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.
Stockholm University: available jobs at SU
Karolinska Institute: available position doctoral education
Stockholm 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.
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