Deadline: 30/04/2010
Open to: applicants with graduate degree (Master or German Diplom) in Economics
Fund: 1500 euro plus additional funding for travel and IT
Universität Hohenheim and the International Economics Group offers a position for PhD scholar in International Economics. The successful applicant will work within the project “The effect of international trade on job flows, wages, and unemployment: The role of search frictions and firm heterogeneity”.
This project is funded by the Thyssen Foundation. It is co-directed by Prof. Gabriel Felbermayr at Universität Hohenheim (Stuttgart) and by Prof. Julien Prat at IAE Barcelona. The successful candidate will carry out doctoral research on the issue mentioned above. She/he will take part in an international cooperation between IAE Barcelona and Universität Hohenheim.
Eligibility
The candidate should hold a graduate degree (Master or German Diplom) in economics, preferably with a background in trade theory and/or labor economics. He/she should have good quantitative skills, some training in econometrics, as well as a good command of English.
Scholarship
The successful candidate will be based in Stuttgart during academic terms. The monthly stipend is EUR 1500 net of taxes. Additional funds for travel and IT are available. A supplementary assignment as teaching assistant is possible. The contract runs for an initial period of two years, but is renewable, and starts on October 1st, 2010.
Application procedure
Interested applicants should following documents:
1. CV,
2. qualifications,
3. degrees obtained,
4. references
The application should be sent no later than April 30th 2010 to: acbott@uni-hohenheim.de
For more information on the research project or the position, please contact Ms. Anita Bott at: acbott@uni-hohenheim.de
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