Postdoctoral position in Economics - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Institute for Housing and Urban Research (IBF) is one of the leading European research institutes focusing on housing and urban topics with a staff of 50 researchers and graduate students working with a wide range of questions concerning cities, housing and the urban environment. Most of the permanent positions are in Geography, Economics, Political Science and Sociology including one chaired professor in each of the four disciplines.

Urban Lab is a joint research initiative between the IBF and the Department of Economics that works as a platform for urban economists and quantitative urban research at Uppsala University. Urban Lab aims to further strengthen its operations through collaborations within the academic world and with the surrounding community. We study central social issues linked to migration and urban development. Our research uses rich data and state-of-the-art methods to create new knowledge. Our projects are run in collaboration with leading scholars in Sweden and abroad. More information can be read at IBFs website www.ibf.uu.se.

We are now looking for a postdoc to join us in a research project funded by the Swedish Research Council (VR) and coordinated by Professor Matz Dahlberg and Associate Professor Torsten Santavirta.

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Duties
Research aligned with the agenda of Urban Lab in general and in particular within a research project that places itself in the equality of opportunity research agenda by using rich Swedish geocoded register data at the individual level. The aim of this VR-project is to single out the mechanisms through which some neighborhoods produce better outcomes than others by isolating exogenous variation in the predictors of upward mobility. Our high-quality data allows us to characterize the neighborhood of each geocoded student in a particular cohort attending a particular class in a particular school. There may be a possibility for teaching in this position, in that case not more than 20%.

Requirements
Eligible to be employed as a postdoctoral fellow is a person who has completed a doctoral degree, or an equivalent foreign degree, in Economics. This requirement must be met no later at the time when the formal decision of the employment is made. In order to be employed as a postdoctor, the person who has completed a degree for a maximum of three years before the application deadline should be considered primarily. If there are special reasons, the doctoral degree may have been completed earlier. The three year period can be extended due to special reasons such as sick leave, parental leave, duties in labor unions, duties in defense agencies etc.

Successful candidates should have a solid background of quantitative research in Urban Economics or applied microeconomics. High weight it attached to experience with population-based register data at the individual level.

A complete application should include

• Cover letter (max 1 page)
• CV
• Job market paper (or equivalent scientific product)
• Copy of PhD degree (or expected completion date)
• Statement with research plan
• Publication list
• Names, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers for two professional references

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position according to central collective agreement.
Scope of employment 100 %.
Starting date 1st of Sept 2022 or as agreed.
Placement: Institute for Housing and Urban Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala. 

For further information about the position, please contact:
Matz Dahlberg, matz.dahlberg@ibf.uu.se, +46 701679175,
Torsten Santavirta, torsten.santavirta@ibf.uu.se, +358-453595847.

Please submit your application by 7 January 2022, UFV-PA 2021/4844.

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