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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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PhD in Boreal Raptor Ecology under Climate Change Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden

Degree Level

PhD

Field of study

Ecology

Funding

Fully funded four-year doctoral education. The position is employment as a doctoral student at 100% with salary determined under the local collective agreement and fixed salary progression.

Deadline

Nov 24, 2026

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Sweden

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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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Keywords

Ecology
Environmental Science
Biology
Conservation Biology
Geography
Wildlife Biology
Population Ecology
Statistics

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About this position

This PhD project at the Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Umeå investigates how boreal and mountain raptor communities respond to climate and environmental change.

The doctoral researcher will study why some raptor species thrive while others decline as northern ecosystems warm. The project will combine long-term ecological datasets with newly collected field observations from northern Sweden and the Scandinavian mountain region. Potential focal species include eagles, falcons, hawks and other raptors characteristic of northern and mountain ecosystems.

Research will examine how climate, weather, snow conditions, prey dynamics, vegetation, habitat structure, forestry, infrastructure and other land-use changes influence species occurrence, breeding phenology, reproductive performance, distribution and community composition. The project will also consider interactions among raptor species and with ecologically important species such as the common raven.

The student will work across scales from individuals and populations to communities and landscapes. Methods may include generalized linear and mixed models, hierarchical and demographic models, occupancy analysis, time-series analysis, spatial modelling, species-distribution models and community-level approaches. GIS and remote sensing will support the quantification of environmental and landscape change, while ecological forecasting will be used to predict future raptor-community dynamics under alternative climate and land-use scenarios.

Fieldwork may include surveys of breeding territories, reproductive monitoring and complementary ecological data collection in northern and mountain environments. The doctoral student will join an active, creative and international research environment focused on raptor ecology, animal movement, biodiversity, conservation biology, environmental change and quantitative ecology, with collaboration involving researchers, environmental authorities and other organisations working to monitor and conserve northern raptor populations.

Funding details

Fully funded four-year doctoral education. The position is employment as a doctoral student at 100% with salary determined under the local collective agreement and fixed salary progression.

What's required

Applicants must hold a Master's degree or equivalent in ecology, biology, wildlife ecology, conservation biology, zoology or another relevant field, or meet the stated Swedish higher-education equivalent. They must satisfy the equivalent English language requirement of Swedish upper-secondary Engelska B/6. Applicants should have a strong interest in population, community or movement ecology; interest in ecological responses to climate and environmental change; experience with quantitative ecological analysis and statistical modelling; experience using R or another relevant programming environment; excellent written and spoken English; and the ability to work independently and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary research team. Meritorious experience includes raptor or bird ecology, population or community ecology, spatial or movement ecology, long-term ecological datasets, hierarchical, demographic or species-distribution modelling, GIS and remote sensing, bird fieldwork, and climate, snow or land-use data analysis. Scientific curiosity and analytical thinking are highly valued.

How to apply

Submit the required application documents through the SLU recruitment portal using the direct application link. Review the doctoral application attachment guidance before applying. Applications are accepted until 24 November 2026; the recruitment system is unavailable from 20–22 November due to a system update.

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