Working as a postdoc at KTH
A postdoctoral research position at KTH is a fixed-term qualifying appointment with a primary focus on research, serving as the first career step after the doctoral degree.
Your role as a postdoc
As a postdoctoral researcher (postdoc) at KTH, you are provided with the conditions to develop in research and education. Through your work, you contribute to a sustainable society through interdisciplinary approaches and collaboration with leading universities, industry, and other societal actors. At KTH, you also have the opportunity to further develop your skills through both internal and external staff training programs in a wide range of areas, including leadership training.
The appointment of postdocs is made according to a central collective agreement on temporary employment as a postdoc (agreement between the Swedish Agency for Government Employers and the Public Employees Negotiation Council’s association areas within the national negotiation area and Saco-S of 19 November 2021) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the collective agreement’).
An appointment as a postdoc is a temporary career-development position that focuses mainly on research and is intended as a first career step following the defence of a doctoral thesis.
General information about the appointment of a postdoc
A postdoc at KTH contributes to research in a scientific field that has one or more established research environments at KTH.
- Research duties include participation in research work in, for example, a research team, building up research networks and refining one’s own scientific skills and independence.
- Educational duties may include proactive participation at all levels. Supervision of doctoral students may be included.
- Educational duties may not exceed 20% of the postdoc’s time (according to the central collective agreement).
Position
Section 3, first paragraph of the collective agreement contains the following regulation: Section 3 In addition to what is stipulated in the regulations in the Swedish Employment Protection Act (1982:80), a postdoc may be employed until further notice, however, for no less than two and no more than three years.