Application Deadline: 3rd February, 2023
The Department of Political Sciences, Lund University, is inviting applications for a PhD position in Political Sciences, Biodiversity Financing/ARIES in the Mistra Biopath programme. The appointed doctoral students will receive a salary from the University during four years, and their primary obligation is to complete their PhD studies. The position may involve departmental duties, mainly in the form of teaching, up to 20 per cent of fulltime working hours, in which case the appointment will be extended by the equivalent number of hours. The doctoral student will have access to a work space at the Department of Political Science.
The position is part of the Mistra Biopath project and the work packages on “Mainstreaming biodiversity through governance innovations”.
Eligibility
The applicant should be:
- meets the general and specific entry requirements that the higher education institution may have laid down, and
- is considered in other respects to have the ability required to benefit from the course or study programme (Swedish Code of Statutes 2010:1064).
- has been awarded a second cycle qualification,
- has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second cycle, or
- has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.
Application Details
- A cover letter in Swedish or English of max 1 000 words, which contains a brief presentation of yourself and your qualifications, as well as a brief explanation of why you are interested in third cycle studies at the Department of Political Science at Lund University.
- A CV in Swedish or English that demonstrated your qualifications for the third cycle programme in Political Science.
- Degree and grade certificates in Swedish or English.
- Master’s degree thesis in Swedish or English corresponding to at least 15 credits in political science or another discipline deemed equivalent (in addition to the Master’s degree project/thesis, a Bachelor’s degree project/thesis can also be submitted).
- A brief research plan in Swedish or English of max 2 000 words including references.
- Name and contact information of two personal references (letters of reference are not required in the first stage of application).
- Other documentation of relevance to the position.
