PhD Positions at the Department of Social Work

The Department of Social Work hereby announces two PhD positions funded by faculty grants for doctoral education.

We particularly welcome applicants with a plan for their dissertation work that relates to some of the research directions represented at the department. The position is fully funded for 4 years.

The Department of Social Work is a large and creative workplace with extensive undergraduate education and training at the master's and doctoral levels. We also conduct very successful research, with a focus on areas central to social work; child and family, substance use, welfare issues, and care for the elderly and disabled.

More information about us can be found at: https://www.su.se/enheter/institutionen-for-socialt-arbete (https://www.su.se/enheter/institutionen-for-socialt-arbete).

Eligibility Requirements

To be admitted to doctoral education, the applicant must have basic and specific eligibility. The eligibility must be fulfilled by the last application date.

Basic eligibility 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 otherwise acquired substantially equivalent knowledge within or outside the country.

For specific eligibility, the following applies:

• completed courses of at least 120 higher education credits in social work or another relevant main area for doctoral education in social work. At least 15 of the credits must consist of a thesis at the undergraduate or advanced level.
• or have otherwise acquired substantially equivalent knowledge within or outside the country.

Instruction is provided in Swedish and English. The doctoral student must master these languages both orally and in writing to benefit from the instruction and course literature.

Only those who are accepted or already admitted to doctoral education at a university may be employed as a doctoral student. In the employment of a doctoral student/admission to doctoral education, primary consideration shall be given to the ability to benefit from doctoral education.

Selection

Selection among applicants is made with regard to the ability to benefit from doctoral education. The selection criteria for assessing applicants are:

• Previous academic results, including independence and rigor in problem formulation and analysis in written work.
• Demonstrated methodological and theoretical awareness and reflexivity in submitted texts.
• Qualities in the planned knowledge contribution to the discipline.
• Previously demonstrated ability to meet given deadlines.
• Familiarity with social work and the specific research area the dissertation addresses.
• Communication and collaboration skills.

The applicant must also present a proposed research project within the subject of social work in a research plan. In the research plan, the applicant should formulate a research problem with substantiated arguments and argue for possible theoretical and methodological choices to conduct the study. The plan should not exceed three pages.

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About the Position

We offer a fixed-term employment as a doctoral student according to Chapter 5 of the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100). The employment period may not exceed what corresponds to full-time doctoral education for four years. As a doctoral student, you will primarily focus on your own doctoral education, but the employment may include work with education, research, and administration to a limited extent (maximum 20%).

A new employment as a doctoral student is valid for a maximum of one year, and the employment is renewed thereafter for a maximum of two years at a time.

Stockholm University strives to be a workplace free from discrimination and provides equal opportunities for all.

Contact

Further information is provided by Professor Åke Bergmark, phone 08-162581, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

Application

You apply for the PhD position via Stockholm University's recruitment system. Attach a personal letter and CV as well as the documents requested in the application form. You as the applicant are responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and that it is received by the university no later than the last application date.

Instructions for applicants can be found on the website: https://www.su.se/om-universitetet/jobba-på-su/att-söka-en-anställning (https://www.su.se/om-universitetet/jobba-p%C3%A5-su/att-s%C3%B6ka-en-anst%C3%A4llning).

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