The IESEG School of Management and the LEM (Lille Economics and Management, CNRS–University of Lille) invite applications for a fully funded 3-year PhD position in Economics, starting in September 2026. The position focuses on Economic History, Family Economics, and Economic Development using historical data.

The PhD project, titled “Access to Healthcare, Human Capital and Economic Growth in France,” investigates how inequalities in access to medical services influenced demographic behaviour, human capital formation, and long-run economic development during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The project combines historical microdata, genealogical datasets, and modern econometric methods to study outcomes such as fertility, infant mortality, migration, education, and long-term socioeconomic trajectories.

The successful candidate will be integrated into the ANR-funded FaMiGrowth project (“Families, Migration and Long-run Economic Growth in Europe”), benefiting from access to large-scale genealogical data infrastructure and collaboration with an international research team. The PhD will be supervised by Thomas Baudin and Adrien Montalbo.
 
Key details
Institution: IESEG School of Management & LEM (CNRS – University of Lille)
Location: Lille, France
Start date: September 2026
Duration: 3 years
Salary: approx. €2300 gross/month, plus benefits
Deadline for applications: April 15, 2026

Candidate profile
Applicants should hold (or be close to completing) a Master’s degree in Economics or Econometrics, with strong training in econometrics and interest in economic history, population/family economics, or development economics. Experience with statistical software such as Stata, R, or SAS is an asset. The working language is English.

Applications should include:

-CV
-Academic transcripts (Bachelor’s and Master’s)
- Two letters of recommendation
- A sample of research work (e.g., thesis chapter)
- A motivation letter
- Applications must be submitted through the recruitment platform:

https://recruitment.ieseg.fr/jobs/7369593-ph-d-position-in-economics?promotion=1887302-trackable-share-link-pdf-annonce

For further information, please contact:
 Adrien Montalbo – a.montalbo[at]ieseg.fr
 Thomas Baudin – t.baudin[at]ieseg.fr