Application for doctoral studies at the Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy

Form ID: 655

• 1. Information regarding the application
  

  
  

  This form is used for application for doctoral studies at the Disciplinary Domain for Medicine and Pharmacy at Uppsala University.

  By filling out this form, a draft to an individual study plan (ISP) is created. After the doctoral student has been admitted the ISP is revised by student and supervisor within six net number of months, and then confirmed by the Research Training Committee. The ISP must be reviewed by student and supervisor annually. When filling out the form, please note additional information under question marks next to some fields.

  Obligation of two parties:

  The doctoral student must complete planned project work and courses, literature studies, and conference participation. Moreover the doctoral student must take part in teaching and other departmental duties to the extent determined by the department management/head.

  The disciplinary domain for medicine and pharmacy shall provide supervision, financing, graduate courses, a work place, peripheral equipment and insurance coverage.

  For more information about doctoral studies at the Disciplinary Domain for Medicine and Pharmacy at Uppsala university, please visit the Staff Gateway (Medarbetaringången): https://www.uu.se/en/staff/disciplinary-domain/medicine-and-pharmacy/education-and-teaching/doctoral-studies

  
  

  Please note: You are expected to fill out the application in close contact with your principal supervisor. This, since it is in your interest that the application is approved by the committee without need for supplement or adjustments. An incomplete or incorrect application may delay your admission.
  

• I have read and understood the information regarding the application: No Yes

• It is important that you have read and understood the information regarding the application before you continue on with "Next tab". 

  If you have any additional questions  regarding the application process, please contact kuf@uadm.uu.se before proceeding.
  

• 2. Personal information
  

• First name:
• Last name:
• Swedish national registration number:
  Refers to your Swedish registration number. If you do not have a Swedish registration number, fill in your date of birth as YYYYMMDD.
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  Should be entered as YYYYMMDD-XXXX. Please note: If you do not have a Swedish registration number, fill in your date of birth as YYYYMMDD.
• E-mail address:
  Preferably Uppsala University email, if not applicable, use private email.
• Department of:
  Refers to the department at Uppsala University responsible for admittance and registration for your application.
  - - - Immunology Genetics and Pathology Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology - IMBIM Medical Cell Biology Medicinal Chemistry Medical Sciences Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Biosciences Public Health and Caring Sciences Surgical Sciences Womens and Childrens Health

• 3. Information about the research project 
  

• Subject: - - - Medical science (clinical research) Medical science (pre-clinical research) Pharmaceutical science

• Information about general study syllabus: https://www.uu.se/en/staff/disciplinary-domain/medicine-and-pharmacy/education-and-teaching/doctoral-studies/general-study-syllabus-and-individual-study-plans

• Preliminary title of project:
• Graduate programme leading to: - - - Doctoral degree Licentiate degree
• If licentiate degree, motivate:
  Motivation from the student why a licentiate degree. If the student later wishes to continue the studies for a doctoral degree, the licentiate seminar must be finished before applying for a continuation towards a doctoral degree.

• Research tracks

  Select at least one of the research tracks listed below. You can find more information about research tracks here: https://www.uu.se/en/staff/disciplinary-domain/medicine-and-pharmacy/education-and-teaching/doctoral-studies/research-tracks

• Available research tracks (select at least one):
  Cancer

  Cardiovascular diseases

  Drug development

  Global health, e-health and migration

  Infection

  Inflammation

  Lung function, ventilation and airway disease

  Metabolism

  Muscoskeletal system

  Neuroscience

  Reproduction and development

• Research plan

• Research plan
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  Upload a PDF file (.pdf).To be enclosed as a separate .pdf-file appendix of 2-3 A4 pages (Swedish or English): description of the research project and planned work input from the doctoral student.
  
