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About Us

At the Department of Data and System Science, you will find a creative and dynamic environment with modern technical infrastructure, well-equipped facilities, and strong collegial collaboration closely linked to the surrounding society. The doctoral studies are conducted within the subject of Information Technology, which at the University of Skövde is defined as the discipline dealing with how information is represented, processed, and communicated in artificial and natural systems, as well as how information technology systems are used and developed to create useful system solutions for individuals, organizations, or society.

The position is part of "Cybercampus Sweden" and the University of Skövde's collaboration arena PICS (Privacy, Information Security and CyberSecurity). "Cybercampus Sweden" is a national initiative and a collaboration between universities/colleges, institutes, authorities, and companies across Sweden working to enhance cybersecurity, strengthen society's defense capabilities, and Swedish competitiveness. More information about Cybercampus Sweden can be found at cybercampus.se.

The Research Project

Many organizations currently have limited ability to systematically manage and learn from information security incidents. Incidents are often handled reactively, without leveraging experiences for long-term risk management. This research project investigates how organizations can strengthen their ability to integrate incident management into risk-based information security work. The focus is on how organizational and socio-technical factors affect the possibility of working more cohesively and learning over time. The goal is to develop a practical and theoretically grounded framework describing how organizational capabilities for incident management can support risk-based information security work. The results are expected to contribute to a greater understanding of how organizations can strengthen their resilience by linking operational incidents to the continuous work of identifying, assessing, and managing information security risks.

Your Role

You will primarily focus on your doctoral studies, which include participation in various studies within the research project as well as doctoral courses, seminars, and conferences.

The duties include:

• conducting studies in the field of IT forensics and incident management processes,
• participating in relevant research projects,
• completing doctoral courses, and
• contributing to teaching in the field of cyber and information security and performing other departmental tasks (maximum 20% of working hours).

Part of the work will be carried out at the Cybercampus office at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, as well as in collaboration with other doctoral students across Sweden within the same research program. The employment covers doctoral studies (80%) and departmental duties (teaching and administrative tasks equivalent to 20%). Additional duties may be included in the position.

We are looking for someone who has:

• a completed advanced level degree, fulfilled course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 credits at advanced level, or acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in another way, within or outside the country.
• fulfilled course requirements of at least 60 credits, including an independent thesis of at least 15 credits at advanced level, in the subject of Information Technology, closely related application areas, or other subject areas deemed directly relevant for doctoral work in Information Technology.
• documented English language skills equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary school course English 6. This can also be demonstrated through an internationally recognized test such as IELTS (total score 6.5), TOEFL (total score 90), PTE (total score 62), etc.
• very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written, as data collection will be conducted through interviews and surveys with Swedish-speaking participants.

We will also evaluate the following criteria during the hiring process:

• Good ability to assimilate education in Information Technology at the doctoral level.
• Documented ability to analyze organizational and socio-technical aspects of information security.
• Documented good ability to apply qualitative and quantitative analysis methods.
• Documented good teamwork skills.
• Documented good ability to plan, organize, and achieve set goals in your own work.
• Good ability to express yourself orally and in writing in English.
• Good communication skills, both verbally and in written text.

In this employment, great emphasis will be placed on documented good ability to apply qualitative and quantitative analysis methods, as well as good ability to assimilate education in Information Technology at the doctoral level. Great emphasis will also be placed on documented ability to analyze organizational and socio-technical aspects of information security. When the university selects eligible candidates for the Cybercampus doctoral training program, they should consider the report 'Säkerhetspolisen 2024–2025' regarding security-threatening activities directed against Sweden.

Employment Type: The position is a fixed-term employment until the doctoral degree is conferred, but for a maximum of 5 years. The employment is 100%, comprising 80% doctoral studies and 20% departmental duties. Salary is paid according to the local agreement on the salary scale for doctoral students. Only those admitted or already admitted to a doctoral education may be employed as doctoral students.

Application Deadline: August 14, 2026

Reference Number: HS 2026/469

Contact Information: Information about the position is provided by Department Head Jesper Holgersson or Professor Rose-Mharie Åhlfeldt. Union information is provided by the representative for Saco-S and/or the representative for ST. All persons can be reached via the University's switchboard at 0500-44 80 00.

Application: You apply for the position via our website, www.his.se/jobb by clicking "Apply" at the bottom of the advertisement. We look forward to receiving your application!

The following documents must be attached to your application:

• Cover letter
• CV
• Certificates/grades and other merit documents you wish to present as an applicant
• Statement of interest where you outline your research interests and expectations for the doctoral education in English
• Master's thesis

Contact the HR department at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) if you have publications that cannot be attached electronically directly in the application. The publications must be made available to the university no later than one week after the application deadline.