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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 Department is now inviting applications for several fully funded PhD positions in War Studies: several positions in War Studies without specialisation, one position in War Studies with specialisation in Russian Warfare, one position in War Studies with specialisation in Gender, Peace and Security as well as one position in War Studies with specialisation in Logistics.

For the PhD position with a specialisation in gender, peace, and security the focus is on research in feminist security studies, broadly conceived. It can, for example, include questions about gender and military organisations, war preparedness, warfighting, or peace processes as well as explorations of how gender norms, ideas and structures have shaped our understanding of war, defence, and security

Qualifications

Entry requirements for doctoral programmes (third-cycle) require both general and specific eligibility.

The general entry requirements for doctoral programmes (third-cycle) are a Master’s degree (second-cycle), completed courses equivalent to at least 240 ECTS credits, of which at least 60 ECTS credits must be at the postgraduate level (second-cycle), or otherwise acquired equivalent knowledge in Sweden or abroad.

The specific entry requirements for admission to doctoral studies in War Studies at SEDU are the completion of course requirements of 90 ECTS credits in the social sciences (or equivalent), and at least 30 ECTS credits in War Studies or closely related subject, such as International Relations, Peace and Conflict Research, Security Studies or Political Science. In addition, qualified applicants must master English in speech and writing.