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Cybercampus Sweden launches the first national Swedish PhD School on cybersecurity to strengthen national cybersecurity research and competence.

Cybercampus Sweden is proud to announce the upcoming launch of its PhD school - an eagerly awaited initiative with a unique structure, as well as the first national PhD school on cybersecurity. The PhD school will in its first round include 15 PhD positions employed at 15 different academic partners. Each PhD project will be co-supervised by experts from at least two participating Cybercampus partners. This collaborative model allows us to bring together knowledge from different fields and enables research efforts that go beyond what individual institutions can achieve on their own. The launch of the PhD school marks a significant step forward in our commitment to building a more cyber-secure Sweden.

15 PhD positions

Following a thorough selection process to identify projects aligned with the Cybercampus research strategy, we now in the process of recruiting 15 PhD candidates at the following Cybercampus partner organisations:

  • Blekings Institute of Technology 
  • Chalmers University of Technology
  • Halmstad University (position already filled)
  • Jönköping University
  • Karlstad University
  • KTH
  • Linköping University
  • Luleå University (position already filled)
  • Lund University
  • RISE (position already filled)
  • Stockholm University
  • Skövde University
  • The Swedish Defense University
  • Umeå University
  • Uppsala University

If you are interested to be part of the Cybercampus PhD School, please check for open positions and apply!

Unique Opportunities for PhD Students in Cybersecurity

Being part of the PhD school will enable you to do research at excellent Swedish Universities and research centers in cooperation with Cybercampus Sweden. PhD students will benefit from extraordinary networking opportunities, an outstanding interdisciplinary PhD training program in cybersecurity and cybersecurity research infrastructures and support that will be available at the partner organizations and the Cybercampus Sweden facilities. PhD students will be employed for 4-5 years and will in addition to an attractive salary also receive travel and mobility grants for visiting other Cybercampus partners.