Postdoctoral Researcher in Applied Macroeconomics and Political Economy — ETH Zürich
- Location
- Zurich
- Contract
- fixed-term
- Posted
- 2 days ago
Role overview
Postdoctoral Researcher in Applied Macroeconomics and Political Economy
100%, Zurich, fixed-term print Drucken
The Chair of Applied Macroeconomics is associated with the KOF Swiss Economic Institute at ETH Zurich and is part of the Department of Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC).
- Postdoctoral Researcher in Applied Macroeconomics and Political Economy
- 100%, Zurich, fixed-term print Drucken
Application process
- We invite applications for a postdoctoral position in Applied Macroeconomics and Political Economy.
- The position is based at KOF and affiliated with the Chair of Applied Macroeconomics.
- The successful candidate will join a supportive and collaborative research environment that brings together empirical research and policy-relevant questions in applied macroeconomics and political economy. Project background
- Research at the Chair focuses on the empirical analysis of macroeconomic and policy-relevant questions.
- We work with macroeconomic, microeconomic, firm-level, household, geospatial and international datasets and apply modern econometric methods, including panel-data, time-series and causal-inference approaches.
- Research interests at the Chair cover a broad range of topics in empirical macroeconomics and political economy.
- Particular areas of interest include monetary economics and central banking, business cycles and forecasting, fiscal policy and public finance, political institutions and economic policy, and the economic consequences of globalisation.
- We are also interested in related questions concerning inequality, economic freedom and the broader institutional determinants of economic outcomes.
Additional details
- 100%, Zurich, fixed-term
- The successful candidate will join a supportive and collaborative research environment that brings together empirical research and policy-relevant questions in applied macroeconomics and political economy. Project background
- Jan-Egbert Sturm and other researchers at the Chair.
- The primary focus of the position is research. Your activities will include:
- Depending on your interests and the needs of the Chair, the position may also include a limited contribution to teaching activities.
- We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every preferred qualification. A PhD in Economics, completed by the time the position begins
- An interest in developing both independent and collaborative research projects and in contributing to a collegial research environment
- Knowledge of German is welcome but not required We value a research cul
Notes and original content
- The successful candidate will join a supportive and collaborative research environment that brings together empirical research and policy-relevant questions in applied macroeconomics and political economy.
- Project background
- Job description
- The primary focus of the position is research.
- Your activities will include:
- We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every preferred qualification.
- A PhD in Economics, completed by the time the position begins
- Adavantageous:
- Knowledge of German is welcome but not required
- We value a research cul
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