Doctoral studies
Do you want to be involved in developing technical ideas and solutions to the energy and health challenges of the future? Become a doctoral student with us!
As a doctoral student, you contribute to the university's research and are a key figure of the future. Our doctoral programmes give students the knowledge and skills to conduct independent research, a deep understanding of the subject area, and the ability to teach.
At our department there are more than 70 doctoral students and we have a large doctoral student network with a good community.
All our open doctoral positions are advertised via the university, but interested candidates are also welcome to contact the responsible professor for the subject/specialization of interest.
Our postgraduate subjects
Electrical Engineering with Specialisation in Networked Embedded Systems
- Responsible professor for doctoral education: Thiemo Voigt
General Study Syllabus for Electrical Engineering with Specialisation in Networked Embedded Systems
Electrical Engineering with Specialisation in Automatic Control
- Responsible professor for doctoral education: Subhrakanti Dey
General Study Syllabus for Electrical Engineering with Specialisation in Automatic Control
Electrical Engineering with Specialisation in Signal Processing
- Responsible professor for doctoral education: Subhrakanti Dey
General Study Syllabus for Electrical Engineering with Specialisation in Signal Processing
Engineering Sciences with Specialisation in Science of Electricity
- Responsible professor for doctoral education: Jan Isberg
General Study Syllabus for Engineering Sciences with Specialisation in Science of Electricity
Engineering Sciences with Specialisation in Electronics
- Responsible professor for doctoral education: Shili Zhang
- Assistant responsible professor for doctoral education: Zhen Zhang
General Study Syllabus for Engineering Sciences with Specialisation in Electronics
Application and admission
Application process
If you have been selected for a third-cycle programme after the eligibility review and selection process, you must then apply for admission. This is done on a special form - Application for admission to third-cycle education - directly to the department responsible for the programme. The head of department is responsible for filling in the form Cover sheet.
Recruitment
Doctoral students are normally admitted by the head of the department responsible for the subject/specialisation. Doctoral students with funding other than full-time employment as a doctoral student at Uppsala University, such as industrial doctoral students, scholarship holders, doctoral students employed at another university, part-time doctoral students and licentiate students are admitted by the Faculty Board's working committee, after preparation by the Research Education Board. In connection with admission, an individual study plan shall be drawn up.
Research studies may not begin before formal admission. So-called shadow doctoral students are not allowed.
PhD courses for you who are already a doctoral student
At the department we give several postgraduate courses for doctoral students who wants to deepen and broaden their knowledge further.
More about doctoral studies
Read more about doctoral studies in the Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology.
Vacant doctoral positions
Read more about how it is to work at the department and how you apply for an open position.