Job description

Assistant professorships (“postdoc”) are fixed-term appointments for up to four years, primarily intended to qualify candidates for a career in academia.

The Postdoc position will be financed through the Research Council of Norway Toppforsk project “275906 The Demand and Supply of Public Education” led by principal investigator Professor Edwin Leuven. The primary objective of this project is to improve our understanding of how people make schooling decisions, how these decisions affect subsequent outcomes and how they line up with the demand in labor markets, and finally how they interact with the education system. The project will build on Norwegian registry data combined with targeted surveys and apply experimental and non-experimental methods using state-of-the-art statistics and econometrics.

Qualifications

We are looking for a candidate with a strong background in applied micro-econometrics, preferably with a focus on the economics of education or related fields. Applicants will be assessed based on scientific merits, teaching and personal qualities. We will also consider the thematic relevance of ongoing research and research plans for the project and for the Department’s teaching obligations and long-term academic development.

Candidates from Norwegian educational institutions must have submitted their doctoral dissertations for evaluation before February 1st, 2019. Candidates from foreign educational institutions must have completed the requirements for the doctoral degree within September 1st 2019. A prerequisite for taking up the position is the successful completion of a doctoral degree.

We offer

• A starting pay NOK 607 700 - 658 300 depending on level of competence
• Academically stimulating working environment
• Mentor programme
• Good pension benefits under the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund scheme
• Good welfare benefits (e.g. parental leave)

How to apply

Candidates are advised to indicate their interest in a position by uploading the relevant information at https://www.econjobmarket.org/ no later than December 1, 2018, including:

• Application letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• A complete list of papers and publications
• Up to three research papers
• Letters of Recommendation

Please note that all documents should be in English (or a Scandinavian language).

After a preliminary screening process, successful candidates may be invited to provide additional information and complete their application through the university online application system before February 1, 2019. For practical reasons, we will not be able to respond to candidates who are not invited to complete their application.

An interview will be a part of the appointment process, and candidates may be invited to give a seminar.

Application deadline:

December 1, 2018: registration at EconJobMarket

February 1, 2019: registration at the UiO online application system (upon invitation only)

Formal regulations

Please see the guidelines and regulations for appointments to Postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Oslo.

No one can be appointed as Postdoctoral Fellow for more than one specified period at the same institution.

According to the Norwegian Freedom and Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure.

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

The University of Oslo aims to achieve a balanced gender composition in the workforce and to recruit people with ethnic minority backgrounds.

Contact information

• Head of Administration Merethe Aase, email: merethe.aase@econ.uio.no, Telephone: +47 22 85 51 25
• Head of Department Steinar Holden, email: steinar.holden@econ.uio.no, Telephone: +47 22 85 51 56

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