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PhD Student in Public Health Sciences: Women’s Health and Ageing Stockholm University in Sweden
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Sociology
Funding
Fixed-term doctoral student employment at Stockholm University. The position is full-time, with a maximum duration corresponding to four years of doctoral education; the employment may include up to 20% teaching, research, or administration. Salary is fixed salary; no stipend amount is stated.
Deadline
Oct 15, 2026
Country
Sweden
University
Stockholm University

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Stockholm University is advertising a PhD student position in Public Health Sciences within the project “Women’s health and ageing”. The research focuses on the burden, determinants, and consequences of conditions related to ageing of the female reproductive system, including menopause-related comorbidities, urogenital problems, urinary symptoms, and incontinence.
The project aims to map burden and inequalities among women in Sweden, analyze existing data, and compare findings with data from other countries. The work combines quantitative analysis of registers, surveys, and cohort studies with qualitative research based on stakeholder meetings and focus groups. The expected outputs are relevant for identifying vulnerable groups, informing policymakers and care providers, and improving health literacy.
This is a doctoral-level opening at the Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Stockholm University. The department describes itself as an interdisciplinary and internationally leading research environment and includes CHESS and SoRAD.
Eligibility highlights: applicants must meet the general doctoral entry requirements (second-cycle degree or equivalent) and the specific requirements of strong English skills plus at least 7.5 credits of advanced-level coursework in quantitative or qualitative methods relevant to public health sciences, or equivalent competence.
Employment and funding: the position is a fixed-term doctoral employment, full-time, with a maximum duration corresponding to four years of doctoral education. The post may include up to 20% teaching, research, or administration. Salary is stated as fixed salary; no stipend is mentioned.
Location: Stockholm, Sweden. The doctoral student is expected to primarily work on-site at Stockholm University.
Application deadline: 15 October 2026. Apply via Stockholm University’s recruitment system and include a personal letter, CV, and the documents requested in the application form.
Funding details
Fixed-term doctoral student employment at Stockholm University. The position is full-time, with a maximum duration corresponding to four years of doctoral education; the employment may include up to 20% teaching, research, or administration. Salary is fixed salary; no stipend amount is stated.
What's required
Applicants must meet the general entry requirements for doctoral education: a second-cycle degree, or at least 240 higher education credits including 60 credits at second-cycle level, or equivalent knowledge. Specific requirements include very good oral and written English skills and at least 7.5 credits of advanced-level coursework in quantitative or qualitative methods relevant to public health sciences, or equivalent competence. Selection also considers subject-specific knowledge relevant to public health sciences and the project, independence in analysis and planning, scholarly quality, communication and collaboration skills, and the department’s supervision capacity.
How to apply
Apply through Stockholm University’s recruitment system. Attach a personal letter, CV, and any other documents requested in the application form. Submit the complete application before the deadline.
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