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Vacancies

Research Scientist in Mathematical Physics

The Mathematics Division at the Science Institute of the University of Iceland seeks applicants to fill a full time Research Scientist position in mathematical physics.

Director of the University of Iceland's Research Centre in Breiðdalsvík

The University of Iceland's Institute of Research Centres is now accepting applications for the position of director and research specialist at the Research Centre in Breiðdalsvík. The University of Iceland Research Centre in Breiðdalsvík was established in 2021, developed from the Breiðdalssetur Research and Heritage Centre, a non-profit organisation founded in 2011. It is intended to be a centre for research, in particular geological research. It is housed in the Gamla Kaupfélagið building. The director will be an employee of the University of Iceland, based at the Research Centre in Breiðdalsvík. The Centre operates in Breiðdalsvík and it is assumed that the director will work there. The University of Iceland's Institute of Regional Research Centres is a group of 11 independent research centres across Iceland. The objective of the Institute is to provide regional research facilities and forums for collaboration between the University and municipalities, institutions, companies, organisations and individuals outside the capital area. The research centres' primary function is research in a wide range of subjects, which are related in some way to the immediate environment of the centre in question.

Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Institute of Philosophy

The University of Iceland invites applications for a post-doctoral fellowship at the School of Humanities (Institute of Philosophy) in connection with the research project "Genre and Conversation" funded by the Icelandic Research Fund (RANNÍS). The full-time position is for two years."Genre and Conversation" is a three-year project based at the University of Iceland. The main objective of the project is to develop a new theory of types of conversation to explain how they influence the interpretation of speech acts. The project is interdisciplinary and builds on theories and data from linguistics, psychology, cognitive science, and philosophy.The project leader is Elmar Unnsteinsson (University of Iceland and University College Dublin). Daniel W. Harris (CUNY Graduate Center and Hunter College) is Principal Investigator. Other participants include Ethan Nowak, Henry Schiller, Jessica Keiser, Sam Berstler, Nat Hansen, and Sarah Fisher. 

Forskerstillinger (tidsbegrænsede) inden for historie, kulturstudier eller etnologi

To tidsbegrænsede forskerstillinger (postdoc/specialist (isl. rannsóknarsérfræðingur) inden for historie, kulturstudier eller etnologi er ledige ved Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Instituttet for Fremmedsprog ved Islands Universitet. Den ene bliver tilknyttet fagmiljø på Islands Universitet og den anden Saxo Instittuttet på Københavns Universitet. Stillingerne er af ét års varighed og angår forskning i Eggert Ólafssons og Bjarni Pálssons Rejsebog (Vice-Lagmand Eggert Olafsens og Land-Physici Biarne Povelsens Reise igiennem Island, udgivet i Sorø 1772, se: Rejsebogen) og dens betydning i islandsk og dansk kontekst samt de måder, hvorpå såvel bogen som Eggert Ólafssons og Bjarni Pálssons forskning hænger sammen med videnskabelige strømninger og tendenser, som gjorde sig gældende i det 18. århundrede.  

Ph.D. position at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering

A Ph.D. position at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik is open for applications. The successful candidate will be part of a research collaboration between the University of Iceland and The National Museum of Iceland focusing on Icelandic vernacular building physics and structural behaviour with the aim of optimizing maintenance and improving preservation. The candidate must have an interest in hygrothermal material properties, measurements, and data analysis, along with an interest in architectural heritage and building preservation. The project is funded for three years by the Icelandic Research Fund of Rannís (www.rannis.is).

Postdoctoral position in biostatistics at the BioMedical Center

We are looking for a postdoc for a fully funded research project for three years at the BioMedical Center, University of Iceland. The postdoc will work in the laboratory of Dr. Eiríkur Steingrímsson. The postdoc will belong to the Graduate Program in Molecular Life Sciences, a joint program between research groups at the University of Iceland and research organizations associated with the University and will therefore belong to a stimulating interdisciplinary educational program in the field of molecular life sciences. 

Ph.D. position in Bioorganic/Organic Chemistry

A Ph.D. position in Bioorganic/Organic Chemistry at the University of Iceland is open for applications. The position is funded by a three-year grant from the Icelandic Research Fund. We are looking for an enthusiastic PhD student to synthesize stable radicals, both for incorporation into nucleic acids and for improving the sensitivity of nuclear magentic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.