Postdoc position in Autonomous Sensor Systems

At the department, education is conducted in the subjects of computer engineering, electronics, electrical engineering and sound production. The research at the department takes place at the research center Sensible Things that Communicate (www.miun.se/stc) and deals with sensor-based systems and services for use within the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence.

Job description
The STC Research Centre at Mid Sweden University is looking for a postdoctoral researcher within Autonomous Sensor Systems. The research will focus on applying machine learning approaches in resource constrained sensor systems, such as low-power IoT nodes and UAVs. Key objectives include the development of lightweight and potentially energy-aware ML models, the optimization and compression of these models for deployment on resource-constrained systems, and the evaluation of ML based methods in applied sensing and measurement scenarios. As such, the work is expected to include theoretical, as well as experimental components. Application scenarios are primarily focused on industrial and structural health monitoring but may be complemented with other application areas.

You will be a vital part pf the ASY research group at the STC Research Centre and be involved in ongoing research projects on the next generation of Industrial Internet of Things and Structural Health Monitoring in close collaboration with national and international partners in industry and academia. You are also expected to actively contribute to project and grant proposals, as well as the supervision of PhD and master students in the research group. Senior researchers in the group will support you in your research and career planning through active supervision.

Requirement
To be eligible for a postdoctoral appointment, your qualifications must match the requirements described in Mid Sweden University’s employment procedures.

To qualify for employment as a postdoctoral fellow, you must hold a doctorate or an equivalent foreign degree in a relevant research field. Your degree must not be older than 3 years from the end of the application period: But, for example, sick leave and/or parental leave can be deducted 
from the three-year period.

For this position, you are required to have a PhD in electronics, electrical engineering, computer engineering or a related field and have previous academic experience in machine learning.

Active participation and collaboration within the research group is necessary. It is therefore important that you are a responsible person with a holistic view, that you can communicate freely both orally and in writing in English and that you are structured in your way of working.

Assessment 
Previous experience, degree and work related to the field of the position are important in the selection for this position.

Personal qualities
That you can independently plan and carry out research in the field of the position and that you are responsible and open to learning new things. It is also important that you function in the group, open to collaboration with external parties and can contribute your knowledge to others.

Other assessment criteria 
It is important that you can communicate freely both orally and in writing in English.

Employment process
Processing of the appointment will be in accordance with Mid Sweden University’s Employment Procedures.

Terms of employment
This is a full-time position (100%) for 2 years from 2026-02-01 or as agreed.

Terms and conditions of employment are set out in the Fixed-term employment contract for post-doctoral appointments.

Place of employment: Sundsvall

Information
For more detailed information contact the Head of department, Patrik Österberg, patrik.osterberg@miun.se, +46 (0)10 142 84 98, or Sebastian Bader, sebastian.bader@miun.se, +46 (0) 10-142 8095.

Application
Application documents must be submitted in Swedish or English.

Must contain a CV, copies of grades and diplomas, thesis, a personal letter as well as other documents (for example, project work) that you wish to refer to. The personal letter should clearly describe your experience in relation to this position, what research you want to conduct during your postdoc, as well as your visions and goals in this area.

Please send in your application through recruitment system by no later than 10th of December.

Mid Sweden University has two campuses; in Sundsvall and in Östersund, both located close to students, colleagues and the surrounding society. At the same time, it is located conveniently close to the sea, forests and mountains, which provides a great quality of life. Here, new knowledge is created by means of internationally successful research and education that contribute to the development of our society. This way, we actively contribute to a sustainable future and a better world. Mid Sweden University works actively for equal opportunities and strives to embrace the qualities that diversity and equality bring to the organization. Prior to any recruitment work, Mid Sweden University has taken a position on consulting support, recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore kindly ask media vendors, recruitment sites and the like not to contact us.

• Contract type

  Full time

• First day of employment

  2026-02-01 or as agreed

• Salary

  Individual

• Number of positions

  1

• Working hours

  100%

• City

  Sundsvall

• County

  Västernorrlands län

• Country

  Sweden

• Reference number

  MIUN 2025/2892

• Union representative
  • Per Bergman, Fackförbundet ST, 010-1428371
  • Börje Norlin, Saco, 010-1428594
• Published

  2025-11-19

• Last application date

  2025-12-10