Application and admission
Doctoral studies comprise two or four years of full‑time study and leads to a licentiate degree (120 credits) or a doctoral degree (240 credits). The doctoral programme consists of coursework and an independent research project. As a doctoral student, you will also often teach at the undergraduate and master’s levels.
Admission requirements
To be admitted to doctoral studies, you must meet both the general and the specific entry requirements, as well as demonstrate the ability to complete the programme.
General eligibility for doctoral requires that you have:
- completed a degree at the advanced (master’s) level,
- fulfilled course requirements amounting to at least 240 higher‑education credits, of which at least 60 credits at the advanced level, or
- acquired essentially equivalent knowledge in some other way, in Sweden or abroad.
In addition to the general eligibility requirements, each university may set its own specific entry requirements. These requirements vary between subjects and institutions. They must be necessary for the doctoral student to benefit from the programme. They may concern knowledge from higher‑education studies or equivalent, specific professional experience, language proficiency, or other conditions. The specific eligibility requirements usually involve the applicant having knowledge within a particular subject area needed to pursue the doctoral studies.
Each doctoral programme has a general study syllabus, established by the relevant faculty or board. The general study syllabus specifies the specific eligibility requirements for each doctoral programme. You can find LiU’s doctoral subjects and their study syllabi on the page Third cycle subject areas.
Advertised doctoral positions
| Job | Published To | Employment Type | External ID | City | Department | Occupational Area | Position | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoc in AI for cybersecurity of communication software | 2026-09-15 | Time limited employment (temporary) | IDA-2026-00101 | Linkoping | IDA - Department of Computer and Information Science | Teachers and Scientists | https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28841 | |
| Associate professor in design | 2026-08-30 | Permanent employment | LiU-2026-01506 | Linkoping | IDA - Department of Computer and Information Science | Teachers and Scientists | https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28954 | |
| Professor in Child Studies | 2026-09-15 | Permanent employment | LiU-2025-04872 | Linkoping | TEMA - Department of Thematic Studies | Teachers and Scientists | https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29465 | |
| International student assistants | 2026-08-31 | Extrajob | LiU-2026-02998 | Linkoping | UF - Department of University Services | Student | https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29513 | |
| PhD Student in Artificial Intelligence-Based Flow Control for Hydropower | 2026-08-31 | Time limited employment (temporary) | IEI-2026-00485 | Linkoping | IEI - Department of Management and Engineering | PhD students | https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29533 | |
| PhD student in Materials Physics | 2026-09-30 | Time limited employment (temporary) | IFM-2026-00318 | Linkoping | IFM - Department of Physics, Biology and Chemistry | PhD students | https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29708 | |
| Teaching assistants (amanuens) in Fluid and Mechatronic Systems | 2026-09-03 | Extrajob | IEI-2026-00532 | Linkoping | IEI - Department of Management and Engineering | Student | https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29710 | |
| Postdoctoral researcher in Biostatistics/Epidemiology | 2026-09-09 | Time limited employment (temporary) | LiU-2026-03507 | Linkoping | HMV - Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences | Teachers and Scientists | https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29723 | |
| AI Infrastructure Application Expert (SELLMA) | 2026-09-17 | Permanent employment | LiU-2026-03154 | Linkoping | NAISS - Nationell Akademisk Infrastruktur för Superdatorer i Sverige | Technical and Administrative personnel | https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29767 | |
| Postdoc in experimental psychiatry | 2026-09-15 | Time limited employment (temporary) | BKV-2026-00644 | Linkoping | BKV - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences | Teachers and Scientists | https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29774 | |
| Postdoc in Pediatrics at BKV | 2026-09-11 | Time limited employment (temporary) | BKV-2026-00660 | Linkoping | BKV - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences | Teachers and Scientists | https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29799 |