1. PhD Research Fellow in Informatics: Visual Data Science to Master Complex Simulation Ensembles
Summary of PhD Positions:
Our employees are expected to contribute to excellence with high-quality research and teaching. The working environment for this position is (1) UiB’s Center for Data Science, CEDAS, (2) the involved research groups of visualization and machine learning, as well as (3) the cooperation between UiB and the University of Stuttgart. The cooperation with UiB’s Department of Geosciences is also important for this position. The PhD project is advised by Prof. H. Hauser (visual data science) and co-advised by Assoc.-Prof. N. Blaser (machine learning) as well as Prof. Th. Spengler (meteorology). Profs. Th. Ertl and M. Sedlmair from the Univ. of Stuttgart are also involved in the planned research. The project synopsis is: To understand inherent uncertainties in weather prediction, it is common to consult stochastically perturbed simulation ensembles with highly detailed ensemble members. Extracting relevant conclusions from such ensembles is very challenging and depends on a successful condensation of the data.
Application Deadlines: 14th August 2022
2. Funded PhD Programs
Summary of PhD Positions:
There is a vacancy for a PhD position in the Department of Geography. The position is for a fixed-term period of 4 years, of which 25% will be dedicated to teaching, supervision and administrative tasks in the Department. The position is linked to the Department of Geography´s focus area on environmental sustainability and societal change. Research issues within the broad theme of human-environment interactions, global environmental change ecology and consequences for nature protection and food production are welcome. Candidates with theoretical interests in environmental geography fields such as political ecology, sustainable land-use, socio-ecological systems and environmental governance, are very welcome to apply.
Application Deadlines: 12th August 2022
3. PhD Research Fellow in Sedimentary Geology – NFR Centre for Sustainable Subsurface Resources (CSSR)
Summary of PhD Positions:
There is a vacancy for a PhD Research Fellow in the field of sedimentary geology at the Department of Earth Science.The position is for a fixed-term period of 3 years with the possibility of a 4th year with compulsory other work (e.g. teaching duties at the Department). The position is part of the Center of Sustainable Subsurface Resources (CSSR). The main ambition for CSSR is to provide the knowledge required for the low carbon transition the Norwegian petroleum industry foresee for the next decade. A key point is the impact of increased electrification and how operations will be impacted by the intermittency associated with renewable energy supply and fluctuating electricity prices. A new energy system necessitates new knowledge of physical processes. This project will emphasize reservoir flow and short-term energy storage concepts, using energy carriers such as hydrogen.
Application Deadlines: 10th June 2022
4. PhD position in physical oceanography at the Geophysical Institute
Summary of PhD Positions:
This PhD project will focus on melting ice and changes in wind and ocean currents related to global warming in Disco Bay on Greenland. In Disco Bay Jakobshavn Glacier enters the ocean, and greatly impacts the seasonal hydrography, sea ice and circulation in the bay where the locals fish and hunt. The objective will be achieved primarily through analysis of available and new observations, numerical simulations, and theoretical considerations. The available observations are hydrographic profiles from local research vessels, helicopters and possibly from the sea ice during winter. The processes of interest include freshwater runoff, air-sea-ice interaction, sea ice growth, inflow of warm Atlantic water, and related biological processes in the pelagic ecosystem.
Application Deadlines: 7th June 2022
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5. PhD Position in Actionable Knowledge
Summary of PhD Positions:
The position is part of a transdisciplinary research program and initiative for establishing an international Centre of Excellence on actionable knowledge: AcKnowledges (for more information, see https://www.uib.no/en/acknowledges). The problem addressed is the following. Pressing complex issues such as pandemics, chemical risks, climate adaptation and biodiversity loss exemplify society’s heavy reliance on institutionalised expertise to inform and justify action. But in deploying knowledge for action, a narrow selection of knowledge is privileged, while other knowledge is silenced. Faced with uncertainty, high stakes, disputed values and urgent decision-making, a plurality of knowledges must be considered when finding ways to properly scope the decision space. The research will explore and assess whether a turn to a more inclusive and socially robust knowledge base, attentive to epistemic pluralism, can expand the range of policy options, avoid addressing the wrong problems and reduce unforeseen impacts.
