Beasiswa  Post-doc in Economist/Social                                      

Activities

CEPS/INSTEAD invites applications for a post-doctoral scholarship to work in the fields of labourmarket discrimination, inequality and economic mobility measurement.The post-doc researcher will join a project supported by the Luxembourg National Research Fund.The project includes methodological research (measurement and modelling) and empirical, micro-econometric analysis of survey data for Luxembourg (and other European countries) with particularreference to gender and immigrant assimilation issues.The post-doc researcher will collaborate with a small team of researchers and will be expected todevelop her/his own research activities within this project.She/he is also expected to be involved in consulting and training activities for CEPS/INSTEAD’svisiting researchers and, possibly, CEPS/INSTEAD’s post-graduate trainees.The candidate is expected to start in August/September 2007

Candidate profile

The ideal candidate holds a PhD in a social science discipline –preferably in economics– withquantitative/micro-econometric orientation. She/he is familiar with the handling and analysis oflarge-scale survey datasets (especially panel data).The candidate must be able –and willing– to carry out independent research suitable for publicationin international peer-reviewed journals.High-level computer literacy and experience with statistical packages (Stata in particular) is de-manded.Proficiency in English (both oral and written) is required. Knowledge of French is an asset

Duration and grant details

The scholarship duration is expected to be around 12 months, although a duration of up to two yearscan possibly be considered.The scholarship is hosted and administered by CEPS/INSTEAD, but the grant is actually providedby the Ministry of Culture, Higher Education and Research (MCESR) of Luxembourg (“Bourse) According to current rules, the grant amounts to e2,100 per month. It is meant to cover livingexpenses of the grantee and does not include social security contributions. The grantee will beresearch associate at CEPS/INSTEAD but will not be bound by any formal employment contract.Appropriate research infrastructure is provided by CEPS/INSTEAD. (On-site accommodation canpossibly be arranged at CEPS/INSTEAD if needed.)

Application

Send a CV with an accompanying letter to

Carole Stefanuto, CEPS/INSTEAD, BP48, L-4501 Dif-ferdange, Luxembourg

carole.stefanuto@ceps.lu

Please refer to this announcementas ‘Post-doc MeDIM (2006-03)’.The accompanying letter should briefly describe the applicant’s interests and expertise and summa-rize relevant experience.

As explained above, the successful candidate is expected to develop independent contributions toour research project on labour market discrimination, inequality and economic mobility measure-ment; a project consisting in methodological research (measurement and modelling) and empirical,micro-econometric analysis of survey data for Luxembourg (and other European countries) withparticular reference to gender and immigrant assimilation issues. We therefore request applicantsto draft and submit a research proposal that would fit in our over-arching project. The quality ofthis proposal and its compatibility with our research programme will be our main selection criteria.The proposal should motivate a (set of) research question(s), outline current state of knowledgein the field, provide indication of projected analyses (theoretical and/or empirical), outline datarequirements and methodology, and describe projected outcomes.2Finally, the candidate should ask for two letters of recommendation to be sent in support of theapplication.The selection will be made by CEPS/INSTEAD on the basis of this application file. At a secondstage, the selected candidate will be invited to provide additional information so that the applicant’sproject can be submitted jointly by CEPS/INSTEAD and the applicant to the MCESR who willmake a final decision. Some limited revisions to the applicant’s research proposal may be requestedat this stage.Closing date for application: March 31, 2007. We expect to be able to make a selection by the endof April

 website (in English) http://www.ceps.lu/iriss

Contact/Further information

Philippe Van Kerm

philippe.vankerm@ceps.lu

CEPS/INSTEADBP48, L-4501

Differdange (Luxembourg)

Phone: +352 585855 607