Stockholm University, Sweden invites online Application for number of Funded PhD Opportunities in various Departments. We are providing a list of Fully Funded Doctoral Research Positions available at Stockholm University, Sweden.
Eligible candidate may Apply as soon as possible.
(01) Funded PhD Opportunities
Summary/title: PhD student in Computer and Systems Sciences, with focus on Design of Energy Markets
Within the European Union´s Horizon Europe research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA), Stockholm University is offering a PhD fellowship for a Doctoral Candidate (DC), starting August 1, 2026 or as soon as possible hereafter as part of the ENERPOL MSCA Doctoral Network. ENERPOL is a European research and training network (MSCA Doctoral Network) that explores the role of households in the green energy transition. It addresses challenges such as volatile energy prices, inequality, and household risk exposure, while developing policy-relevant insights for fair and efficient energy systems. A consortium of leading universities and non-academic partners will train 14 DCs in cutting-edge methods, theory, and transferable skills. More information may be found on the ENERPOL home page at https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101226229.
The part of the project carried out at Stockholm University will focus on prosumers in energy markets in order to inform market design. As an overarching objective, the project will tackle how the rise of prosumers and electrification of the broader economy affect the competitiveness of power producers via a Nash-Cournot model of regional energy sectors. The ensuing bottom-up equilibrium model with both flexible demand and variable renewable energy (VRE) output will enable the analysis of structural changes to the power sector and its coupling with adjacent sectors for heat, industrial demand, and transportation. From a policy perspective, such a framework will allow an assessment of both the role of prosumers in competitive energy markets and countervailing policy measures to mitigate economic and environmental distortions. In particular, market designs that reduce market power, energy-related household inequality, and risk in energy markets will be investigated.
Closing date : 27.Feb.2026
(02) Funded PhD Opportunities
Summary/title: PhD student in Marine Seismic Sedimentology
This PhD project aims to document and reconstruct the evolution of marine fluid flow and gas hydrate systems on the Northeast Greenland shelf using an integrated seismo-acoustic, oceanographic, and sedimentological approach. The student will characterize present-day fluid migration pathways, map seafloor seepage expressions, and assess the sensitivity of gas hydrates to ice-sheet fluctuations and ocean warming since the Last Glacial Maximum. To achieve this, the project will combine qualitative and quantitative analyses of deep and shallow acoustic data with sediment core records and paleoenvironmental reconstructions.
The successful candidate will work with an extensive geophysical dataset including reflection seismic data, multibeam bathymetry, sub-bottom profiler data, and sediment cores collected during previous expeditions to the Northeast Greenland shelf. Additional core material, hydroacoustic data, and stratigraphic information will likely be obtained during upcoming expeditions. The student will also likely have the opportunity to collect new seismo-acoustic data and sediment cores during upcoming research expeditions.
This position is part of the new marine seismic sedimentology group at the Department of Geological Sciences, which conducts advanced research on sedimentary processes and sub-seafloor structures with applications in environmental reconstruction, geohazard assessment, and Arctic climate–cryosphere interactions. As a PhD student, you will join a collaborative research environment focused on understanding sediment–ocean–ice dynamics and the geological controls on subsurface fluid flow in polar regions.
Closing date : 13.Feb.2026
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(03) Funded PhD Opportunities
Summary/title: PhD student in Political Science, specialization in Public Administration
The position is part of the Doctoral School for the Public Sector of the Future (FOFOS), which is embedded within SustainGov – one of five national innovation programmes in a joint initiative by the Swedish Energy Agency, Formas and Vinnova aiming to address contemporary and future societal challenges. FOFOS is a transdisciplinary doctoral school that develops new action-oriented knowledge about the development of the public sector, and is carried out in collaboration between six Swedish higher education institutions.
The PhD project will be part of the theme Public Officials and the Future Social Contract. This theme examines how values, value conflicts, and role expectations for public officials are shaped by changing conditions in the relationship between politics and administration, the role of knowledge and expertise, and emerging forms of interaction between the state, market, and civil society.
