We are looking for 5 motivated postdocs to help design the next generation of human-in-the-loop autonomous systems at the Division of Interaction Design and Software Engineering.

You will contribute to a future in which we can rely on better robots, autonomous networks, and other smart systems – impacting domains such as healthcare, transportation, and other areas of our society. These systems are often software-intensive and we develop mechanisms to create better software for safer, more secure, and more usable systems. You will be supervised by Associate Prof. Rebekka Wohlrab, whose research focuses on human-centered software engineering and self-adaptive systems. She is currently building up a team of more than 10 people. It will allow you to be part of a fun environment where you can collaborate with Doctoral students and postdocs working on similar topics!

About us 

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering, a joint department of Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg, spans the breadth of computing disciplines. Our internationally visible research, strong industry links and diverse environment create a collaborative setting where ideas grow into real impact. 

At the division of Interaction Design and Software Engineering, we design smarter ways to engineer better software, and explore how people engage with digital systems, combining global research perspectives with strong collaboration with industry.

About the research project  

Several projects are currently recruiting:

- Adaptive coordination project (funded by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research). The goal is to design solutions that enable adaptive coordination between teams of humans and autonomous systems. Today, coordination between humans and autonomous systems is often hard-coded, despite the fact that real-world situations frequently require different team compositions, communication structures, or varying degrees of centralization and decentralization. The project aims to enable adaptive coordination, especially in contexts where multiple humans and multiple autonomous systems are involved. Runtime models (e.g., behavior trees or state machines) will be used to support adaptive coordination and increase the flexibility of coordination mechanisms. You will design software architecture solutions for adaptive coordination, develop software prototypes, and run experiments to evaluate them. Depending on your interests, one relevant research direction is cybersecurity in human-machine teaming contexts, including how teams should respond when an autonomous system behaves suspiciously or may have been compromised by an attack.

- Expectations project (funded by the Swedish Research Council Vetenskapsrådet): The aim is to make autonomous systems aware of the expectations of their end users. Today, autonomous systems are not aware of what humans expect - even though such awareness could enable them to behave in ways that better align with user expectations or provide meaningful explanations when unexpected situations arise. We plan to represent and model expectations using formal methods, develop techniques that help a system reason about human expectations at runtime, and evaluate the contributions using simulations and experiments with physical robots.

The projects are partially supported by the Swedish Research Council (VR), the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF), and Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP). WASP is Sweden’s largest individual research program ever, a major national initiative for strategically motivated basic research, education and faculty recruitment. The program addresses research on artificial intelligence and autonomous systems acting in collaboration with humans, adapting to their environment through sensors, information and knowledge, and forming intelligent systems-of-systems. The vision of WASP is excellent research and competence in artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and software for the benefit of Swedish society and industry. Read more: https://wasp-sweden.org/

Who we are looking for 

The following requirements are mandatory: 

• A doctoral degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English 
• A well-documented track record of research interests and achievements in a field relevant to the projects
• You are highly motivated, energetic, independent, and have well-developed analytical problem-solving ability
• Your communication skills in English (written and oral) are of a high quality

You are expected to be accustomed to teaching, and to demonstrate good potential within research and education. 

The following experience will strengthen your application: 

• It is highly meritorious if the doctoral degree has been obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline

What you will do 

• Perform research studies and publish in top conferences and journals
• Supervise master’s and/or PhD students to a certain extent 
• Possibility to engage in teaching at undergraduate/master’s level 

The position is meritorious for future roles in academia, industry, or the public sector. 

Contract terms  

The position is a temporary full-time employment for two years with the possibility of a one-year extension. 

The position requires physical presence throughout the entire employment. A valid residence permit must be presented by the start date, otherwise the offer may be withdrawn. 

What we offer 

• As a postdoc at Chalmers, you are an employee and enjoy all employee benefits. Read more about  working at Chalmers  and our benefits  for employees. 

• A dynamic and inspiring working environment in the coastal city of Gothenburg. 

• Read more about Sweden’s generous parental leave, subsidized day care, free schools, healthcare etc at Move To Gothenburg. 

Chalmers is dedicated to improving gender balance and actively works with equality projects, such as the GENIE Initiative for gender equality and excellence. We celebrate diversity and consider equality and inclusion as fundamental aspects of all our activities. 

If Swedish is not your native language, Chalmers offers Swedish courses to help you settle in. 

Application procedure 

The application should be written in English be attached as PDF-files, as below. Maximum size for each file is 40 MB. Please note that the system does not support Zip files. 

CV 

• A comprehensive CV, including a complete list of publications. 
• Details of previous teaching and pedagogical experience. 

Personal letter 

• A brief introduction about yourself. 
• A summary of your previous research fields and key research outcomes. 
• An outline of your future goals and research focus. 

Use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form.  

A background check may be conducted as part of the application process.

Please note: The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application is complete. Incomplete applications and applications sent by email will not be considered. Contact details to references will be requested after the interview. 

We welcome your application no later than October 15, 2026.

There will be an ongoing selection process and the advertisement may close before the application deadline.

For questions, please contact: 

Rebekka Wohlrab
Associate Professor
wohlrab@chalmers.se

We look forward to your application! 

*** Chalmers declines to consider all offers of further announcement publishing or other types of support for the recruiting process in connection with this position. ***  

Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg conducts research and education in technology and natural sciences at a high international level. The university has 3100 employees and 10,000 students, and offers education in engineering, science, shipping and architecture. With scientific excellence as a basis, Chalmers promotes knowledge and technical solutions for a sustainable world. Through global commitment and entrepreneurship, we foster an innovative spirit, in close collaboration with wider society. 
Chalmers was founded in 1829 and has the same motto today as it did then: Avancez – forward.