PhD Candidate in Nursing

The Department of Health Sciences offers education at undergraduate, advanced, and doctoral levels.

Within the field of nursing, we train nurses and specialist nurses with a focus on psychiatric care, child and adolescent health, and health-promoting nursing. The Department of Health Sciences offers a master's program as well as a doctoral education environment with nursing as the subject of doctoral studies. The research in the field addresses nursing and health in a rural context and is primarily focused on health-promoting and sustainable nursing, with an emphasis on patients, relatives, and society, as well as on professional development for sustainable nursing, focusing on discipline and society.

The department also offers undergraduate programs in public health science, sports science, mental health/illness, health and rehabilitation in working life, and nursing education. Research is conducted in the fields of public health science, sports science, medical science, nursing, and work life science, as well as at the National Winter Sports Center (NVC).

Job Responsibilities

Your own doctoral education will involve research comprising 80%. As a PhD candidate, you will be part of Mid Sweden University's research environment in nursing, where you will participate in courses and activities. In addition to your doctoral studies, institutional duties of 20% may be included.

Eligibility

Chapter 7, Section 39 Basic eligibility for doctoral education is granted to 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. The university may grant exceptions from the requirement for basic eligibility for an individual applicant if there are special reasons. (SFS 2010:1064)

For specific eligibility to be admitted to doctoral education, the applicant must have at least 90 higher education credits in the subject or a related subject or have acquired equivalent knowledge in some other way, within or outside the country.

Other Requirements

You must be a licensed nurse with a master's degree in nursing. It is advantageous if the applicant has a specialist nursing degree related to specialist training as a district nurse, specialist nurse in psychiatric care, or specialist nurse in ambulance care.

Assessment Criteria

The following assessment criteria will be evaluated during the hiring process:

• Good ability to benefit from doctoral education.
• Documented good collaboration skills and ability to create relationships and networks.
• Good ability to express oneself verbally and in writing in both Swedish and English.
• Good ability to plan and organize work.

Processing

The processing of the employment follows the procedures outlined in Chapter 5 of the Higher Education Ordinance and proceeds in accordance with this link (https://www.miun.se/medarbetare/styrdokument/ny-styrning-planering-och-uppfoljning/Personal/Anstalla-personal/?item=311447).

Employment and Start Date

The PhD position corresponds to an employment of five years and is expected to lead to a doctoral degree. In addition to doctoral studies comprising 80% of full-time, teaching and administrative work of 20% will be included in the employment, which then corresponds to a full-time position. If the pace of study in the doctoral education changes, the employment period will be adjusted accordingly.

A new employment as a PhD candidate is valid for a maximum of one year; the employment may then be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time. Regulations regarding employment as a PhD candidate can be found in the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100), Chapter 5, Sections 1–7.

Start date: 2026-04-01 or by agreement.

Place of Employment

Sundsvall or Östersund

Salary

According to Mid Sweden University's salary scale for PhD candidates.

Information

For more information about the advertised positions, please contact: Mikael Nordenmark, Head of Department and Professor, phone 010-142 86 69 [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or Lisbeth Kristiansen, Professor and Subject Representative, phone 0733 69 29 42 [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or Lars Hammarström, Deputy Head of Department and Lecturer, phone 010-142 89 13 [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Application

Your application should be written in Swedish or English. The following documents should be attached to your application:

• Verified CV
• Cover letter describing your research interests and expectations for the doctoral education
• A project outline of 3–5 pages presenting a potential research idea based on one of our two research orientations A) Health-promoting and sustainable nursing, focusing on patients, relatives, and society B) Professional development for sustainable nursing, focusing on discipline and society.
• Certificates/transcripts and other verified documents you wish to submit
• Thesis

Welcome with your application via our recruitment system no later than 2026-01-15.

Mid Sweden University, with campuses in both Sundsvall and Östersund, is an institution close to students, colleagues, and the surrounding community. At the same time, we are located near the sea, forests, and mountains, creating conditions for a fantastic quality of life. New knowledge is created through internationally successful research and education that contributes to societal development. In this way, we contribute to a sustainable future and a better world.

As an employee at Mid Sweden University, you should be able to balance work with leisure and have a good life balance. We offer flexible working hours, support for wellness activities, salary compensation during parental leave and illness, and generous vacation days.

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