Researcher in economic history - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Lund University is now seeking researchers in economic history. The position is based at the Department of Economic History, School of Economics and Management

The School of Economics and Management at Lund University is one of the university’s eight faculties. It is home to more than 4,000 students and 450 researchers, teachers, and other staff engaged in education and research in economic history, business administration, business law, informatics, economics, and statistics.

The School of Economics and Management at Lund University is accredited by the three largest and most influential accreditation bodies for business schools: EQUIS, AMBA, and AACSB. Only just over 100 business schools worldwide have achieved this prestigious so-called Triple Crown accreditation.

The Department of Economic History is a research-intensive department with around 70 employees, including researchers, teachers, technical and administrative staff, and doctoral students. The department has a large doctoral training programme and coordinates three international master’s programmes. It has a well-established reputation for its broad research focused on long-term processes, where economic theory and quantitative methods are important methodological tools. Strong research areas at the department include economic growth and structural transformation, innovation, energy and sustainability, development economics and economic demography, as well as financial history, education, and labour markets. More information is available on the department’s website.

Subject area and duties

The subject area is economic history.

The duties consist primarily of research, but also include teaching and certain administrative tasks. The position is linked to a project that examines longitudinal changes in income and occupations later in life among male-headed households in Stockholm between 1800 and 1880, using the existing Historical Linked Stockholm Sample dataset. The project also analyses the extent to which children may have supported their ageing parents in order to smooth variations in living standards over the life cycle.

Requirements

• A completed PhD in economic history, and
• Demonstrated teaching expertise.

Merits / Desirable qualifications

• Publications in journals or with book publishers that use an international peer-review system
• Publications within the project’s research area
• Training in higher education teaching and learning
• Experience teaching Swedish and European economic history
• Documented administrative ability

Assessment criteria

The School of Economics and Management seeks to maintain a balance between research and teaching in all appointments. In the assessment of applicants, equal weight will therefore be given to scientific and teaching expertise. Administrative ability will also be taken into account.

In the overall assessment of scientific expertise, publications in journals or with book publishers that use an international peer-review system are considered a strong merit. Publications within the project’s research area are also considered meritorious.

Consideration will be given to how the applicant, through their experience and expertise, can be assessed as complementing and strengthening the department’s research and teaching.

In the assessment of scientific expertise, particular weight will be given to:

• The quality and scope of the scientific output
• Publications in international peer-reviewed contexts
• Relevance to the project’s research area

In the assessment of teaching expertise, particular weight will be given to:

• Documented teaching experience and expertise
• Experience teaching within a relevant subject area
• Ability to plan, deliver, and develop teaching

In addition, the following will be taken into account:

• Administrative ability
• Ability to contribute to and collaborate within the department’s activities

Terms and conditions

The position is a fixed-term special appointment at 40% of full-time.

Application

The application must include:

1. A cover letter
2. CV and list of publications
3. A description of teaching and research qualifications, maximum three pages
4. One selected paper (working paper or publication, as a link or PDF)
5. Degree certificate(s), etc.

Applicants are encouraged to provide the names and contact details of up to two referees, but letters of recommendation will not be considered as part of the application.

Other

Lund University applies individual salary setting. Applicants are welcome to state their salary expectations in the application.