Job Information
Organisation/Company: Stockholms universitet
Research Field: Literature » Other
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Application Deadline: 17 Oct 2026 - 21:59 (UTC)
Country: Sweden
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
The Department of English provides education at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels, and is part of the Faculty of Humanities. The Department has a staff of about 35 people. There are approximately 750 registered students at undergraduate level.
More information about us, please visit: the Department of English.
Subject area
Research interests among our members of staff cover areas such as early modern literature, nineteenth-century literature, modernism, and twentieth-century and contemporary literatures, narratology and critical theory, with a strong profile in postcolonial and world literatures.
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.
Specific entry requirements are described in the general syllabus for doctoral studies in the field of English.
An applicant meets the specific eligibility requirements for doctoral studies in English if he or she has received a passing grade on course work of at least 30 ECTS credits in English at the advanced level (alternatively in linguistics or comparative literature), including a thesis of at least 15 ECTS credits.
Additionally, the applicant must document proficiency in English as measured by one of the following internationally recognised language proficiency tests: TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT Home Edition or TOEFL iBT Paper Edition with a minimum of 102 (and 27 in Writing); Cambridge C1 Advanced with a minimum Grade B (and B in Writing); IELTS Academic, IELTS Online or IELTS UKVI (Academic) with a minimum of 7.5 (and 7.0 in Writing); Pearson PTE Academic or PTE Academic Online with a minimum of 76 (and 82 in Writing).
Selection
The selection among the eligible candidates will be based on their capacity to benefit from the training. The following criteria will be used to assess this capacity:
- Documented knowledge in a relevant field of research
- Capacity for analytical and creative thinking
- Initiative
- Independence
- Ability to collaborate
- Written and oral proficiency in English
- Availability of supervision.
Admission Regulations for Doctoral Studies at Stockholm University.
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 more information, please contact the Director of Graduate Studies Giles Whiteley, giles.whiteley@english.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.
Where to apply
Website: https://su.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:969676/type:job/where:39/apply:1
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Stockholms universitet
Country: Sweden
City: Stockholm
Contact
City: Stockholm
Website: https://www.su.se/