Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 47 000 students and more than 8 800 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.
Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.
The position is within the Software Development and Environments division, part of the Department of Computer Science. The division is exploring novel tools, languages, and methods for supporting software development, and conducts research in a variety of topics that include compiler construction, declarative specification languages, distributed development environments, safety monitoring for autonomous systems, and code review analysis driven by eye tracking. The division has strong collaborations both locally within Lund University, internationally with other universities, and with industrial partners, such as ABB and Ericsson. The division has members from ten different countries, and regularly organises group activities to foster a positive working environment.
The Software Development and Environments division is actively developing and evaluating several systems for program analysis, including the JastAdd compiler construction framework, the MetaDL framework for declarative program analysis in C and Java and the ExtendJ extensible Java compiler.
More about the Software Development and Environments group (sde.cs.lth.se/)
More about JastAdd (jastadd.cs.lth.se/web/)
More about MetaDL (github.com/lu-cs-sde/metadl)
More about ExtendJ (extendj.org)
As a doctoral student, you are both admitted as a student and employed at Lund University.
As a doctoral student, you will be trained in a scientific approach. In short, you will be trained 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.
More about being a doctoral student at LTH on lth.se.
This research project aims to improve declarative approaches to program analysis, with a focus on developing novel methods for specialising different program analysis methods to different analysis requirements and contexts, with applications in software development and software security.
The position is funded by the Wallenberg Autonomous Systems and Software Programme (WASP), and participates in the WASP NEST project `ShiftLeft: Securing the Software Supply Chain by Code-centric Analysis', a collaboration with PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and senior researchers at KTH, Chalmers, and Umeå University, and several industry partners.
More about WASP (wasp-sweden.org/)
More about the ShiftLeft project: (shiftleft.proj.kth.se/)
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 include:
The duties also include participation in teaching and other departmental work (limited to a maximum of 20% of working hours).
More about the WASP Graduate School (wasp-sweden.org/graduate-school/)
To be eligible for admission and employment as a doctoral student, you must fulfil the requirements below.
A person meets the general admission requirements for third-cycle courses and study programmes if the applicant:
A person meets the specific admission requirements for third cycle studies in computer science if the applicant has:
In order to complete the doctoral programme in question, the following are also required:
For the doctoral programme in question, the following are considered as other qualifications:
Lund University is a public authority which means that employees get particular benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension scheme.
More about working at Lund University on lu.se.
The employment is a fixed-term employment at full time. Third cycle studies at LTH consist of full-time studies for 4 years. In the case of teaching and other departmental duties, the employment is extended accordingly. Doctoral studentships are regulated in the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100), chapter 5, 1-7 §§.
More about terms of employment for doctoral students on Lund University’s Staffpages.
Applications shall be written in English and include:
We welcome your application.
Type of employment | Temporary position |
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First day of employment | Intended start date 2026-01-13 |
Salary | Monthly salary |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100 |
City | Lund |
County | Skåne län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | PA2025/2241 |
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Published | 08.Jul.2025 |
Last application date | 17.Aug.2025 |