The Department of Economics at Copenhagen Business School invites expressions of interest regarding a position as a 2-year Postdoc in Economics with start date in April 2025 or as early as possible.
The Department of Economics provides research, teaching and knowledge transfer within the core areas of economics, i.e. microeconomics, macroeconomics, and quantitative methods. The Department is especially active in business-related, applied economic research, and comprises three research centres: Copenhagen School of Energy Infrastructure (CSEI), Centre for Innovation (CFI), and Pension Research Centre (PeRCent).
Core research areas of the Department of Economics are:
- Behavior, Incentives and Economic;
- Design Employment and the Functioning of Labor Markets;
- Energy, Environment and Resources;
- Firm Behavior, Innovation and the Functioning;
- Growth, Unemployment, and Inflation;
- Globalization, Migration and Urbanization;
- Quantitative/Empirical Methods and Data Science;
- Welfare: Education, Health Care and Pensions.
The Department of Economics has a strong research focus and is very successful in fundraising activities. It is currently hosting research projects supported by the Danish/EU research councils, as well as private foundations and companies.
The 2-year Postdoc position is a research position without teaching. While also continuing to pursue their own research interests, the postdoc will work with the group of Associate Professors Katja Mann and Ismir Mulalic and Professor Dario Pozzoli, who has leading expertise in automation, urban economics and trade. The postdoc position is attached to the project “Robots, Productivity and Geography” funded by the Rockwool Foundation.
Examples of research areas that the Postdoc might cover:
- Firm allocation decisions and the geographical dimension of robot adoption
- The effect of automation on income and productivity differences across regions
It is desirable that the candidate be physically present on a regular basis. Under certain circumstances, the position may be partly carried out remotely.
CBS and departmental responsibilities
- Individual and group-based research at high international standards, incl. publishing and scientific communication
- Participation in research activities, such as seminars, workshops, networks and conferences
- Contributing to administrative responsibilities of the Department and CBS-wide tasks
- Communicating findings to the wider public and to CBS’s stakeholders in particular, including participation in the public debate to promoting CBS’s academic reputation
Qualifications
Required:
- Ph.D. or equivalent advanced degree in economics
- Prior experience in working with micro data
- Proficiency in Stata
- Proficiency in English (written and spoken)
Desirable:
- Prior experience in working with models of technical change and/or spatial, urban or trade models
- Knowledge of R, Matlab and/or Python
- Prior experience in working with spatial data
- Basic understanding of Danish
- Documented research track record at international level, including publications in recognized journals in the field
Prospects
Access to high quality Danish register data
Possibility to travel to international conferences
Extensive network within industry and academia
Well-equipped workspace in a central location in Copenhagen Business School has a broad commitment to the excellence, distinctiveness and relevance of its teaching and research programmes. Candidates who wish to join us should demonstrate enthusiasm for working in an organisation of this type.
Procedure
The department will invite a number of candidates for online interviews.
Submission instructions
Candidates must submit their expression of interest on-line via www.econjobmarket.org
Please submit: Cover letter, CV, research statement (if not included in the cover letter), job market paper, additional research papers, other relevant material in one file (e.g. grade transcripts and diplomas).
Deadline: January 31, 2025
For further information
Katja Mann
Associate Professor
Tel.: +4538152596
E-mail: kma.eco@cbs.dk
- Curriculum vitae
- Job market paper
- Additional paper (optional)
- Additional paper (optional)
- Other material (in one file) (optional)
- Cover letter
- Research statement