PhD Opportunities in International Relations in Sweden

This PhD project is hosted by the Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and is linked to the doctoral subject Landscape Architecture. The research focuses on governance and organizational adaptation in relation to the operation and maintenance of urban drainage infrastructure. The project addresses a major sustainability challenge: stormwater transports pollutants from urban areas into receiving waters, creating pre...

This PhD project at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences is hosted by the Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management and sits within the third-cycle subject area of Landscape architecture . The doctoral research examines governance and organisational alignment for the operation and maintenance of urban drainage infrastructures, with a specific focus on how long-term maintenance schemes can be made more coherent, feasible, and environmentally responsible. The project...

Linköping University is recruiting a doctoral student in Technology and Social Change to study how socio-technical systems evolve as biogas becomes valued for multiple, potentially competing functions beyond its established role as an energy technology. The PhD project will focus on the Swedish biogas sector and examine how multifunctionality shapes socio-technical configurations, policy and institutional relations, and governance processes. The research will explore how interests and values are...

A PhD position in biology with specialisation in aquatic ecology is available at the Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua) at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. The project addresses the management and conservation of critically endangered fishes, with a particular focus on Anguillid eels . The doctoral research is centred on Trap and Transport (T&T) , a method used in fragmented river systems to help fish continue migration and to reduce mortality associated with hydropower t...

This doctoral project sits within the Sociology of Law Department at Lund University and the NORCA – Nordic Central Asian Studies research environment. The position is part of the MINARET Doctoral Network and focuses on women’s legal agency across post-imperial Islamic societies , especially in Tunisia, Lebanon, and Uzbekistan. The successful candidate will study how women use Islamic and secular legal frameworks to claim rights, challenge discrimination, and widen access to justice. The project...

University College of Gävle is offering a doctoral position in occupational health science within the Department of Occupational Health, Psychology and Sports Science. The doctoral student will be admitted to the research subject and degree-awarding area of Health-Promoting Working Life , with a research environment that also includes doctoral students in care science, industrial economics, and social work. The project, Generative AI in knowledge work: consequences for work environment, health a...

This PhD position in VA-teknik at Luleå University of Technology is part of a research environment focused on urban water systems, especially stormwater and wastewater. The project aims to improve the maintenance of urban stormwater facilities such as gullies and retention ponds by developing a data-driven understanding of sediment accumulation and facility performance. The doctoral researcher will work with long-term monitoring data collected using high-resolution sensors, capturing sediment dy...

This doctoral position is based at Linköping University within the Department of Management and Engineering and the Centre for Business Model Innovation (CBMI). The project examines niche-based market strategies and how firms can develop new strategies, business models, ecosystems, and offerings that support long-term success. The research context focuses on companies operating in specialised market niches, including so-called hidden champions that are market-leading and global within their segm...

This PhD opening is part of the research group in Biochemical Process Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, within the Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering. The group works in an international research environment and has around 30 staff members, with activities that continue to expand in industrial biotechnology and biomass-related research. The project focuses on new methods for valorising aquatic biomass to support ecosystem-friendly resource use. The ...