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
[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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