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How to apply

Below you find more information on how to apply to either PhD programme in Environmental Science or in Computational Science.

Open positions

All open doctoral student positions at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) are announced on the webpages below:

The CEC webpage for open positions

Lund University's webpage for job vacancies – lunduniversity.lu.se.

Admission requirements

The requirements for admission to third-cycle courses and study programmes are that the applicant meets the general and specific entry requirements, and is considered in other respects to have the ability required to benefit from the course or study programme. 

General admission requirements

A person meets the general entry requirements for third-cycle courses and study programmes if he or she: 

  • has been awarded a second-cycle qualification
  • has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second cycle, or
  • has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad. 

The head of department may permit an exemption from the general entry requirements for an individual applicant, if there are special grounds.  

Specific admission requirements and candidate selection for Environmental Science

For specific admission requirements for the PhD programme in Environmental Science please see the general study plan: Environmental Science General Study Plan (Pdf 605kb). Here you also find the selection criteria for admission to the programme. 

Specific admission requirements and candidate selection for Computational Science

For specific admission requirements for the PhD programme in Computational Science please see the General Study plan: LINK HERE . Here you also find the selection criteria for admission to the programme.