Doctoral Studentship in the Project “Sustaining Civil Society in the Context of Multiple Crises”

Södertörn University welcomes doctoral proposals in Social Work to be conducted within the research project “Sustaining Civil Society in the Context of Multiple Crises: Hubs of Engagement in Central and Eastern Europe and Sweden” (www.sustainaction.org (https://www.sustainaction.org)).

The project runs from 2023 to 2028 and is financed by the Foundation for Baltic and East European studies. It is based at the Department of Social Work at the School of Social Sciences. The project has participants from Poland, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Czechia, and Sweden. We strongly encourage that your proposed doctoral project has a geographical link to the Baltic Sea region and/or the post-communist part of Europe (please see this list of countries), or offers a comparative approach, or includes other countries in the region that are not yet included in the project.

Admission and Employment

This position includes admission to third-cycle education, i.e. research level, and employment on a doctoral studentship at the School of Social Sciences at Södertörn University. The intended outcome for admitted students is a PhD. The programme covers 240 credits, which is the equivalent of four years of full-time study. The position may be extended by a maximum of one year due to the inclusion of departmental duties, i.e. education, research and/or administration (equivalent to no more than 20% of full-time). Other grounds for extension could be leave of absence because of illness or for service in the defence forces, an elected position in a trade union/student organisation, or parental leave. Provisions relating to employment on a doctoral studentship are in the Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 5, Sections 1-7.

Date of employment: 1 September 2026.

Application deadline: 11 February 2026 at 23:59

Further Information

Dominika V. Polanska, Social Work, project manager, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Ludmila Voronova, Director of Studies (third cycle), [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Lovisa Uttman, Human Resources Officer, School of Social Sciences, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])