Doctoral student - Graduate school Agenda 2030 - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

About the graduate school

Agenda 2030 is the framework for sustainable development that the world’s nations have signed to end extreme poverty, reduce inequalities, solve the climate crisis, promote peace and equity and much more. In order to achieve the goals, research has several important roles: to identify challenges and conflicting objectives, contribute new solutions, generate dialogue and learning between different societal stakeholders and critically analyse the goals. Lund University aspires to be a part of the solution and has therefore started a graduate school focusing on societal challenges, sustainability issues and Agenda 2030. We now welcome to the graduate school applicants from various disciplinary backgrounds who want to take an active role in Agenda 2030 research. The graduate school offers a unique opportunity to gain interdisciplinary perspectives on global challenges and contribute to current research while deepening your subject knowledge.

Work duties

The graduate school has doctoral students from all faculties. You will be associated with a specific PhD programme, and simultaneously take part in the university-wide interdisciplinary research studies courses, developed on the basis of the issues defined by the global goals. The courses provide great potential to develop new forms of collaboration and work for change across disciplinary boundaries. Besides the research studies courses, you will participate in several activities linked to the graduate school in order to take an active part in the global sustainability agenda and to advance the research front on issues concerning Agenda 2030, for example through seminars, conferences, study trips and collaboration with various societal stakeholders. A common requirement for all applicants is to present a research project with a clear connection to Agenda 2030.

In addition to devoting themselves to their studies, those appointed to doctoral studentships may be required to work with educational tasks, research and administration, in accordance with specific regulations in the ordinance.

Eligibility

A person meets the general entry requirements for third-cycle courses and study programmes if he or she 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. (HEO Chapter 7 Section 39).

The specific entry requirements are faculty- and subject-specific. As a general standard for specific entry requirements at the School of Economics and Management, doctoral students must have completed at least 90 credits and an independent project worth at least 15 credits in a subject relevant to the third-cycle programme. Other specific entry requirements are stated in the general syllabus for each subject. You can see the specific entry requirements at: https://www.lusem.lu.se/study/phd.

Assessment criteria

When an appointment to a doctoral studentship is made, the ability of the student to benefit from PhD studies shall primarily be taken into account.

Application

You can apply for the position in one of the following third-cycle subject areas: 1) Economic History, 2) Business Administration, 3) Business Law, or 4) Research Policy.

In your application, you are to state which third-cycle subject area you apply for. It is only possible to apply for the position within one of these third-cycle subject areas. Additionally, you are to state which of the Agenda 2030 goals (max. 3) that your research plan addresses and explain how your research relates to these goals.

The application must include the following:

• An explicit statement of which subject the applicant wishes to be enrolled in (Economic History, Business Administration, Business Law, or Research Policy)
• CV
• Copies of degree certificates
• Introductory letter (500–750 words). Briefly describe why you are interested in research studies at Lund University. On the basis of your disciplinary background, describe how, through the graduate school, you could contribute to innovative thinking and boundary-crossing research linked to Agenda 2030. How can your experiences be connected to the graduate school/Agenda 2030?
• Research plan (max 2000 words). Briefly describe your planned research project (research problem, issues/hypotheses, research design, theory/literature, method, and which of the Agenda 2030 goals (max 3) your research addresses.
• Contact information for three (3) references

Applications that do not include all the items above will not be considered.

Type of employment

Limit of tenure, four years according to HF 5 kap 7§. The employment of doctoral students is regulated in the Swedish Code of Statues 1998: 80. Only those who are or have been admitted to PhD studies may be appointed to doctoral studentships.