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Lars Abrahamsson Postdoctoral researcher Chairperson, SULF/KTH Board member SULF [email protected] Doctoral Candidate information, SULF day 1/10-2015

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Outline • Ingrid speaks • Possible student union (PhD chapter) representative • I speak • Mention questions • Go through speech • Last 30 minutes back to questions

• 1130: Saco-S chairperson Hans Edin shows up

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Questions gotten before cancelled spring meeting (1/3) • In the end of the PhD period • How long time? • Forced to finish without being paid? • Sick leave?

• Licentiate admission • Promised to continue to PhD • After two years could not continue • Anything could be done? • By KTH? • By PhD chapter?

• Parental leave – employed PhD candidate

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Questions gotten before cancelled spring meeting (2/3) • Doctoral candidate with scholarship • • • •

Follow SI minimal scholarship levels Effect those registered before that rule? What can you do to get more money? Assist courses without payment/subsidy • Right duty for compensation? • Help from us?

• Sometimes rules known – hard say no

• Scholarship for 3 years – employed last year • Use benefits of employees? • Unemployment insurance?

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Questions gotten before cancelled spring meeting (3/3) • Hope to get a clear picture • Unemployment insurance (A-kassa) • Trade union

• We will go back to these questions in the end and see if they are not all answered then!

Labour unions? What is Saco? What is SULF? • Doctoral candidates are workers and students • Working part important, are related

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How do “we” work? • Individual cases – members contact the union • Saco-S/KTH

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Participation in university/school boards Salary negotiations Formation of opinion (e.g. media) Information meetings

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General conditions for Doctoral Candidates • Laws • Högskoleförordningen (the Higher Education Ordinance) • Study plans • Program • ISP

• Collective agreements • Faculty Council responsible • Delegated to FA • Rector for firing

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What is the maximum time for PhD studies? • 2 or 4 years (licentiate or doctor) • Not counted: • • • • • • •

Parental leave, Illness, Teaching, Union engagement, etc. (positions of responsibility) Military service, University not fulfilling its responsibilities etc.

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If accepted for licentiate studies - do I have the right to go on for a doctoral degree? • You should be accepted for final degree • KTH rules • Also intention with legislation

• If just accepted for licentiate studies: • You have to be accepted for doctoral studies in a second step – no guarantee

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Common questions (1/3) • Forced to quit after dissertation? • No longer than 1 year after • Contract date

• Change supervisor? • You have legal right • University obliged to find alternative • FA last resort • Recommended to find one yourself

• Funding may be an issue • Advantage scholarships

• Continues …

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Common questions (2/3) • Continued … • Scholarships • No longer follow SI levels • Level at time of admission guaranteed • In practice: • Before September 2013: • September 2013-July 2014: 15000 SEK/month • Thereafter: 12000 SEK/month • After January 2014: 15000 SEK/month

• Continues …

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Common questions (3/3) • Continued … • Scholarships • Continued … • KTHs insurances from 1/1-2014: • 80% sickness leave, • 80% parental leave and “temporal PL” (VAB), • max 480 days, • min 225 SEK/day • More information: www.kammarkollegiet.se

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My supervisor is running out of money - can I be forced to leave? As a doctoral candidate you can not be given the notice due to lack of money (if you have not exceeded the maximum time) KTH set of regulations (KTH regelverk, not updated) ”Enligt reglerna i högskoleförordningen 6 kap 37 och 38 §§ kan fakultetsnämnden besluta att dra in rätt till handledning och andra resurser för doktorander som i väsentlig mån åsidosatt sina åtaganden enligt den individuella studieplanen. Bakgrunden är kravet på att högskolans resurser skall användas effektivt. Frågan om indragning av resurser bör aktualiseras först efter det att alla andra möjligheter att lösa problemen uttömts.” http://intra.kth.se/regelverk/utbildning-forskning/forskarutbildning/handledningstudieuppfoljning/indragning-av-resurser-m-m-1.27241

