Agentic AI Postdoc at KTH & SciLifeLab, Sweden | Spatial Biology of the Human Gut | Apply Now

How do cells organise into complex human tissues, and can AI uncover that architecture in health and disease? This Agentic AI Postdoc at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and SciLifeLab in Stockholm, Sweden, puts that question at the centre. The full-time role in the Koplev Lab suits PhD holders with strong skills in single-cell or spatial transcriptomics and machine learning.

  • Position: Postdoctoral Researcher in Agentic AI for Spatial Biology of the Human Gut (Ref. PA-2026-3723)
  • Location: KTH Royal Institute of Technology and SciLifeLab, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Research Area: AI Agents, Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics, Gut Diseases

About The Institute

KTH Royal Institute of Technology is Sweden’s largest technical university. This post sits in its School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, at SciLifeLab, a national centre for life-science research. Digital Futures funds the project, which runs in collaboration with Assistant Professor Wei Ouyang’s AICell Lab.

Agentic AI Postdoc Job Description

The postdoc will lead computational methods that model human tissue architecture from single-cell and spatial transcriptomics data. The project builds autonomous AI scientist systems for end-to-end bioinformatics analysis. These systems write and run code, evaluate results, refine their approach and generate testable biological hypotheses. A central challenge is how to rigorously test and supervise AI agents for scientific discovery. The research targets human gastrointestinal diseases, including Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and colorectal cancer. In addition, the host lab’s wider programme covers tissue architecture in the gut, heart and cardiovascular system. The Agentic AI Postdoc is time-limited to at most two years, as a first career step after the PhD.

Agentic AI Postdoc – Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and evaluate AI agents for automated analysis of single-cell and spatial transcriptomics data.
  • Integrate large-scale spatial transcriptomics datasets across technologies, tissues and diseases.
  • Investigate how tissues organise, including immune cell migration and intercellular signalling.
  • Share findings through publications, conferences and open-source software.
  • Contribute to the group, including mentoring students and joining collaborative projects.
  • Build scientific leadership toward a future group-leader or senior research-scientist career.

Educational Requirements and Eligibility For Agentic AI Postdoc

  • Qualification: A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, completed by the time of the employment decision.
  • Preferred: PhD obtained within the last three years before the application deadline.
  • Experience: Substantial research expertise in computational methods for single-cell or spatial transcriptomics, with strong publications for your career stage.

Skills and Qualifications

  • Experience developing or applying machine learning, including deep learning, foundation models, large language models or autonomous AI agents.
  • Strong data visualisation and scientific communication.
  • Creativity, broad scientific curiosity and self-motivation.
  • Excellent collaboration skills and an interest in teaching or mentoring.
  • Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity, with a focus on gender equality.

How to Apply

Apply through KTH’s Varbi recruitment system with a CV, a motivation letter (maximum two pages) on your research interests and goals, and a copy of your PhD diploma. Translate the diploma into English or Swedish if needed. Also note that KTH places great emphasis on personal skills and declines contact from recruitment agencies. For questions, contact Simon Koplev ([email protected]). Interested in a Postdoc where AI meets tissue biology? This Agentic AI Postdoc combines AI agents, spatial omics and gut disease research. However, applications must arrive by 29 November 2026 (midnight CET), so apply early.

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