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The University of Gothenburg tackles society’s challenges with diverse knowledge. 58 000 students and 6800 employees make the university a large and inspiring place to work and study. Strong research and attractive study programmes attract researchers and students from around the world. With new knowledge and new perspectives, the University contributes to a better future.PhD position(s) in Arabic, English, Japanese, Latin and/or Sinology.

We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. The University actively works to ensure a work environment with equal conditions and values the qualities that diversity brings to our organization.

What we offer

The University of Gothenburg is a government agency, which means excellent employment benefits such as wellness activities during working hours, reimbursement for medical appointments, a minimum of 28 days of annual leave, and an occupational pension. You can read more about our employment benefits here.

The Department of Languages and Literatures (SPL) is the largest department within the Faculty of Humanities, with approximately 100 employees (including 11 doctoral students) and around 1,200 full-time equivalent students. For more information about the department, please visit our website: https://www.gu.se/en/languages.

At the Department of Languages and Literatures, doctoral education is offered in 11 subjects. The announced doctoral position(s) is/are part of a broad and dynamic research environment, where research on languages and literatures is conducted with wide cultural contextualization and a broad range of theoretical foundations and applications. The department has four overarching research areas that encompass parts of our research: Literary and Cultural Studies, Language in Society, Linguistic Structures, and Language Learning and Language Teaching. Here you can read more about the research conducted within the department’s subjects and research areas: https://www.gu.se/en/languages/our-research.

Assignments

A doctoral student shall devote their time to third-cycle studies in accordance with the general syllabus for the subject in which they are admitted. The final goal of the programme is the doctoral degree. The doctoral student conducts research and is expected to contribute to the development of knowledge within the field. This includes developing their own ideas and communicating scientific results both orally and in writing. The doctoral student must develop the knowledge and skills required to independently conduct research within the subject through the production of a doctoral thesis. The position also aims to ensure that the doctoral student develops the ability to apply the scientific skills and knowledge acquired in further research or other qualified professional work.

The doctoral student is expected to carry out their work in Gothenburg and to participate regularly and consistently in the department’s on-site activities. This includes active participation in subject-specific and other research seminars. The working language of the department is Swedish, and the University offers introductory courses in Swedish when needed.

The doctoral programme comprises four years of full-time study and leads to a doctoral degree. As part of your doctoral employment, you may undertake departmental duties amounting to a maximum of 20% of full-time over the duration of your studies, which will result in a corresponding extension of the study period. Departmental duties usually include teaching at the undergraduate and Master’s levels, but may also involve research and administrative tasks.

Eligibility

Admission to third-cycle (doctoral) studies requires both general and specific eligibility as defined in the general syllabus for the doctoral subject. General eligibility for third-cycle studies is held by anyone who:

1. • has been awarded a second-cycle qualification, or
2. • has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second-cycle, or
3. • have acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.

To be admitted to the doctoral programme, the applicant must also, by the application deadline, meet the requirements for specific eligibility as established in the general syllabus for the subject in question, which can be found here.

Assessment Criteria

Selection among applicants who meet the general and specific eligibility requirements is based on their ability to benefit from the doctoral programme. For the selection process, the applicant is required to submit:

1. • Essays, independent projects (degree projects) and publications, if any. These are assessed on the basis of the following criteria: a) ability to autonomously identify and formulate relevant problems, b) ability to conduct an argumentation with consideration of the tenacity of the arguments, c) application of scientific concepts in conjunction with the analysis of the processed data, d) independence and originality, and e) ability to express oneself in writing in the language(s) relevant to the project.
2. • A project proposal of no more than 2,500 words, in which the applicant specifies a research area that they would like to develop, justifies its relevance and discusses which theories, methods and materials may be used. The project outline is assessed on the basis of the following criteria: a) ability to formulate research questions/scientific problems, b) independence and originality, c) familiarity with previous and current research in the area, d) whether the formulated problems are linked to current research and whether they are relevant in relation to the opportunities presented by the material, e) whether the described methods for collection and analysis of data are adequate, and f) if the project is deemed feasible within the given time frames.

