PhD student in psychology

The department has operations at Campus Sundsvall and Campus Östersund. The operations provide education and research within pedagogy, psychology, and social work.

Duties

The research project is at the intersection of social psychology and sociolinguistics and investigates how accents function as social signals. The focus is on social perception, attitudes, emotions, and behaviors in relation to foreign accents.

The research addresses issues of stereotypes, discrimination, and social inclusion from a Swedish and international perspective, with an overarching gender perspective. The project is interdisciplinary and has connections to work and organizational psychology, political science, gender studies, as well as research on integration and belonging.

Methodologically, the project is primarily based on experimental studies and psychometric approaches, with the possibility of also applying neuroscientific methods.

The work is situated within the subject of psychology, which is characterized by a personal and close environment with collegial support among employees. The doctoral student will be part of an interdisciplinary and internationally oriented research environment and work in close collaboration with supervisors, while great importance is placed on developing independence in planning, implementation, and scientific communication. In the latter part of the dissertation work, there is space for the doctoral student to design their own sub-study within the framework of the project's overall theme.

Own doctoral education including research (80%) as well as teaching and administrative work (20%). The duties mainly consist of conducting research under supervision that leads to a doctoral dissertation. The work also includes completing 60 higher education credits in doctoral courses as well as participating in seminars and other activities within the subject and the department.

Eligibility

Basic eligibility for education at the doctoral level is held by those who have completed a degree at an advanced level, fulfilled course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits are at an advanced level, or have in any other way, within or outside the country, acquired mainly equivalent knowledge. For special eligibility, at least 90 higher education credits in psychology or knowledge mainly equivalent, acquired in any other way within or outside the country, are required.

Other requirements

In addition to basic eligibility, a good ability to express oneself in English, both in speech and writing, is required. Good knowledge of Swedish or another Scandinavian language (Norwegian or Danish) is meritorious.

Furthermore, the applicant is required to be driven and independent, analytical, proactive, collaborative and development-oriented, as well as persistent.

Meritorious for the employment are university studies at an advanced level in psychology as well as previous experience within the project's research area. Experience in the development or validation of psychometric tools, work with EEG/ERP or other neuroscientific methods, as well as knowledge in tools such as R, Matlab or Python are also meritorious. Scientific publication or manuscripts under work can be seen as meritorious, especially if the publication or manuscript concerns the project's research area.

Assessment grounds

Selection among eligible applicants is made based on a collective assessment of the applicant's ability to undertake the doctoral education. In the assessment, special weight will be placed on the scientific quality of independent degree projects as well as the project plan submitted by the applicant in the application, personal qualities, as well as understanding and interest in the project's research area.

Processing

The preparation of the employment follows the forms specified in Chapter 5 of the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100) and proceeds in accordance with Mittuniversitetet's employment regulations.

Employment and commencement

The doctoral student employment intends an employment corresponding to five years and is expected to lead to a doctoral degree. In addition to doctoral studies comprising 80% of full-time, teaching and administrative work of 20% will be included in the employment, which then corresponds to a full-time position. If the pace of study in the doctoral education changes, the employment period will change to the corresponding extent.

A new employment as a doctoral student is valid for a maximum of one year; the employment may thereafter be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time. Provisions regarding employment as a doctoral student are found in Chapter 5, Sections 1-7 of the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100).

Commencement: 2027-01-15 or by agreement.

Place of employment: Östersund

Salary: According to Mittuniversitetet's salary scale for doctoral students.

Information

Further information is provided by Head of Department Ulrika Danielsson, ulrika.danielsson@miun.se or 010-142 84 90 or Project Leader Marie-France Champoux-Larsson, marila@miun.se or 010-142 85 38

Application

Application documents shall be in Swedish or English.

A personal letter, CV, certificates of completed degrees, theses at bachelor's and master's levels, a project plan, as well as any scientific publications/manuscripts under work must be attached to the application.

The project plan (approx. 2–3 pages with single line spacing excluding references) should present a possible research project within the framework of the call's research area and should contain a background to the research area, one or more research questions, a description of methods and research design, as well as a short discussion about the project's scientific relevance for the project linked to the employment. The project plan does not need to correspond to the final dissertation project, but aims to give the applicant the opportunity to demonstrate the ability for scientific reasoning, research design, and critical thinking.

Merits invoked in the application must be substantiated.

Welcome with your application via our recruitment system no later than 2026-11-22.