PhD student in Law

The Department of Law is one of the largest departments at Stockholm University with about 175 employees and 5 000 students. More than 100 teachers are engaged full time to teach and to carry out the research on which the teaching is founded. The Faculty employs more than 30 professors in different areas. As a doctoral candidate at Juridicum, you will be part of a dynamic environment with high prestige research and of strong international character.

For more information about us, please visit our website:  Department of Law. 

The present announcement concerns applications for both employment and for general access to doctoral studies. Only the candidates admitted to doctoral studies can be employed. Anyone applying for the positions as an employed doctoral student is also considered as an applicant for doctoral studies. Applicants whose applications fulfil the required level, but who are not employed, may still be admitted to the doctoral programme if other acceptable financing can be arranged before December 31st, 2026.

Subject area 

Law studies. 

Qualification requirements

In order to be admitted to postgraduate education, the applicant must have the general and specific entry requirements. The qualification requirements must be met by the deadline for applications.

You meet general entry requirements if you have completed a second-cycle degree, or completed courses equivalent to at least 240 higher education credits, of which 60 credits must be in the second cycle, or have otherwise acquired equivalent knowledge in Sweden or elsewhere.

In order to meet the specific entry requirements, the general syllabus for doctoral studies in the field of Law stipulates that applicant must have completed an LL.M, a Swedish Law Degree or equivalent. Eligibility can also be granted to applicants who, through professional experience or other training, are deemed to have acquired competence equal to that which is necessary to conduct studies at post- graduate level, both in terms of scientific skills and legal literacy relevant to the research area.

Eligibility requires that the applicant has very good command of Swedish and good knowledge of English. Very good command of English can also grant eligibility for the position.

Selection

The selection among the eligible candidates will be based on their deemed capacity and capability to carry out studies at doctoral level. This will be assessed based on the following criteria, stipulated by the Faculty of Law.

The applicants' general knowledge as well as:

• Originality of the project
• Theoretical framework and the question at issue in relation to previous research
• Legibility of the method and its relevance in relation to the question at issue
• Addition of new knowledge and its relevance and
• Viability of the project.

When assessing applicants, the following will be considered more specifically: the applicant´s documented subject knowledge and its relevance to the research; the ability to express oneself in speech and writing in Swedish and/or English; the capacity for analytical thinking; creativity; self-initiative and independence; interpersonal skills; and participation in professional experiences and other similar activities that are relevant to the education. The general competence of each applicant will also be assessed through previous studies and grades, the quality of their previous individual work (essays and other writings), references, relevant experience, interviews, as well as the applicant´s written motivation for the position.

Admission Regulations for Doctoral Studies at Stockholm University.

Specific instructions for the Department of Law: Candidate Programme.

About the employment

We offer a fixed-term employment as a doctoral student according to Chapter 5 of the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100). The period of employment may not be longer than what corresponds to full-time doctoral education for four years. As a doctoral student, you should primarily devote yourself to your own doctoral education, but the employment may include work with education, research and administration to a limited extent (maximum 20 %).

A new employment as a doctoral student is for a maximum of one year, the employment is then renewed for a maximum of two years at a time.

Stockholm University strives to be a workplace free from discrimination and with equal opportunities for all.

Contact

For information about the doctoral studies please contact Director of PhD studies, Associate professor Jaan Paju, jaan.paju@juridicum.su.se.

For information about the application process please contact PhD studies administrator, Daniel Larsson, daniel.larsson@juridicum.su.se.

For information about other acceptable financing than employment please contact the Head of Department, professor Gustaf Sjöberg, gustaf.sjoberg@juridicum.su.se.

Application

Apply for the PhD student position at Stockholm University's recruitment system. Attach a personal letter and CV as well as the attachments requested in the application form. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the job advertisement, and that it is submitted before the deadline.

The instructions for applicants are available at: How to apply for a position.