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• 4. Employment

• Position has been advertised: - - - No Yes
• Provide an explanation as to why the position has not been advertised:
  Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 7, Section 37: When a higher education institution intends to admit one or several doctoral students, information shall be provided by the higher education institution through advertising or some equivalent method. Information need not, however, be provided: 1. in the case of admission of a third-cycle student who is to complete the course or study programme within the framework of employment by an employer other than the higher education institution, 2. in the case of admission of a third-cycle student who has previously begun third-cycle studies at another higher education institution, or 3. if there are similar special grounds.
• Department(s), with contributed resources estimated (%)
  Define department(s) at Uppsala University that will be directly involved in your research project. Please do not define any department or units outside of Uppsala university. Example 1: Department A, 100% Example 2: Department A, 25% and Department B, 75% Example 3: For students employed in industry, Department A, 15% (this portion is predefined) Clinical research centers etc. that are not defined in this section please add below under Workplaces during studies.
• Workplace(s) during studies
  Please define department or name of organization and location for the place where the actual work will be pursued

• Planned employment for entire project

  The three most common types of employments are:

  • Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 100% 4 years
  • Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 100% (including duties as assistant up to 20%), 5 years
  • Region employee (regionställda) 100% (including 50%), 8 years

  Please note: leave fields year 5-8 empty if not applicable.

• Year 1: - - - Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 100% Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 100% (including duties as an assistant up to 20%) Region employee (regionsanställd) 100% (including 50% research) Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 50% and private sector employee 50% Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 50% and region employee (regionanställd) 50% Private sector employee 100% (including 50% research) Other employment (specified below)
• Please specify other employment for year 1:
  Type of employment in % (eg. employment abroad, industry employee, scholarship).
• Year 2: - - - Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 100% Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 100% (including duties as an assistant up to 20%) Region employee (regionsanställd) 100% (including 50% research) Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 50% and private sector employee 50% Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 50% and region employee (regionanställd) 50% Private sector employee 100% (including 50% research) Other employment (specified below)
• Please specify other employment for year 2:
  Type of employment in % (eg. employment abroad, industry employee, scholarship).
• Year 3: - - - Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 100% Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 100% (including duties as an assistant up to 20%) Region employee (regionsanställd) 100% (including 50% research) Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 50% and private sector employee 50% Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 50% and region employee (regionanställd) 50% Private sector employee 100% (including 50% research) Other employment (specified below)
• Please specify other employment for year 3:
  Type of employment in % (eg. emplyment abroad, industry employee, scholarship).
• Year 4: - - - Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 100% Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 100% (including duties as an assistant up to 20%) Region employee (regionsanställd) 100% (including 50% research) Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 50% and private sector employee 50% Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 50% and region employee (regionanställd) 50% Private sector employee 100% (including 50% research) Other employment (specified below)
• Please specify other employment for year 4:
  Type of employment in % (eg. employment abroad, industry employee, scholarship).
• Year 5: - - - Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 100% Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 100% (including duties as an assistant up to 20%) Region employee (regionsanställd) 100% (including 50% research) Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 50% and private sector employee 50% Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 50% and region employee (regionanställd) 50% Private sector employee 100% (including 50% research) Other employment (specified below)
• Please specify other employment for year 5:
  Type of employment in % (eg. employment abroad, industry employee, scholarship).
• Year 6: - - - Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 100% Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 100% (including duties as an assistant up to 20%) Region employee (regionsanställd) 100% (including 50% research) Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 50% and private sector employee 50% Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 50% and region employee (regionanställd) 50% Private sector employee 100% (including 50% research) Other employment (specified below)
• Please specify other employment for year 6:
  Type of employment in % (eg. employment abroad, industry employmee, scholarship).
• Year 7: - - - Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 100% Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 100% (including duties as an assistant up to 20%) Region employee (regionsanställd) 100% (including 50% research) Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 50% and private sector employee 50% Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 50% and region employee (regionanställd) 50% Private sector employee 100% (including 50% research) Other employment (specified below)
• Please specify other employment for year 7:
  Type of employment in % (eg employment abroad, industry employee, scholarship).
• Year 8: - - - Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 100% Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 100% (including duties as an assistant up to 20%) Region employee (regionsanställd) 100% (including 50% research) Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 50% and private sector employee 50% Doctoral fellow (doktorandtjänst) 50% and region employee (regionanställd) 50% Private sector employee 100% (including 50% research) Other employment (specified below)
• Please specify other employment for year 8:
  Type of employment in % (eg. employment abroad, industry employee, scholarship)

• Additional information regarding financing

• Is your programme funded by an employer other than Uppsala University? - - - No Yes

• Copy of an agreement with the financier must be included in cases where the programme is funded by an employer.

