Doctoral student in Criminology

Malmö University is an innovative, urban and international institute of higher education, located in the centre of Malmö. We have around 1,800 employees and 24,000 students. Our research and education are characterised by the role we believe a university should play in an open society — to contribute to sustainability and equality in a scientifically grounded way with external partners and stakeholders. Identifying and addressing the challenges of the future are of highest priority. Our researchers and students work collaboratively to create, share and spread knowledge in order to understand, explain and develop society — both locally and globally.

Most of the research at the Faculty of Health and Society is interdisciplinary, which opens up opportunities for new and exciting fields of research beyond the subject divisions that have traditionally existed between medicine and social sciences. There are five doctoral subject areas at the faculty: biomedical science, nursing, social work, criminology and health and society. As a doctoral student, you will be affiliated with one of these subject areas, even if your research is interdisciplinary. The research environment is clearly anchored in the Malmö region, with its various challenges, although it also has a strong international connection. Read more about the faculty here .

Research at the Department of Criminology focus on, in part, the understanding of how the interaction between individual, contextual and societal processes causes crime and related problems. The research integrates theory and empiricism, and forms the basis for theory development and its application in crime prevention. The subject is interdisciplinary, which implies integration of theoretical and methodological concepts, and also applications from different knowledge fields. More information about our research here .

Research at the department is organised in four research groups:

VICTIMOLOGY

The victimology research group studies causes and consequences from exposure to crime and perceptions of safety on the individual- and the societal level. Our research addresses, among other things, hate crime, crimes against vulnerable groups, and domestic violence.

SPACE PLACE AND CRIME

The research group ”Space Place Crime” does research on where crime and fear of crime takes place, why that is and what we can do about it. The research focuses both on small, specific places such as bus stops or squares, and on larger places such as neighbourhoods or city districts.

CONTEMPORARY CRIMINOLOGY

In this research group, we examine emergent issues in crime e.g., drugs and illegal markets, cybercrime, organised crime, terrorism, ethnicity, and gender. We are interested in the criminal justice response to these crimes and in understanding how this response effects the crime commission processes.

ANALYTICAL CRIMINOLOGY

The “Analytical Criminology” research group will, through theory development and empirical testing, advance the explanation of crime and its causes. Central is the study of interaction between person and environment in the understanding of crime and how this can be applied in the field of crime prevention.

The department provides education in criminology at bachelor’s and master’s levels, both in the form of education programmes and independent courses. More information about our education here .   

Those appointed to doctoral studentships shall primarily devote themselves to their studies. Those appointed to doctoral studentships may, however, work to a limited extent with educational tasks, research, artistic research and administration, however, duties of this kind may not comprise more than 20 per cent of a full-time post (Chapter 5, Section 2 of the Higher Education Ordinance).

Only those who are or have been admitted to third-cycle courses and study programmes at a higher education may be appointed to doctoral studentships (Chapter 5, Section 3 of the Higher Education Ordinance). Preparation of admission to postgraduate education and employment as a doctoral student take place in parallel. Those who have basic requirements for admission will have:

• passed a degree at advanced level, or
• completed course requirements of at least 240 ECTS, of which 60 ECTS at advanced level, or
• in some other way, in- or outside Sweden, have acquired equivalent knowledge. (HEO Chapter 7 section 39)

Specific entry requirements is ascribed to individuals who have completed at least 90 HE credits, of which 30 HE credits are second-cycle level, in a subject of importance for the PhD subject in question, or acquired essentially equivalent knowledge in some other way. Adequate English language skills are also required.

When selecting between applicants for vacant positions, the ability to complete postgraduate education is assessed (HEO Chapter 7 Section 5).

In addition, when selecting between applicants, skills within the area of criminology and to what extent the applicant’s research plan, competence and profile align with the departments profile will be assessed.

Questions about research and doctoral education at the Department of Criminology are addressed to Anna-Karin Ivert, head of the department, 040-6657647, [email protected]

General questions about the doctoral education at the Faculty of Health and Society is address to the vice dean of doctoral education Christine Kumlien, [email protected] , tel. 040-6657430

or the doctoral student union [email protected]

Other questions about employment as a doctoral student are answered by HR specialist Ewa-Marie Dahlgren, [email protected]

In our recruitment work, Malmö University has taken a stand regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement. 

You may apply for this position via Malmö University’s recruitment system by clicking on the “Apply” button. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is completed in accordance with the advertisement, and that it is provided to the University no later than 2022-10-31. The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the University can read what is written in the application. If the application is not written in Swedish, English or any of the Nordic languages, the applicant is responsible for the application and its appendices being translated.

The application must include:

• CV
• Diplomas, transcript of records and other certificates relevant for the position
• A brief research plan presenting the focus of research and a thesis concept (maximum 4 pages). The research plan must contain an overall purpose, questions that the project intends to answer, an account of the methodological approach, a description of material collection and type of research material and an account of the theoretical framework. The research plan must clearly state how the planned project relates to research within one or more of the department’s research groups.
• Independent work at advanced level (including master thesis or equivalent)
• Additional publications
• References

The post is full-time and for a limited period, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 5 Section 7

Malmö University is a workplace and higher education institution that is characterised by an open and inclusive approach, where gender equality and equal terms add value to our activities.

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You apply no later than 31/10/2022 by clicking the apply button.