Career Opportunities

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• a creative, world-class interdisciplinary research environment for fundamental and applied nanoscience
• state-of-the-art infrastructure for the fabrication and characterization of nanostructures
• a strong international nanoscience network
• a highly regarded scientific education
• internships in nanotechnology industry
• intellectual property training
• family-friendly living conditions and a high degree of social security
• a competitive salary and full employment contracts for doctoral students and postdocs

Current vacancies in NanoLund research groups

All positions are regularly posted in the Lund University recruitment system. 

Selected vacancy announcements within NanoLund are listed below. To apply for a position, click the Login and Apply button in the vacancy announcement, and you will be guided to the recruitment system.

Assistant Professor in Quantum Technology

Do you want to become a research leader of tomorrow through pioneering projects and research ideas? If so, you have the opportunity to start as an assistant professor (associate senior lecturer) as part of Lund University Programme for Global Excellence. We are now looking for a promising, academically young researcher who can build and lead research in quantum technology. Quantum technology is a rapidly growing field of research that exploits controlled quantum states of microscopic systems—for example, electrons, atoms, ions or photons—to achieve radical improvements in terms of capacity, sensitivity and speed in various technical applications in, for example, information processing, communication systems or medical imaging. Internationally, quantum technology is divided into three pillars - quantum computation and simulations, quantum communication and networks, and quantum sensors and measurements.

At Lund University, quantum technology research is conducted within all three pillars, but the main part of the research is in quantum sensors and measurements. Activities include ultrafast quantum physics, quantum technology with rare earth atoms, quantum states in nanosystems, quantum information theory, quantum spectroscopy, quantum algorithms for optimization, ultracold atomic gases, quantum materials for quantum technology, cryoelectronics for quantum computers and time-dependent quantum processes.

As the holder of this position, most of your time will be allocated for your own research in collaboration with strong research environments, research infrastructures and international platforms. In addition to conducting research, during your time as an Assistant Professor you will also develop your teaching expertise, outreach and collaboration skills, along with Swedish language proficiency. Throughout your employment, you are an active member of your department and participant in its diverse work.

You hold a doctoral degree or have corresponding research expertise in quantum technology. We will primarily prioritise those applicants who have been obtained a doctoral degree within the last 7 years from the closing date for applications for the position.

Read complete vacancy and apply online before 10 June 2026 

Assistant Professor in Heterogeneous Integration of Semiconductor Materials

Do you want to become a research leader of tomorrow through pioneering projects and research ideas? If so, you have the opportunity to start as an assistant professor (associate senior lecturer) as part of Lund University Programme for Global Excellence. We are looking for a promising, academically young researcher who can build and lead research in semiconductor devices based on integration of heterogeneous materials.will develop your qualifications over a period of 6 years after  which you may be promoted to a tenured position as a senior lecturer, with opportunities for further career advancement. 

The position is initially placed at the Department of Electrical and Information Technology, Division of Electromagnetics and Nanoelectronics, but is expected to involve scientific collaboration with other divisions at Lund University as well as at Chalmers. Our research covers a broad field from electromagnetics to physical electronics and semiconductor components. We work on a wide range of applications from THz electronics, advanced electromagnetic calculations and wave interactions with material structures, to neuromorphic structures for artificial intelligence.

For this position, we specifically seek expertise in epitaxial growth of semiconductor crystals that exploit specific properties of 2D materials for epitaxy of III-V and/or III-N semiconductor materials, with the overall goal of developing new and efficient electronic and optical components. The position also includes fabrication, characterization and implementation of semiconductor devices and circuits (electronic and optical) based on such materials, in collaboration with other researchers. Relevant backgrounds include strong experience in epitaxy and material characterization and an interest in devices. 

Qualification requirements for employment as an assistant professor are fulfilled by someone who has been awarded a doctorate or has the corresponding research competence. Primary consideration should be given to someone who has been awarded a doctorate or achieved the equivalent competence within seven years of the deadline for application for employment as an assistant professor.

Read complete vacancy and apply online before 24 May 2026 

Postdoctoral position in ultrafast optics and attosecond physics

The Division of Atomic Physics at the Department of Physics, Lund University, has a staff of approximately 50 researchers, including visiting researchers and doctoral students. The research at the division is primarily based on the use of advanced laser sources, ranging from diode lasers to terawatt lasers at the High-Power Laser Laboratory. 

The positions advertised are attached to the Attosecond Physics group and more particularly to a team working on ultrafast optics developments. The group's research includes ultrafast optics and lasers, generation of attosecond pulses and applications of these to the study of ultrafast phenomena in various systems.

