3-6 Positions PhD Program in Economics: University of Gothenburg 1552 views

3-6 Positions PhD Program in Economics at the Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg.

Reference No.: PAR 2018/1550

Department of Economics at the University of Gothenburg announces 3-6 positions in the PhD program in the field of Economics with a starting date of September 1, 2019.

Overview

The department aims at recruiting three-six PhD students who will be employed on a regular and fully financed Swedish PhD position.

Duration: The program starts September 1, 2019; the expected date of completion is May, 2024. The first two (02) years are largely dominated by coursework whereas the remainder are primarily devoted to research and thesis writing as well as departmental work and teaching duties.

Requirements / Eligibility

1. Masters in economics or related field, like finance or statistics.
2. Basic eligibility: applicant must have a degree awarded at advanced level; or have completed studies for at least 240 higher education credits of which at least 60 higher education credits were awarded at advanced level; or have equivalent qualifications.

Special eligibility: applicant must have completed at least 90 higher education credits in economics; or have completed at least 30 higher education credits in economics at advanced level; or have equivalent qualifications.

Further information
Please contact:

Randi Hjalmarsson, Professor and Director of PhD Program in Economics, hjalmarsson@economics.gu.se

Application Procedure

To apply to be admitted to the PhD program at the University of Gothenburg, candidates must apply through the University of Gothenburg´s recruiting system (see below).

The application should include:

4. A short description of your goals and visions with the doctoral position, highlighting your current research interests (1-2 A4-pages, written in English).
5. short description of the submitted documentation (listed), your social security number (if you have one), and a list of 1-3 reviewers (see point 8 below)
6. CV
7. Copy of exam certificates
8. Register of university courses with grades
9. Copy of thesis paper or other scientific publications. If you submit more than one scientific paper, please indicate which of the papers that you would like to have priority in the Board’s assessment.
10. GRE Exam Scores (recommended)
11. Letter(s) of recommendation (should be sent separately by the reviewers) to phd2019reference@economics.gu.se.Deadline: January 31, 2019