The PhD project is conducted in collaboration with the Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research (SCORE), which is Stockholm University’s institutional partner in FOFOS. The PhD candidate will also participate in the joint activities of the doctoral school, such as partnership meetings, conferences, courses, and other learning activities. These provide opportunities for interdisciplinary exchange with other PhD students, leading public administration scholars, and key societal actors and stakeholders.
Closing date : 06.Feb.2026
(04) Funded PhD Opportunities
Summary/title: PhD student in Political Science
The aim of the doctoral programme is to give the student specialised knowledge within the field of political science, a thorough training in research methods, -and a good understanding of the problems occurring in research and in the practical application of results. The programme is designed to help the student become a critical and independent researcher with the ability to plan and produce scientific projects. There are two main blocks in the programme: course work (60 credits) and work in connection to the Ph.D. dissertation (180 credits). For further information about the structure of the programme, please see the department’s website.
Closing date : 06.Feb.2026
(05) Funded PhD Opportunities
Summary/title: PhD student in Business Administration with focus on Management and Organization
The PhD position is located within the Management and Organization Section. Research within the Section focuses on people and power in organizations, and relations between organizations and their environments. Recent and current projects include research on organizations and capitalism, social entrepreneurship and alternative organizations, organizational ethics and sustainable development, elite groups in business and society, leadership and AI, hybrid office arrangements and organizational culture, strategic and technological change, the history of the office, employability, wellness and high-performance cultures, and the challenges of work in times of globalization and digitalization.
Closing date : 01.Feb.2026
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(06) Funded PhD Opportunities
Summary/title: PhD student in Business Administration, with focus on Accounting
The position will be associated with the Accounting Section. Faculty members within this Section conduct research in financial accounting, auditing, management accounting, and operations management. This time, we welcome applicants with an interest in financial accounting, auditing, or management accounting.
Closing date : 01.Feb.2026
(07) Funded PhD Opportunities
Summary/title: PhD student in Finance
The position is associated with the Finance Section. Faculty members within the Section conduct research within asset pricing, corporate finance, financial econometrics, financial market structure, financial stability, sustainable finance, household finance and international finance. We welcome applicants who wish to conduct research within one these areas. Successful candidates may also choose to follow the Monetary & Finance PhD track organized by the Center for Monetary policy and Financial Stability, see www.su.se/english/divisions/center-for-monetary-policy-and-financial-stability.
Closing date : 01.Feb.2026
(08) Funded PhD Opportunities
Summary/title: PhD student in Business Administration, with focus on Marketing
The position is associated with the Marketing Section. We are looking for two enthusiastic and dedicated PhD students interested in pursuing research in marketing with a focus on marketing strategy and/or consumer behavior in a circular economy and digitalization era.
The research group CIRDIM (Stockholm Circular and Digital Marketing Research Initiative) brings together researchers at Stockholm Business School specializing in marketing strategy and consumer behavior. Our mission is to advance theoretically grounded and practice-relevant knowledge that supports the transition toward sustainable, data-driven, and customer-centric business ecosystems.
Our research focuses on circular economy business models, digitalization, and artificial intelligence, spanning several interconnected domains. An overarching theme in our research is technology adoption and artificial intelligence. At present, our main research areas are:
Closing date : 01.Feb.2026
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(09) Funded PhD Opportunities
Summary/title: PhD student in Petrology
This PhD project aims to investigate the behavior of Rare Earth Elements (REE) during polyphase deformation. To achieve this, the project will integrate quantitative analyses of REE-bearing minerals in rocks and veins—based on petrological, geochemical, and geochronological data.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to conduct fieldwork in the Alps.
As part of this four-year project, you will receive training in thermodynamic modelling and microanalytical techniques (scanning electron microscope, electron microprobe, Raman microspectroscopy, laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry) to reconstruct the scale and mechanisms of REE mobility during polyphase deformation. The project will be based at Stockholm University and is supported by a network of national and international collaborators.
Closing date : 31.Jan.2026
(10) Funded PhD Opportunities
Summary/title: PhD student in Prebiotic Organo-Carbonate Formation
This PhD project explores how prebiotic organic matter may have interacted with minerals on early Earth to form some of the earliest sedimentary structures, long before the emergence of life. The central aim is to understand how simple organic compounds, produced under plausible prebiotic conditions, could polymerize into organofilms, influence carbonate precipitation, and generate distinct organomineral textures that may resemble early biosignatures.
