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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.
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.
The PhD position is linked to the research project A consumer revolution? Evidence from Sweden, funded by Handelsbankens forskningsstiftelser. The PhD student will work in this project in collaboration with the other project members, professor Mats Olsson and docent Erik Bengtsson.
A person meets the general admission requirements for third-cycle courses and study programmes if he or she has:
(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 https://www.lusem.lu.se/study/phd
Due to the nature of the source material, good reading comprehension in Swedish is necessary. A proficient level of English is required in both written and oral communication.
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 https://www.lusem.lu.se/study/phd
Applicant’s general competence:
We are interested in applicants with an interest in Early Modern history, consumption, material living standards and culture, inequality, and economic development.
Project
The aim of the project is to study living standards, consumption and economic development in Sweden from the mid-17th century to the mid-19th century. Did the material standard of living improve in terms of ownership of clothing, furniture, household appliances and other things? How similar or different was urban development to that of the countryside? How was the standard of living compared to other European countries studied? How did the degree of specialization versus multitasking develop in Swedish households’ supply strategies? In the project, we will address these and similar questions. Our main source material is a couple of thousand probate inventories from southern Sweden covering the years 1680–1720, 1770–90 and 1840–60, from both the countryside and cities. With this rich material, that is consistent over a long period of time, we can provide an almost unique insight into the development of material life in Europe. The probate inventories provide an opportunity to investigate the consumption and ownership of textiles, colonial products such as coffee and sugar, and furniture. Here, the project relates to discussions about Early Modern consumption and consumption as a driving force for economic development. We are also interested in household ownership of tools and the importance of the division of labour for economic development. The study has bearing on the discussion about the drivers and dynamics of pre-industrial economic development, as well as on the discussion on historical living standards and how it should be measured and understood.
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 must be written in English.
The application should contain:
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.
Type of employment | Temporary position |
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First day of employment | 2020-08-31 |
Salary | Monthly salary |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100 |
City | Lund |
County | Skåne län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | PA2020/1783 |
Contact |
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Published | 24.May.2020 |
Last application date | 18.Jun.2020 |