PhD Candidate in Service Science at Lund University

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is consistently ranked among the world's leading universities. It has around 47,000 students and more than 8,800 employees in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malmö. We unite in our efforts to understand, explain, and improve our world and the conditions of people.

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Equality, equal opportunities, and diversity are fundamental principles in all aspects of our operations.

Profile Requirements

The Department of Service Science at Lund University is now seeking a PhD candidate for the project “Sustainable Leadership for the Benefit of Citizens.”

Leaders are a central link between strategic goals and everyday work, especially in the public sector where their decisions directly affect citizens. At the same time, the ill health among Swedish – particularly female – leaders is increasing sharply, which risks reinforcing inequality. Despite the fact that leaders in the public sector work in complex environments, support for sustainable leadership is almost unexplored, making leaders' ill health a critical blind spot that needs to be addressed to create sustainable societal solutions. Read more about the project here.

The PhD candidate we are looking for will be part of the national Graduate School for the Future of the Public Sector, FOFOS. FOFOS is a transdisciplinary and innovative graduate school that serves as a national knowledge hub for the development of new action-oriented knowledge for the transformation of the public sector. You can read more about FOFOS here.

FOFOS is part of SustainGov, one of Sweden's five Impact Innovation programs initiated by the Swedish Energy Agency, Formas, and Vinnova.

Job Responsibilities

As a PhD candidate, you will primarily focus on your own doctoral education, where independent writing of a doctoral thesis constitutes the largest part. Institutional duties of up to 20% of full-time may occur, mainly in the form of teaching, whereby the employment is extended correspondingly. The PhD candidate will have access to a workplace at the Department of Service Science, Campus Helsingborg. The candidate is expected to be present at the department and actively participate in the research and teaching environment.

Qualifications

The study plan and information about eligibility for doctoral education in service science can be found at https://www.ses.lu.se/utbildning/forskarutbildning (https://www.ses.lu.se/utbildning/forskarutbildning). Basic eligibility for doctoral education is met by those who have: completed a degree at the advanced level, fulfilled course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits at the advanced level, or acquired equivalent knowledge in some other way within or outside the country. Special eligibility is granted to those who have completed course requirements of at least 30 higher education credits in social sciences at the advanced level, for example in main areas such as service management, business administration, cultural geography, or sociology, or have acquired equivalent knowledge. The applicant must also have completed independent work of at least 15 higher education credits at the advanced level.

The following qualifications are meritorious:

• Experience collaborating with individuals with diverse competencies and in different roles and types of organizations. Knowledge of and interest in the challenges faced by the public sector.
• Good ability to communicate in Swedish as well as in English to various target groups.
• Documented ability to independently, and in collaboration with others, carry out research projects.
• Previous experience of publishing.
• Interest in contributing to teaching at the Department of Service Science.

To read more about the role and application, please refer to the advertisement on our website here.

The Faculty of Social Sciences at Lund University is one of the country's leading knowledge centers for research and education in social and behavioral sciences. With operations in both Lund and Helsingborg, over 700 employees, and approximately 5,700 full-year students, the faculty is one of Lund University's largest. We offer a creative academic environment with engaged students and staff. Our main task is to develop, communicate, and manage knowledge about society, humans, and organizations in an environment characterized by openness, tolerance, and curiosity.

The Department of Service Science belongs to the Faculty of Social Sciences and is located at Campus Helsingborg. Established in 2000, the department is a successful interdisciplinary research and educational environment.

The department runs two bachelor's programs in service management. Furthermore, there is a master's program in service management with five specializations: culture and creativity management, retailing and consumption, supply chain service management, sustainable service management, and tourism. The language of instruction at the bachelor's level is Swedish, and at the master's level, it is English.

Research at the department is based on current societal problems where the service sector is in focus. The research is organized into five interdisciplinary themes: Sustainability, Resources and Services; Management, Organization and Work; Tourism, Place and Mobility; Consumption, Marketing and Retail; and Cultural and Creative Industries.

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