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Finding PhD jobs in Sweden

Doctoral programs at Swedish universities are conducted so students are employed by the school rather than paying tuition to attend the doctoral program.

» Updated: 16 July 2024, 13:50

» Published: 10 June 2024

Finding PhD jobs in Sweden
Photo: Zheyun Wu

Employment is carried out under project-specific funding run entirely by professors. Typically, a doctoral research project takes about 4 to 5 years, and teaching and administrative work accounts for about 20%. Like other professionals, they are paid a salary, and social security systems such as pensions are also applied similarly.

For example, if an applicant has a family, their family members can receive benefits as Swedish residents, such as medical and educational services. What is different from countries such as the United States is that to apply for a doctoral program in Sweden, you must have a master's degree or credits equivalent to a master's degree program.

To apply for a doctoral program, you must carefully look at each school's job postings. For example, to search for doctoral program postings at KTH (Royal Institute of Technology), search for Vacancies at KTH or PhD student positions in the search box and you will find the relevant information.

KTH: available jobs at KTH

Stockholm University: available jobs at SU

Karolinska Institute: available position doctoral education

Stockholm University. Photo by Julia ElliotStockholm University. Photo by Julia Elliot

The Swedish academic atmosphere places great importance on research capabilities and highly values ​​the ability to conduct independent research. Therefore, applicants with sufficient relevant experience are highly evaluated, so it is a good idea to polish up a master's thesis, various research experiences, or related professional experience.

Depending on the nature of the project, Swedish nationality may be required as part of the requirements. All related conditions are announced in detail in the notice, so you can apply for a position that meets your conditions.

Photo by: Zheyun Wu on Unsplash and Julia Elliot on Unsplash

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