Marie Curie PhD: Government Communication and Crisis Preparedness Simulation at Stockholm University (SoCRISP)

Job Description

Stockholm University’s DSV is offering a second Marie Skłodowska-Curie doctoral fellowship in the SoCRISP network. This project, “Governmental communication and citizen crisis preparedness”, combines social science theory, case studies from Italy and Sweden and computational modelling to study how social identities, trust in institutions and cultural context shape citizens’ readiness to respond to crises, and how socially sensitive messaging is perceived and acted on.

At a glance

• Position: MSCA doctoral candidate (1 post), four years, from 1 February 2027
• Subject: Information Society
• Where: DSV, Kista campus
• Reference: SU FV-2907-26
• Apply by: 15 October 2026
• Apply: 15 October 2026

About the crisis communication PhD

• Analyse the causal effects of socially sensitive crisis messaging
• Build an agent-based social simulation of how communication is perceived and acted on
• Involve citizens and decision-makers in designing and validating the model
• Complete two one-month internships in Sweden and Italy, plus network courses and meetings

About the SoCRISP network

Acting in Crisis: Understanding Social Complexity to improve Crisis Preparedness (SoCRISP) is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie doctoral network under Horizon Europe. Its universities and non-academic partners train 15 doctoral candidates in agent-based social simulation and related methods to improve crisis preparedness, with shared courses and consortium meetings in several countries. The positions start on 1 February 2027 or as soon as possible after.

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 entry: a second-cycle degree, or 240 credits including 60 at second-cycle level, or equivalent knowledge
• Specific entry (Information Society): at least 60 second-cycle credits in computer and systems sciences, the humanities, behavioural science, education, health care, psychology, communication studies or a relevant subject, plus a degree project of at least 15 credits
• English at CEFR level B2
• MSCA rules: no doctorate on the first day of employment, and not resident or mainly active in Sweden for more than 12 months in the 36 months before starting

Nice to have

• Social science or communication research background
• Programming and simulation or quantitative methods

Pay and location

SoCRISP fellows are employed by Stockholm University on a fixed salary; the advert gives no figure but mentions a competitive salary and support for books and conference travel.

How to apply

Apply through the official Stockholm University page. The closing date is 15 October 2026.

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