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Advertiser: Valentina Corradi, University of Surrey

Field(s) of specialization: Econometrics - International Trade

Position type(s): Research Assistant

Location of job: Job can be done remotely.

Degree required: Masters

Job start date: 2021-07-01

Job duration: 2 years

Letters of reference required: 3

Application deadline: 1 Dec 2020 (accepting applications)

Posting end date: 16 Sep 2020

Interviews: Interviews will be conducted remotely by video starting December, 2020.

Ad text:

The School of Economics at the University of Surrey invites applications for a post-doc researcher (also known as a Research Fellow in the British system) in Economics. The appointee will work on an ESRC-funded project on the application of machine learning techniques in international trade research. Essential requirements for the position are a good knowledge of panel data econometrics (in particular, the estimation of models with high-dimensional fixed effects), as well as experience in coding in R, Matlab or Stata. Coding skills in C and C++ would be a plus, as would be a Background in international trade research. For informal inquiry, please contact Valentina Corradi, v.corradi@surrey.ac.uk

The post is for a two-year period and our preferred start date is 1 July 2021.

The deadline for applications is 1st December 2020.