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Uppsala University, Department of Education
The Department of Education (EDU) provides research and study programs at doctoral, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels, as well as contract education, in the research subjects of Curriculum Studies, Education, and Sociology of Education. EDU also offers several Master’s programs. EDU has around 250 employees, of which 175 are teachers/researchers, 45 are doctoral students and 30 are administrators. More information about the department is available at https://www.uu.se/en/department/education.
The science of Education aims to develop knowledge of the processes, both formal and informal, through which children, young people, and adults are formed and change in different social, cultural, and institutional contexts, such as preschool, school, family, leisure time, working life, and higher education. Education is concerned with varying aspects of upbringing, socialization, education, learning, and teaching, as well as the prerequisites for and implementation of other social processes. Questions investigated include, for example, how and why different forms of values, knowledge, and skills are produced, sustained, and changed within and across generations, groups, and individuals.
Project Description
As a PhD student, you will be working within one of our research groups.
Studies in Educational Policy and Educational Philosophy (STEP) performs studies on professions and governance, management and evaluation of educational processes and learning in educational institutions and working life. The selection, organization, and legitimization of knowledge, values, and identities are analyzed. Specific attention is given to the interplay between different levels and between education policy and practice, in relation to globalization, migration, digitalization, and the so-called knowledge-based society.
Research on Educational Leadership (REL) studies education, learning, and leadership focusing on knowledge, abilities, norms, and values. Particular focus is placed on the relationship between education, leadership, and learning. The interdisciplinary research group shares an interest in the practice of leadership and the conditions that enable and limit leadership.
Studies in Childhood, Learning and Identities as Interactional Practices (CLIP) study social interaction, learning, and identity processes with a specific interest in the study of children’s and young people’s everyday life, social relations, and learning in preschool and school, digital practices, multilingualism, mobility, and spatiality. The research also encompasses the perspectives of professionals, learning in professional education, and workplace interaction. Child and Youth Studies (BUV) study the identity and socialization processes of children, young people, and young adults in various social arenas. The research critically examines structural and unequal conditions in the lives of children and young people, and how these groups experience and deal with these conditions in their everyday lives.
Pedagogics and Special Needs (PS) focuses on central questions related to inclusion and support measures, especially within the framework of school and preschool but also in other arenas. The research encompasses theoretical analyses and conceptual investigations, broad empirical surveys, as well as analysis of, and interventions in specific learning environments. In focus are questions related to professions, the relationship between policy and practice, pedagogical-philosophical questions, and the shaping of pedagogical practices.
More information about the research groups in Education can be found at the department website: https://www.uu.se/en/department/education/research/education.
Last application date
02.Apr.2026
More: https://uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:901849/
The Department of Education (EDU) provides research and study programs at doctoral, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels, as well as contract education, in the research subjects of Curriculum Studies, Education, and Sociology of Education. EDU also offers several Master’s programs. EDU has around 250 employees, of which 175 are teachers/researchers, 45 are doctoral students and 30 are administrators. More information about the department is available at https://www.uu.se/en/department/education.
The science of Education aims to develop knowledge of the processes, both formal and informal, through which children, young people, and adults are formed and change in different social, cultural, and institutional contexts, such as preschool, school, family, leisure time, working life, and higher education. Education is concerned with varying aspects of upbringing, socialization, education, learning, and teaching, as well as the prerequisites for and implementation of other social processes. Questions investigated include, for example, how and why different forms of values, knowledge, and skills are produced, sustained, and changed within and across generations, groups, and individuals.
Project Description
As a PhD student, you will be working within one of our research groups.
Studies in Educational Policy and Educational Philosophy (STEP) performs studies on professions and governance, management and evaluation of educational processes and learning in educational institutions and working life. The selection, organization, and legitimization of knowledge, values, and identities are analyzed. Specific attention is given to the interplay between different levels and between education policy and practice, in relation to globalization, migration, digitalization, and the so-called knowledge-based society.
Research on Educational Leadership (REL) studies education, learning, and leadership focusing on knowledge, abilities, norms, and values. Particular focus is placed on the relationship between education, leadership, and learning. The interdisciplinary research group shares an interest in the practice of leadership and the conditions that enable and limit leadership.
Studies in Childhood, Learning and Identities as Interactional Practices (CLIP) study social interaction, learning, and identity processes with a specific interest in the study of children’s and young people’s everyday life, social relations, and learning in preschool and school, digital practices, multilingualism, mobility, and spatiality. The research also encompasses the perspectives of professionals, learning in professional education, and workplace interaction. Child and Youth Studies (BUV) study the identity and socialization processes of children, young people, and young adults in various social arenas. The research critically examines structural and unequal conditions in the lives of children and young people, and how these groups experience and deal with these conditions in their everyday lives.
Pedagogics and Special Needs (PS) focuses on central questions related to inclusion and support measures, especially within the framework of school and preschool but also in other arenas. The research encompasses theoretical analyses and conceptual investigations, broad empirical surveys, as well as analysis of, and interventions in specific learning environments. In focus are questions related to professions, the relationship between policy and practice, pedagogical-philosophical questions, and the shaping of pedagogical practices.
More information about the research groups in Education can be found at the department website: https://www.uu.se/en/department/education/research/education.
Last application date
02.Apr.2026
More: https://uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:901849/
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