Research Associate in Econometrics

The role

We are advertising for a part-time 3-year Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) position.

The PDRA will join an ERC project (UKRI funded) on policy and treatment evaluation on a part-time basis (50%). The PDRA will have expertise in econometrics, statistics and data science, preferably with a background in microeconometric theory, nonparametric analysis, and causal inference.

The ERC project, entitled “POTEMU: Policy and Treatment Evaluation under Model Uncertainty”, seeks to extend the scope of existing statistical methods for policy and treatment evaluation by allowing for model misspecification. A central aspect of the project will be to develop estimation methods and software for distributional policy and treatment effects.

Interested candidates may also wish to consider applying for a UCL hosted Leverhulme project “Transforming the estimation of dynamic discrete choice models”, also on a 50% basis. This project is led by Professor Dennis Kristensen. .

What will you be doing?

The post holder will be involved with various parts of the project, and help:

• Write literature reviews of research on topics relevant to the project.
• Develop software (R, python) and visualisation tools for estimation methods used and developed in the project.
• Identify and manage relevant datasets used for empirical applications in the project.
• Provide support with simulations and data analysis.
• Contribute to the management and development of team activities.
• Coordinate and convene meetings of academic collaborators and work with the project team to expand the scope of the project’s methods.

You should apply if

You are in the process of completing or have completed a PhD in Economics, with a specialisation in microeconometrics and causal inference. You also have experience in software development.

Additional information

For informal queries about the role, please contact Sami Stouli - s.stouli@bristol.ac.uk

Contract type: Open Ended with Fixed Funding for 3 years

Work pattern: Part time 17.5 hours

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on 02/12/2024

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