Two doctoral students in Water and Environmental

Diarienr.82/22/2009 Södertörns högskola (Södertörn University) in south Stockholm is a new, dynamic institute of higher education with a unique profile and high academic standard.A large proportion of the university staff holds doctorates and there is a strong link between undergraduate education and research.Södertörn University currently has 12 000 students and 750 employees. Undergraduate and postgraduate education and research are conducted in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Technology and Education.Our main site is in Flemingsberg. Södertörn University is an equal opportunities employer. Two doctoral students in Water and Environmental Studies specialising in the management of environmental risks in the Baltic Sea Areas of responsibility A doctoral student should, primarily, concentrate on his/her own doctoral studies.However, a doctoral student may teach or carry out administrative duties to a limited degree, i.e.maximum 20% of a full-time position.The period of employment for a doctoral student may be no more than eight years.However, remuneration is only available for the equivalent of four years of full-time employment.The doctoral studies project in which the successful candidates will be involved is part of the interdisciplinary research project, RISKGOV, which in collaboration with researchers in Sweden, Finland, Poland and Germany intends to study and compare how important environmental risks connected to the Baltic Sea's ecosystem are assessed, managed and communicated.From this knowledge base, the RISKGOV project intends to recommend ways to improve the management of the environmental risks studied.The assignments will include analysing, among other things, written sources, conducting independent surveys in Sweden and the neighbouring countries around the Baltic Sea, producing scholarly publication and disseminating the research results. For more information about the RISKGOV project see: http://www.sh.se/riskgov Required qualifications and selection process The successful candidates will be expected to have 120 HE/ECTS credits in Environmental Science (or equivalent) including a degree project at Master's level specialising in Environmental Science.A sound interdisciplinary education including social science and natural science perspectives on environmental issues is an additional merit, as is the ability to write well in both Swedish and English.For more information please click on the link ?ansökan via extern webbplats' The closing date for applications is 20 February 2009.Application procedure The application should comprise a short description of yourself including why you are applying for the advertised positions, a CV and two copies of your degree projects, a LADOK (student registry) transcript or your degree certificates including a list of completed courses.Two copies of the application must be submitted.The closing date for applications: See above. Please note that one copy of all documents will be kept by the university college for a period of two years from the date a decision is made about the appointment, in accordance with a directive from the National Archives.This does not apply to appendices that have been printed or published in another way.