Postdoct in Economics of Risk and Uncertainty & Climate Change
- Employer
- Global Academy Jobs
- Location
- France
- Closing date
- Apr 2, 2018
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- Sector
- Business and Finance, Science, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Education
- Hours
- Full Time
- Organization Type
- University and College
- Jobseeker Type
- Academic (e.g. 'Lecturer')
Job Details
The postdoctoral researcher will join a team to work on the research project INDUCED (Integrating Deep Uncertainty in Climate Change Modelling), whose objective is to propose new ways of incorporating preferences people have with respect to deep uncertainty in the decision-making processes related to climate policy. The project is in collaboration with researchers from Bocconi University.
The global aim of the French-Italian collaboration is to address long-lasting cooperation in decision-making under uncertainty regarding environmental issues.
Qualifications
- Have a Ph.D. (or be close to completion) in economics. He/she is expected to possess strong analytical skills and have a commitment to research excellence.
- He/she should also display a high level of team-spirit.
- Applicants should be fluent in English. Prior knowledge of French is not required.
- Experience in conducting theoretical and/or applied research using both analytical and numerical methods in one or more of the following areas is requested:
- Behavioral/experimental economics (preferably specialized in decision making under uncertainty)
- Decision theory (with strong interest in applying experimental methods and in climate change economics)
- Climate change economics (with a strong interest in studying decision making under uncertainty)
- Experience with econometric software such as STATA, Matlab, or R is an asset.
Working Conditions
The selected applicant is expected to begin his/her assignment around September 2018. The initial appointment is for 12 months and can be renewed. Gross salary will be competitive with other European research and academic institutions. The researcher will be based in Lille (on the site of IESEG School of Management) and is expected to spend several visiting stays in Milan (Bocconi University and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei).
Research Team
The candidate will be working directly with Profs. Loïc Berger, Louis Eeckhoudt, David Crainich, and Giuseppe Attanasi in Lille and will benefit from interactions with Profs. Valentina Bosetti and Massimo Marinacci in Milan (Bocconi University).
Application Deadline
We will begin considering candidates immediately and will continue until the position is filled (thus there is no explicit application deadline). We aim to fill the position before March 2018, and encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
About Lille Economics and Management
LEM is a research unit associating the CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research), the University of Lille and the Catholic University of Lille
LEM comprises about 150 researchers and 100 doctoral students in economics, management and statistics.
Research at LEM is multi-disciplinary in economics and management and is centered on societal issues.
LEM is a young, internationally oriented and dynamic laboratory with a strong scientific ambition.
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