Formalities for PhD Education

There are more than 150 PhD students at the department of engineering sciences, the Ångström Laboratory. Each PhD student belongs to one of the many research divisions at the department. The PhD studies follows a study plan which has three parts: the general faculty study plan , the study plan for each research subject/specialization , and the individual study plan.

• Information about the research subjects at the department and the responsible professors

Application

Getting a position as PhD student at the department is a two-step process. First apply to an open PhD position, secondly (after getting the position) apply to be admitted to the research education, i.e:

1. Check our open positions and follow the instructions in the advertisement. Alternatively, directly contact the professor of the subject of interest and check if there is an open position.

2. Once being accepted to a position apply to be admitted to the actual research education following the instructions below.

Complete applications for the research education should be sent to the director of post-graduate studies at the department (prof. Jörgen Olsson) no later than two weeks before the department Admission meeting. Due dates for applications for the second half of year 2019 are 1 Aug, 12 Aug, 9 Sept, 14 Oct, 11 Nov, and 25 Nov. Complete applications shall include:

• Cover page
• Application form (signed by applicant)
• Individual study plan (signed by applicant, supervisors and responsible professor)
• Curriculum Vitae
• Attested copies of diplomas, transcript of records, and other relevant documents
• For industry PhD students: contract between department and company (template for industry PhD / template in Swedish for industry PhD ). This contract has to be approved by the Legal Affairs Division at the Uppsala Univeristy
• For PhD student employed at another university: contract between department and other university (template for PhD student employed at another university / template in Swedish for PhD student employed at another university)

Applicants graduated at a foreign university shall normally also include:

• The official evaluation of diploma by the national Agency for Higher Education
• Letter of recommendation from a recognised university
• Statement of special qualifications for the desired specialization
• Statement of language skills
   

PhD Courses

All PhD students has to read courses as part of their education. The amount of courses varies between different subjects/specializations. The following cources are mandatory or strongly recommended:

• Technology, research and ethics, 5 hp or Research ethics for science and technology , 2 hp (a minimum of 2 hp is mandatory)
• Introduction course for new PhD students, 3 hp (strongly recommended)
• Scientific writing, 2 hp (strongly recommended)
• Academic Teacher Training course, 7.5 hp, (for PhD students who will teach)

Available courses (not complete):

• There are several PhD courses given at the Department but the announcement of these courses is made internal and often via e-mail.
• PhD courses at the faculty

Open positions

Candidates should contact the responsible professor for the subject/specialization of interest. Our open positions are also announced at our web.

Other links and related documents

• Change of supervisors - form in Swedish
• Report about activity - form in Swedish (has to be reported each semester by the PhD student)
• FESTA - Gender sensitive PhD supervision
• Faculty website about PhD studies
• The PhD student Board at the faculty
• Policy document: teaching at under-graduate level
• Policy document: sideline activities (in Swedish only)