Working in close collaboration with a Postdoctoral researcher specializing in the organic chemistry of organofilms, the PhD student will participate in the production and characterization of abiotic organic matrices and conduct organomineralization experiments under controlled environmental conditions. These experiments will make use of a variety of laboratory systems designed to simulate early Earth environments, including fluctuating redox conditions, wet–dry cycles, and interactions with mineral surfaces.
Beyond laboratory work, the project includes a comparative component involving field observations in the Atacama Desert, one of the closest natural analogues to the extreme, intermittently wet settings thought to have existed on early Earth. Samples and observations from the field will help place laboratory experiments into a broader geological context.
Over the course of the project, the student will receive comprehensive training in carbonate biogeochemistry, organomineralization processes, and geomicrobiology while working within an international research team. This work will advance our understanding of the processes operating during the early stages of life’s emergence, shedding light on the distinctions between biosignatures and organosignatures, as well as between bio- and organoproxies, and how these signals may be identified in the geological record on Earth, and potentially on other planets.
Closing date : 31.Jan.2026
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(11) Funded PhD Opportunities
Summary/title: PhD student in Sustainability Science
We seek an enthusiastic and committed PhD candidate to join an interdisciplinary group of researchers working on resilience and sustainability.
The research project focuses on agricultural development in the Global South, which is increasingly financed through loans and debt-creating instruments. Yet the social-ecological consequences of debt-driven sustainable intensification remain under explored. While access to credit can enable investments and productivity gains, indebtedness can also drive land-use change, biodiversity loss, and increased vulnerability to climate-related shocks. Farmers burdened by debt often face trade-offs between short-term repayments and long-term sustainability, reinforcing inequalities and ecological degradation.
The project investigates how debt affects land use, decision-making, and adaptive capacity across scales. By combining sustainability science, systems thinking, spatial finance, and political ecology, the project aims to analyze the effects of sovereign and household-level debt. The PhD student will trace how relationships between creditors and debtors – from multilateral development banks and states to financial institutions and farmers – shape development trajectories and resilience to environmental shocks.
Through geospatial analysis, case studies, and stakeholder dialogues, the PhD student will provide a comprehensive understanding of debt’s role in agricultural transformation. The project will help identify how alternative financing models and resilience-oriented indicators (KPIs) can steer capital flows toward ecological sustainability and social justice. The results will guide strategies to direct capital toward sustainable and climate-resilient agricultural systems.
Closing date : 25.Jan.2026
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(12) Funded PhD Opportunities
Summary/title: PhD student in Sustainability Science
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed PhD student to join the research center PLATE – Center for Resilient Meals. PLATE conducts research on how the food service sector can contribute to a resilient, sustainable and competitive Swedish food system that promotes well-being for all.
As a PhD student, you will investigate the role of gastronomy for resilient meals.
Gastronomy is here meant as the culture around food and meals, including the sensory, social and practical dimensions that shape our meal experiences. Gastronomy thus affects the driving forces that control our food choices, such as identity, hunger, cravings and habits. Culture, taste and meal experiences can both enable and hinder changes towards healthier and more sustainable dietary patterns. Central questions in the project are thus whether and how a gastronomic focus can facilitate dietary changes and help overcome resistance in different food service contexts, such as schools, lunch restaurants, fast food environments and public events.
The PhD student will follow and further develop a number of “PLATE labs”, where resilient meals are developed and tested in practice – at events, in offices, in restaurants and in school canteens. These meals are based on four PLATE principles: that meals should contribute to (1) environmental sustainability, (2) public health, (3) increased social preparedness, and (4) be appreciated by many. Your main task will be to develop and deepen the understanding of principle 4 – what it means to create meals that are perceived as attractive and inviting to broad groups. The PLATE labs are run by different partners and therefore varies in form and context, which provides great opportunities for creative and applied research but also requires that you are responsive, flexible and comfortable in collaboration with different actors.
