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• PhD positions in Stockholm (17)
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• PhD positions in Örebro (2)
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Doctoral student in electromagnetic field theory for medical applications

Project descriptionThe work will be conducted on the central campus of KTH, at the Division of Electromagnetic Engineering and Fusion Science (EMF), at the School of Electrical Engineering and Comp...

Doctoral (PhD) student position in DNA-based digital data storage

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? To be a doctoral student means to devote oneself to a research project under supervision of experienced researchers and following an indiv...

Doctoral student in Computer Science with a specialisation in software quality

Sapere Aude—dare to be wise—is our motto. Our students and employees develop knowledge and expertise that enrich both people and the world around them. Our academic environment is characterised by ...

PhD Student in Physics

The Department of Physics at the University of Gothenburg is located in the center of Gothenburg, with approximately 100 employees. The communication routes are good both nationally and internationally. The research focuses within the fields of At...

PhD Student in Statistical Physics with focus on active matter

Doctoral student in competence center next.

Project descriptionThird-cycle subject: Within the Competence Center NEXT, we seek three doctoral students who are interested in enabling innovative characterization methodologies at large-scale sy...

PhD in Physics affiliated with the project “Imaging Ageing Endothelium at the nanoscale” funded by the EU Horizon Europe MSCA program “Doctoral Networks”

The University of Gothenburg tackles society’s challenges with diverse knowledge. 56 000 students and 6 600 employees make the university a large and inspiring place to work and study. Strong research and attractive study programmes attract resear...

Doctoral student in organic chemistry with focus on electrosynthesis

Project descriptionThird-cycle subject: Organic chemistry/chemical science  We seek a skilled doctoral student with a genuine interest in organic chemistry to carry out research in organic electros...

PhD position in Polymer Chemistry towards Functional Materials

Ref LiU-2024-01405We have the power of over 40,000 students and co-workers. Students who provide hope for the future. Co-workers who contribute to Linköping University meeting the challenges of the day. Our fundamental values rest on credibility, ...

PhD position in Organic Chemistry towards Green Methodology Development

Ref LiU-2024-01404We have the power of over 40,000 students and co-workers. Students who provide hope for the future. Co-workers who contribute to Linköping University meeting the challenges of the day. Our fundamental values rest on credibility, ...

11 PhD positions in the Europe Horizon Doctoral Network project NanoRAM

Applications are invited to 11 PhD positions within the Doctoral Network NanoRAM.NanoRAM is funded under the Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and incorporates 19 organisations across 12 countries with the goal of training a new genera...

Doctoral student in robotics for fire risk assessment in rural environments

Project descriptionThird-cycle subject: Machine DesignThe division of Mechatronics, KTH, announces a PhD position in robotics for fire risk estimation in rural environments. The department consists...

Doctoral Student in Software Supply Chain Security

Project descriptionThe doctoral student will contribute to the project WASP NEST ShiftLeft, a framework project conducted jointly with Chalmers University of Technology, Lund University, and Umeå U...

PhD student in information-theoretic analysis of machine learning algorithms

Project descriptionKTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent ...

Doctoral student in biorefinery concept for marine secondary sources

Project descriptionThird-cycle subject: BiotechnologySecondary marine sources are valuable feedstocks for biorefinery concept. The aim of this PhD project is to establish a new biobased production ...

Doctoral student in trustworthy Digital Twin for Smart Buildings

Doctoral student (licentiate) in multimodal data-driven urban mobility management.

Project descriptionThird-cycle subject: Transportation ScienceThe population in the Stockholm region is estimated to be 3.4 million in 2050, a growth of 50% to today's 2.4 million. The rapid popula...

Ph.D. in wireless sub-THz and THz communications for 6G and beyond

Project descriptionWireless technology has evolved over five generations, but the need for higher efficiency and reliability is never-ending. The 6G research goal is to identify new groundbreaking ...

Doctoral student in design optimization of thermal technologies for industrial decarbonization

Project descriptionThird-cycle subject: Energy and Environmental Systems, Energy TechnologyTo decarbonize the industrial sector, cost-effective solutions integrating renewable energy sources and en...

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PhD programmes

When you apply for a phd programme in sweden, you’re actually applying for a job. yeah, you read that right. 👀.

“Do a master’s here – I’d say it’s a very good step to doing a PhD in Sweden. I did my master’s at Malmö University and now I’m doing a PhD at Lund University” – Sanjay, Malmö University. Photo: Oskar Omne

So that means – no tuition fees, no scholarships. But you’ll receive a monthly salary instead. Nice, eh? And that’s why available PhD positions are listed on a university’s job board.