Application Deadlines: 7th June 2022
6. PhD Research Fellow in Computational Mathematics
Summary of PhD Positions:
There is a vacancy for a PhD Research Fellow in Computational Mathematics at the Department of Mathematics. The position is part of the recently established VISTA Center for Modeling of Coupled Subsurface Dynamics (VISTA CSD, https://www.uib.no/en/vista-csd). VISTA is a basic research programme financed by the Equinor and executed in close cooperation with The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. The center will involve approximately 40 people, including faculty, researchers, postdocs and PhD students. MSc students will also be integrated in center activities. The position is for a fixed-term period of 4 years with in total one year of compulsory other work related to VISTA CSD (e.g. teaching, communication work or administrative tasks).
Application Deadlines: 1st June 2022
7. PhD Research Fellow in Informatics – energy informatics, optimization and data science
Summary of PhD Positions:
All employees are expected to contribute to excellence through high quality research and teaching. The working environment for this position will be at Optimization research group, which conducts research and teaching in Operations Research, analytics, and data science. In recent years, supply chain and logistics observe increasing concerns on energy usage, climate gas emissions, wastes, and environmental considerations. The project “Sustainable Multimodal Transport Planning in Smart Cities” addresses central challenges in climate and energy transition – how do we achieve more efficient transport systems, to reduce emissions and other costs on society and to improve land use? The future state of transport systems in smart cities, where all information is connected and shared, requires taking advantage of innovative solutions such as intelligent and integrated multimodal transportation fleet (e.g. using autonomous electric trucks, cargo vessels, trains, plains, and drones) and novel solutions that deal with multimodal data (e.g., data analytics, machine learning and AI) in order to promote an effective use of resources and space and to have socially acceptable, and environmentally and economically sustainable transport systems for long-term performance.
Application Deadlines: 31st May 2022
8. PhD Research Fellow in experimental reservoir physics
Summary of PhD Positions:
A PhD position within experimental reservoir physics is available at the Department of Physics and Technology at University of Bergen starting August 1, 2022. The position is for a fixed period of three years with the possibility of a 4th year with compulsory other work (e.g. teaching duties at the Department). The position is associated with the National Center for Sustainable Subsurface Utilization of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS2030). NCS2030 is a collaboration between the University of Bergen, the University of Stavanger, IFE and NORCE and receives funding from the Norwegian Research Council and industry stakeholders. The main ambition of NCS2030 is to be the scientific and technology driver to facilitate an energy-efficient, multi-purpose utilization of the subsurface into a “Sustainable Subsurface Value Chain.” The Center aims to fill knowledge gaps and provide solutions for maximizing value creation of subsurface resources to reach the Net Zero Emission (NZE) goals on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
Application Deadlines: 26th May 2022
9. PhD Research Fellow in acoustics
Summary of PhD Positions:
The candidate shall take part in the Acoustics research group’s activity on “Diffraction and dispersion effects in interaction of sound beams with viscoelastic and leaky ultrasonic guided waves”. The work aims to investigate and explain phenomena that have been observed in transmission of an ultrasonic beam through a solid plate immersed in a fluid. The phenomena are closely related to diffraction effects in beam excitation of the backward-wave branches of the associated Lamb wave modes. The PhD work will seek to reveal the precise mechanisms that connect the backward Lamb mode branches and the observed phenomena, using numerical modelling in comparison with experimental measurements. The numerical analysis will be based on complex eigenvalue analysis, in comparison with finite element modelling of the electroacoustic measurement system. The analysis will explore the energy flow and propagation of stress and displacement fields in backward- and forward-propagating leaky Lamb modes. Improved understanding and utilization of these mechanisms can significantly influence current and future industrial measurement methods.
Application Deadlines: 24th May 2022
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10. PhD Research Fellow in Informatics – 3 positions
Summary of PhD Positions:
All employees are expected to contribute to leading-edge research and teaching of high international quality. All PhD students at the department are members of our research school in ICT, which provides an opportunity to interact with PhD students across the research fields. The school has annual meetings, monthly lunches and offers courses in scientific writing and application writing. In addition to working towards receiving a PhD degree, you will be contributing to teaching, outreach and other tasks at the department as 25% of your time.
