Post doctoral fellow in Economic History, one or more - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Post doctoral fellow in Economic History, one or more

Type of employment: Limit of tenure, two years

Extent: 100 %

Location: Department of Economic History, Lund

First day of employment: January 1, 2019 or by appointment

Subject area: Economic History

Job assignments

The holder will conduct independent research in Economic History. She/he must be willing to intract with the students and to participate actively in the common activities of the Depratment of Economic History. The position involves a limited amount of teaching and/or supervision of Bachelor and Master's Theses. This may aomunt to a maximum of 20% working hours.

Eligibility

To be qualified for employment as post doc, an individual must hold a PhD in Economic History or related discipline (e.g. Economics, Sociology, Economic Geography, History), awarded no more than three years ago (unless the applicant has been on parental leave or leave due to illness). Applications will also be accepted from persons who have not yet completed their PhD, but this condition must be satisfied at the time of employment.

Basis of Assessment

Scholarly proficiency is the main requirement for employment.

The holder of the position should be competent and experienced enough to be able to carry out independent research in Economic History.

For appointment, the candidate must have demonstrated a high degree of research expertise as manifested in the quality of the PhD dissertation and publications.

In addition to the above, the following set of criteria will be applied in the assessment of candidates:

• international experience;
• other results and distinctions which attest to the applicant's ability to do research;
• ability to engage and inform society at large about research.

The evaluation will take the experience, knowledge and other personal qualities into consideration. The applicants’ ability to use their skills and experience to strengthen and supplement existing research activities within the Department of Economic History will also be considered.

Terms of Employment

This is a full-time, fixed-term employment of two years. The period of employment is determined in the agreement “Avtal om tidsbegränsad anställning som postdoktor” (“Agreement on fixed-term employment as a postdoctoral fellow”) between the employer organization and the union organizations (http://www.arbetsgivarverket.se/avtal--skrifter/avtal/avtal-om-tidsbegransad-anstallning-for-adjungerad-larare2/).

Application

Applications should be written in English and must include:

1. Cover letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Research plan, maximum three pages where the applicant presents her/his own ideas for research to be conducted
4. Publication list and one selected paper (publication or working paper, as web link or PDF)
5. Certificates, etc.

The applicant is encouraged to name a maximum of two persons who can give recommendations, but we do not consider recommendation letters with the application

Last day for application: 2018-10-19