How to apply for a PhD position? You’ll apply directly to the university.

Just so you know, there’s no centralised application process. And things like requirements and application dates? This kind of stuff is decided by each department. But we do know that you’ll need to have a master’s degree – in the same field of study – and a great level of English to apply for a PhD here. You might even need to be fluent in Swedish. But that’ll depend on the subject.

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PhD student in Ecotoxicology

for a four-year PhD position part of the VR-funded project Novel uses for compound specific stable isotopes applied to Baltic cod. This PhD project will shed light on the causes behind deteriorated Baltic

PhD Student in Physics

and machine learning. Job assignments We are looking for a PhD student at the Department of Physics at the University of Gothenburg. The applicant will work Option 1 – with optical tweezers, optical

PhD student in Biophysics

predictive binding models by performing high-throughput and quantitative biochemical binding measurements across hundreds of thousands of sequence variants. We are seeking PhD candidates with strong and

PhD student in Biochemistry

the Arrhenius Laboratories for Natural Sciences, which are situated in the northern part of the University Campus at Frescati. Some 300 people of which about 70 are PhD students work at the Department, engaged in

. We are seeking PhD candidates with strong and documented backgrounds in biophysics, biochemistry, molecular biology, or related fields. Proficiency with molecular cloning, protein purification, cell

PhD student in Neurochemistry

the Arrhenius Laboratories for Natural Sciences, which are situated in the northern part of the University Campus at Frescati. Some 300 people of which about 70 are PhD students work at the Department, engaged in

PhD student in Bioinformatics

and various versions of ProQ. The group comprises 5 PhD students, two postdocs and one senior researcher. Qualification requirements In order to meet the general entry requirements, the applicant must

. General information about the PhD programs can be given by the Director of Doctoral Studies, Pia Ädelroth,  [email protected]  or the Head of the Department, Martin Högbom, [email protected]

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PhD Position F/M 15 PhDs on Tensor Modelling, Geometry and Optimisation

Contract type : Fixed-term contractLevel of qualifications required : Graduate degree or equivalentOther valued qualifications : Master or equivalentFonction : PhD PositionLevel of experience : From 3 to 5 yearsAbout the research centre or Inria d...

PhD students (f/m/d) in Superconducting Qubits

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) – The Research University in the Helmholtz Association creates and imparts knowledge for the society and the environment. It is our goal to make significant contributions to mastering the global challenges o...

PhD position in IC Design group

Job descriptionPLEASE NOTE: you are required to apply via the "apply now" button below, ánd to fill in an additional questionnaire before via this link before we can process your application.The Un...

PhD student bioinspired functional materials

BackgroundThe Nanobiophysics and Soft Matter Interfaces research group is looking for a motivated PhD student in the context of the synthesis and characterization of bioinspired functional material...

Photonic Integrated classical/quantum transceiver for quantum communications (QuNEST Doctoral Candidate 9)

Research Programme Description “QuNEST– Quantum Enhanced Optical Communication Network Security Doctoral Training” is hiring 11  Doctorate Candidates to be funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks. QuNEST is a highly i...

PhD position - Interactive data collection during the tour of a Travelling salesman drone on convex neighborhoods of buried sensor nodes

Supervisors:Fatiha Bendali, Jean Mailfert 1, Christophe Cariou, Laure Moiroux-Arvis 2, Juan José Salazar González 3.TopicThe automated monitoring of agricultural fields is increasingly using underground wireless sensors designed to collect local v...

Doctorate in electrical engineering or experimental physics with a focus on real-time control systems

PhD positions

Finished or about to finish your master studies? Looking for a first step in your research career? Curious to experience what it's like to work in a renowned research center that bridges academia and industry?Joining imec as a PhD student is exact...

PhD Student - Department of Electronics and Information Systems

Last application date Sep 30, 2024 00:00Department TW06 - Department of Electronics and Information SystemsContract Limited durationDegree Master’s degree in physics, applied physics, engineering physics or other relevant fieldsOccupancy rate 100%...

Doctoral student in electromagnetic field theory for medical applications

Project descriptionThe work will be conducted on the central campus of KTH, at the Division of Electromagnetic Engineering and Fusion Science (EMF), at the School of Electrical Engineering and Comp...

Doktorand inom elektromagnetisk fältteori för medicinska tillämpningar

ProjektbeskrivningArbetet kommer att bedrivas på KTHs centrala campus, vid avdelningen för Elektromagnetism och Fusionsfysik (EMF), vid Skolan för Elektroteknik och Datavetenskap (EECS). Inom avdel...

