PhD in Psychology: Foreign Accents, Stereotypes and Social Inclusion at Mid Sweden University

Job Description

Mid Sweden University’s Department of Psychology and Social Work is recruiting a doctoral student in psychology for a project at the meeting point of social psychology and sociolinguistics. It studies how accents work as social signals, looking at perception, attitudes, emotions and behaviour towards foreign accents, and at stereotypes, discrimination and inclusion, with a gender perspective throughout. The methods are mainly experimental and psychometric, with possible neuroscientific methods such as EEG.

At a glance

• Position: Doctoral student (1 post), five-year employment: 80% research, 20% teaching and administration
• Where: Department of Psychology and Social Work (campuses in Sundsvall and Östersund; the advert does not say which)
• Apply by: 22 November 2026
• Apply: 22 November 2026

About the psychology PhD

• Conduct supervised research towards a dissertation on accents as social signals
• Run experimental and psychometric studies, possibly with EEG/ERP
• Complete 60 credits of doctoral courses and join seminars
• Later design your own sub-study within the project
• Teach and do administration (20%)

The project is interdisciplinary, linking to work and organisational psychology, political science, gender studies and research on integration and belonging, and looks at the questions from both a Swedish and an international perspective.

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What Mid Sweden University is looking for

• General entry for doctoral studies
• Specific entry: at least 90 credits in psychology, or equivalent
• Strong spoken and written English

Nice to have

• Swedish or another Scandinavian language
• Advanced-level psychology and experience in the research area
• Developing or validating psychometric tools, or EEG/ERP
• R, MATLAB or Python, and a publication or manuscript

Pay and location

Mid Sweden University’s advert does not state the salary. The five-year position combines four years of doctoral study with 20% teaching and administration.

How to apply

Apply through the official Mid Sweden University page. The closing date is 22 November 2026.

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