Deadline- 30th April 2012
Applications are invited for 3-5 fully funded places in the department’s PhD/Doctoral program in Social and Economic geography. The studentships are available from the 1st of September 2012 and offer full funding for four years.
The University is one of the foremost research environments in Europe and has extensive library facilities and data resources that rank amongst the best in Europe. The University is located in the centre of lively and historic Uppsala, which is Sweden’s fourth biggest city and located a short distance north of the capital Stockholm.
The Department is specifically looking for candidates with interest and expertise in one or several of the following themes:
- Creativity Innovation, Industry and Regions in Change
- Spatial Planning and Sustainability
- Mobility, Space and Identity
Eligibility–
- To be considered for admission to postgraduate studies in human geography the candidate must have at least a Bachelors degree or the equivalent to 240 Swedish university credits (including at least 60 credits at advanced level) from a recognised university or third level institution.
- Specific entry requirements for admission to postgraduate studies in human geography are that the applicant has completed the equivalent of 90 Swedish university credits in human geography, or has other experience deemed equivalent to this. Applicants who completed undergraduate studies by 1 July 2007 in Sweden with at least 120 ‘old’ Swedish university credits will be considered eligible to 31 June 2015.
How to apply?
- A completed application form (Application form found here)
- Curriculum Vitae/Resume
- A short description (2-3 pages) of your research interests and outlook (including an indication of which of the studentship areas listed above you are most interested in)
- Certified transcript(s) of your academic record/degree(s) to date
- One example of written work
- Two academic references (with contact numbers + details)
- Other documents the applicant may wish to attach (including for instance additional written work or references if desired)
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