We are looking for one to two postdocs to manipulate ultrashort laser pulses, develop attosecond pulse sources and to study ultrafast processes in semiconductor nanostructures using electron instrumentation. The position(s) imply the development of ultra-short pulse technology at high repetition rate in new wavelength ranges, with the help of multi-pass cells, novel nonlinear devices and pulse/beam shaping.

The postdoctoral position is proposed around the following project:

Manipulation of ultrashort laser pulses from an industrial ytterbium laser for high-order harmonic generation and photoemission electron microscopy of nanostructured samples.

The project's goals, based on a unique industrial laser platform, are (1) to control the generated XUV light by shaping the driving laser field spectrally, spatially and temporally using ultrafast nonlinear optics, and (2) to explore phase-matching regimes, design innovative gas targets and laser-driven generation geometries to increase XUV yield. Successful achievement of these goals promises to revolutionize XUV light generation in research environments, contribute to a deeper understanding of the process of high harmonic generation, and provide important tools in materials science, with application in photoemission electron microscopy.

Tasks include:

• Operation and development of femtosecond laser systems
• Advanced nonlinear optics
• Generation of attosecond pulses by harmonic generation in gases
• Potential collaboration with industrial partners
• Exploring applications of the developed source(s)

The main duties involved in a post-doctoral position is to conduct research. Teaching may also be included, but up to no more than 20% of working hours. Duties also include co-supervision of master and doctoral students. 

The purpose of the position is to develop the independence as a researcher and to create the opportunity of further development. Appointment to a post-doctoral position requires that the applicant has a PhD, or an international degree deemed equivalent to a PhD, within the subject of the position. Priority will be given to candidates who have graduated no more than three years ago before the last day for application. 

Group leader: Anne-Lise Viotti

Read complete vacancy and apply online before 30 April 2026 

Postdoctoral position in Electrical Engineering focusing on Circuit Design

The research in the Division for Integrated Electronic Systems (IES) at the Department for Electrical and Information Technology (EIT) is a balanced effort combining system and circuit design aspects. We design integrated circuits (chips) in advanced nanometer CMOS and other related technologies. The target chips include digital signal processors, radio frequency and millimeter wave frontends, data converters, as well as larger systems with a mixture of analog and digital signals. 

We are now looking for a new employee in the form of a postdoctoral fellow in Electrical Engineering focusing on Circuit Design for signal conditioning in harsh operating conditions. This position is closely related to the Vinnova competence Centre for III-nitride technology, C3NiT (c3nit.se). The project involves designing advanced circuits and systems based on III-V and CMOS process technologies for signal amplification, conditioning, sampling, and wireless data transfer for sensing systems that operate in harsh environmental conditions, e.g., high temperature. 

The main duties involved in a post-doctoral position is to conduct research. Teaching may also be included, but up to no more than 20% of working hours. 

The position requires undertaking the design and implementation of the analog and mixed signal frontend and, in particular, amplifiers, filters, signal conversion, and wireless connectivity solution for advanced sensing systems for industrial applications. The work also covers production, measurement and characterization of the high-performance circuits implemented in III-V (e.g., GaN) and CMOS process technologies. You will become involved in a multi-disciplinary project which has several academic and industrial partners with the task to address important challenges for real-world application scenarios. 

Group leader: Baktash Behmanesh

Read complete vacancy and apply online before 6 May 2026

Postdoctoral position in Neutron and X-ray Reflectometry with ESS

This project is a collaboration between Prof Karen Edler (Lund University), Dr Tom Arnold (ESS), and Dr Hanna Wacklin-Knecht (ESS). The Edler research group in the Centre for Analysis and Synthesis (CAS) aims to understand self-organisation in a range of materials, principally using scattering techniques.

This project is part of the Swedish in-kind contribution to ESS. The postdoctoral researcher at Lund University, seconded to ESS, will work on neutron and X-ray reflectometry from liquid surfaces and interfaces. They will lead the ongoing commissioning and support of a laboratory X-ray reflectometer for characterization of solid and liquid interfaces and will have the opportunity to contribute to commissioning tasks on the neutron reflectometer FREIA. The postdoc will also take direct responsibility for a research project involving neutron and X-ray reflectometry studies of polymer-lipid interactions.

Measurements made at lipid monolayers will be complemented by bulk solution studies using fluorescence, SAXS and SANS measurements of polymers interacting with lipid vesicles. Other techniques such as DLS, SAXS, surface pressure, QCM-D and optical ellipsometry will provide additional information for beamtime applications and sample pre-screening. We will initially carry out relevant NR and SANS experiments at ISIS for this project, but to also apply to ESS as soon as ESTIA (and Loki) are available for early science in 2028.

