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PhD student in Rhetoric
Two main subjects are studied at the department: Literature and Rhetoric. (The former subject comprises both Comparative Literature and Swedish/Scandinavian Literature.) The department also teaches the literary courses within the Teacher's Training Program in Swedish. The department is one of the leading Swedish research settings within its fields. Scholarly interests are wide, as are the theoretical approaches and the methodologies applied.
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Duties
The PhD-student position is a 4-year full time appointment, and the candidate will primarily devote the time to their own research studies. Other departmental work, such as teaching or administration can be part of the position (maximum 20 %), but requires a working knowledge of Swedish. A doctoral (PhD) student is expected to conduct research and to contribute to the development of knowledge within the discipline. Expectations of a doctoral student include the capacity to develop independent ideas and communicate research results in oral and written form. The aim of the doctoral position is for the doctoral student to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to be able to conduct research autonomously within Rhetoric and to contribute to the development of knowledge within the discipline through the production of a scholarly thesis. Another aim is for the doctoral student to develop an ability to apply the acquired knowledge and skills within post-degree research or other qualified professional work.
The doctoral student will be expected to be physically present at the Department and actively interact in the program environment, which includes active participation in the Department’s third-cycle and research seminars. While the Department's working language is Swedish, the PhD program may be conducted in English. However, non-Swedish PhD students are encouraged to learn basic Swedish during their PhD program. To be eligible for the education, oral and written proficiency in English is required.
Regulations concerning the employment and the education are found here:
The Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100), chapters 5, 8 and 9 (https://www.uhr.se/en/start/laws-and-regulations/Laws-and-regulations/The-Higher-Education-Ordinance/).
The university’s and the faculty’s regulations concerning third-cycle eduation: https://regler.uu.se/digitalAssets/626/c_626068-l_3-k_riktlinjer-for-utbildning-pa-forskarniva-vid-uppsala-universitet-ufv-2019-641.pdf and https://regler.uu.se/digitalAssets/939/c_939944-l_3-k_riktlinjer-for-utbildning-pa-forskarniva--historisk-filosofiska-fakulteten.pdf.
Requirements
To be eligible for the position, the applicant must meet both general and specific entry requirements for admittance to the third-cycle education. An applicant meets the general entry requirements for third-cycle (PhD) studies if he/she has obtained (Higher Education Ordinance Ch.7, Sec.39):
a degree at the second-cycle level (MA level, or equivalent) at least 240 higher education (university) credits, of which at least 60 must be at the second-cycle level, or equivalent knowledge acquired in other ways domestically or abroad
The Faculty Board can admit exceptions from these requirements if there are sufficient grounds.
The specific qualifications for postgraduate education in Rhetoric are that the candidate fulfills the demands for a degree of master, with Rhetoric (or a corresponding field) as the major subject, or alternatively has corresponding qualifications acquired in some other way domestically or abroad.
The third-cycle education is regulated in the general study syllabus, which can be found on the department’s homepage.
In order to apply for a position at Uppsala University, you have to register an account in our online recruitment system. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the job advertisement, and that it is submitted before the deadline. The application should be written in English, Swedish or another Scandinavian language. The application process is described more thoroughly at http://www.histfilfak.uu.se/Forskning/Forskarutbildning/.
Please enclose the following documents with the application:
Rules governing PhD students are set out in the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5, §§ 1-7 and in Uppsala University's rules and guidelines.
About the employment
The employment is a temporary position according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 § 7. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date 2022-12-15 or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala
For further information about the position, please contact: professor Otto Fischer otto.fischer@littvet.uu.se (018-471 29 41) or HR-generalist sebastian.hanold@littvet.uu.se (018-471 42 61).
Please submit your application by 1 August 2022, UFV-PA 2022/1004.
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Type of employment | Temporary position |
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Contract type | Full time |
First day of employment | 2022-12-15 |
Salary | Månadslön |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100 % |
City | Uppsala |
County | Uppsala län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | UFV-PA 2022/1004 |
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Published | 21.Mar.2022 |
Last application date | 01.Aug.2022 11:59 PM CEST |