Doctoral student in Global Politics (GP)

Malmo

Reference number P 2024/2198

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We are looking for
One (1) Doctoral student in Global Politics at The Faculty of Culture and Society, the Department of Global Political Studies.

Work duties
Those appointed to doctoral studentships shall primarily devote themselves to their studies. Those appointed to doctoral studentships may, however, work to a limited extent with educational tasks, research, artistic research and administration, however, duties of this kind may not comprise more than 20 per cent of a full-time post (Chapter 5, Section 2 of the Higher Education Ordinance).

The doctoral education concludes with a doctoral degree and comprises 240 credits, which corresponds to four years of full-time study. The programme consists of courses and an independent research project that is presented in a doctoral thesis. As a doctoral student, you will be expected to play an active part in the research and educational environment, attend the general seminars and, when applicable, in the research programmes of the Department.

Qualifications
To be admitted to third-cycle studies, the applicant must meet the general and specific entry requirements of the subject in question. Moreover, the applicant must be deemed capable of assimilating the education.

General entry requirements for third-cycle courses and study programmes (HEO Chapter 7 Section 39) have those who:

• 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.

Specific entry requirements for third-cycle courses and study programmes have those who:

• Have acquired the knowledge and skills equivalent to a second-cycle degree in Global politics or in another subject relevant to Global politics, or has the equivalent knowledge acquired within or outside Sweden.

Selection criteria
Selection among applicants who meet the general and specific entry requirements shall be made with regard to their capacity to assimilate the education (HEO Chapter 7 Section 41).

General selection criteria

• Independent analysis and approach in previous work.
• Problem formulation and precision in the attached research plan and previous work.
• Methodological and scholarly maturity.
• Communication and cooperation skills

Specific selection criteria

• Ability to communicate well in English, both orally and in writing
• How well the research description relates to and problematizes one of the following themes: Democracy and Autocracy
  European and Eurasian Studies
  Gender Studies
  Political Theory
  Resistance Studies

Faculty, Department and Research environment
The Faculty
The Faculty of Culture and Society is a multidisciplinary faculty that includes three departments: the Department of Global Political Studies (GPS) the School of Arts and Communication (K3) and the Department of Urban Studies (US). The Faculty conducts doctoral studies in the following subjects: Global Politics, Interaction
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Design, International Migration and Ethnic Relations, Media and Communication Studies, Organisation Studies, and Urban Studies. The Faculty hosts two of the university’s five research centres.

Read more about the Faculty of Culture and Society here.

The department
The Department of Global Political Studies (GPS) is an interdisciplinary department, which incorporates approaches from both the social sciences and the humanities, and that undertakes research on politics, power relations and the construction of identity in local, national, international, and global contexts. Its focus is on organisations, governance, political instruments, and decision-making processes, as well as studies of international migration and migration-related social issues. GPS offers two doctoral programmes: Global Politics (GP) and International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER). The current position is in Global politics.

Read more about the Department of Global Political Studies here.

Doctoral programme in Global politics
The study of Global Politics is multidisciplinary and includes approaches from the humanities as well as the social sciences. The scientific core of Global Politics is the study of transnational and international politics, both in terms of continuity and change, cooperation and conflict, power and protest, politics in and beyond the nation state, and the proliferation of actors in world politics. A key element in the research is to attempt to extend and deepen the understanding and study of the exercise of power at the global level. Global Politics includes analyses of political, social, economic, and cultural relations and networks across national boundaries.

This call applies to applications focused on one of the following areas: Democracy and Autocracy; European and Eurasian Studies; Gender Studies; Political Theory; Resistance Studies.

The goal of the programme is to develop the knowledge and skills required for the doctoral student to conduct research independently and contribute to the development of knowledge within the chosen subject area. The doctoral programme comprises 240 higher education credits (equivalent to four years of full-time studies), of which 60 credits are from courses. It is completed when the doctoral student publicly defends his/her printed doctoral dissertation (180 credits).

Further information
For questions regarding the doctoral education, please contact Professor Maja Povrzanović Frykman, [email protected].

For information about the position and the department, please contact the Head of Department Mona Lilja, [email protected].

For general information about the recruitment process, please contact HR specialist Ann-Sofie Jansson, [email protected].

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Application
You apply for this position via Malmö University's recruitment system by clicking on the "Apply" button. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is completed in accordance with the job advertisement, and that it is submitted to the University no later than 31 January 2025. The application must be written in Swedish, English or any of the Nordic languages. As an applicant, you are responsible for the application and its appendices being translated.

The application must include:

• Curriculum Vitae with up to three professional references (including title,affiliation, email address, phone number, and the relationship to theapplicant).
• Certified scans of diplomas, transcript of records and other certificatesrelevant for the position.
• A research plan of up to 3000 words excluding references. The research planmust contain an overall purpose, questions that the project intends to answer,an account of the theoretical framework and the methodological approachand a description of research material.
• Independent work at advanced level (including master thesis or equivalent).
• A personal letter up to 500 words.

Miscellaneous
Preparation of admission to postgraduate education and employment as a doctoral student take place in parallel. Only those who are or have been admitted to third-cycle courses and study programmes at a higher education may be appointed to doctoral studentships (Chapter 5, Section 3 of the Higher Education Ordinance).

The doctoral studentship is a fixed-term position comprising four years of full-time studies, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 5 Section 7. A doctoral student shall be employed for an indefinite period but for no longer than until a specified date, and never for longer than a year after the doctoral degree or artistic doctoral degree has been completed. The first appointment must be limited to one year at the most. The appointment can be extended by a maximum of two years at a time.

Malmö University actively promotes gender equality and equal opportunities in order to offer a workplace and a university characterised by an open and inclusive approach.

As part of this:

• applicants of an underrepresented gender are given priority for admission, if they are equally able to benefit from the programme.
• doctoral students with permanent disabilities are given the opportunity to receive support and adaptations during their studies, so that everyone can study on equal terms in a good study environment.

Malmö University is a workplace and higher education institution that is characterised by an open and inclusive approach, where gender equality and equal terms add value to our activities.

Employees who do not speak Swedish should learn Swedish in the long term so that they can participate in the daily and ongoing work of the institution or department.

Malmö University applies salary setting for doctoral students in accordance with a local agreement on salary setting for doctoral students.

Start date
1 September 2025

Union representatives
SACO-S, SACO-S, Rebecka Johansson, [email protected]

OFR/ST, Martin Reissner, [email protected]

Doctoral Student representative
Nick Baigent, [email protected]

We are looking forward to receiving your application!
You apply no later than 31/01/2025 by clicking the apply button.