The primary duty of the successful candidate will be to commission the X-ray reflectometer as an off-line instrument for sample characterisation at ESS. They will also execute experimental research as outlined above.

The main duties involved in this post-doctoral posistion are to:

• lead the commissioning of an X-ray reflectometer for characterization of solid and liquid interfaces at ESS
• carry out research on polymer-lipid nanodisc systems using reflectometry and small-angle scattering
• participate in the commissioning of the FREIA neutron reflectometer at ESS. 
• Teaching may also be included, but up to no more than 20% of working hours. 

Appointment to a post-doctoral position requires that the applicant has a PhD, or an international degree deemed equivalent to a PhD, within the subject of the position. For additional requirement, see the full vacancy linked below. 

Group leader: Karen Edler

Read complete vacancy and apply online before 15 May 2026

Doctoral student in development of nanowire devices for photonic neuromorphic computing

The Division of Synchrotron Radiation Research at the Department of Physics and has about 50 employees. The focus of the research is on experimental studies of electronic, structural, and chemical properties of materials, as well as on accelerators and instrumentation for Synchrotron radiation. At the Division of Solid State Physics at the Department of Physics, extensive research is conducted focusing on various aspects of nanophysics, ranging from materials science to bio- and quantum physics to various applications.

This position will be linked to a major new project financed by the European Innovation Council: Picosecond-scale Photonic Heterogeneous Integrated Neuromorphic Detector (Phinder). The project will enable picosecond-scale, high throughput, optical event detection and analysis by fabricating and demonstrating a dynamic photonic sensor array with on-chip neuromorphic intelligence. This is enabled by significantly advancing the state of the art in optoelectronic algorithm-hardware co-design and multi-scale heterogeneous integration. A central aim of the work at Lund University is to fabricate III-V nanowire based neural nodes communicating at telecom wavelengths and functioning as sensors at variable wavelengths, while also verifying eventual performance levels for spikes at the picosecond time and femtosecond energy scale. The project will be interdisciplinary and involve groups across Europe that work on optoelectronic architecture, sensor geometries and algorithms and integration with advanced waveguiding platforms.

You will primarily devote yourself to your doctoral education, which mainly consists of writing a doctoral thesis. You are expected to participate in a research project, doctoral courses, seminars and conferences.

The project takes its starting point in high performance nanostructures developed for solar-energy harvesting and light emitting diodes and will use them for building artificial neural components that use light for interconnects and electrical signals for memory and signal analysis. You will work on developing and exploring the synthesis, processing, properties, and performance of nanowire-based devices for nanophotonic based neuromorphic computing and optical sensing. Your work will include design, modelling, realization, and characterisation of nanophotonic devices based on group III-V materials. The work will engage researchers across different scientific disciplines that collaborate.

As a doctoral student, you are both admitted as a student and employed at Lund University. In addition to studies, a maximum of 20% of working time may be spent on teaching and other departmental work.

To be eligible for admission and employment as a doctoral student, you must fulfil the requirements in the vacancy linked below.

Group leader: Anders Mikkelsen

Read complete vacancy and apply online before 30 April 2026 

Doctoral students in attosecond physics

The research at the Division of Atomic Physics is centered on different applications of optics and lasers, including atomic and molecular physics with ultrashort light pulses, high-intensity laser-plasma physics, quantum information, and biophotonics. The Division operates the High-Power Laser Facility, including several advanced femtosecond laser systems, and collaborates with several free-electron laser facilities. 

A major research area of the division of Atomic Physics is the generation and application of extremely short light pulses in the attosecond and extreme-ultraviolet regimes. The activities span ultrafast laser technology and extreme nonlinear optics, as well as studies of electron dynamics in atoms and molecules using attosecond light pulses. The division of Atomic Physics is now looking for (at least) two PhD students for the projects described below.

The first project is called: Ultrafast quantum metrology with photoelectrons. The project is based on a novel photoelectron quantum state tomography scheme developed in the group, combining attosecond pulse trains with spectrally tailored femtosecond infrared pulses. The goals of the project are (1) to investigate, using this method, how the quantum state of photoelectrons emitted from atoms and small molecules is influenced by the quantum state of the ionizing light and the properties of the target, and (2) to reconstruct the ultrafast entanglement and decoherence dynamics in the system. The project is mostly experimental but it can also have a theoretical component. The project might also include experiments at free electron laser facilities and/or at other laboratories in collaborating universities.

