Norway : 6-7 POSITIONS AS RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS available at the Department of Economics

6-7 POSITIONS AS RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS available at the Department of Economics.

For information about The Department of Economics, please see: http://www.oekonomi.uio.no/

The appointments are for a period of 3-4 years, depending on the teaching load. Fellows with 4-year appointments will have 75% of their working hours available for research training and 25% for performing mandatory work for the Department.

One position is connected to the project "Econometric aspects of the credit crisis", funded by The Norwegian Research Council. The applicants for this position is expected to have a special interest in understanding advanced methods for dynamic econometric modelling, and in  developing a talent for relevant applications of these methods to real word issues.

One position is connected to ESOP (Centre for the study of Equality, Social Organization, and Performance). Candidates for this position should have a research interest in areas such as comparative welfare state arrangements, mechanisms of social mobility, studies of institutional arrangements, forms of redistribution and labor organization.  For more details about ESOP, see www.esop.uio.no 

The other positions are not linked to specific topics or research projects, and the students can choose their own projects freely.

The applicants must indicate which of the grants they are applying for.

A Master’s degree, the degree of cand oecon, a Norwegian hovedfag or an equivalent qualification in economics is required. Candidates completing their master’s degrees (or equivalent) in the spring semester 2010 before August 1, 2010, may apply. Candidates will be expected to take part in the Faculty's PhD programme and the work performed will be expected to lead to a PhD in economics. For further information, please see: this link

For candidates with education from an institution outside the European economic area/the European Union or Switzerland a recent score from the general GRE test is recommended as part of the documentation of qualifications.

Applicants are requested to submit proposals for projects and progress plans for qualifying work. The application must be accompanied by two sorted copies of CV, certificates, recommendation letters (if any), and a list of publications. Research papers, including master’s dissertation, must also be attached in double. Where research work is coauthored, the relative distribution of work should be specified. 

In assessing applications particular weight will be attached to prior qualifications and to the project description, see this link

The Department of Economics is seeking more women in research posts. Women are accordingly encouraged to apply.

Further information is available from: 
Head of department, Nils-Henrik M. von der Fehr, phone: 22855140, n.h.v.d.fehr@econ.uio.no, or 
Head of Administration, Merethe Aase, phone: 22855125, merethe.aase@econ.uio.no.

Under the applicable rules, any time spent as a research fellow or in employment in some other recruitment post will be deducted in full or in part from the period of appointment.

Pay scale:  45 - 51 depending on seniority/qualifications.

Closing date for applications: March 1th 2010

The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results a.o.

Candidates may be required to attend interviews.

REF. NO.: 2010/2013

Please send application, CV, certified references and certificates to:The Department of Economics, P.O. Box 1095, Blindern, NO-0317 Oslo, Norway. Application documents will not be returned with exception of original publications.

All applications must be accompanied with a completed version of the expanded applicant form. This form can be downloaded from the University’s website: http://www.admin.uio.no/opa/ledige-stillinger/english/  

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Application Deadline : 1 March 2010

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