10 Postdoc Positions, Digital Futures Fellowship (KTH / Stockholm Uni) - Pre-registration by 2 Oct!
We are seeking high-potential early-career researchers to nominate for the prestigious
Digital Futures Postdoc Fellowships in Technologies for Digital Transformation.
Selected fellows receive postdoc funding to pursue their own research ideas within our research environment in Stockholm.
We welcome candidates interested in collaborative research in
Theory and Practice for Machine Learning with a potential for societal impact in areas such as Rich and Healthy Life, Smart Society, and Digitalized Industry.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Doctorate (PhD) in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Machine Learning, or related quantitative fields awarded recently or near completion.
- International academic mobility (must meet Digital Futures eligibility guidelines for researchers moving to/within Sweden).
- Successful candidates have a strong track record of publications in top-tier machine learning or algorithmic venues (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, AISTATS, KDD, STOC/FOCS).
Pre-registration deadline: 2 October 2026
Call deadline: 16 October 2026
Decision: December 2026
Project start: June 2027
How to Express Interest:
If you are interested in being nominated, please reach out to Digital Futures Faculty as soon as possible (and before the pre-registration deadline) with
- Your CV (including publication list)
- A brief statement of your research interests (<1 page or abstract)
- Target graduation/defense date (if currently completing your PhD)
To discuss potential nominations on topics below, please feel free to contact: sdall@kth.se.
- Foundations of Machine Learning
- Mathematical Optimization
- Graph Algorithms & Data Analysis
- Trustworthy ML & Responsible AI
- AI for Science (Molecular AI) or Math
Digital Futures is a cross-disciplinary research centre that explores and develops digital technologies to address major societal challenges in Sweden and globally. We generate knowledge, drive innovation and develop future leaders, with a strong focus on industrial relevance and strategic importance.