Closing date : 25.Jan.2026
(13) Funded PhD Opportunities
Summary/title: PhD student in Sustainability Science
We are looking for a curious and ambitious PhD candidate to join an interdisciplinary team of researchers at SRC.
A central focus will be on analysing the economic, distributional, and environmental implications of various climate policies, with particular attention to resource efficiency, sufficiency, and the role of labour-market and welfare reforms in shaping transition pathways. Using system dynamics modelling and potentially other modelling approaches, the project will further develop and extend existing models to analyse how policies such as working time reduction, universal basic income, LULUCF measures, and energy efficiency influence energy use, material demand, inequality, employment and environmental impacts. The work will explore rebound effects, and analyse how synergies and trade-offs between policy measures can play out. The project will be carried out in close collaboration with Swedish and international partners, and contribute to a broader effort to make integrated assessment modelling more transparent, participatory and responsive to societal needs.
The PhD position is part of two research programmes: Fair Transformations to a Fossil Free Future (Fairtrans, funded by Mistra and Formas), and WorldTrans – Transparent Assessments for Real People (funded by European Union’s Horizon 2.5 – Climate Energy and Mobility programme under grant agreement No. 101081661). The vision of Fairtrans is that policymaking in Sweden and the EU ensures a fair climate transformation in line with the Paris Agreement. The programme aims to provide transdisciplinary scientific knowledge on a fair climate transformation, engage a broad range of actors to co-produce and inform transformative policies, and establish a lasting research and collaboration environment dedicated to climate transformation. The programme is a collaboration between the SRC at Stockholm University, University of Gävle, and Uppsala University, together with other research institutes and partners from civil society organisations and public authorities. WorldTrans aims to (1) build new communities of integrated assessment models (IAM) experts and users (citizens and stakeholders alike), based on a transparent approach to integrated assessments, (2) to unpack and quantify the potential importance of including heterogeneous human behaviour in IAMs, (3) to identify main feedback loops and policy leverage points for climate-neutrality oriented policies, and (4) to produce quantitatively consistent results for various assessment processes including all three working groups of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). WorldTrans is a collaboration among 11 universities and research institutes, coordinated by MET Norway.
Closing date : 25.Jan.2026
(14) Funded PhD Opportunities
Summary/title: PhD student in Sustainability Science
We seek an enthusiastic and committed PhD candidate to join the Formas-funded research project SOS-Cryo based at SRC, which seeks to understand and explore ways to address the increasing Earth resilience risks driven by the global deterioration in cryosphere functioning.
The cryosphere, such as mountain glaciers, ice sheets, permafrost, snow cover, and sea ice, critically regulates Earth system dynamics. However, despite rapid loss and degradation in cryosphere functions caused by anthropogenic climate change, there is still no systematic assessment of how cryosphere changes impact Earth resilience, i.e., the Earth’s capacity to maintain habitable conditions. The planetary boundaries (PB) framework is the most well-established framework for assessing Earth resilience and demarcating a ‘safe operating space’ (SOS) for human development, but does not yet explicitly consider the cryosphere.
The PhD candidate will address this urgent knowledge gap by investigating how critical cryosphere functions for Earth resilience can be maintained. The work involves (1) identifying and quantifying key cryosphere functions and features associated with habitable Earth conditions, (2) detecting the resilience status of cryosphere functions and their influencing factors using multivariate early warning indicators and machine learning models, (3) determining the current and future transgressions of a cryosphere SOS, and (4) proposing potential transformative pathways for safeguarding cryosphere resilience in consultation with both academic and nonacademic experts and users. The PhD candidate will perform analyses on observation-based and model output data, conduct cryosphere-Earth system modeling, carry out case studies in the Arctic and the High Mountain Asia regions, and organize scientific and stakeholder workshops. The SOS-Cryo project is expected to provide key insights for a safe and just governance of the cryosphere.
