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Your Responsibilities

As a PhD student, you will work within a research project on disability and society. The project is linked to a longitudinal study where we examine how hearing impairment and the use of hearing aids relate to cognitive changes, brain organization in adulthood, and aging. You will be admitted to the doctoral education in the interdisciplinary subject of Disability and Society.

The work involves developing and conducting studies, analyzing longitudinal behavioral and brain imaging data (e.g., fMRI), using longitudinal analysis methods to study changes over time, and writing scientific articles for international journals. The research is conducted interdisciplinarily in close collaboration with researchers from various disciplines.

As a PhD student, you will focus on your doctoral education and the research project you are part of. Your work may also include teaching or participating in other departmental duties, up to 20 percent of full-time equivalent.

Your Qualifications

You have completed an advanced degree in a subject relevant to disability and society, such as psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, or gerontology, or completed courses totaling at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 credits are at an advanced level in a corresponding area, or have otherwise acquired substantially equivalent knowledge.

You must have:

• Good ability to communicate in Swedish, both orally and in writing
• Documented experience in quantitative research methods and statistical analysis

The following are particularly meritorious:

• Documented experience in cognitive testing or brain imaging
• Documented knowledge in disability and society, cognitive aging, cognitive psychology, or cognitive neuroscience
• Documented ability to independently develop scientific questions and relate them to relevant methodological and analytical approaches
• Documented ability to communicate scientifically in English, both orally and in writing

Meritorious qualifications include:

• Documented experience in advanced statistical methods or statistical modeling of longitudinal data
• Documented experience in brain imaging methods within cognitive neuroscience, such as fMRI
• Documented experience in programming, e.g., in R, Python, or Matlab
• Documented experience in the design, implementation, or analysis of experimental studies
• Documented experience in applying practices within open science

The project is carried out in an interdisciplinary research context and in close collaboration with several researchers. Therefore, a good ability to work independently is required, as well as the ability to collaborate constructively in research groups. Furthermore, analytical skills, attention to detail, and a structured work approach are required.

The application must include a short project plan (max 2 pages) describing your research interest, examples of possible research questions related to the project's focus, and how these can be studied methodologically. The project plan will be used as part of the assessment of your motivation for doctoral education, your ability to independently formulate and discuss scientific questions, and to relate them to relevant methodological and analytical approaches.

Your Workplace

At the Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, research is conducted as well as undergraduate and graduate education on issues concerning disability and society. Read more: https://liu.se/organisation/liu/ibl/fusa (https://liu.se/organisation/liu/ibl/fusa)

The research environment includes, among other things, cognitive audiology, brain imaging, digital work environment, and aging. Several projects use large longitudinal datasets, experimental methods, and advanced statistical modeling to study how cognitive and sensory factors affect health and participation in society.

As a PhD student, you will be part of an interdisciplinary research environment with collaborations within psychology, neuroscience, hearing research, and disability and society. Read more about our doctoral education in disability and society: https://liu.se/artikel/forskarutbildning-i-funktionsnedsattning-och-samhalle (https://liu.se/artikel/forskarutbildning-i-funktionsnedsattning-och-samhalle).

About the Position

Upon commencement of employment, you will be admitted to the doctoral education. Read more about the doctoral education of the respective faculty: https://liu.se/forskning/forskarutbildning (https://liu.se/forskning/forskarutbildning)

The employment is fixed-term for normally four years full-time. Extension of employment up to five years occurs based on the extent of teaching and departmental duties. In special cases, further extension may occur. You are initially employed for one year, and thereafter the employment is renewed for up to two years at a time, based on the achieved study plan.

Latest start date: October 1, 2026.

Salary and Benefits

PhD salaries are regulated based on a locally agreed salary scale. Read more about benefits for employees: https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/formaner (https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/formaner).

Union Representatives

Information about union representatives, see: https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/hjalp-for-sokande (https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/hjalp-for-sokande).

Application

You apply for this position by clicking the "Apply" button below. Your application must reach Linköping University no later than June 10, 2026. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

We welcome applicants with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, as this enriches and develops our operations. For us, it is natural to uphold everyone's equal value, rights, and opportunities. Read about our work with equal conditions: https://liu.se/artikel/lika-villkor/ (https://liu.se/artikel/lika-villkor/).

We look forward to receiving your application!

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