Researcher in Cultural Heritage

About the Role

The Department of Archaeology and Ancient History is a multidisciplinary institution characterized by numerous interdisciplinary collaborations.

The department offers education and conducts research in the fields of archaeology, osteology, ancient culture and social life, Egyptology, and global environmental history. The department hosts the national research infrastructure Swedigarch and the excellence center The Viking World. Its activities are located in both Uppsala and Visby (Campus Gotland). The archaeology subject area engages around thirty teachers, researchers, and doctoral students active on both campuses. Learn more about the department here.

Researcher with a focus on building stock analysis
Within the Horizon project INHERIT, where researchers from cultural heritage and geosciences collaborate, the World Heritage Site of Visby is one of the pilot areas where tools and methods for increased energy efficiency will be applied. The tools and methods to be applied and tested on the building stock in Visby include decision support for energy efficiency, GIS-based solutions for sustainable maintenance and management of cultural heritage, along with tools for climate scenarios for historic buildings. To achieve this, we need to work on modeling the building stock to identify typologies and building characteristics that can be used to simulate future energy and climate scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Participate as a researcher in the INHERIT project with tasks related to the development of methods for building stock analyses for the World Heritage city of Visby.
• Tasks include literature review, data collection, data processing, analysis, method development, as well as writing scientific articles and reports.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in a relevant field for the tasks.
• You should have documented experience in building stock analysis, along with good verbal and written communication skills in Swedish and English.

Desired/meriting qualifications

• Experience in applied work related to the research area of energy efficiency in historically valuable buildings.
• Proficiency in European languages.
• Strong collaboration skills are highly valued.

About the position

The position is limited to 6 months. The extent is 50%. Start date is January 1, 2026, or by agreement. Location: Visby

For more information regarding the position, please contact: Project Manager Gustaf Leijonhufvud via email at [email protected]

We welcome your application by November 17, 2025, reference number UFV-PA 2025/3314.

Uppsala University

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