Doctoral studies
Image: GABRIELLE BEANS
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After completing undergraduate studies and obtaining a bachelor's degree, you can continue as a doctoral student in a research program with a PhD as the final goal.
To be admitted as a doctoral student, you must have applied for and been selected for an advertised doctoral position in physics or received a scholarship for doctoral studies. Vacant positions are advertised on the university's website.
There are currently no open positions for this area. Do you want to see other job postings at the University? Go to open positions.
As a doctoral student, you further your education by taking courses (at an advanced level) in physics while conducting one or more research projects in a specific area of physics. This is done under the supervision of an experienced researcher. As a doctoral student, you are trained through critical and analytical thinking and independent work to acquire in-depth knowledge, approach the research frontier, and become part of the international research network within your scientific field. You are thus prepared for a professional career in academia, industry, or the public sector.
The department guarantees all admitted research students funding for 48 months. After nominally two years of study, a licentiate degree can be obtained. After four years, the studies conclude with the compilation of research results into a doctoral thesis, which is defended against an opponent at a public defense.
The Department of Physics has about 40 research students in various phases of education. The list of doctoral theses below shows the broad range of successful research areas in which the department has expertise.
View our publications at the Department of Physics.
