Section outline

  • General information about the job market in Sweden
    You can read more about different kinds of job on the Swedish Public Employment Service’s website or the website for Saco. On the latter, you can also compare wages and check prospects for different kinds of job.

    At LNU 
    If you want to discuss any queries about the future and potential occupations, you are very welcome to book a meeting with your guidance counsellor. You can also book a meeting with a career counsellor – for contact and more information, visit the webpages for the career counselling service and the Career Centre respectively.

    At the end of your third semester, connect with the trainee programme Smart Start. Already now read about the procedure and get in touch with potential work place and contact persons. 

    Pursuing doctoral studies and graduate schools 
    PhD positions are advertised via university job portals. You can subscribe via Swedish Public Employment Service’s website or via the individual university home pages. Do not hesitate to contact researchers and teachers with an expression of interest. Speak to the programme teachers about potential opportunities, in Sweden or abroad. In your second year, speak to your supervisor about your interest in applying for a PhD position and ask for advice according to subject and research field.