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 Week
The 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: Pawel.Gola@ed.ac.uk
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 here for a full job description including full selection criteria and an outlining of expected duties.
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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 staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
How 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 Labour Economics.
Step 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.
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Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 11 February 2025.
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- Curriculum vitae
- Job market paper
- Additional paper (optional)
- Additional paper (optional)
- Other material (in one file) (optional)
- Cover letter
- Video presentation of job market paper (optional)
- Letters of reference: 2