Closing date : 25.Jan.2026
(15) Funded PhD Opportunities
Summary/title: PhD student in Inorganic Chemistry
Nanoporous materials such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and zeolites provide opportunities for applications where shape-selective properties are decisive, including adsorption and catalysis. MOFs consist of metal nodes connected by organic linker molecules, forming crystalline frameworks with well-defined pore systems and versatile chemistry, as recognized by the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Electron microscopy and electron diffraction offer powerful tools for advanced structural characterization. Aberration correction now enables imaging with true atomic resolution, three-dimensional electron diffraction (3D ED) has extended the atomic structure determination into the nanoscale regime, and cryo-EM was acknowledged with the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Stockholm University has a long tradition in the development of techniques for electron crystallography to achieve new structural insights.
This project focuses on the structural investigation and synthesis of MOF materials, with a focus on understanding interactions between the framework and the molecules within the pores. The guest species play a crucial role both in directing the formation of the framework, as well as in defining the material’s properties. This project aims to obtain an enhanced understanding of these interactions and apply this understanding in the development of new MOF materials. Advanced characterization techniques based on transmission electron microscopy, such as 3D ED and emerging imaging techniques such as four-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy (4D-STEM), will be exploited to obtain detailed structural insights at the atomic scale.
We are looking for a curious and self-motivated candidate. The work will be conducted in close collaboration with leading international groups, hence, a successful candidate should have good collaborative skills. A background in chemistry, materials science, or related subjects is suitable. Knowledge in any of the areas of electron microscopy, crystallography, or nanoporous materials is an asset but not required.
Closing date : 20.Jan.2026
(16) Funded PhD Opportunities
Summary/title: PhD student in Organic Chemistry directed to studies in Organoboron Chemistry
Organic boron compounds are important as reagents in organic synthesis, in pharmaceutical chemistry and even in material science. The subject area includes synthesis and transformation of organoboron compounds. The project is directed to development metal- and organocatalysis in organoboron chemistry for synthesis of chiral target molecules.
Closing date : 20.Jan.2026
(17) Funded PhD Opportunities
Summary/title: PhD student in Organic Chemistry within Multicatalysis with Metal-Organic Frameworks
A PhD position is offered in the group of Prof. M. Rivero-Crespo at Stockholm University. The candidate will work on the synthesis and characterization of multifunctional Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs). The catalysts will be used in catalytic applications. In particular, for multicatalysis in reactions including aerobic oxidations and others. This project is highly interdisciplinary combining organic chemistry, materials science and catalysis. Sustainability will be one of the main pillars of the project. In particular, the aim to develop more efficient catalysts, minimizing the use of energy, resources and generation of waste, in turn reducing the environmental impact of the production of chemicals.
Closing date : 20.Jan.2026
(18) Funded PhD Opportunities
Summary/title: PhD student in Organic Chemistry
A PhD position is offered in the group of Assistant Professor Matteo Costantini at Stockholm University. The project is centred on the development of novel silicon-based reagents for the activation of inert organic substrates through single-electron logic. By uncovering overlooked reactivity manifolds enabled by electro- or photochemical methods, this interdisciplinary project will expand the toolbox of modern synthetic methods. The resulting methodologies find immediate applications in medicinal chemistry, materials science, and catalysis. Aligned with Stockholm University’s commitment to sustainability, this project also aims to address challenges including the upcycling of chemical pollutants and valorization of unexploited feedstock.
The main tasks will include: 1) Synthesis and characterization of new silicon-based reagents; 2) Apply and study the reactivity of the derived active species, potentially in collaboration with computational chemists; 3) Utilization of the developed methods in heterogeneous systems as part of the applications.
You are proactive, ambitious, and equipped with a problem-solving mindset. A strong background in synthetic organic chemistry is essential, as well as basic knowledge of standard analytical methods (e.g.: NMR spectroscopy, gas and liquid chromatography, etc.). Hands-on experience with electrochemical and photochemical methods is desirable but not mandatory. You should have a good knowledge of English, both orally and in writing.
Closing date : 20.Jan.2026
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Stockholm University is a public university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960. With over 33,000 students at four different faculties: law, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, it is one of the largest universities in Scandinavia. The institution is regarded as one of the top 100 universities in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).
Stockholm University was granted university status in 1960, making it the fourth oldest Swedish university. As with other public universities in Sweden, Stockholm University’s mission includes teaching and research anchored in society at large.
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