PhD Candidate in Business Studies at Södertörn University

Södertörn University is a higher education institution in Stockholm that conducts education, research, and collaboration with the surrounding community for sustainable societal development. Education and research are conducted in the humanities, social sciences, technology, and natural sciences. The university also provides police and teacher education programmes with intercultural profiles. A significant amount of our research is multidisciplinary and specializes in the Baltic Sea region and Eastern Europe. At Södertörn University, we combine subjects, perspectives, people, and experiences, searching for surprising syntheses, challenges, and development.

Business Studies at Södertörn University addresses enterprises and different types of organisations using a variety of scientific methods and perspectives. The department is organised into the following research groups (in alphabetical order): Business and Sustainable Development; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Financing and Financial Management; Markets and Business Models; and Organisation and Leadership. We welcome applications in which Business Studies meets creativity, curiosity-driven and critical reflection on contemporary challenges.

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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

Paulina Rytkönen, Chair of the Research and Supervisory Board, Department of Business Studies, School of Social Sciences, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Liudmila Voronova, Director of Studies, School of Social Sciences, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Florence Fröhlig, Director of Studies, Baltic and East European Graduate School (BEEGS), [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Ulrica Lindbäck, Human Resources Officer, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])