While mobility is advantageous for the research system as a whole, individual scientists may often encounter obstacles. Indeed, when moving to a new country, one discovers a lot of formal and informal structures and traditions. How is my university governed? Where can I get funding for my research? How is undergraduate teaching organised? What support can I expect as a member of faculty? Many members of the Young Academy of Sweden, among them several authors of this guide, moved to Sweden some years ago and
have had to face such obstacles. With this guide, our aim is to provide scientists having recently arrived in Sweden with important
information of how to navigate Swedish academia and as such contribute to removing time-consuming obstacles. This guide is primarily aimed at faculty who are newcomers to the Swedish research system, but we believe that some sections will also be relevant for postdocs and even for Swedish researchers transitioning to tenure-track positions.
