54 fully funded PhD positions in Sweden
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Every open PhD position we track in Sweden, each with its deadline and the university's official application link. Pay, contract type and visa rules differ from country to country, so read each advert closely before you apply. Want a mentor who has done this? See how our PhD admission mentorship works →
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All 54 open PhD positions in Sweden
- Doctoral student in experimental fluid mechanics and complex films
- Doktorand inom experimentell strömningsmekanik och komplexa filmer
- Doctoral student in condensed matter theory
- Doktorand inom Kondenserade materiens teori
- Doctoral student in computational materials design: carbon- and oxygen-based conductors
- Doctoral student in Cell and Molecular Biology Research
- Doktorand inom cell- och molekylärbiologisk forskning
- Doctoral Student in Human-in-the-Loop Autonomous Systems
- Doctoral students in Artificial Intelligence
- PhD student in Computer and Systems Sciences, with focus on AI-enabled Digital Transformation in the Public Sector
- PhD student in Computer and Systems Sciences, with focus on Machine Learning
- PhD student in Computer and Systems Sciences, with focus on Adaptive Immersive Experiences
- PhD student in Information Society, with focus on Agent-Based Simulation of Social Behaviour
- PhD student in Information Society, with focus on Agent-Based Social Simulation for Crises Preparedness
- PhD student in Computer and Systems Sciences, with focus on Cybersecurity
- PhD student in Computer and Systems Sciences, with focus on Internet of Things and Machine Learning
- PhD student in Computer and Systems Sciences, with focus on Human–Computer Interaction and Design of AI User Interfaces
- Doctoral student in Battery Recycling
- Doctoral student position: Quantity or quality? Rethinking carbon footprints and demand-side policy
- Doctoral studentship in Social Work
- Doktorand i socialt arbete
- PhD position – Computational Neuroscience and Systems Biology. Theme: Neural dynamics underlying survival behaviors
- Doktorandtjänst – Beräkningsneurovetenskap och systembiologi. Tema: Neurala dynamiker som styr överlevnadsbeteenden
- Doctoral students in Networked Systems Security
- Doktorander inom säkerhet i nätverkade system
- Doctoral student in Regenerative and Circular Manufacturing
- Doctoral students within Nanoscience and Light
- Doctoral student in gender studies
- PhD position in global change biology
- Doctoral position in translational research on leukemia niche’
- Doctoral (PhD) student position in cellular and molecular immunology
- Doctoral student in Electrical Engineering with focus on electrical motor reliability
- Licentiate in metal powder production
- Doctoral student in Techno-economic Optimization of Thermal Energy Storage
- Doctoral student in information and coding theory for federated learning
- Doctoral student in Feminist AI Addressing Gender-Based Violence
- Doctoral student in quantum information theory
- PhD student in Medical Imaging of Childbirth-Related Pelvic Floor Injuries
- Doctoral student in acoustic source characterisation
- PhD students in Computer Vision to estimate breathing and pulse from video
- Doktorand inom akustisk källkarakterisering
- Doktorander inom datorseende för att mäta andning och puls från video
- Doctoral Student in Urban Heat Prediction Using AI and Earth Observation
- Licentiat inom framställning av metallpulver
- Doktorand inom Teknoekonomisk optimering av termisk energilagring
- Doktorand inom feministisk AI för att motverka könsbaserat våld
- Doktorand i kvantinformationsteori
- Doktorand inom elektroteknik med fokus på tillförlitlighet i elmotorer
- Doktorand inom medicinsk avbildning av bäckenbottenskador vid förlossning
- Doktorand inom Generativ AI & satellitdata för prediktion av urban värme
- Doctoral (PhD) student position in colorectal tumor immunology
- Doktorandplats inom kolorektal tumörimmunologi
- PhD student in Algorithmic foundations of AI-assisted consensus and ranking
- Postdoctoral fellowship (2 years) in molecular mechanisms of MLL1-driven leukaemia
Institutions currently hiring in Sweden
KTH Royal Institute of Technology · Chalmers University of Technology · Stockholm University’s Department of Computer and Systems Sciences · Karlstad University · Karolinska Institutet · Örebro University · University of Gothenburg · Umeå University
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