Employment forms and conditions
Employement as doctoral student |
Scholarship funding |
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Rate of remuneration |
Lowest salary: 25 000 kr (before tax) |
Minimum: Equivalent to the level of a Study grant after tax, i.e. ca 12 500. Some faculties, as a general rule, pay more (often equivalent of a PhD-student salary). |
Paid holiday? |
28-35 dagar, with additional holiday payment (semestertillägg) |
No. |
Grants right to social security entitlements (SGI) ? |
Paid sickness leave. |
Compensation from the Insurance for PhD students from The Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency’s (Kammarkollegiet). |
Compensation for medical appointments, prescriptions, etc?? |
Yes. |
No. |
Paid parental leave? |
Parental leave payments claimed via social security department, Försäkringskassan. A supplementary payment (föräldrapenningtillägg) is made by the university of up to 10% of your salary. To be entitled to the maximum level of parental leave payments, you must have been employed for at least 8 months prior to taking leave. |
Compensation from the Insurance for PhD students from The Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency’s (Kammarkollegiet). |
Pension contributions? |
Contributes towards general pension (allmän pension), and from 28 years of age even for state occupational pension (statlig tjänstepension). |
No. |
Group life insurance? |
Covered by the state’s group life insurance, including certain survivor protection. |
Covered by the state’s group life insurance, including certain survivor protection (efterlevandeskydd). |
Work injury? |
Covered by insurance for, and legislation on, work-related injuries. |
Not covered by insurance for, and legislation on, work-related injuries. Instead covered by the University’s student insurance. |