Swedish Association of University Teachers – SULF

Swedish Association of University Teachers, SULF, is the association for university teachers, researchers and doctoral candidates. SULF, is a member of the Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations (Saco), whose members are professionals with university or college education.

  • SULF (Sveriges universitetslärarförbund) is the union and professional association for university teachers, researchers and doctoral candidates.
  • SULF is focused entirely on higher education. This means that the association has a great deal of experience and knowledge of higher education, research and postgraduate education. We know universities.
  • SULF negotiates, informs, debates and influences the shape of higher education and research – now and in the future. Negotiations with employers take place at both the national and local levels. If you join
  • SULF, we will negotiate on your behalf. SULF is not connected to any political party and is affiliated to Saco. SULF has around
  • 19,500 members.

SULF's priority issues include:

  • Gender equality in higher education.
  • Increased resources for higher quality in undergraduate education, graduate education, and research.
  • Competitive salaries for university teachers in comparison with the rest of the labour market.
  • Employment security.
  •  Academic freedom in the workplace.
  •  The right to do research and pursue continuing education on the job.
  • Scope for teachers to improve their qualifications on the job with an eye to promotion.
  • Equal terms of employment for teachers promoted internally on their merits as for those appointed following competitive procedures.
  •  Time for teachers without doctoral degrees to pursue doctorates on the job.
  • Full salaried fellowships for doctoral students upon admission to graduate programs.
  • Improved working conditions for doctoral students regarding supervision, workplace, and other resources.
  • Enhanced opportunities for international contacts and sojourns at foreign universities.
  • Follow-up and impact analysis of recent reforms in employment forms and graduate education.
  • More post-doctoral positions.

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