1 Doctoral studentship within the research area of Environmental Studies in Sweden | Södertörn University

The doctoral studentship will have a focus towards the themes Environmental Governance (e.g. how various processes, structures and stakeholders influence how the environment and issues related to the use of natural resources are described, communicated and managed) or Environment and Development (e.g. the prerequisites for sustainable ecological, social and economic development, with an emphasis on relations between natural resource use and political change). These themes are described in more detail, click here. A document describing the applicant’s research interest should be included in the application. To benefit from our existing research environment and infrastructure, the document of research interest can relate to current research at Environmental Studies, click here. (www.sh.se/env_studies_staff). The research must be relevant for the Baltic Sea region or Eastern Europe since the position is within the Baltic and Eastern European Graduate School, BEEGS which is part of the Centre for Baltic and East European Studies, CBEES at Södertörn University..

Entry requirements and selection

The general entry requirements are:

• a second-cycle/master level qualification,
• fulfilment of the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits of which at least 60 credits awarded at second-cycle/master level, or
• the acquisition of substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.

Specific entry requirements

The specific entry requirements are fulfilled by a student who has passed courses worth at least 90 credits, including a degree project/dissertation worth at least 15 credits at second-cycle/master level, within Environmental Studies or a related subject that is of central importance to the research area (i.e. studies within other disciplines that have focus on environmental issues). More precise information about specific entry requirements and selection criteria is available in the general syllabus for Environmental Studies.

Employment

An application for a place on a third-cycle programme is also an application for employment on a doctoral studentship. . The employment is for no longer than the equivalent to a maximum of four years full time studies. The provisions relating to employment on a doctoral studentship are stated in the Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 5, Sections 1-7. Doctoral students will be employed by the School of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies at Södertörn University.

The first date of employment is 1 October 2014.

Further information

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