Arbetsbeskrivning

Södertörn University is a higher education institution in Stockholm that conducts education, research and collaboration with the surrounding community for sustainable societal development. Education and research are conducted in the humanities, social sciences, technology and natural sciences. The university also provides police and teacher education programmes with intercultural profiles. A significant amount of our research is multidisciplinary and specialises in the Baltic Sea region and Eastern Europe. At Södertörn University we combine subjects, perspectives, people and experiences, searching for surprising syntheses, challenges and development. Aesthetics at Södertörn University brings together the discipline’s philosophical tradition with contemporary critical theory. Our research investigates the sensory world through the study of artworks and phenomena in culture and media. We investigate how people approach aesthetic expressions to gather knowledge and to form opinions, as well as to find pleasure. Central issues in our research focus on questions of ethics and politics, bodies and consciousness, and ideas and objects in relation to aesthetic theory and practices. We welcome projects in fields such as the aesthetics of the arts, philosophical aesthetics and environmental aesthetics. For more information, please click here. For a Swedish version click here. Doctoral education at the School of Culture and Education at Södertörn University is part of the research area of Critical and Cultural Theory, which is an interdisciplinary research environment with seven subjects in the humanities. Research focuses on critically motivated studies of cultural artefacts and human practices. For more information, please click here. For a Swedish version click here. The planned research for this studentship must be relevant to the Baltic Sea region or Eastern Europe, since the position is affiliated with the Baltic and East European Graduate School (BEEGS), www.sh.se/beegs, which is financed by the Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies and is part of the Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES) www.sh.se/cbees, at Södertörn University. Entry requirements NB. All credits are ECTS credits. The general entry requirements are: 1. a second-cycle qualification, or 2. fulfilled requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second-cycle, or 3. substantially equivalent knowledge acquired in some other way in Sweden or abroad. The Faculty Board may permit an exemption from the general entry requirements for an individual applicant, if there are special grounds. (Ordinance 2010:1064) Specific entry requirements Knowledge equivalent to at least 90 credits in Aesthetics or a closely related subject, including an independent dissertation worth at least 15 credits at second-cycle level. The ability to assimilate academic material in English and a command of the language necessary for work on the thesis are prerequisites for admission to the degree programme. Admission and employment This position includes admission to third-cycle education, i.e. research level, and employment on a doctoral studentship at the School of the School of Culture and Education at Södertörn University. The intended outcome for admitted students is a PhD. The programme covers 240 credits, which is the equivalent of four years of full-time study. The position may be extended by a maximum of one year due to the inclusion of departmental duties, i.e. education, research and/or administration (equivalent to no more than 20% of full-time). Other grounds for extension could be leave of absence because of illness or for service in the defence forces, an elected position in a trade union/student organisation, or parental leave.  Provisions relating to employment on a doctoral studentship are in the Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 5, Sections 1-7. Date of employment: 1 September 2025 General Syllabus for third-cycle programmes in Aesthetics: English version or Swedish version Information about admission regulations including selection criteria, and third-cycle education at Södertörn University: English version or Swedish version Application procedure For more details, see this website under FAQ. Please use Södertörn University’s web-based recruitment system “ReachMee”. Click on the link "ansök" (apply) at the bottom of the announcement.  Your application may be written in Swedish/Norwegian/Danish or English and must include: - letter of application - curriculum vitae - degree certificate and certificates that demonstrate eligibility to apply for the position (if not written in Swedish/Norwegian/Danish or English, you must enclose a version that has been professionally translated) - Bachelor’s essay and Master’s dissertation in the field in accordance with the entry requirements (if not written in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish or English, you must enclose summaries of 5-6 pages each, approximately 2500 words, in addition to copies of the essay and the dissertation in the original language) - a research plan (project plan) of between 1000 and 1500 words. The project’s relevance to Aesthetics, Critical and Cultural Studies and studies of the Baltic Sea Region or Eastern Europe must be clear - two references, with contact details, and a short note on their relationship to the applicant (for example, supervisor). If available, a maximum of three additional publications may also be attached. Incomplete applications will not be processed. Application deadline: 13 February 2025 at 23:59 Further information Aris Fioretos, Director of Studies (third cycle), [email protected] (questions about the subject, general and specific entry requirements, selection, research plan etc.) Florence Fröhlig, Director of Studies, Baltic and East European Graduate School (BEEGS), [email protected] (questions about the Baltic and East European Graduate School) Elina Nylander, Human Resources Officer, School of Culture and Education, [email protected] (questions about employment as a doctoral student)