PhD-student: Non-Hermitian nano-optomechanical networks and their sensing performance

The Photonic Forces group seeks a motivated and talented PhD student working at the intersection of the fields of nano-optomechanics and topological physics. Nanomechanical resonators are versatile...

PhD Scholarship for Research Project “DelibRef”

Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD scholarship in political science to be based at the Department of Political Science and Public Management at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense.The position will be part of a newly funded research ...

Fully Funded PhD Positions

The International Max Planck Research School on Cellular Biophysics (IMPRS-CBP) invites excellent graduate students in life sciences to apply forFully Funded PhD PositionsThe IMPRS-CBP is an international doctoral training program hosted by the Ma...

PhD student on Numerical modeling of electrical discharges in insulators

Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) has a vacancy in the research group on Multiscale Dynamics fora PhD studenton the numerical modeling and investigation of electric discharges within insulators.Job descriptionPartial discharges are a common phe...

PhD Position – Automation of a High-Throughput Setup for Electrochemical Systems

Would you like to contribute to the energy transition in Germany through your work? Then the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg (for Renewable Energy) (HI ERN) is the right place for you! The HI ERN forms the core of the close partnership betwe...

PhD Position – High-Throughput Electrochemical Characterization for Energy Applications

Would you like to contribute to the energy transition in Germany through your work? Then the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg (for Renewable Energy) (HI ERN) is the right place for you! The HI ERN forms the core of the close partnership betwe...

PhD student on computational modelling of “Green Sparks”

Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) has a vacancy in the research group on Multiscale Dynamics fora PhD studentfor computational modelling of “Green Sparks”.Job descriptionElectric gas discharges occur in nature, most prominently in air in the fo...

PhD Positions in Cancer Research

Are you looking for excellent research opportunities for your PhD studies at the forefront of cancer research? The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg invites international students holding a Master’s degree in (molecular) biology, ...

PhD (M/F): Electrochemical video from the counter electrode

Position description:Emerging applications of nanomaterials in electrochemical energy conversion and storage require reliable assessment of their reactivity. Traditional macroscopic electrochemical measurements are difficult to differentiate the i...

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Doctoral education at Karolinska Institutet

Welcome to a University with focus on doctoral education! World-class research and specialised research environments create a breeding ground for doctoral (PhD) studies at Karolinska Institutet (KI).

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Doctoral education positions at Karolinska Institutet are advertised continuoulsy and we welcome your application.

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Doctoral studies

Start your academic career with us and make a difference

World-class research, outstanding research staff and specialised research environments at Lund University create excellent conditions for doctoral students.

As a doctoral student at Lund University, you will not only be well prepared for a successful career as an independent researcher, but you will also have the possibility to publish your work independently during your studies and to gain significant teaching experience.

• Lund University offers doctoral education in all nine faculties
• There are no tuition fees for doctoral education at Lund University
• You apply directly to the relevant faculty/department when they advertise a doctoral position
• Self-funded doctoral students should contact the department of their research interest directly.

Admission requirements

To be admitted to a doctoral programme, you need to have completed courses of at least 240 credits (of which at least 60 credits must be for Master’s level studies) or acquired equivalent knowledge in some other way.

In most cases, students will hold a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree, with a major in the same subject as the intended postgraduate study. The major must include a degree thesis presenting the results of independent research.

The quality of your thesis/theses is of particular importance and it is important that you demonstrate a capacity for independent thinking in this piece of work.

Students must have a very good command of English and you may be asked to include proof of proficiency in the form of a TOEFL or IELTS test, if requested by the individual department.

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Applying for a doctoral (PhD) position

Doctoral education is organised at the faculty or department level. Application procedures and periods differ between faculties and departments. While some of them advertise their doctoral positions around the same time every year, mostly in spring, others advertise their positions on an ongoing basis.

You apply for a doctoral education position within a certain subject area. Admission to a doctoral education position is restricted and competition for advertised positions is usually tough.

Finding a suitable position

Any funded doctoral positions at Lund University are advertised on our vacancies page on this website (see link below). Select the category 'Doctoral students'.

Once you have found a position you are interested in, carefully read through the vacancy announcement to find out whether you meet the requirements.

Before you apply, we recommend that you also check the relevant faculty's or department's website for any additional information about the application process.

Should you have any questions about a specific position, please contact the contact person(s) listed in the vacancy announcement.

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How to apply

To apply for a doctoral position, you must create an account in the recruitment system Varbi.

Follow the instructions regarding application documents and procedure in the vacancy announcement.

The application documents that you submit through Varbi, including any supporting documents, are sent directly to the faculty or department that advertised the position. 

If you are self-funded through external scholarships or funding, you do not need to create an account in Varbi. You should instead make direct contact with the relevant faculty or department. 

