Apply for a doctoral position at the SEAL polar research school
Doctoral positions are now available at the national polar research school SEAL - School of Excellence in Arctic and Antarctic Learning. Apply to a world-leading interdisciplinary educational environment spanning the natural sciences, technology, law, and the humanities. We look forward to receiving your application!
Open positions
The national polar research school SEAL is funded by the Swedish Research Council and will start in the fall semester of 2026, with the mission of advancing polar research in Sweden. The school is a collaboration between Uppsala University, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Mid Sweden University, Chalmers University of Technology, and the University of Gothenburg. You apply for the PhD position through the respective university’s call for application below.
More PhD positions will be advertised shortly – stay tuned!
- Mid Sweden University, Department of Natural Sciences, Design and Sustainable Development
PhD student in Ecotech. and Environmental Science: Antarctic ice shelves, referensnummer MIUN 2026/667
Contact: Katrin Lindbäck, katrin.lindback@miun.se - University of Gothenburg, Department of Marine Sciences
Doctoral student in Physical Oceanography (reference number PAR 2026/182)
Contact: Anna Wåhlin, anna.wahlin@marine.gu.se - University of Gothenburg, Department of Earth Sciences
Doctoral student in Natural Sciences, specializing in Physical Geography (dendroclimatology/remote sensing/isotope analyses), reference number PAR 2026/230 - Uppsala University, Department of Earth Sciences
PhD student in physical geography with focus on ice sheet modelling (reference number UFV-PA 2026/490)
Contact: Ward van Pelt, ward.van.pelt@geo.uu.se - KTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Built Environment
Doctoral student in the history of polar governance in the national polar research school (reference number PA-2026-0252)
Contact: Kati Lindström, kati.lindstrom@abe.kth.se
