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Job Responsibilities

The holder of the PhD position will primarily focus on their own education at the doctoral level.

Other duties at the department related to student education, participation in teaching teams, and administrative work may be included within the framework of the position (maximum 20 percent of the position). For employment as a PhD candidate, the holder must be admitted or will be admitted to doctoral studies. Regulations for PhD candidates and admission to doctoral education can be found in Chapter 5, Sections 1-7 and Chapter 7, Sections 34-41 of the Higher Education Ordinance, as well as in the general study plan for doctoral education at the Faculty of Law in Uppsala.

Qualifications

To be admitted to doctoral education, the applicant must be qualified. At the Faculty of Law, the applicant must either:

1. have obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree, a Master of Laws degree, or completed the law program in Sweden, or
2. have acquired knowledge within or outside the country that corresponds to what persons with the aforementioned degrees are assumed to have. In evaluating whether the knowledge is sufficient, particular attention should be paid to what is required to successfully benefit from education in the specific doctoral subject.

Applicants must have satisfactory knowledge of the Swedish or English language.

The overarching goals for doctoral education are that the newly graduated doctor should have good conditions for a successful professional life within or outside academia. This includes, among other things, in-depth subject knowledge within the research area, the ability for independent and critical thinking, skills in scientific methods and approaches, the ability to identify interesting and researchable questions, pedagogical skills, and the ability to express oneself well in speech and writing, the ability to operate in an international context, as well as a good ability to understand and handle research ethical issues.

The appointment will be based on an assessment of the applicants' ability to benefit from doctoral education. In the assessment, the project description and the written legal scientific material are the most important. This includes written material, published or unpublished. The assessment primarily focuses on analytical ability, the ability to structure and process, independence, and the novelty value of the proposed research project. In addition to the written material, other merits may be considered in the assessment of the ability to benefit from doctoral education, such as grades from courses and positions held, completed courses, etc. In evaluating the applicant's ability to benefit from the education, consideration may also be given to their collaborative ability in various forms, for example, in teaching teams. Furthermore, the department's need for renewal within all subjects at the doctoral level may be taken into account.

Contents of the Application:

• Personal letter (mandatory attachment)
• CV in Swedish or English (mandatory attachment)
• Degree certificate with transcript (mandatory attachment) and other certificates referred to
• Project description in Swedish or English (mandatory attachment)
• The project description should address relevant questions for the project, subject context, research status, material and methodological questions, timeline for the project, and reflections regarding the legal scientific value and novelty. The project description should not exceed 35,000 characters including spaces (approximately ten A4 pages).
• Popular science project summary in Swedish or English (mandatory attachment)
• The project summary should contain a brief popular science summary in Swedish or English of a maximum of 2,000 characters including spaces.
• Legal scientific works referred to (electronic copies of books, articles, theses, manuscripts, etc.)
• A recommendation letter or indication of at least one reference person (e.g., university teacher or employer). A statement from a potential supervisor regarding the project should not be submitted but will be obtained by the department for prioritized applications.
• Application for employment as a PhD candidate and application for admission to doctoral education (mandatory attachments) must be submitted on specific forms: Application for admission to doctoral education and Application for employment as a PhD candidate.

The appointment will be based on an assessment of the applicants' ability to benefit from doctoral education. Note that for all already admitted to doctoral education, a Follow-up of the individual study plan must be attached to the application.

Decisions on admission to doctoral education are made by the Faculty of Law's research committee after preparation by a specially appointed assessment committee. As part of the admission process, a limited number of interviews may be conducted.

The head of the department makes decisions on employment. A person may be employed as a PhD candidate for a maximum of eight years, but not longer than corresponds to full-time doctoral education for four years. An extension is granted for teaching within the framework of the position.

Regulations for PhD candidates can be found in the Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 5, Sections 1-7, as well as in the university's rules and guidelines.

Only complete applications (including attachments) will be considered.

About the Position

The position is temporary, according to HF Chapter 5, Section 7. The extent is full-time. Start date is 2026-09-01 or by agreement. Location: Uppsala

For inquiries about the position, please contact: Research Director Rebecca Söderström, email: [email protected], phone: 073 657 61 32.

Welcome with your application by March 1, 2026!

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