Doctoral Studentship Employment in Textile Technology

At the Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business, we conduct research and education in business administration, industrial engineering and management, resource recovery, and building technology, as well as within the textile field: design, management, and technology.

The Faculty has five departments: the Department of Business Administration and Textile Management, the Department of Engineering, the Department of Resource Recovery and Building Technology, the Department of Textile Technology, and the Department of Design. There is also a department for the Textiles Labs. The Swedish School of Textiles and the Centre for Sustainable Society Development are other important parts of the Faculty. The Faculty is also the home to two doctoral education programmes: Resource Recovery and Textiles and Fashion.

A doctoral student will be employed for doctoral studies within the EU's Marie Skłodowska-Curie's (MSCA) doctoral network "DyeAnotherWay" (FO2024/292), which is a collaboration between 17 organisations, nine academic and eight non-academic, from 11 countries (AT, BE, BR, DE, ES, FI, FR, PT, SE, UK, USA) in Europe and the rest of the world. The research aims to investigate all aspects of biogenic dyes, from the identification of dye-producing bacteria and the characterisation of their pigments, via the optimisation of their production and application, to a comprehensive ecological and economic evaluation of the resulting solutions.

The doctoral studentship will be placed in the research group Advanced Textile Structures in Textile Technology and includes studies of recycling strategies and pre-treatment of textile structures dyed with new biogenic dyes. The work includes bleaching experiments on mixed textile waste as well as extensive chemical, mechanical and colorimetric characterisation of fibres, textiles and solid and liquid residue fractions. The work at the University of Borås will investigate how different recycling strategies and alternative bleaching processes affect fibre integrity, whiteness, residual impurities and subsequent colourability.

Experimental work will include pre-treatment and bleaching tests at laboratory scale from mixed textile waste, as well as extensive chemical, mechanical and colorimetric characterisation of fibres and fabrics. The research project will be carried out in close collaboration with the Polymer Technology research group, as well as with industrial and academic partners within the network to translate the results into processes for circular textile value chains.

Advanced Textile Structures Research Group

DyeAnotherWay

Own full-time doctoral education in the above-mentioned research project. Teaching or other higher education assignments are not permitted within the employment. The doctoral education includes “secondments,” i.e. stays at a company participating in the network for two periods of two months.

The position requires active participation in the doctoral student network, participation in courses and workshops arranged within the network, as well as travel to the other organisations in the doctoral student network. 

Employment is on the condition that the applicant:

• meets the requirements of the EU MSCA programme rules and is admitted as a doctoral student. Admission takes place at the doctoral programme in Textile Technology at the University of Borås.
• has a Master’s level (second-cycle) degree with sufficient connection to the doctoral (third-cycle) subject textile technology and a Bachelor's degree in textile technology, polymer engineering, chemical engineering, or a related field.
• has good written and oral communication skills in English
• has good ability to cooperate and take initiative, the ability to work independently and in a structured way, and the ability to prioritise tasks.

Applicants must not have lived or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Sweden for more than 12 months during the 36 months immediately prior to the date of employment. Applicants must also not hold a doctorate.

Merits for employment are: 

• experience and knowledge regarding textile recycling, textile pre-treatment and textile manufacturing processes.
• experience of practical laboratory work in research labs.
• international research experience.

The doctoral studentship employment position refers to an employment that corresponds to four years of full-time studies and is expected to lead to a doctoral degree.

Placement: The Department of Textile Technology, immediate manager is Head of Department Niina Hernández.

Starting date: 1 June 2026 at the earliest and 1 October 2026 at the latest.

Position location: Borås, Sweden 

Registration number: PA2025/181

A new appointment as a doctoral student is valid for a maximum of one year, after which the appointment may be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time. Provisions regarding employment as a doctoral student can be found in the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100), Chapter 5, Sections 1-7.

Please submit your complete application including registration number and attachments via our recruitment system by 15 March. 

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The University of Borås welcomes applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, recognising that this enriches and strengthens our community. The University of Borås strives for even gender distribution among employees and values diversity.

The University of Borås is a governmental authority, which means that you receive particular benefits, generous holiday leave, and a favourable occupational pension.

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Contact those below if you want to know more:

about the position, Head of Department Niina Hernández , Recruiting Manager

about the doctoral education in Textile Technology, Maria Persson , Director of Studies.

about the Advanced Textile Structures research group, Nawar Kadi , research group leader.

The union representative for Saco-S is Sunil Kumar, who can be reached via the university's switchboard via +46 (0)33-435 40 00. The union representative for OFR/S can be reached via stvidhb@hb.se .

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