Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Doctoral Student in Economics

Type of employment: Limit of tenure, 4 years
Extent: 100 %
Location: Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy, CIRCLE, Lund
First day of employment: by agreement
Official Records Number: PEPA 2011/776

This position is within the research area concerning innovation, entrepreneurship and development in regions of varying economic density. The doctoral programme formally ends with the doctoral candidate publicly defends his/her printed doctoral thesis. The holder of the position has as his/her primary obligation to successfully fulfil his/her third cycle education ending with a doctoral degree (PhD).

The position presupposes that the successful applicant is accepted as a doctoral student at the PhD-program at the Department of Economics.
Job assignments

The research will be developed in connection with the research project R-ARE, which is a long-term project focused on entrepreneurship, innovation and development in regions of varying economic density. R-ARE is placed at CIRCLE and is led by Professor Martin Andersson at CIRCLE. The project is carried out in collaboration with the Jönköping International Business School, and includes several international research partners in Europe and US. More information about the R-ARE project may be found at http://www.circle.lu.se/research/ongoing-projects.

The accepted candidate will get access to extensive research databases, such as longitudinal matched employer-establishment-firm databases for Sweden that are linked to firm-level Community of Innovation Surveys as well as patent and R&D data. These databases may be used for empirical research in the dissertation work.
Eligibility/Entry Requirements

An applicant has basic eligibility for third cycle studies if he or she: 1. has been awarded a second cycle degree, 2. has completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, including at least 60 credits at second cycle level, or 3. has acquired the equivalent knowledge in some other way, either in Sweden or abroad (Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 7, Section 39) An applicant is eligible to be admitted to the third cycle degree programme in Economics if he or she fulfils the basic eligibility requirements, and has documented qualifications worth at least 90 credits in Economics and independent projects (degree projects) worth at least 15 credits in Economics. The official plan of studies for a doctoral degree in Economics can be found at, www.nek.lu.se/FU/document/EHLEconomicsDr.pdf.

Basis of Assessment

Regulations concerning appointment as a doctoral student can be found in the Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 5, 1-7 §§ and SFS 1998:80. For appointment to the position, the applicant is required to be eligible for admission to the doctoral (PhD) programme in Economics. The Head of Department decides upon the admission of doctoral students. The applicants will be assessed on the basis of their prospects of meeting the requirements for a doctoral degree (PhD) in economics with a focus on the research areas of the R-ARE project. Particular emphasis will be placed upon the academic qualifications of the applicants. Previous experience with research projects, applications of empirical methods in economics and ability to cooperate with others will be considered merits. Fluent English is a requirement.