The applicant’s academic results and qualifications, documented in a CV, degree certificates, and transcripts of records, are also taken into account in the assessment.

Admission and selection are carried out with consideration of the department’s available supervisory resources within the doctoral student’s research area. In addition to reviewing the submitted qualifications, the selection process may also include interviews and reference checks. The decision on admission is made by the Head of Department following preparation within the department.

Admission and Employment

Once you have been admitted to the doctoral programme, you will be offered a doctoral studentship at the University of Gothenburg.

Regulations governing doctoral studentships can be found in Ordinance SFS 1993:100. The initial doctoral appointment may cover a maximum of one year and may be renewed for up to two years at a time. A doctoral student may be employed for a maximum of eight years, but the total period of employment may not exceed the equivalent of four years of full-time doctoral studies.

The doctoral programme at the Department of Languages and Literatures requires physical presence in order to carry out the studies. If an admitted applicant requires a residence permit to study in Sweden, the department reserves the right to withdraw the admission decision if the admitted applicant cannot present a valid residence permit by the start date of the programme.

Type of employment: Fixed-term employment, Higher Education Ordinance (HF) Chapter 5, Section 7

Extent: 100%

Location: Department of Languages and Literatures, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg

Start date: 1 September 2026 or by agreement

The University applies a local agreement on salary levels for doctoral students.

Recruitment procedure

Selection, interviews, and assessment are carried out by a recruitment committee at the department. More information about the University of Gothenburg’s recruitment process can be found here.

Contact information for the position

For questions regarding the doctoral programme, job duties, or the workplace, you are welcome to contact the Deputy Head of Department for Doctoral Studies, Linda K. Hammarfelt, at Linda.Karlsson.Hammarfelt@sprak.gu.se.

If you have questions about the application, the recruitment process, or employment conditions, please contact the department’s HR officer, Karin Sjöstrand, at Karin.Sjostrand@sprak.gu.se.

Trade unions

You can find the trade union representatives at the University of Gothenburg here.

Application

You apply for admission to the doctoral programme via the University of Gothenburg’s recruitment portal by clicking the “Apply” button. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and that it reaches the University no later than the application deadline. If you have scientific publications, manuscripts, or similar materials that cannot be attached electronically, please contact personalhandlaggare@sprak.gu.se well in advance of the deadline. The application must be written in Swedish or English. For the application to be considered complete, it must include:

1. • A letter of introduction of no more than 500 words (approximately one page). The letter must contain the following four points in order:
   (a) a brief presentation of yourself,
   (b) a brief presentation of your qualifications,
   (c) a brief presentation of the proposed research project, and
   (d) a brief description of why the Department of Languages and Literatures is of interest to you and your project.
2. • A CV, including a list of qualifications and, if applicable, a list of publications.
3. • Bachelor’s thesis, Master’s thesis, independent papers, and (if applicable) up to three additional research publications that the applicant wishes to cite.
4. • A project proposal of no more than 2,500 words in which the applicant describes the research area to be developed, motivates its relevance, and discusses the theories, methods, and materials that may be used.
5. • Degree certificates and transcripts from Ladok or equivalent documentation of completed courses. These documents must show that you meet the requirements for both general and specific eligibility (or their equivalent) by the application deadline, in accordance with the general syllabus for the subject. Foreign degree certificates must be submitted both in the original language and in an authorised English translation.

Application deadline: 26 January 2026

The University works actively to achieve a working environment with equal conditions, and values the qualities that diversity brings to its operations.

Salaries are set individually at the University.

In accordance with the National Archives of Sweden’s regulations, the University must archive application documents for two years after the appointment is filled. If you request that your documents are returned, they will be returned to you once the two years have passed. Otherwise, they will be destroyed.

In connection to this recruitment, we have already decided which recruitment channels we should use. We therefore decline further contact with vendors, recruitment and staffing companies.