PhD in Sociological Demography: Social Inequalities in Bereavement (ERC DEM-LOSS) at Stockholm University

Job Description

Stockholm University’s Department of Sociology is recruiting a PhD student in sociological demography for the ERC-funded project DEM-LOSS, led by Prof. Isaac Sasson, on social inequalities in family bereavement. The project studies who loses family members when across the life course, how this differs by social group and country, and how bereavement affects people. A main task is linking multigenerational kin networks in the Swedish population register.

At a glance

• Position: Doctoral student (1 post), four years full time
• Where: Department of Sociology and Stockholm University Demography Unit (SUDA)
• Project lead: Prof. Isaac Sasson
• Apply by: 1 October 2026
• Apply: 1 October 2026

About the demography PhD

• Formulate research questions, review literature, analyse data and write papers
• Link multigenerational kinship networks in the Swedish population register
• Study exposure to bereavement, its demographic determinants and consequences
• Work in a team split between Stockholm University and Tel Aviv University

How doctoral employment works at Stockholm University

Doctoral students are employed for up to the equivalent of four years of full-time study. The first contract is for up to one year and is then renewed for up to two years at a time, and up to 20% of working time may go to teaching, research or administration. Apply through the university’s recruitment system with a personal letter, a CV and the attachments the form asks for.

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What Stockholm University is looking for

• General eligibility and the specific requirements of the syllabus in sociological demography
• Prior training in quantitative methods and experience with demographic data such as registers, administrative records or surveys

Nice to have

• Knowledge of kinship demography, mortality inequalities, stratification or life-course theory
• Experience with Swedish register data
• Fit between your research plan and DEM-LOSS

Pay and location

Doctoral students at Stockholm University are employed on a fixed salary; the advert gives no figure.

How to apply

Apply through the official Stockholm University page. The closing date is 1 October 2026.

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