  • Doctoral students with a clinical position or employed in industry, please use the following agreement signed by the head of clinic/employer:  AGREEMENT.pdf (will open in new tab). The agreement assures that the doctoral student will spend at least 50% of the time pursuing the research studies.

• Copy of agreement with financier (avtal/intyg från arbetsgivare)
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• Do you have a scholarship? - - - No Yes
• Copy of decisions to scholarship (avtal/intyg om stipendium)
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  Upload a copy of the grant(s) as a single PDF-file (pdf.).
  
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• 5. Supervision and examiner

• Principal supervisor

• Principal supervisor first and last name:
• The Principal supervisor has comleted one-day supervisor information session at the Disciplinary Domain for medicine and Pharmacy (Handledarinformationsdag) - - - No Yes
• Does the principal supervisor either hold the status of professor or associate professor (docent)? - - - No Yes

• Please note:
  If the intended principal supervisor has yet to become a docent/professor, the planned supervisor constellation must be approved in a supporting document signed by the head of the department. Factors in the supporting document that is important for the overall assessment of the proposed supervisor constellation include the principal supervisor having:

  • well-documented post-doctoral scientific experience, production and independent line of research.
  • their own (external or internal) research funding that has already been obtained.
  • an active appointment, either as a teacher at Uppsala University or at another higher education institution, in regional or central government administration, or at a company responsible for funding the doctoral student.

• Upload a supporting document signed by the head of department
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• Principal supervisor workplace: - - - Dept. of Immunology Genetics and Pathology Dept. of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology - IMBIM Dept. of Medical Cell Biology Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry Dept. of Medical Sciences Dept. of Pharmacy Dept. of Pharmaceutical Biosciences Dept. of Public Health and Caring Sciences Dept. of Surgical Sciences Dept. of Womens and Childrens Health Other workplace
• Other workplace:
  Please specify employer, if other than the listed alternatives.
• Principal supervisor email address:

• Assistant supervisor

• Assistant supervisor first and last name:
• Assistant supervisor workplace: - - - Dept. of Immunology Genetics and Pathology Dept. of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology - IMBIM Dept. of Medical Cell Biology Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry Dept. of Medical Sciences Dept. of Pharmacy Dept. of Pharmaceutical Biosciences Dept. of Public Health and Caring Sciences Dept. of Surgical Sciences Dept. of Womens and Childrens Health Other workplace
• Other workplace:
  Please specify employer, if other than the listed alternatives.
• Assistant supervisor email address:
• Does the assistant supervisor hold a doctoral degree? - - - No Yes
• Would you like to add an additional assistant supervisor? - - - No Yes

• Second assistant supervisor

• Second assistant supervisor first and last name:
• Second assistant supervisor workplace: - - - Dept. of Immunology Genetics and Pathology Dept. of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology - IMBIM Dept. of Medical Cell Biology Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry Dept. of Medical Sciences Dept. of Pharmacy Dept. of Pharmaceutical Biosciences Dept. of Public Health and Caring Sciences Dept. of Surgical Sciences Dept. of Womens and Childrens Health Other workplace
• Other workplace:
  Please specify employer, if other than the listed alternatives.
• Second assistant supervisor email address:
• Does the second assistant supervisor hold a doctoral degree? - - - No Yes
• Would you like to add a third assistant supervisor? No Yes

• Third assistant supervisor

• Third assistant supervisor first and last name:
• Third assistant supervisor workplace: - - - Dept. of Immunology Genetics and Pathology Dept. of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology - IMBIM Dept. of Medical Cell Biology Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry Dept. of Medical Sciences Dept. of Pharmacy Dept. of Pharmaceutical Biosciences Dept. of Public Health and Caring Sciences Dept. of Surgical Sciences Dept. of Womens and Childrens Health Other workplace
• Other workplace:
  Please specify employer, if other than the listed alternatives.
• Third assistant supervisor email address:
• Does the third assistant supervisor hold a doctoral degree? - - - No Yes
• Would you like to add a fourth assistant supervisor? No Yes

