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Advertiser: Department of Economics, University of Zurich

Field(s) of specialization: Development; Growth - International Finance/Macro - Labor; Demographic Economics - Macroeconomics; Monetary - Microeconomics

Position type(s): Postdoctoral Scholar

Location of job: University of Zurich, Department of Economics, Schoenberggasse 1, Zurich, 8001, Switzerland

Job start date: Flexible

Job duration: Continuing/permanent

Letters of reference required: 3

Current search status: Position filled

Posting end date: 28 Feb 2019 (check the ad text for information about the application deadline)

Interviews: Interviews will be conducted at

• EEA Job Market Meeting, Naples, Italy, 6–7 Dec 2018
• Allied Social Sciences Association, Atlanta, USA, 4–6 Jan 2019

Ad text:

The Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics of the University of Zurich invites applications for a

 

Postdoctoral Researcher in the Economics of Technological Change and Inequality

 

The Department of Economics of the University of Zurich is seeking to fill a Postdoctoral position starting September 2019. Applicants should have a PhD degree in Economics before taking up the position. The appointment is for a two-year contract, renewable once.

 

The research focus of the position is on topics broadly related to technological change and inequality. For instance, the effects of automation on labor markets, or the causes of the decline in the labor share.

 

The Department of Economics offers an exciting research environment, competitive terms and conditions, and generous research support. Knowledge of German is not a requirement.

Complete applications including cover letter, CV, job market papers, and at least 3 letters of recommendation will be reviewed starting Nov 1^st, 2018. Interviews will be conducted at the European Job Market for Economist in Naples, December 2018 and at the ASSA-AEA meetings in Atlanta, January 2019.

 

For further information, contact Pr David Hémous by email (david.hemous@econ.uzh.ch)