PhD position at PRDH (Programme de recherche en démographie historique, Université de Montréal)
Under the supervision of Professors Lisa Dillon and Alain Gagnon
Topic: Historical demography
Starting date: 1 September 2017 (negotiable)
Duration: 3 years
Salary and requirements: see original job announcement attached (en français & in English)
Deadline for application: March 31 2017
Job description
The doctoral student will use historical Québec microdata to produce a Ph.D. thesis based on a set of research articles publishable in international refereed journals.
This doctoral scholarship is offered as part of a research project, « Kinship Influences on Fertility and Longevity in Quebec and Utah: a comparative study of two historic founder populations, » financed by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). This project studies demographic responses to socio-economic shocks and pressure in pre- demographic transition Quebec and Utah, exploring the mediating role of kinship networks on fertility and mortality outcomes. The project draws upon longitudinal data from the historic populations of Quebec (1800-1849), Saguenay Lac St.-Jean (1837-1900) and Utah (1800-1900).
The doctoral student will explore: 1) kinship networks and kin availability in Quebec ; 2) long-term trends, demographic interactions and the impact of economic and environmental change; and 3) the relative influence of kinship, environment and economic opportunity.