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Doctoral student in Economic History, the artisans and the Swedish industrialization

Project
This PhD-position is a part of the project In the shadow of the factories: The artisans before and during the industrial breakthrough, funded by Handelsbankens forskningsstiftelser. The purpose of the project is to study the dynamics of craft production in relation to the industrial, social and institutional development during the latter half of the nineteenth century. For this purpose, the project members build a longitudinal database comprising craftsmen and their businesses in Sweden. There are great opportunities for the PhD-student to formulate research questions within the scope of the project. The database is based upon the primary documents of the official industrial statistics. Since the material will be entirely or partly machine read, the PdD-student is supposed to have an interest in, and ideally, previous experience of digital methods.

Assigned duties
Those appointed to doctoral studentship shall primarily devote themselves to their studies, aimed to result in a doctoral degree. Work carried out during the studentship consists of participation in research projects as well as successful participation in postgraduate (third-cycle) courses. Those appointed to doctoral studentships may also work, to a limited extent, with educational tasks and administration at the Department of Economic history. However, duties of this kind may not comprise of more than 20 per cent of a full time post.

Eligibility / Admission requirements
A person meets the general admission requirements for third-cycle courses and study programmes if he or she has:

• Been awarded a second-cycle degree; or
• Satisfied the requirements for courses comprising of at least 240 credits of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second-cycle; or
• Acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.

(Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 7, Section 39)

Specific admission requirements for doctoral studies in each subject are specified in the relevant general syllabus, available at http://staff.lusem.lu.se/phd-studies/phd-programmes.

Other requirements
A proficient level of English is required in both written and oral communication.

Basis of assessment
Admittance of a doctoral student is based on an assessment of the candidate’s ability to benefit from third-cycle studies.

The applicant’s ability to benefit from third-cycle studies and research will be assessed with reference to the selection criteria stated in the relevant general syllabus for third-cycle studies, available at http://staff.lusem.lu.se/phd-studies/phd-programmes.

Applicant’s general competence:

• Quality and content of previous written work, such as a Master’s thesis.
• Ability to participate actively in the Department’s research environment.
• Ability to perform independent work.
• Ability for written and oral communication. It is also a merit to be able to read Swedish documents and research literature.
• Relevant educational background and grades/grade average.
• Relevant work experience.

Terms of employment
Fixed-term employment, maximum four years (fulltime studies).

Only those admitted to third-cycle courses and study programmes at a higher education may be appointed to doctoral student.

For regulations concerning employment of doctoral students etc, see the Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 5, Sections 1-7.

For regulations concerning admission to third-cycle courses and study programs, see the Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 5, Sections 34-41.

Application procedure
Please use Lund University job application portal when applying: http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about/work-at-lund-university

The application should contain:

• Personal letter in which the applicant gives a short description of him/herself and his/her research interests (max three pages).
• Curriculum vitae.
• Grade transcripts.
• Master thesis or similar degree projects.
• If appropriate, documented language skills relevant for third-cycle studies.
• Other documents that the applicant wishes to submit.

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

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and asset.

Remarks
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The English version of this announcement is an interpretation of national formalities expressed in the Swedish text. In case of uncertainties, the Swedish text applies.