PhD Opportunities in Anthropology in Sweden

This PhD project is part of TWIG, a five-year ERC Starting Grant focused on tropical forest biomass flows that are usually missed by conventional inventories. The work combines repeated terrestrial laser scanning with long-term forest monitoring to directly quantify damage, recovery, and biomass redistribution in mature tropical forests. The doctoral researcher will study the environmental and biological drivers of tree-level biomass changes and the ecological consequences of small-scale disturb...

Malmö University is offering a PhD position in health and social studies , an interdisciplinary area that sits at the intersection of health-related research and broader social analysis. The posting presents the university as an innovative, urban, and internationally oriented institution where teachers, researchers, and other staff work together to deliver high-quality education and research that contributes to societal development. This doctoral opening is based at Malmö University in Sweden an...

Laboratory of Epigenetics and Chromatin Dynamics at Lund University’s Department of Experimental Medical Science is recruiting a PhD student to join a project on how epigenetic mechanisms regulate repetitive and transposable genetic elements in human brain development and disease. The research is led by Dr Christopher Douse and carried out in a group of 8 research-active members. The lab studies underexplored parts of the human genome often described as “genomic dark matter,” with a particular i...

This doctoral studentship is based at the Department of Informatics and Media at Uppsala University, within the field of Media and Communication Studies. The department highlights a broad and interdisciplinary research environment that connects media and communication with information systems and interaction design, and the advertised project sits squarely within that critical and contemporary research profile. The PhD student will join AI Confidential: Emerging Forms of AI Chatbot Use for Emoti...

Mid Sweden University is advertising a doctoral position in pedagogy with a strong focus on higher education and lifelong learning in working life . The project is situated within the university’s pedagogical research environment, where education and research are connected to teacher education and the behavioral sciences programme. The position is linked to a broader research profile in pedagogy organized around four research groups: Didactics, Inclusion and Diversity (DIM) , Higher Education an...

PhD project in plant demography at Uppsala University within the Department of Ecology and Genetics and the Evolutionary Biology Centre. The position sits in an international research environment focused on ecological and evolutionary processes across levels of biological organization, with access to national and local research infrastructure, including supercomputing resources, molecular technologies, sequencing platforms, controlled environmental chambers, greenhouses, and a molecular lab. The...

This doctoral position is based at KTH Royal Institute of Technology within the Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering (SEED). The project sits in the third-cycle subject Sustainability studies and focuses on wetland restoration as a nature-based solution for sustainable water supply under changing climate conditions. The doctoral student will work on developing policy- and valuation-oriented frameworks that connect wetland indicators with societal benefits ...

The Biomarkers in Brain Disease research group at Lund University is recruiting a PhD student to work on biomarkers and disease mechanisms in Huntington’s disease and related neurodegeneration. The project is centred on how the body’s biological clock, sleep and circadian rhythms may influence disease progression, building on the idea that disruptions in timing systems are not only symptoms but may also contribute to neurodegenerative processes. The doctoral project combines in vitro and in vivo...

This doctoral position is based in the Department of Psychology at Mid Sweden University and centers on a research project at the intersection of social psychology and sociolinguistics. The project investigates how accents function as social signals and how foreign accents shape social perception, attitudes, emotions, and behaviours. The research addresses themes of stereotypes, discrimination, and social inclusion from both Swedish and international perspectives, with a consistent gender perspe...