• Fourth assistant supervisor

• Fourth assistant supervisor first and last name:
• Fourth assistant supervisor workplace: - - - Dept. of Immunology Genetics and Pathology Dept. of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology - IMBIM Dept. of Medical Cell Biology Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry Dept. of Medical Sciences Dept. of Pharmacy Dept. of Pharmaceutical Biosciences Dept. of Public Health and Caring Sciences Dept. of Surgical Sciences Dept. of Womens and Childrens Health Other workplace
• Other workplace:
  Please specify employer, if other than the listed alternatives.
• Fourth assistant supervisor email address:
• Does the fourth assistant supervisor hold a doctoral degree? - - - No Yes
• Would you like to add a fifth assistant supervisor? No Yes

• Fifth assistant supervisor

• Fifth assistant supervisor first and last name:
• Fifth assistant supervisor workplace: - - - Dept. of Immunology Genetics and Pathology Dept. of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology - IMBIM Dept. of Medical Cell Biology Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry Dept. of Medical Sciences Dept. of Pharmacy Dept. of Pharmaceutical Biosciences Dept. of Public Health and Caring Sciences Dept. of Surgical Sciences Dept. of Womens and Childrens Health Other workplace
• Other workplace:
  Please specify employer, if other than the listed alternatives.
• Fifth assistant supervisor email address:
• Does the fifth assistant supervisor hold a doctoral degree? - - - No Yes
• Would you like to add six or more assistant supervisors? No Yes

• Additional supervisors

• Additional Supervisors:
  Please list the name, academic title and email-adress for each additional assistant supervisor.

• Examiner

• Examiner first and last name:
• Does the examiner either hold the status of professor or associate professor (docent) and is the examiner employed as a techer at Uppsala university?
  An examiner in a third-cycle education at the Disciplinary domain of Medicine and Pharmacy must 1) have at least docent/professor status and 2) be employed as a teacher at Uppsala University.
  - - - Yes
  An examiner in a third-cycle education at the Disciplinary domain of Medicine and Pharmacy must 1) have at least docent/professor status and 2) be employed as a teacher at Uppsala University.
• Examiner teaching employment: - - - Professor Visiting professor Adjunct professor Senior lecturer (associate professor) Adjunct senior lecturer (adjunct associate professor) Associate senior lecturer (assistant professor) Lecturer Adjunct lecturer Postdoctoral research fellow
• Other academic title:
• Examiner workplace: - - - Dept. of Immunology Genetics and Pathology Dept. of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology - IMBIM Dept. of Medical Cell Biology Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry Dept. of Medical Sciences Dept. of Pharmacy Dept. of Pharmaceutical Biosciences Dept. of Public Health and Caring Sciences Dept. of Surgical Sciences Dept. of Womens and Childrens Health
• Examiner email address:

• 6. Entry requirements

• General entry requirements

  The general entry requirements for third-cycle studies are:

  1. a second-cycle qualification, (Master's degree) or
  2. completed course requirements comprising of at least 240 credits, at least 60 credits of which where awarded in the second-cycle (including a degree project worth at least 15 credits).

  Please upload your first-cycle and second-cycle qualification. 

  If you have a degree comprising of a combined first-cycle and second-cycle, you only need to use the boxes for second-cycle degree.  

• Degree title first cycle (examen grundnivå):
• Degree certificate and transcript, first cycle (examensbevis och kursöversikt)
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• Degree title second cycle (examen avancerad nivå)
• Degree certificate and transcript, second cycle (examensbevis och kursöversikt)
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• Specific entry requirements

  Upper secondary education in a Nordic Country meet the requirement for English 6. Upper secondary and university studies in some other countries can also meet the requirement and document confirming this needs to be attached to your application.