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The individual study plan Formally, the study plan is written by the school responsible for research education. The doctoral candidate and the supervisor(s) only give suggestions. Research education responsibility emanates from the faculty council KTH set of regulations: • • • •

http://intra.kth.se/regelverk/utbildning-forskning/forskarutbildning/handledningstudieuppfoljning/individuell-studieplan-1.27239?l=en_UK ”The director of doctoral studies must approve and, at least once a year, monitor the individual study plan.” “The individual study plan is drawn up when the student is admitted and must have been received by the School (Student affairs office) no later than 6 months after admission.” “The director of doctoral studies is entitled to make any changes to the draft individual study plan that he or she may consider necessary. Both the main supervisor and the doctoral student must express an opinion of the changes considered necessary by the director of doctoral studies before the plan is approved. The individual study plan must be signed by the main supervisor, the doctoral student and the person responsible for third-cycle studies within the School. The individual study plan must clearly state which other supervisors have been involved in drawing up the plan.”

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A brief summary of PhD students rights • Your most important rights summarized • Available online – ask Ingrid! • Example: • Right to change supervisor • Right to parental leave

• Digital copy: Contact Ingrid!

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How to finance PhD studies • Employment as Doctoral Candidate • Education grant (phased out) • Scholarships • Other employments • Never below 15000 SEK/month at KTH

But, before the financial details If you do not feel well physically or mentally and it is work-related. Same place for employees and students

Feelgood Östermalmshälsan Employees: Grev Turegatan 34, 08-676 82 00 Direct to nurse: 08-676 82 26.

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More details • Contacts • Reception: [email protected] • Nurse: [email protected] • Working environment engineer: [email protected] • Social scientist: [email protected] • Ergonomist: [email protected] • Fysician: [email protected]

Feelgood Östermalmshälsan Students: Grev Turegatan 34, 08-676 82 00 Direct to nurse: 08-676 82 33 Welfare officer (kurator): 08-676 8215

Student details… [email protected] [email protected] Welfare officer / Nurse

Public healthcare Swedish/English: 08-320 100 Other languages: see the webpage http://www.vardguiden.se

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Employment as Doctoral Candidate • Salary • Collective agreement • Holiday • Living allowance (traktamente) • Insurances • Health insurance, • Insurance for parental leave • Etc.

• Pension (another system is coming)

• Unemployment insurance (you have to join) • www.aea.se

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Education Grant - is not an employment • 15 500 SEK/month (tax) • Employment when 2 years are left • No health insurance • You can keep education grants when you are ill or on parental leave • Since Försäkringskassan is not involved, the university takes the risk

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No rights according to collective agreements General pension but no supplementary No unemployment insurance Can be combined with employment (maximum 40%) • The employment is called “assistenttjänst”

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Scholarship - is not an employment • No tax • No demand on service in return • You cannot work

• No health insurance and insurance for parental leave • KTH has some additional insurance now

• No rules for holiday • No pension • No unemployment insurance • If already insured – freeze time!

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Other Employments • Employed by the “industry” • Working as a teacher, or some other university job • Other university • Hospitals… • Other…

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Salary levels for employed doctoral candidates at KTH Present agreement 1/10 2014 – 30/9 2015: Level 1 (start) Level 2 (30%) Level 3 (50%) Level 4 (80%)

27400 SEK 28100 SEK 30000 SEK 32000 SEK

Minimal salaries Not lower other employments

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When do I reach the next salary level? (1/2) From the agreement: ”Fordringarna för uppflyttning till steg 2, steg 3, och steg 4 anses ha uppnåtts efter 30 %, 50 % respektive 80 % av den planerade studietiden enligt den årligen upprättade individuella studieplanen. … Vid avsteg … ska huvudhandledaren och skolans forskarutbildningsansvarig ge skriftlig motivering utifrån uppföljning av den individuella studieplanen.” http://intra.kth.se/polopoly_fs/1.291595!/Menu/general/colum n-content/attachment/Doktorandstegen%20avtal%202011.pdf

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When do I reach the next salary level? (2/2) • No demand on a certain number of articles etc. • No demand on licentiate degree to reach level 3 • No demand of date for dissertation to reach level 4 • ISP may contain above as goals

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Membership of SULF Full fee Doctoral candidate Scholarship PhD Scholarship Post Doctor Part time (