JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2019 - January 31, 2020

University of Cambridge

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Faculty of Economics
Research Assistant/Associate (Fixed Term)

JOE ID Number: 2019-02_111464302
Date Posted: 11/14/2019
Date Inactive: 01/31/2020
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Research Assistant/Associate (Fixed Term)
Section: International: Other Academic (Visiting or Temporary)
Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UNITED KINGDOM
JEL Classification: D -- Microeconomics
Keywords:
Microeconomics
Econometrics
Economics
Salary Range: £26,715-£40,322
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The funds for this post are available until December 2021 (included) in a first instance.

The Faculty of Economics seeks applications for two post-doctoral candidates starting as soon as January 2020 and no later than September 2020. The posts are attached to Dr Koen Jochmans’s ERC project on inference in micro econometric models (MiMo). We are primarily looking for theoretical micro-econometricians with interest in panel data models and the econometrics of networks. Broader interests are welcomed. Excellent programming skills in Matlab and/or Stata would be a valuable asset.

The candidates will be active members of the Economics Faculty and of the Econometrics group in particular. The group is comprised of Richard Smith, Andrew Harvey, Oliver Linton, Alexei Onatskiy, Koen Jochmans, and Debopam Bhattacharya.

Successful candidates who have been awarded their PhD will be employed on University Grade 7 for Research Associates (Fellowships), with the salary starting at £32,816 to £40,322 per annum, and those without a PhD by the starting date will be employed on University Grade 5 for Research Assistants starting at £26,715 to £30,942 per annum. Research Associates would also have the possibility of joining one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge.

Application Requirements:
  • External Application URL and Instructions Below
Application deadline: 12/15/2019
Application Instructions:
Applications should consist of:

- Expression of interest cover letter;
- Curriculum vitae;
- Job market paper;
- Supplementary material containing other available research papers;
- Any other material deemed relevant by the candidate.

Three references will be sought upon receipt of application.

To apply online for this vacancy, please go to http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/24017/. This will route you to the University's Web Recruitment System, where you will need to register an account (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form