Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden invites online application for multiple funded PhD Programs / fully funded PhD positions in various research areas.
Candidates interested in fully funded PhD positions can check the details and may apply as soon as possible. Interested and eligible applicants may submit their online application for PhD programs via the University’s Online Application Portal.
1. Fully Funded PhD Position in Environmental RNA biology
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD student position is in the research team of Associate Professor Marc Friedländer – part of the MBW Institute and located at the SciLifeLab. The team seeks to answer fundamental questions in RNA biology through quantitative approaches including custom next-generation sequencing and computational biology. Our group has recently started to study RNA traces in environmental samples including food, air and extinct and ancient animals such as the Tasmanian tiger and mammoth.
Application Deadline: 26.May.2025
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in North Greenland Marine Micropaleontology
Summary of PhD Program:
As part of this four-year employment, you will receive training in Arctic foraminifer and ostracod taxonomy while applying quantitative micropaleontological techniques to develop palaeoceanographic reconstructions. Your work will integrate microfossil records with broader insights into Arctic Ocean climate evolution, contributing to new interpretations alongside geochemical proxy methods. Additionally, you will gain expertise in marine sediment sampling methods and geochemical analysis, provide data on oceanic variable useful for testing ocean-climate models.
Application Deadline: 15.May.2025
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Bioinformatics
Summary of PhD Program:
The core of the project is a digital biological system for generating labeled data using biology-informed DNNs and GenAI. The objectives will be achieved by combining methods and techniques from separate research fields – (a) biological knowledge about GRNs from bioinformatics and system biology, (b) graph theory and topological data analysis for network modeling from mathematics, and (c) robust machine learning (ML) and GenAI from AI / ML.
Application Deadline: 13.May.2025
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Evolution of Seasonal Camouflage
Summary of PhD Program:
The Department of Zoology invites applications for a four-year PhD position based at SciLifeLab in Stockholm. The project focus on characterizing phenotypic and genomic variation associated with seasonal camouflage variation in willow grouse (Lagopus lagopus). The analysis will combine state-of-the-art computer vision, modeling and archived specimens to determine biotic and abiotic factors driving spatial variation in molt phenology. It will use museum genomics to recover DNA from museum specimens and population genomics to study signatures of selection in populations with different mol phenology while accounting for demographic history.
Application Deadline: 04.May.2025
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Environmental Science, with a focus on machine learning
Summary of PhD Program:
Join our research group in a project at the intersection of environmental chemistry and data science. We seek a highly motivated PhD candidate to enhance the transparency of machine learning (ML) models designed to predict the biochemical activity of emerging organic pollutants such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), by applying explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) tools. This research will contribute to a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of chemical toxicity, a critical aspect of environmental risk assessment.
Application Deadline: 01.May.2025
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Statistics
Summary of PhD Program:
The Department of Statistics at Stockholm University is one of the largest statistical departments in Sweden. We conduct research and education in Bayesian Statistics, Computational Statistics, Design of Experiments, Linear Models, Official Statistics, Sampling Theory, Survival Analysis, Statistical Network Modeling, and Time Series Analysis.
Application Deadline: 26.Apr.2025
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Colloidal Lignin Materials Chemistry
Summary of PhD Program:
The thesis work will be carried out within the LIGNOLOOP project, funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW), in collaboration with KTH, Stockholm University, and Linköping University. The project focuses on controlling the assembly of lignin nanoparticles and their interactions with various polymeric material surfaces, with particular emphasis on developing green methodologies for functional coatings. As stated in the project title, we also aim to establish generalizable structure–function–performance correlations.
Application Deadline: 24.Apr.2025
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Paper-based Diagnostics
Summary of PhD Program:
Paper-based diagnostics exhibit great potential for environmental and health sciences applications. In this project, the doctoral candidate will directly deposit optically active nanoparticles on filter papers by flame aerosol direct deposition and utilize them for point-of-care diagnostics in biomedicine (e.g. to detect bacterial presence in biological fluids), and for environmental applications, for example to detect the presence of pesticides in agricultural products.
Application Deadline: 24.Apr.2025
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Drug Nanocarriers
Summary of PhD Program:
Drug nanocarriers today rely primarily on lipid-based nanoparticles. However, these particles have limitations, for example they suffer from low drug loadings. In this project, we will explore the potential of flame-made inorganic nanoparticles as drug nanocarriers and their incorporation in lipid-based nanoparticles. We will utilize flame spray pyrolysis to produce the nanoparticles and we will study in detail their physicochemical properties. We will link these characteristics to the achieved drug loadings and optimize the nanoparticle synthesis process conditions to maximise the drug loading. We will start with passive nanocarriers (e.g. Calcium Phosphate) and move one to active nanocarriers, such as Cerium oxide or Gallium-based nanoparticles.
Application Deadline: 24.Apr.2025
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Sustainable organic bioelectronics
Summary of PhD Program:
Organic semiconductors have the potential to increase device sustainability in bioelectronic applications such as short-term disposable sensors for diagnostics, environmental and food monitoring. However, the adoption of organic electronics relies on the discovery of materials combining high performance with easy scale-up production at low costs. This project explores blends with majority-content insulating polymers to increase the sustainability and impact of organic semiconductors for bioelectronics. The work is highly interdisciplinary, including materials development, characterization, and evaluation as core components in electrochemical transistors.
Application Deadline: 24.Apr.2025
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Luminescent Nanoprobes for in vivo bioimaging
Summary of PhD Program:
Luminescent nanoparticle may serve as bioimaging probes to study their distribution in vivo in animal studies. This imaging is crucial during the development of nanoparticle based therapies. In this project, we will utilize the potential of flame aerosol nanoparticle synthesis to produce a variety of luminescent nanoparticles active in the near-IR. We will control their optical properties to maximise their detection in vivo, and we will also tune their surface properties to render them suitable for biofunctionalization. We will aim to target specific organs by specific biofunctionalization strategies.
Application Deadline: 24.Apr.2025
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Materials Chemistry with focus on Organic Waste Valorization
Summary of PhD Program:
The multidisciplinary project will be dedicated to repurpose abundant sludge wastes from paper mills to promote sustainable, peat-free mushroom farming and contribute to Sweden’s circular bioeconomy. The research aims to develop sludge blends that mimic peat’s properties, investigate microbial interactions in the sludge, and assess its effect on mushroom growth, safety, and quality. The candidate will gain valuable experience in mushroom and peat production, material characterization and microbiome analysis.
Application Deadline: 24.Apr.2025
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Organic Chemistry in Lignin Chemistry
Summary of PhD Program:
The thesis work will be conducted within lignin chemistry in Prof. Joseph Samec’s research group. The research project comprises development of a reactive fractionation method to generate building blocks for synthesis of recyclable composite materials using green and sustainable chemistry. Supervisors: Prof. Joseph Samec (main supervisor); Prof. Berit Olofsson (co -supervisor).
Application Deadline: 24.Apr.2025
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Analytical chemistry for point-of-care diagnostics of NTDs
Summary of PhD Program:
In this project we will carry out research into developing point-of-care diagnostics for neglected tropical diseases such as schistosomiasis or leishmaniasis. These will be based on nucleic acids that are specific to the NTD. We will design a range of microfluidic analysis platforms and test nucleic acid extraction methods and amplification methods on-chip. The idea is that the platform and workflow can be carried out by staff in regional health clinics and we will test our devices with collaborators in Kenya.
