PhD Student in Practical Philosophy

Please note that this call replaces an earlier call, with broader eligbility criteria. Current Master's students may apply provided that they will *submit* their thesis (and complete all other coursework) no later than the 30th of June 2025. It is not necessary that the thesis has been graded by this deadline. If your referees have submitted letters for the previous call, they need not resend them. 

The Department of Philosophy at Stockholm University is the largest in Sweden, boasting a lively community of philosophers with a broad range of scholarly interests. The department has a strong international profile: we frequently attract visitors from around the world, regularly invite internationally renowned philosophers to our colloquium, and are involved in several international research networks. We have been repeatedly selected as one of the leading research areas in the humanities at Stockholm University.

This doctoral position is attached to the Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace. SCEWP undertakes research on a broad range of topics in moral, legal, and political philosophy. The thesis work will be conducted within this framework. Our previous research has covered humanitarian intervention, compensatory duties after war, the protection of heritage in war, self-defence, moral responsibility, democratic theory and citizens’ responsibilities, rights, risk, accountability for war crimes, refugees and immigration, duties to rescue, legitimate authority, consent, partiality, and commemoration. We currently have particular research interests in the ethics of deterrence in both international and domestic contexts and especially welcome applicants wanting to work in this area. We aim to reflect the fact that the best work in moral, legal and political philosophy is informed by research across philosophy. We thus welcome applications from researchers from a range of philosophical backgrounds (for example, those working on causation, moral responsibility, rights, collective action, philosophy of action, authority) who are interested in bearing this expertise to bear on the ethics of war and peace.