University of British Columbia

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Vancouver School of Economics – University of British Columbia

Position Type: Postdoctoral Fellow

Categories/Specialties:

• Computational Economics
• Data Science in Economics
• Quantitative Macroeconomics
• Applied Econometrics/Machine Learning

Deadline: 2019-01-15

Description:
The Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Innovative Data in Economics (CIDE). Starting date: July 1, 2019. We are seeking outstanding candidates with an interest in the use of data-science, computational, and quantitative methods in economics. We will consider any field associated with those methods, but special consideration will be given for those in applied macroeconomics.

Qualifications: For appointment, the candidate must have a Ph.D. (or solid indication of imminent completion) in a relevant field, and demonstrate excellence or clear promise of excellence in teaching and in research. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain an active program of research and teaching, and working with faculty and CIDE, to build research capacity in computational economics and data-science. Postdoctoral researchers are hired for a one or two-year fixed-term appointment, as mutually agreed upon. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. See full ad and instructions here: https://economics.ubc.ca