Doctoral student in Economic History – Gender Equality on the Road to Modernity - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Assigned duties

Those appointed to doctoral studentship shall primarily devote themselves to their studies, aimed toresult 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 percent of a full time post.

The PhD position is linked to the research project Gender Equality on the Road to Modernity. France and Sweden in a Long-run Comparative Perspective, funded by Handelsbankens forskningsstiftelser. The PhD student will work in this project in collaboration with other project members.

Eligibility / Admission requirements

A person meets the general admission requirements for third-cycle courses and study programmes if heor 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 https://www.lusem.lu.se/study/phd

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, see the general syllabus for third-cycle studies, available at www.lusem.lu.se/study/phd.

The applicant’s ability to benefit from third-cycle studies and research will primarily be assessed on the basis of academic results from the first and second cycle.

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 scientific work.
• Good statistical and econometric knowledge.
• Data management skills and experience in working with large databases.
• Proficiency in written and oral communication.
• Proficient Swedish language skills.
• Relevant educational background, for example in economic history, statistics, economics, economic demography, or economic geography
• Other relevant experiences for third-cycle education, such as work experience.

We are interested in applicants with a strong commitment and interest in economic history, reading historical sources, working with large regional and longitudinal databases, GIS tools and quantitative methods

Project

This project aims to clarify the dynamics behind the long-run development process – through the lens of gender equality – from pre-industrial times until today. We know very little about how much and through what mechanisms gender equality affected the long-term development process. The project will collect and gather an extensive database about demographic, socio-economic, and cultural variables, in a regional comparative perspective.

Statistical tools and advanced econometric methods will be applied to assess the causal relationships between gender equality and demographic and economic developments – using spatial and temporal variation, and accounting both for adjustment and diffusion explanations. The project will explore national and regional variations in France and Sweden and analyze how these variations can be explained by social, economic, demographic, cultural, and institutional factors. The comparison of France and Sweden will add further contribution in uncovering the origins and dynamics behind the virtuous circle of societal and economic development experienced by Western Europe over the past two hundred years.

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:

• Personal letter in which the applicant gives a short description of him/herself and his/her research interests and its relevance for the project, maximum 3 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.