  Other applicants should attach a certificate of their succesful language test. More information is available at Universityadmissions.se at the following page:  https://www.universityadmissions.se/en/entry-requirements/english-language-requirements

• Do you need to confirm special eligibility English 6? - - - No Yes
• Document confirming special eligibility English 6/Dokument som styrker särskild behörighet Engelska 6 (when applicable/när tillämpligt)
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• 7. Courses and activity

  
  

  List of mandatory courses

  Additional information about mandatory courses and conferences can be found here: https://www.uu.se/en/staff/disciplinary-domain/medicine-and-pharmacy/education-and-teaching/doctoral-studies/doctoral-courses

  Mandatory courses consists of the following:

  Alternative A

  • Introduction to Doctoral studies (1.5 Credits)
  • Introduction to Scientific research (10 Credits)
  • Participation at an international conference (presentation, oral lecture and/or poster)
  • (If demanded by the project): Radiation Science (1.5 Credits)
  • (If demanded by the project): Laboratory Animal Science

  Alternative B

  • Introduction to Doctoral studies (1.5 Credits)
  • Research Ethics and Philosophy of Science (3 Credits)
  • Communication in Science and Education (3.5 Credits)
  • Introduction to Biostatistics (3.5 Credits)
  • Participation at an international conference (presentation, oral lecture and/or poster)
  • (If demanded by the project): Radiation Science (1.5 Credits)
  • (If demanded by the project): Laboratory Animal Science

  
  

• Select mandatory courses for your application: - - - Alternative A Alternative B
• Will the project demand that you attend the Radiation Science course? - - - No Yes
• Will the project demand that you attend the Laboratory animal science course? - - - No Yes

• Activity details

  The estimated planned activity should be indicated as a percentage for the first two semesters (Spring: January-June, Autumn: July-December). When revised within six net number of months after admission, a plan for activity for the entire doctoral study programme should be in place.

• Term 1: Semester and calendar year
  Please state semester and calendar year for the first semester of your doctoral studies, beginning with the semester for admission. Spring: January- June, Autumn: July-December
  - - - 2024 Spring 2024 Autumn 2025 Spring 2025 Autumn 2026 Spring 2026 Autumn 2027 Spring 2027 Autumn 2028 Spring 2028 Autumn 2029 Spring 2029 Autumn 2030 Spring 2030 Autumn
• Term 1: Average activity in % this semester
  Total activity distributed over six months. Examples: 100% activity over 6 months semester = 100% 100% activity over 3 months semester = 50% Please contact your administrator at the department if needed.
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  Only enter a percentage using numbers
• Term 2: Semester and calendar year
  Please state semester and calendar year for the second semester of your doctoral studies, beginning with the semester for admission. Spring: January- June, Autumn: July-December
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• Term 2: Average activity in % this semester
  Total activity distributed over six months. Examples: 100% activity over 6 months semester = 100% 100% activity over 3 months semester = 50% Please contact your administrator at the department if needed.
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  Only enter a percentage using numbers

• 8. Additional information

  
  

• Previously published paper

  Please note: If one paper published before date of admission should be included in the thesis a special explanation will be needed.

• Would you like add a paper to your thesis that was published prior to your admission? - - - No Yes

• Special explanation

  The following conditions should be stated or specified in the textbox below:

  1. That the subject of the article must fit in well with the thesis as a whole.
  2. That the article has been published at most one year (12 months) before date of admission.
  3. The employment position you had when working on the article.
  4. Your own contribution to the paper.
  5. If the total four year duration of doctoral studies will be affected.
• Please add a special explanation as to why the paper should be included in your thesis:
• Upload paper published before your admission
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• For licentiate degree holders

  If you previously have been admitted with a licentiate degree as the final objective, and now want to make an application for continued studies towards doctoral degree, the licentiate degree certificate must be attached to the application

• Do you already have a licentiate degree and do you now wish to make an application for continued studies towards a doctoral degree? - - - No Yes
• Upload a copy of your licentiate degree certificate
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• Additional information

  You have the ability to add additional information or miscellaneous attachments to your application below.

  Please note: additional documents may be required by your department. If so, upload them as miscellaneous attachments below Please contact your department if you are in doubt. 

• Other information:
  Please also describe any additional miscellaneous attachments that you might upload below in "Miscellaneous attachments".
• Miscellaneous attachments
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• 10. Summary

  
  

  Before submitting the application, please read the summary below and confirm that you have entered correct contact information.

  
  

  Personal information

• First name:
• Lastname:
• Swedish national registration number:
• E-mail address:

• Information about your research project and supervision:

• Subject:
• Preliminary title of project:
• Principal Supervisor:
• Assistant Supervisor:

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  Submitting the application

  
  

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