Sweden : PhD Positions In Economics/Econometrics, Umea University

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Umeå University announces…

Umeå University - with its 29,000 students and over 4,000 employees – is an organisation in constant change and development. The university’s researchers carry out excellence within several areas of research, and many of them are among the world’s elite. We are one of Sweden’s largest providers of education and offer a broad and attractive range of courses and programmes. Our campus constitutes an inspiring environment for everyone that studies and works here. We wish to co-operate with companies and organisations throughout the Umeå region and all over the world.

PhD students in Economics/Econometr ics

The Department of Economics conducts research and education within the field of economics. The main research areas at the department are econometrics, environmental economics, labour economics, and public economics. The department offers two PhD programs; economics and econometrics. We now announce four to five positions as PhD students starting September 1, 2009, and for a maximum duration of four years full time.

The qualification requirements to be admitted as a doctoral student is an exam on the advanced level, course requirements of at least 240 ECTS out of which 90 ECTS are obtained at the advanced level, and 90 ECTS in economics. Those who fulfil the earlier requirements for admission to studies at the PhD level, i.e. a bachelor degree of 180 ECTS with 90 ECTS in economics, can also be considered eligible for admission to PhD studies. For admission to the PhD program in econometrics, the applicant must also fulfil course requirements of at least 60 ECTS in statistics or mathematical statistics. A person who in some other system in the country or abroad has acquired corresponding university education has eligibility for admission.

Applications should include a curriculum vitae, copies of degree certificates, a preliminary research plan (1-2 pages) describing the proposed research area as well as a plan for how the research will be conducted, scientific writing (e.g. undergraduate thesis), contact details of at least two references, and possibly other material that the applicant wishes to refer to. Applicants with an exam from a university outside of Sweden are required to take the GMAT- (or GRE) and TOEFL-tests, and have the results from the tests sent to the university. Applications belonging to any of the department’s main research areas will be given priority. We wish that you spend your time here in Umeå in order to follow courses and seminars and to participate in our academic environment. If you wish, there is a possibility to be a teaching assistant on our undergraduate courses.

For further information, contact Kenneth Backlund (head of department) +46-(0)90-786 78 78 or Kurt Brännäs (director of graduate studies) +46-(0)90-786 61 01. More information about the department of economics is provided at the department’s home page: www.econ.umu. se

Union information is available from SACO, +46-(0)90-786 51 53, SEKO civil, +46-(0)90-786 52 96 and ST, +46-(0)90-786 54 31.

Applications will be discarded or, if the applicant so wishes, returned two years after the positions have been filled.

Your complete application, marked with reference number 313-374-09, should be sent to the Registrar, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden to arrive June 1, 2009 at the latest.