Doctoral positions
The Swedish Defence University admits doctoral students once a year after an announcement. The announcements are advertised on our website for about two months before the application deadline, which usually falls at the beginning of the autumn semester.
The announcements are always published on the SEDU's website about two months before the last application date, which usually falls at the beginning of the autumn semester.
Available doctoral positions
Call for applications: Scholarship-Funded Doctoral Studentship
We are now inviting applications for a scholarship-funded doctoral studentship in Political Science, for doctoral studies specialising in crisis management and security, with a particular focus on Japanese security policy. The programme is conducted within the framework of doctoral education in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance and involves admission to a doctoral programme with scholarship funding. The closing date for applications is 31 August.
Some of our doctoral students talk about their research
"I got to explore my profession through a scientific lens"
"My years as a doctoral student at the Swedish Defence University have been the best in my career so far. They have developed me both as a researcher and as an officer", says John Nisser, wh...
Spotlight on the Swedish Armed Forces' gender equality efforts
The slow progress of gender equality efforts in the Armed Forces is mainly caused by resistance to change at multiple levels within the organization, according to Frida Linehagen who studied...
Innovative AI research about military decision support
Peter Bovet Emanuel is researching artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on future warfare. In his research, he created two AI models for decision support. One of the models is very in...
"The scarier scenario is a war on several fronts simultaneously"
Anders Ekholm researches operational art and examines the experiences of the Israeli Defence Forces. He has access to several sources in the region and is closely following the current situa...
Field studies in Ukraine provide insights about cohesion in military units
Daniel Smith's PhD project focuses on understanding what contributes to cohesion in military units. To explore this, he has conducted interviews with soldiers and officers who have experienc...
From demining to doctoral studies
Henrique Garbino’s research focuses on the use of landmines and other explosive devices by non-state armed groups. With a background in the Brazilian Armed Forces and several international a...
From coastal ranger to combat diver to the Swedish Defence University
Patrik Hulterström has dedicated his life to the military. He is now writing his doctoral dissertation on wargames. “If there’s one thing we don’t want, it’s war. If we don’t want it, we mu...
The conflict in Georgia triggered an interest in war studies
Although Emil Petersson does not have a military background he chose to conduct his doctoral studies at the Swedish Defence University. Events in South Ossetia thirteen years previously had...
She wants to contribute to the Swedish total defence
Hanna Deiaco is passionate about the Swedish total defence concept. Both in theory and in practice. In her doctoral thesis, she digs into the question of what the total defence really is - b...