The Swedish Defence University is an internationally renowned university in the area of defence, crisis management and security. We offer a unique academic environment where military and civilian researchers, teachers and students interact. We educate and train top-level executives, experts, and researchers for the task of analyzing and managing current and future crises, security issues and conflicts. The university educates all military officers in the Swedish armed forces and leads the academic progression of the military profession. We conduct research in the areas of Law with a focus on International and Operational Law, Leadership and Command & Control, Military History, Political Science, Systems Science for Defence and Security and War Studies.
The central object of study in War Studies is war, practices of war and the exercise of military power. Typical research questions in War Studies concern the nature of war, the applicability of military means, the modus operandi of military organisations and how military capacities are created, led, organised and applied in different contexts (conventional and non-conventional). Further, War Studies scholarship is concerned with driving forces in military organisations and the military profession, civil-military relations, the total defence concept, how victory and defeat in battle are conceived and explained, and the problematics of war with respect to gender, peace and security.
Doctoral students shall primarily devote themselves to their own War Studies education at the postgraduate level. Postgraduate studies consist of working on your research project and following an individual study plan under supervision. Writing a doctoral thesis in War Studies is the central task but completing postgraduate courses is part of the programme. Usually 20% of the job consists of departmental duties in the form of teaching, administration and participation in common activities. Postgraduate studies encompass 240 ECTS credits, i. e. four years. The total time for the doctoral student position, including the 20 % departmental duties, is five years.
General entry requirements:
Specific entry requirements:
The specific entry requirements include the applicant having a sufficient knowledge of English (equivalent to successful completion of English B/English 6 upper secondary school level). Applicants who fulfill the basic requirements (points 1 or 2 above) from academic education at a Scandinavian university are deemed to have met the English requirements. For other applicants documented knowledge of English is required by internationally approved tests like TOEFL and IELTS.
An important aim of the Swedish Defence University is to integrate officer education with War Studies research, therefore this position is specifically aimed at practice-related research linked to the officer profession. The prioritised areas of research in this advertisement are (a) joint operations, and (b) tactical warfare in land, maritime or air operations. The doctoral student must propose a project within one of these areas, described in a short dissertation plan of action (see below under Application).
The selection is based on the applicant’s ability to successfully pursue the research programme and the ability to produce a War Studies dissertation of high international quality in the areas of tactics or operations.
More specific criteria for the selection process are:
This position requires security clearance which entails an approved security check and register control.
A doctoral student position is classified as full-time (100%) employment. The term of the contract is temporary and is regulated by Chapter 5 of the Higher Education Ordinance. The doctoral students are placed at the Department of Military Studies (MVI).
The Swedish Defence University strives for equality and diversity in all occupations. We welcome applicants from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Women are encouraged to apply as there is currently a predominance of men in this area of employment. It is self-evident to us that within an inclusive working environment our employees should be able to combine their working life with active parenthood.
Applications should include:
Submit your application through this ad on our online job listing page. Mark your application with reference number Ö 314/2020. The last application date is August 31, 2020.
Only complete applications with all required documentation will be considered. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ascertain that the application is complete and complies with the requirements stated in the advertisement. The application is to be completed in a Scandinavian language or in English. Authorised translations must be provided for documents in other languages. Applicants may be called to interviews in Autumn 2020. The aim is to finalise employment decisions well before the end of 2020. The employment is to commence on January 1, 2020.
Further information about the position is available from:
Professor Peter Thunholm, Tactical Warfare Division. (peter.thunholm [at] fhs.se), Professor Alastair Finlan, Joint Operations Section (alastair.finlan [at] fhs.se), Director of Studies Dan Öberg (dan.oberg [at] fhs.se) and HR specialist Nike Gårdinger (nike.gardinger [at] fhs.se).
Union representatives: Ronnie Hjorth (SACO), Anders Oltorp (OF) and Christian Friman (OFR), Tel: 08-553 425 00.
Type of employment | Temporary position |
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Contract type | Full time |
First day of employment | 2021-01-01 |
Salary | Månadslön |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100 % |
City | Stockholm |
County | Stockholms län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | Ö 314/2020 |
Published | 10.Jun.2020 |
Last application date | 14.Sep.2020 11:59 PM CEST |