Education

PhD positions at IRF-K

PhD positions

at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics in Kiruna

Advertised positions: Check the Vacancies page for currently advertised positions.

When there are no advertised positions: Please send in an application for an unspecified PhD position and we will contact you when a position suitable for your qualifications is open.

Qualifications

A 4-year university education in physics (or a closely related subject such as meteorology or geophysics), engineering physics or electronics is required. IRF is engaged in international projects so a good knowledge of English is required.

Applications should be sent to Swedish Institute of Space Physics, P. O. Box 812, SE-981 28 Kiruna, Sweden.

How do I apply for a PhD position at IRF in Kiruna?

There is no special application form. Your application should contain:

A short letter telling us why you are interested in these positions.
Your CV
Copies of your diplomas and grades
List of publications, if any
Other relevant certificates and documents, for example regarding previous employment

There is no need to provide letters of recommendation, you might instead give the name and contact information of one or two references (people who know your capabilities).

If your time schedule does not agree with the presently advertised positions or there are no presently advertised positions, it is still possible to send an application for an unspecified PhD position. IRF will keep it for two years. As soon as there is an opening, we will look through all applications in our files, and applicants with suitable qualifications will be notified and asked if they still wish to be considered and if they wish to send additional material.

More information:

Information on IRF's various research programmes in Kiruna can be obtained from:

Solar System Physics and Space Technology: Prof. Stas Barabash, stas.barabash*irf.se, phone +46 980 79122
Solar Terrestrial Physics: Assoc. Prof. Lars Eliasson, lars.eliasson*irf.se, phone +46 980 79087
Polar Atmospheric Research: Prof. Sheila Kirkwood, sheila.kirkwood*irf.se, phone +46 980 79083.

Union representatives

General information about doctoral studies in Sweden:

Handbook for postgraduate students (National Agency for Higher Education - Högskoleverket)

General information about IRF in Kiruna:

IRF Kiruna

General information about Space plasma physics at IRF in Kiruna:

Research in solar terrestrial physics
Research in solar system physics and space technology
- PhD and other projects in solar system physics and space technology
Satellite projects

General information about polar atmospheric physics research at IRF:

Research in Polar Atmospheric Physics
Degree projects in the Polar Atmospheric Research programme

Information about Umeå University and Luleå University of Technology:

Doctoral students at IRF in Kiruna are officially enrolled at Umeå University or Luleå University of Technology
- Doctoral studies at Umeå University
- Postgraduate education at Luleå University of Technology

Information about the Swedish Graduate School of Space Technology:

Graduate School of Space Technology (coordinated by Luleå University of Technology)

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