Applying for a position

Employment as a doctoral student

As a general rule, a person admitted to doctoral studies at Lund University is employed through a doctoral studentship.

If you have a doctoral studentship, you are considered to be both a student and an employee with a salary during your doctoral studies. As an employed doctoral student, you are covered by local and central agreements concerning your terms of employment.

In parallel to the doctoral education programme, as a doctoral student you may work with administrative and teaching duties (no more than 20% of a full-time position).

Lund University is responsible for education-related matters and the study environment regardless of how you finance your doctoral studies. All doctoral students also have access to the University’s Occupational Health Service.

Other forms of financing

It is possible to undertake your studies using another form of financing, such as an external scholarship or an agreement between Lund University and an external employer.

Financed by external employer

If you are admitted to doctoral studies and have a position with an employer other than Lund University, you are solely a student, and it is the employer who is responsible for employer-related matters.

External scholarships

As a doctoral student with a scholarship, you are solely a student. You are therefore not entitled to contractual employment benefits at Lund University.

In some cases, a doctoral student with a scholarship is entitled to apply for a doctoral studentship when three years remain of the third-cycle studies.

Doctoral studies – faculty information

On the faculties' webpages for prospective doctoral students you can get specific and detailed information application procedures, admission requirements for various subjects, study plans and more.

• Faculty of Engineering (LTH)
• Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts
• Faculties of Humanities and Theology
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Social Sciences
• School of Economics and Management (LUSEM)

Residence permits (if applicable)

If you require a residence permit, you can only complete your permit application after you receive a letter of acceptance from Lund University. Residence permit applications are dealt with by the Swedish Migration Agency.

Resi­dence permit for doctoral studies – migrationsverket.se

About doctoral studies

A doctoral programme consists of 240 ECTS credits and normally requires four years of full-time study. The programme concludes with a doctoral thesis of at least 120 credits.

A 'licentiate' degree is equivalent to half the coursework required for a full doctoral programme and a licentiate thesis of at least 60 credits. It is equivalent to the MPhil of the British education system.

The following links are to the Swedish Council for Higher Education website:

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Two PhD Students: Energy Systems Analysis, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Two PhD Students: Energy: Join our dynamic Energy Systems Group at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, and contribute to shaping the future of energy systems. We invite passionate individuals with a background in economics, engineering, mathematics, environmental science, or related fields to embark on a journey of research excellence. As a PhD student, you will delve into critical questions surrounding the resilience, sustainability, and deployment of future energy systems, with the opportunity to define your research focus within our interdisciplinary team.

Location: Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

Eligibility/Qualification:

• Master’s degree in economics, engineering, mathematics, environmental science, or related fields.
• Familiarity with programming languages.
• Excellent academic track record and strong motivation for scientific inquiry.
• Experience in energy systems analysis, GIS modeling, and statistics is advantageous.
• Proficiency in English (Swedish language skills are a plus).

Description: The Energy Systems Group at Chalmers University of Technology is dedicated to advancing our understanding of future energy landscapes. We are seeking two motivated PhD students to join our team and contribute to cutting-edge research initiatives. Through interdisciplinary collaboration and rigorous data analysis, we aim to address pressing questions surrounding the resilience of energy systems under extreme weather events, sustainable pathways for biomass utilization, public acceptance of wind and solar deployment, and implications for international trade patterns. As a PhD student, you will work independently, participate in research seminars and conferences, and fulfill teaching obligations.

How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit their applications electronically marked with reference number 20240164, in English, including the following documents as PDF files (maximum size: 40 MB):

• CV, including other relevant qualifications and positions of trust.
• Personal letter (1-2 pages) introducing yourself and describing your previous experience relevant to the position.
• Research proposal (2-3 pages) related to the call.
• Copies of bachelor’s and/or master’s theses.
• Attested copies and transcripts of completed education, grades, and other certificates (e.g., TOEFL test results).
• Two references that we can contact.

Applications must be submitted through the online application form by clicking the button at the bottom of the page. Incomplete applications or those sent via email will not be considered.

Last Date for Apply: April 7, 2024. The positions will remain open until filled.

For inquiries, please contact: Fredrik Hedenus, Professor Email: [email protected]

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Phd programme overview.

In Sweden, applicants apply competitively for paid positions as PhD students . The PhD students receive a salary for a maximum of 48 months/8 semesters/4 years (the starting salary is 28,000 SEK per month). Salaries are set according to the Stockholm University salary scale for PhD students.

