Postdoctoral Research Fellow of Economics - Oxford, United Kingdom - University of Oxford

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Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Economics (Sedlacek group)

Grade 7:
£36,024-£44,263 annum (with a discretionary range to £48,350 per annum)

Department of Economics, Manor Road Building, Oxford

Full time, fixed term to the end of May 2024 (Available for an immediate start, start date latest October 2023)
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_Job ref Ox ref: 167446, EJM ref:9672_
_(*RAs and Pre-docs will be considered to underfill the vacancy, with adjusted salary, duties and title_).

The post-holder will be a member of a research group, coordinated by Petr Sedlacek, with responsibility for carrying out research as part of the ERC research project "Entrepreneurs, Firms and the Macroeconomy".

The post holder may also provide guidance to junior members of the research group including research assistants, PhD students and project volunteers.

You will hold, or be close to completion of, a PhD in a relevant discipline together with relevant experience. You will possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to work with established research programmes. The skills you will hold include macroeconomic modelling using heterogenous agent models (especially heterogeneous firms), Matlab programming skills. Experience with micro-data analysis is desirable.

You will also have the ability to manage your own research tasks and work with some independence on assigned work.

This role is available until the end of May 2024 (externally-funded) post which can commence as soon as possible.

Friday 25th August.

Interviews are expected to be held virtually in September 2023.

Applications should be made via Econjobmarket and should include a CV, a supporting statement, together with the names and contact details of two references.

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