About Simula

Simula is a publicly owned research laboratory whose mission is to solve important and fundamental problems of science and engineering, with the main goal of benefiting and advancing society. Simula conducts basic and long-term research in select research areas of ICT including scientific computing, communication systems, software engineering, cryptography, and machine learning.

Relevant disciplines: Informatics, data science, mathematics and physics

Opportunities in Simula

Summer Internship Program 2023 (will soon open for applications!)

A 6-week paid internship at one of Simula’s locations (Oslo or Bergen) where you can apply your classroom learning to solve real-world research problems with international researchers and fellow interns.

Simula Summer School in Computational Physiology (SSCP)

This summer school targets master’s students and early stage PhD candidates, providing the opportunity to perform cutting edge research with the world’s leading researchers in their fields. SSCP takes place for 2 weeks of theoretical instruction at Simula Research Laboratory in Oslo, Norway, and 1,5 weeks of practical work at the University of California, San Diego, USA. Travel grants available.

Master’s projects

At Simula, we offer the opportunity to become involved in cutting-edge research and to write your master’s thesis in an excellent research environment. You will be working on relevant topics under the supervision of Simula’s researchers, and get an introduction to the craft of research as well as experience how research is done at Simula. Check out our selection of pre-defined master’s thesis projects or reach out to our researchers to suggest a possible collaboration project.