Specified for each position on the individual job ad.

Eligibility criteria

To comply with the mobility rule of the MSCA COFUND programme, you are eligible if you have not resided in Sweden for more than 12 months during the period 2021-08-31 to 2024-08-31 for work or studies as main occupation.

Furthermore, you need to fulfil the entry requirements for third-cycle studies in Sweden, which are:

By the employment date (before 01/01/2025) you must have

• completed courses of at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits are from second-cycle courses,
• have been awarded a Master´s degree or
• have acquired largely equivalent knowledge in some other way, in Sweden or abroad.

You are eligible for the PRISMAS programme if you qualify for a doctoral candidacy, i.e., are not already in possession of a doctoral degree.

Position details

The position is a full-time, fixed term employment for four years, foreseen to start on 1/1/2025. Admission to the doctoral studies takes place at the respective University.

Benefits

As regulated by law in Sweden, you will as employee of the University be given exceptionally favourable and family friendly working conditions. As the average duration for PhD studies in Sweden is 4 years, you will be offered a 48-month PhD student contract by the respective university. The contract will, by Swedish law, imply also social benefits paid by the employer.

Selection process

1.       Step: Eligibility check: The applications will be reviewed in respect of the eligibility criteria and their completeness

2.       Step: Evaluation by external review panel: An external review panel, comprising experts of the respective research field, will evaluate the applications against their scientific excellence, the adequacy of the described career plan and the thesis project as well as the research experience.

3.       Step: Online interview phase: With the top candidates a first online interview will be conducted by the local evaluation committee at the University, containing the PI of the respective project.

4.       Step: Final interview phase: With the best candidates of the online interviews, additional on-site interviews will be conducted.

5.       Step: Notification and admission of the final candidates

Details on the novel, unique and common selection process for all the PRISMAS positions can be found here: How to apply – MAX IV (lu.se)

Where to apply

Applications are to be submitted via the application system of the respective university and must include the following documents:

• CV in Europass format
• A two-page cover letter, justifying your interest in the position and how it matches your qualifications as well as the prioritization in case of applying to several PRISMAS positions.
• at least one reference letter
• an evidence of English 3 proficiency (minimum B2 level)
• Copy of academic records (including marks for all coursework) with a transcript of diploma in English,
• and any other document to which you would like to draw attention (details of referees, letters of recommendation, etc.)

All documents should be uploaded (pdf) in the job application portal. Exam certificates and other documents on paper should be scanned or photographed before being uploaded.

Please see below links to the offered PRISMAS positions:

• Doctoral student with focus on multimodal characterization of magnetic nanomaterials with X-ray and ferromagnetic resonance (Uppsala University), https://uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:738373/
• Doctoral Student in Atmospheric Science (University of Gothenburg), https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1035/job?site=7&lang=UK&validator=9b89bead79bb7258ad55c8d75228e5b7&job_id=34841
• Doctoral Student in Aerosol Technology: in-situ measurements of particle surface and bulk composition (Lund University), https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:731235/type:job/where:4/apply:1 
• PhD student in Materials Chemistry (MSCA COFUND project PRISMAS) (Stockholm University), https://su.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:734826/

Contact

PRISMAS email address: prismas@maxiv.lu.se