Postdoc in Human-in-the-loop Software Engineering for Secure Software Supply Chains
1 position
Gothenburg, Sweden
15 Sep 2026
2 years (possibility of 1-year extension)
Fully funded
Overview
- Institution
- Chalmers University of Technology
- Department
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering
- Location
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Openings
- 1 position
- Field
- Computer Science
- Research area
- Software engineering; cybersecurity; human-in-the-loop
- Deadline
- 15 September 2026
- Duration
- 2 years (possibility of 1-year extension)
- Contract
- Temporary full-time employment
- Supervisor
- Rebekka Wohlrab
About this position
Postdoc in a national WASP ShiftLeft project on securing software supply chains, with partners at KTH, Linköping and Umeå.
Reference number: REF 2026-0327.
About us
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Division of Interaction Design and Software Engineering (Chalmers / University of Gothenburg).
About the research project
Focus on human-in-the-loop aspects of a self-adaptive security analysis platform performing static and dynamic analysis—designing adaptive display of results by context, modelling human/contextual factors, and collaborating with related PhD students and postdocs. Partially funded by WASP (https://wasp-sweden.org/).
What you will do
- Perform research and publish in top conferences and journals
- Supervise master’s and/or PhD students to a certain extent
- Possibility to engage in teaching
Contract terms
Temporary full-time employment for two years with possibility of one-year extension. Physical presence required; valid residence permit by start date.
Application procedure
English PDFs: CV with publications, teaching, and at least two reference contacts (recommendation letters strengthen the application); personal letter (max one A4). Apply via the official Chalmers vacancy page.
Deadline: September 15, 2026.
Contact
Rebekka Wohlrab, Associate Professor, wohlrab@chalmers.se.
Requirements
Mandatory
- Doctoral degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent foreign degree (met no later than employment decision)
- Strong written and verbal English
- Highly motivated, energetic, independent, with well-developed analytical problem-solving ability
- Well-documented research interests and achievements in an area strongly related to the project
Strengthening
- Doctoral degree within the last three years prior to deadline (highly meritorious)