Projectassistent at the dept of Economic History, 50%, 6 month. - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply
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Lund University, LUSEM, Department of Economic History
Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 47 000 students and more than 8 800 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.
Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.
Lund University School of Economics and Management is one of eight faculties within Lund University. More than 4 000 students and 450 researchers, teachers and other staff are engaged here in training and research in economic history, business administration, business law, informatics, economics, statistics and research policy.
Lund University School of Economics and Management is accredited by the three largest and most influential accreditation institutes for business schools: EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB. Only just over 100 business schools in the world have achieved this prestigious Triple Crown accreditation.
Job description
The Department of Economic History at Lund University is hiring 1 project assistant for the project “The long run effects of returnees from the emigration to America on Swedish entrepreneurship“ (https://entrepreneurshipreturnees.wordpress.com/). The assistant will, in this part of the project, primarily work with modern data in order to compile datasets on entrepreneurship from large databases in Statistic Sweden’s MONA-system. The work entails working with coordinate information in Statistic Sweden data such that the analyses can be undertaken using geographical units as the unit of analysis. The assistant may also be providing analysis results from the compiled material.
Requirements and merits
The work requires knowledge and experience of working with large databases, particularly desirable is experience with MONA. Ability to work in Stata is a requirement. Experience with SQL and geographical coordinate system is desirable, as is experience with statistical analysis, in particular regression analysis. Most likely you have at least bachelor’s degree, even though this is not a requirement. Experience of writing reports and/or essays is meriting.
We will attach great importance to personal suitability and capacity for cooperation. Consideration will be given to good teamwork, accuracy and independence, ability to analyze and solve problems, and how the applicant, through his or her experience and competence, is expected to supplement and strengthen the research group to which he / she will be included in the institution.
Terms
Time-limited employment, 6 months, 50% with start date as soon as possible / according to agreement.
Instructions for application
The application must contain a personal letter stating why you are interested in the employment and the way in which your employment matches your merit. The application must also contain a CV, diploma or equivalent and other items that you wish to claim, such as copies of grades, references to references, recommendation letters.
| Type of employment | Special fixed-term employment |
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| Employment expires | 2019-02-28 |
| Contract type | Part-time |
| Number of positions | 1 |
| Full-time equivalent | 50 |
| City | Lund |
| County | Skåne län |
| Country | Sweden |
| Reference number | PA2018/2539 |
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| Published | 12.Jul.2018 |
| Last application date | 31.Jul.2018 |