The Department of Language Studies offers research training programmes in Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics, Literature, Pedagogical Work, and Sami Studies. The department offers courses and conducts research in Linguistics, Swedish/Scandinavian languages, Modern languages and literatures (English, Finnish, French, Russian, Spanish, German), Sami studies (language and culture), Language teaching and learning, and Pedagogical work with a focus on language and learning.
The PhD program is comprised of four years full-time study and consists of a course component and a dissertation component.
The program provides doctoral students with
Each doctoral student has at least two supervisors. You can read more about our supervisors and their research interests here:
Supervisors
The work of doctoral students is an important part of our research activities and we currently have several exciting doctoral projects in a variety of subject areas.
Language didactics and educational work
Sami studies
Liguistics
Literature
Faculty of Arts Doctoral College (FADC)
The Arctic Graduate School is for Doctoral students with research focusing on the Arctic and sustainability.
Umeå Centre for Gender Studies offers doctoral education within the Gender Research School.
A Postgraduate School for PhD-students within the field of educational science.
DASH introduces digital methods from a critical humanities and social sciences perspective
Admission
To be admitted to studies at the third-cycle level, the applicant must meet the eligibility requirements (see the relevant general syllabus below), and must be deemed to have such abilities as are otherwise required in order to make full use of the education. A student admitted to the programme is financed throughout the entire period via a PhD position. PhD positions are normally advertised every other year here:
Terms of employment
Doctoral candidates will mainly devote themselves to their own studies at third-cycle level. Employment as a doctoral candidate will be for the time deemed necessary for the completion of research studies at a normal rate of study, which corresponds to a full-time position for four years. An initial contract of 12 months is extended by up to two years at a time provided that the individual study plan is followed. A doctoral candidate may to a limited extent also work with teaching and administration up to a maximum of 20 percent of full-time. The period of employment may thus be extended up to a maximum of five years. Salary follows a union negotiated doctoral “ladder” with increments as the project proceeds.
Rules, guidelines and policies
The syllabus is an important regulatory document for the research programme. There are also central guidelines and policy documents. The legal framework regulates all positions, including the PhD position.
More information can be found at the Humanities Faculty pages, as well as on the University’s pages focused on the PhD program. You can also find more general information at studera.nu. You are also welcome to contact our Director of Doctoral Studies.
Doctoral Studies, Faculty of Arts