Application Deadlines: 22nd May 2022
11. PhD Research Fellow in Physical Chemistry of Pharmacy
Summary of PhD Positions:
The aim of the project is to develop new lipid nanoparticle (LNP) system for oppositely charged oligonucleotide-LNP delivery. Many cationic and ionizable lipids were developed for oligonucleotide delivery over the past couple of decades. The literature highlights direct links between the structure of the lipid and the resultant delivery efficiency and tolerability of the LNPs. To unleash the potential of DNA/RNA therapies, we intend to design novel lipid structures and LNP systems with increased delivery efficiency along with a metabolic and toxicity profile that would enable chronic dosing.
Application Deadlines: 22nd May 2022
12. Two Positions as PhD Research Fellows in inorganic chemistry and catalysis
Summary of PhD Positions:
There are two (2) vacancies for a PhD Research Fellows in inorganic chemistry, material chemistry and catalysis at the Department of Chemistry. The positions are for a fixed-term period of 3 years with the possibility of a 4th year with compulsory other work (e.g. teaching duties at the Department). The two positions will focus on the development of efficient and completely recyclable catalysts for the production of sustainable polymers, where CO2 will be used as one of the raw materials. The positions are part of the project Recyclable Catalysts for Sustainable Polymers from CO2 and Bio-based Epoxides, which is funded as a Starting Grant from the Trond Mohn Foundation.
Application Deadlines: 22nd May 2022
13. PhD Research Fellow in Pure Mathematics
Summary of PhD Positions:
The doctoral project is focused on Riemannian and sub-Riemannian geometry with applications. The thesis will involve research on these geometries and obtaining results relating curvature to solutions of hypoelliptic PDEs. However, there will also be a focus on applications of these theories to data analysis, statistics on manifolds and shape analysis. The applicants will join the group of the project GeoProCo whose research focus on topics in differential geometry, stochastic analysis and geometric integration.
Application Deadlines: 22nd May 2022
14. PhD Research Fellow in biostatistics of anti-microbial resistance
Summary of PhD Positions:
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat, as disease-causing bacteria evolve resistance to our drug treatments. If we can learn how this evolution happens, we will be better equipped to design treatments and strategies to beat these diseases. Large-scale genetic data exists on AMR in different bacteria worldwide, and our collaborators are generating more. However, mathematical and statistical approaches to learn evolutionary behaviour from these data remain limited. Our group has recently developed several approaches for inferring evolutionary dynamics from diverse data, with successful applications to diverse biological and medical questions. This project will adapt, develop, and harness these approaches to learn how AMR evolves from existing and new data. Global comparison and application is a key aspect of this project: we will develop approaches that can be used by everyone, anywhere, to better inform clinical strategies given some observations. Biological experience is not required (training in the biological aspects of the project will be provided), but enthusiasm for engaging with biology and biological/medical collaborators is essential.
Application Deadlines: 16th May 2022
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15. PhD Research Fellow in Quaternary geology and paleoclimate
Summary of PhD Positions:
The PhD Research Fellow is a part of the project “Past behavior of the Southern Ocean`s atmosphere and cryosphere (SOUTHSPHERE). The project seeks to deepen our understanding of the natural range of atmospheric climate variability in the Southern Ocean. We are particularly interested in the past behavior of the Southern hemisphere westerlies: powerful winds that regulate Earth`s climate by spurring ocean circulation, storing anthropogenic carbon, and exchanging heat. The southerly westerly winds play a very important role in the global climate system. Observations show that they also play an important role in today’s global warming. To reconstruct the climate system, the project will use glaciers as a climate indicator through studies of lakes. To make continuousreconstructions of the glaciers, one will use various proxy methods that include CT scanning and cryptotephra analysis to ensure the most robust reconstructions possible. All sediment samples were collected during the field season of 2019.
Application Deadlines: 15th May 2022
16. Funded PhD Programs
Summary of PhD Positions:
There is a vacancy for a PhD position at the Department of Social Anthropology. The position is for a fixed-term period of 4 years, of which 25% will be dedicated to teaching, supervision, and administrative tasks at the Department. The Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Bergen is one of Europe’s largest in the discipline of anthropology. It currently has 14 professors and associate professors, 4 post-doctoral fellows and 20 PhD candidates. Long-term research and fieldwork are carried out in most parts of the world, and several major research projects are based at the department. Further details can be found on the Department’s web pages, http://www.uib.no/antro/en . The department offers degree studies at the levels of Bachelor, Master and PhD.
Application Deadlines: 15th May 2022