The PhD programme consists of 240 Swedish higher education credits. The course work amounts to a third of the programme - 90 course credits – of which 52.5 credits consists of required courses and 37.5 are elective course credits. PhD students are expected to complete the required courses during the first two years of the programme. Their education, including course work and actual research, is conducted during weekdays and is mainly done on campus.

Our doctoral students have three supervisors cooperating and providing different skills in an effort to support the PhD student to become a proficient researcher in Education. A PhD student is expected to work independently to a high extent and receives supervision about 1-2 times per month.

Together with their supervisors, PhD students can choose elective courses in relation to their specific area of research. Students may choose elective courses among the courses offered by our department or by other departments/universities in both Sweden and abroad.

A PhD student is expected to engage in the research seminars at the department and cooperate with peers in creating a rich social environment with interesting and challenging discussions.

During the programme, PhD students are expected to present their research at, at least one international conference.

Please note that doctoral studies are only offered on campus. It is not possible to enrol through distance learning. Doctoral students are expected to actively participate in the departmental research environment through regularly participating in seminars.

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Renaming postdocs and PhD students would boost respect, pay, progression

What other industry would deem those with so much prior training to still be mere trainees let’s call them what they are – researchers, says michele nardin.

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What is a “postdoc”? How is one different from a PhD student? And do they really have any marketable skills? 

The answers to these questions might be obvious to those of us within academia, but I can assure you from personal experience that the same is not true elsewhere – including, sometimes, in the very industries that would benefit from early-career researchers’ services.  

If they don’t have academic research backgrounds themselves, even high-tech employers are often unaware that PhD students and postdoctoral researchers carry out the bulk of day-to-day scientific enquiries – often working extremely long hours , including over weekends and holidays.

Within academic science, we typically regard even postdocs as mere trainees and, accordingly, pay them poorly . This is absurd. Imagine any other employer that treated anyone who was not a senior administrator as a mere trainee even after a decade of study (the average age of PhD recipients in the US  hovers just above 31) and many years of work experience. Yes, good science requires time and expertise, which is why collaborations and mentorship are so important. However, acknowledging the full professional stature of young researchers is equally important. 

A big part of that should involve a re-evaluation of job titles. The terminology used to describe early-career researchers is more than a mere label; it shapes perceptions and realities. Within academia, the titles “PhD student” and “postdoc” obscure the professional nature and expertise of these roles and perpetuate a hierarchy that unacceptably extends the period of “training” and justifies lower compensation and precarious contracts.  

For individual early-career researchers, this endless sense of “not being prepared” or “not being good enough” for tenure-track positions sustains a cycle of insecurity and devaluation , characterised by low self-confidence and doubts about one’s “real-world” value, all of which damages our mental health . 

Moreover, existing early-career titles make it hard for people outside academia to know what young researchers actually do. Most seriously, this complicates the transition to a job outside academia because companies judge PhD holders and postdocs as simultaneously over-qualified and apparently lacking any real work experience. Yes, the competition for principal investigator (PI) positions is pushing more and more people to make that transition, but that doesn’t mean academic nomenclature is not a barrier to doing so successfully. I and most of my colleagues have found ourselves having to explain to potential employers that we are, in fact, experienced, independent researchers and not just unthinking apprentices to our all-knowing masters. 

A very low-cost way to alleviate such misunderstandings would be to refer to a PhD student as a “junior researcher” and a postdoc as, simply, a “researcher” – instead of a “postdoctoral researcher”, which is all too commonly abbreviated to the much more opaque “postdoc”. Varying degrees of experience could easily be incorporated into this basic nomenclature, such as “independent researcher” or “senior researcher”: titles that could be bestowed by departments as people progress.  

As well as offering immediate clarity about the roles and aiding in the transition to industry, such clarified titles would lay the groundwork for fair compensation – including for PhD students – and the establishment of clear career pathways within academia, including the creation of more long-term, senior research positions below the group leader level. 

An objection might be that calling PhD students junior researchers would be similar to calling medical students “junior doctors” or law students “junior lawyers”, which would be genuinely misleading about their level of experience and expertise. That’s a fair observation, but there is a fundamental difference. For a PhD student, the period of taking lectures and exams, if it exists at all, is limited to the very beginning of the doctoral period, beyond which they become semi-autonomous researchers and the workhorses of their bosses’ labs.  

Redefining early-career researchers’ job titles is a simple and low-cost step towards enhancing young researchers’ self-perception and improving public understanding of their work. Let this be a call to action for academic institutions across the globe to reconsider outdated titles and embrace a nomenclature that truly reflects the contributions and status of their researchers. 

Michele Nardin is a Janelia Theory Fellow (independent researcher) at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Janelia Research Campus, Virginia.

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