Last Date: 31st October 2024
Postdoctoral fellow in Economic History
Subject area
Economic history
The Department of Economic History is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Wallenberg Scholar project Unequal Lives: Socioeconomic Stratification, Life-Course, and Demography from Preindustrial Society to the Welfare State. The project is funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and will run to the end of 2029. It is led by professor Martin Dribe and aims to examine the long-term development of demographic inequalities and which forces that have contributed to the unequal lives people are living, not only in economic terms but also in life itself. The project will study different demographic outcomes by socioeconomic status at the individual level from a life-course and long-term perspective and analyze demographic change from the 19th century until today using individual life courses. The research is based on a newly developed data infrastructure – SwedPop – consisting of a number of historical population databases covering the entire population of Sweden to which official health and population registers from the 1960s onward has been linked.
The postdoctoral fellow will work closely with other members of the research group at the Centre for Economic Demography. More specifically the research is based on historical and contemporaty population censuses linked to death and migration registers. The research focus will be on mortality, migration and social mobility.
The Fellow must be willing toparticipate actively in common activities at the Centre and the Department of Economic History. The position involves a limited amountof teaching and/or supervision of Bachelor and Master’s Theses.
Eligibility/Entry Requirements
To be qualified for employment as Postdoctoral Fellow, an individual must hold a PhD in Economic History or related discipline (e.g. Economics, Sociology, Economic Geography, Statistics, History) awarded no more than three years ago (unless the applicant has been on parental leave or leave due to illness). Applications will also be accepted from persons who have not yet completed their PhD, but thiscondition must be satisfied at the time of employment.
Basis of Assessment
Scholarly proficiency is one of the requirements for employment. The candidate must have demonstrated a high degree of research expertise as manifested in the quality of the PhD dissertation and/orpublications. Documented experience of working with historical census data and record linkage isrequired, as well as documented experience with data management and statistical analysis using STATA.
The evaluation will take personal qualities, such as willingness to collaborate, academic independence,and communication skills, into consideration.
Conditions
Time-limited employment, full time, two years. The employment is regulated in a central collective agreement.
Application
Applications should be written in English and must include:
Cover letter
Curriculum Vitae
Publication list Certificates
References, etc
Lund University promotes an equal opportunities code. We encourage both men and women to apply forthis position.
Reference number PA2024/3052
Contact
Martin Dribe, +46462224677
Union representative
OFR/ST:Fackförbundet ST:s kansli, 046-2229362
SACO:Saco-s-rådet vid Lunds universitet, kansli@saco-s.lu.se
SEKO: Seko Civil, 046-2229366
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