Full time post-doc researcher on Bayesian Statistics

3 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA

Department

Department of Economics and Business

Research Field

Mathematics » Statistics
Economics » Econometrics

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

8 Apr 2024 - 17:00 (Europe/Madrid)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

37,5

Offer Starting Date

1 Jun 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

European Union / Next Generation EU

Reference Number

CNS2022-135963

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

A position of research staff is called for under a temporary contract with funding from the Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia for the execution of the project "Ampliando Límites en Inferencia Estadística".

The functions to be developed are:
Elaboration of academic articles where theory and methodology of data analysis are developed for graphical models, causal inference and model selection in regression contexts. Implementation of this methodology in free software.

Experience in research on Bayesian statistics is required

Requirements

Research Field

Economics » Econometrics

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Mathematics » Statistics

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Specific tasks:

- During months 1-6, the researcher will formulate a Bayesian statistical approach to learn directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) from multivariate data, where the parameterization is designed to consider that the goal is to know the total causal effect of a treatment variable on an outcome. The formulation will include the study of the relationship between this parameterization and standard DAG parameterizations, regarding the interpretation of the parameters and how to impose constraints to enforce the conditional independences imposed by the DAG.
- During months 7-12 the researcher will implement the methodology developed in open source software, illustrate the methodology with empirical examples and prepare a manuscript for publication.

Specific Requirements

GENERAL
a) Be in possession of the Doctor's degree
b) Not having been separated by means of a disciplinary file from the service of any of the public administrations, nor having been disqualified by a final judgment for the performance of public functions. In the case of being a national of another State, not being disqualified or in an equivalent situation or having been subjected to disciplinary sanctions or
equivalent that prevents, in their State, access to public jobs in the same terms.
SPECIFIC
a) Experience in research on Bayesian statistics.

These participation requirements must be fulfilled on the last day of the deadline for submitting applications, they must be able to be reliably proven at any time during the selection process and they must continue to be fulfilled on the date of signing the contract.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Research Field

Mathematics » StatisticsEconomics » Econometrics

Years of Research Experience

1 - 4

Additional Information
Benefits

Dedication: 37.5 hours per week
Remuneration of the contract: Annual gross amount 39,952.80 Euros.
The duration of this contract is expected to be one year.

Selection process

When evaluating the candidates, it will be taken into account that they comply with the general and specific requirements and their suitability for the job will be assessed with the following documentation provided:
 C.V
 Research statement

Website for additional job details

https://www.upf.edu/web/econ/research-project-positions

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Economics and Business Department, Pompeu Fabra University.

Country

Spain

State/Province

Barcelona

City

Barcelona

Postal Code

08005

Street

Ramon Trias Fargas, 25

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

Draft

City

Barcelona

Website

http://www.econ.upf.edu

Street

C. Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27

Postal Code

08005

STATUS: EXPIRED