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Doctoral students in Economic History
The Unit of Economic History is a research-intensive unit that employs about 15 persons, including professors, associate professors, senior lecturers, researchers, Ph.D. candidates and technical/administrative staff. The Graduate studies in economic history at Umeå University are partly organized together with other economic history departments in Sweden. Research is regularly published in international peer reviewed journals. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods are used. The Unit of Economic History has well developed research collaborations on local, national and international levels, reflecting strong international publication in the following research areas: business history, environmental and energy history, financial history, economic growth and structural change, political economy and agricultural history. More information is available at the Department’s research website: https://www.umu.se/enheten-for-ekonomisk-historia/forskning/
Assigned duties
Those appointed to doctoral studentship shall primarily devote their time to doctoral studies, aimed to result in a doctoral degree. Work carried out during the studentship consists of own research as well as participation in postgraduate courses (third-cycle studies). Those appointed to doctoral studentships may also work, to a limited extent, with educational tasks and administration at the Unit of Economic history. However, duties of this kind may not comprise of more than 20 per cent of a full-time post. If so, the period of employment will be extended from four to five years.
Eligibility / Admission requirements
A person meets the general admission requirements for third-cycle courses and study programs if he or she has:
(Högskoleförordningen 7 kap, 39 § - 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.aurora.umu.se/globalassets/dokument/enheter/samfak/regler-och-riktlinjer/forskarutbildning/allmanna-studieplaner/fn--beslut-ekonomisk-historia.pdf
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 https://www.aurora.umu.se/globalassets/dokument/enheter/samfak/regler-och-riktlinjer/forskarutbildning/allmanna-studieplaner/fn--beslut-ekonomisk-historia.pdf
The following will be considered:
Project
The PhD position is carried out as an independent work within your own topic of choice. Therefor large consideration is paid to the attached Dissertation plan.
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 graduate studies in economic history.
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
The application is to be submitted on the University recruitment system August 31, 2020, at the latest.
Your application
The application should contain:
The applicant is encouraged to name a maximum of two references with full contact details. We do not encourage or consider recommendation letters submitted together with the application.
Contact person for the call
Fredrik Olsson Spjut: +46 (0)907866034 e-mail: fredrik.olsson-spjut@umu.se
Welcome with your application!
Type of employment | Temporary position |
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Contract type | Full time |
First day of employment | October 1, 2020 or upon agreement |
Salary | Månadslön |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100 % |
City | Umeå |
County | Västerbottens län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | AN 2.2.1-959-20 |
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Published | 18.Jun.2020 |
Last application date | 31.Aug.2020 11:59 PM CEST |