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Ph.D. candidate in Economic History with a focus on Economic Demography at Lund UniversityThe Centre for Economic Demography and the Department for Economic History announces two PhD candidate positions in the field:  Historical Demography and social mobility using longitudinal data (2 positions).These positions are partly funded by the EU-project LONGPOP. Applicants must apply both to the Department of Economic History at Lund University and to LONGPOP (http://longpop-itn.eu/recruitment/ , ESR3 and ESR12).In addition to the basic requirements, successful applicants must have a strong background in statistical analysis and experience of working with  large datasets. Programming skills (R, STATA, etc.) are also highly valued.Contact: Professor Martin Dribe( Martin.Dribe@ekh.lu.se).The deadline for application is April 15, 2016. For more information on how to apply to the Department of Economic History, see: https://lu.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:job/jobID:90474/.Please state clearly which of the position(s) you apply to.Martin DribeProfessor of Economic HistoryDirector, Center for Economic DemographySchool of Economics and Management, Lund UniversityVisiting scholar, Cornell Population Center, Cornell University (August 2015 - June 2016)http://www.ekh.lu.se/personal/staff/ekh-mdr