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PhD Studentship: Labour Market Policies and Post-Unemployment Outcomes

Employer
Global Academy Jobs
Location
United Kingdom
Closing date
Jun 29, 2017

Job Details

The project is a collaboration between the Department of Economics at the University of Sheffield, and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The DWP is a governmental body responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. It is the largest public service department in the UK and an international front-runner on policy research and is increasingly showing dedication to set up strong collaborations with universities.

In the last years, DWP has implemented many policy reforms and has run several large-scale pilot studies (Randomized Controlled Trials). Together with the recent increase in administrative data available for analysts, this creates a window of opportunity to conduct innovative research, based on economic theory and modern quantitative techniques, that endeavours to give comprehensive insights into the short- and long-run effects of Active Labour Market Policies.
Applicant Specification
The successful applicant will be based at the University of Sheffield and will be seconded to the DWP, which has one of its main national offices in walking distance from campus.

Applicants should have
• A Masters degree in economics or be currently studying for a Masters degree in economics from a UK university or have a comparable international qualification from a recognised institute of higher education.
• An interest and some research experience in the field of labour economics and/or applied econometrics would be desirable but not essential.

The applicant should also demonstrate the capability to develop further programming skills as the latter might be necessary throughout the project.

The Department of Economics at the University of Sheffield has an international reputation for practical and real world economics. We are a leading research University and economics department and our academic staff are among the top economic experts in their field.

Students that study a PhD with us receive excellent academic support, in a friendly, vibrant research environment with excellent facilities. All PhD students are given a desk and a computer in the department and offered opportunities for further training.

Deadline for scholarship applications: Thursday 29th June 2017 at 12:00 noon. Online interviews are expected to take place in July 2017.

Funding Notes

The successful applicant will have their full PhD fees paid at the appropriate rate for 3 years.

They will also receive an annual tax-free maintenance stipend at the standard UK Research Council rate (£14,296 in 2017/18) over this period. The successful candidate will be expected to undertake teaching related duties in the department (up to 180 hours per year), which will mostly comprise teaching first year undergraduate seminars and tutorials, plus other teaching-related duties such as some assessment and examination marking.

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