Part Time Research Assistant Position at UPF Barcelona for Prof. Jan Eeckhout's ERC Project

Updated: 3 months ago
Job Type: PartTime
Deadline: 08 Feb 2024

25 Jan 2024
Job Information
Organisation/Company

UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA
Department

Department of Economics and Business
Research Field

Economics
Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country

Spain
Application Deadline

8 Feb 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Athens)
Type of Contract

To be defined
Job Status

Part-time
Hours Per Week

7,5
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

H2020 / ERC
Reference Number

882499
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

H2020-Adg-Market Power and Secular Macroeconomic Trends- 882499 is looking to hire a PhD student in an advance stage of writing their thesis.

The research work is primarily concerned with the effect of market power on the labor market, as well as withsearch, matching and sorting theory applied to labor markets.

The job duties of the research assistant include:
1. Advanced empirical work on the recent developments in the labor market. This would require collectingdata, cleaning data and detailed data analysis using large data sets like the CPS, ACS, SIPP, LEHD and COMPUSTAT. Routine tasks would involve not only replication of findings in current literature but also usingnovel methodologies to establish new findings about the labor market.
2. Advanced computational work involving coding heterogeneous agent models and conducting estimationof key model parameters to match the moments in the data and test model predictions.
3. Theoretical modeling and knowledge of models of the labor market (search and matching) and marketpower are necessary to estimate and numerically solve these model economies.
4. Attention to detail and documenting the research tasks performed are a crucial part of the job. It isexpected that the candidate conducts independent literature reviews and incorporates and adheres to state ofthe art empirical and computational standards.


Requirements
Research Field
Economics
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Computational Aptitude: Given the type of work involved candidates should have an exceptionally strong programming background. The candidate must possess experience working with MATLAB and Stata. In addition, working knowledge of R and Python along with knowledge of numerical optimization and estimation techniques.


Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Excellent

Additional Information
Selection process

1. Stage 1: To apply please send your C.V and Cover letter (Max. 1 page) detailing your suitability for the jobas a single pdf document to
[email protected]
2. Stage 2: Shortlisted candidates may be be invited for a short interview.


Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA
Country
Spain
Geofield


Where to apply
E-mail

[email protected]

Contact
City

Barcelona
Website

http://www.econ.upf.edu
Street

C. Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27
Postal Code

08005

STATUS: EXPIRED

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