The second project is called Manipulation of ultrashort laser pulses from an industrial ytterbium laser for high-order harmonic generation and photoemission electron microscopy of nanostructured samples. The project's goals, based on a unique industrial laser platform, are (1) to control the generated XUV light by shaping the driving laser field spectrally, spatially, and temporally using ultrafast nonlinear optics, and (2) to explore phase-matching regimes, design innovative gas targets and laser-driven generation geometries to increase XUV yield. Successful achievement of these goals promises to revolutionize XUV light generation in research environments, contribute to a deeper understanding of high-harmonic generation, and provide important tools in materials science, with applications in photoemission electron microscopy.

The third project is called: Attosecond pump-probe spectroscopy of charge dynamics in molecules. The project is based at the intense attosecond beamline at the Lund High-Power Laser Facility, where intense attosecond pulse trains are available. The goal of the project is to generate intense, isolated attosecond pulses at this beamline and use them for pump-probe studies of attosecond charge dynamics in molecules and for the study of the dynamics of nonlinear processes in atoms. The project includes: (1) development, optimization, and characterization of the beamline for the generation of intense isolated attosecond pulses; (2) development and implementation of pump-probe measurement techniques based on photoelectron-photoion covariance imaging, and (3) experimental studies of charge dynamics and nonlinear processes. The project might also include complementary experiments at international free electron laser facilities.

To be eligible for admission and employment as a doctoral student, you must fulfil the requirements described in the full vacancy (linked below)

Group leader: Anne-Lise Viotti

Read complete vacancy and apply online before 13 May 2026 

Doctoral student in physics with a focus on quantum information theory and the foundations of quantum mechanics

The PhD position is within the Quantum Information Theory group led by Armin Tavakoli. The group includes both PhD students and postdocs. The group conducts theoretical research broadly within quantum information and the foundations of quantum physics and has frequent collaborations with international experimental groups. The group belongs to the division of Mathematical Physics.

As a doctoral student, you are both admitted as a student and employed at Lund University. You will be trained in a scientific approach, to think critically and analytically, to solve problems independently using the right methods, and to develop an awareness of research ethics. In addition, you will have the opportunity to work on projects, to develop your leadership and pedagogical skills. Throughout your studies, you will be guided by supervisors. Doctoral studies end with a thesis and a doctoral degree.

You will primarily devote yourself to your doctoral education, which mainly consists of writing a doctoral thesis. Quantum information theory is the basis for both a fundamental understanding of quantum mechanics and its technological applications. You will work broadly within this subject with a particular focus on high-dimensional quantum systems. Your doctoral education will be fully funded. You are expected to participate in research projects, work both in groups and individually, attend seminars and conferences and complete doctoral courses. You are expected to demonstrate forward-thinking, initiative and high ambition for research.

In addition to studies, a maximum of 20% of working time may be spent on teaching and other departmental work. You are expected to serve in the role of laboratory supervisor and/or exercise supervisor in selected physics.

To be eligible for admission and employment as a doctoral student, you must fulfil the admission requirements for third-cycle courses and study programmes as described in the vacancy (linked below).

Group leader: Armin Tavakoli

Read complete vacancy and apply online before 21 April 2026 

Doctoral student in Mathematical Statistics

The position will be based in the Division of Mathematical Statistics at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences. Current research areas within the Division of Mathematical Statistics include stochastic models, statistical signal processing, statistical theory and computational statistics, and probability theory, with applications in areas such as medicine, environmental research, and financial mathematics. 

The aim of this project is to develop novel methods for controlling hearing assistive devices using electroencephalography (EEG) data, and behavioural signals. This is a challenging problem, and one of the main objectives will therefore be to develop fast and robust estimation methods for the key cognitive measures and characterizations of the auditory scene. A particular focus will be on obtaining better models of the noise in EEG data by allowing more realistic heavy-tail distributions instead of the more limited Gaussianity assumptions that are commonly used today. Using the improved noise models, machine learning methods will be used to enhance the segmentation of EEG data into auditory signal and background activity allowing for refined control of the hearing aids. The project is interdisciplinary and builds on existing collaborations with automatic control researchers and a newly hired PhD student at Linköping University as well as auditory systems and neuroscience researchers at Eriksholm Research Centre (part of Oticon A/S).

You will primarily devote yourself to your doctoral programme, which includes participation in research projects as well as third cycle courses, seminars and conferences. The work duties will also include teaching and other departmental duties within Mathematical Statistics (no more than 20%).

As a doctoral student, you are both admitted as a student and employed at Lund University. To be eligible for admission and employment as a doctoral student, you must fulfil the requirements described in the full vacancy, linked below.

Group leader: Maria Sandsten

Read complete vacancy and apply online before 24 April 2026 

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