Post-Doctoral Researcher in Labour Economics

Job title:

Post-Doctoral Researcher in Labour Economics

Company

University of Edinburgh

Job description

Job Description:UE07 – £40,247 – £47,874 per annum
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Science / School of Economics / Academic Staff
Fixed Term: from 01/09/2025 to 31/07/2028
Full time: 35 Hours per WeekThe School of Economics is growing and is seeking to appoint a Post-Doctoral Researcher. The research focus of this post is on sorting in the labour market, and the post is funded by the UKRI Horizon Europe Guarantee Grant “Multidimensional Sorting with Imperfectly Transferable Utility”. The successful candidate is expected to support the Principal Investigator (Dr Paweł Gola) in achieving the goals of the project; there are no teaching obligations connected to this post.Successful candidates will have a strong commitment to producing internationally excellent research. An ideal candidate would have demonstrated proficiency with structural modelling of the labour market, but candidates with demonstrable familiarity with sorting/matching models will be considered even without experience with data analysis. Applicants should have, or be close to completing, a PhD in economics or related field, and have demonstrable potential to publish their research in leading refereed journals.Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Paweł Gola, Associate Professor of Economics:Your skills and attributes for success:

• Have a PhD in Economics or be within 3 months of completion of a PhD at the start of the post in August 2025.
• Must be able to demonstrate an existing or developing record of research with potential for publication in leading peer-reviewed journals in economics.
• Must be able to demonstrate the ability to make an outstanding contribution to the research activities and intellectual life of the School of Economics.
• Have experience with sorting/matching models and/or structural modelling of labour markets
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills.

Please note that the University of Edinburgh defines completion of a PhD as the submission of the corrected thesis following the candidate’s viva examination, or when the candidate receives confirmation that there are no corrections to address. Interviews will be online and take place in February.Please click for a full job description including full selection criteria and an outlining of expected duties.If you already hold a contract of employment with the University of Edinburgh, you should apply via the internal applications portal .As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our

(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefitsHow to apply:To apply, all candidates must complete the following two steps of application (in any order) by 09th December 2024 (23:59 UK time), otherwise applications will not be considered.Step 1. Candidates must apply formally online via the University of Edinburgh recruitment website: Post-Doctoral Researcher in Economic Theory and Theoretical Industrial Organization – University of Edinburgh CareersStep 2. In addition, candidates must submit supporting documents, including a cover letter specifying interest in the position, a curriculum vitae, sample of research, a teaching statement and any other relevant materials, and arrange for two letters of recommendation, via the Econ Job Market website.Championing equality, diversity and inclusionThe University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our (opens new browser tab).The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.Key dates to noteThe closing date for applications is 11 February 2025.Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.About the Team:Edinburgh has long been associated with economics. In the eighteenth-century, Adam Smith lived and worked in the city. His first lectures to young lawyers in 1748-51 were delivered near where the South Bridge now stands. In his later years, he continued to revise his principal books The Theory of Moral Sentiments and the Wealth of Nations, and a substantial portion of Smith’s personal library is held by Edinburgh University Library. His friend David Hume, a resident of Edinburgh, noted in his day as a historian and now as a leading empiricist philosopher, wrote much acclaimed essays on economics.Today, the School of Economics includes 56 academic staff and team of 29 administrative and technical support staff, as well as visiting Professors and other associates. The academic staff include eleven professors, six senior lecturers, three senior teaching fellows, fourteen lecturers, one reader, and one teaching fellow.The School is characterised by its cohesiveness and informal research-led collegiality, with high quality research seminars and workshop programmes running on a weekly basis. The School has special research strength in economic theory, labour economics and applied econometrics in addition to an array of more dispersed expertise. In the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014), the School of Economics was placed 1st in Scotland and 8th in the UK by overall rating. In terms of the proportion of publications that are classified as world-leading, the School is ranked 1st in Scotland and 7th in the UK. Ranked by research environment (which includes PhD completions and grant income), the School is 1st in Scotland and 6th in the UK. For further information about our school

Expected salary

£40247 – 47874 per year

Location

Edinburgh – Midlothian

Job date

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:32:57 GMT

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