PhD student in Social and Economic Geography

The Department of Social and Economic Geography at Umeå University is an interdisciplinary research environment of around 45 employees.Social and Economic Geography is concerned with the world's peoples and how their lives and activities are influenced by distance to natural resources, other activities and other people.The department provides a spatial perspective on demographic, economic, social and cultural conditions and processes, from the local to the global.For further information about the department see: www.umu.se/soc_econ_geography and for more information about the PhD programme in general see http://www8.umu.se/soc_econ_geography/forskning/Fo-utbplan.pdf For more information about the position, see: http://www.jobb.umu.se For further information, please contact Prof. The procedure for recruitment for the position is in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance (chapt.12, 2 ) and the decision regarding the position cannot be appealed.Your complete application, marked with reference number 313-449-09, should be sent to the Registrar, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden to arrive June 16, 2009 at the latest. We look forward to receiving your application!