PhD scholarship for research project in Applied Economics

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Odense, Denmark Syddansk Universitet Full time

Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship at the Department of Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense. 

The duration of the PhD position is three years, including a research stay abroad (the typical duration of the research stay abroad is 6 months). 

The starting date is flexible, but we hope to welcome our new colleague on 15 August 2024.

Job description

The PhD student will be affiliated to the Econometrics and Data Science Group which focuses on producing high quality research and teaching in Econometrics, Statistics, Causal Inference, Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics. The group is acknowledged as a leading research group and attracts substantial grants and media coverage, as well as publishing books and journal articles with top outlets.

The candidate will join an international team of researchers and will be involved in a research project that combines administrative data with external sources to enhance our understanding of how employment conditions affect employee mental health. The research project will use econometrics and machine learning techniques to quantify the impact of key legislations on employee mental health. 

The successful candidate is expected to align their research project with this overarching theme. In addition, the candidate will be involved in teaching and supervision within economics at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

PhD scholarship at the Department of Economics

The scholarship is available to students who wish to enter the PhD programme in Economics. A 5+3 PhD scholarship is granted to applicants who have completed a MSc in Economics, Mathematics and Economics, or similar. The scholarship runs for three years. The PhD will be supervised by Associate Professor Seetha Menon.

Further information about the position can be obtained from Head of Administration Astrid Holm Nielsen, e-mail: astni@sam.sdu.dk. Information about the PhD programme at the Faculty of Social Sciences and at the Department of Economics, University of Southern Denmark, is available here and here respectively. 

For general questions regarding housing, taxes etc., the SDU’s International Staff Office can assist - see link.

How to apply for this position

Employment as a paid PhD fellow takes place in accordance with the circular of 20 December 2021 on the collective agreement for academics in the state – appendix 5, protocol on PhD fellowships.  

For more information on the department guidelines for qualification and recruitment please visit our web page. 

An application must include (all attachments must be in Adobe PDF format): 

Detailed CV - the education and work history must be month and year specific. A certified copy of your master’s degree certificate including all examination results. Application form (please see below). A motivational letter describing why the applicant is a good match for analyzing the topic of employee mental health, and how the applicant’s skills provide a solid foundation to do so. A project description (max 5 pages of 2400 characters each, including spaces, notes, appendices, bibliography etc.). An abstract for the above project description of no more than 250 words.

When applying for a PhD scholarship, please fill in the application form available on our web page. 

On the webpage of the PhD –school, you can find the guidelines for preparing your project proposal.

All non-Danish documents must be translated into English.

Applications will be assessed by a committee. When the evaluation committee has submitted its report, the candidates will receive the part of the evaluation that concerns them. The committee may request additional information, and if so, it is the responsibility of the candidates to provide the necessary material.

Applications that are incomplete regarding the above requirements may be rejected without any substantive evaluation.

Shortlisting and tests may be used in the assessment process.

As part of the overall assessment of the applicant’s qualifications, an interview may be applied.

Documents should not contain a CPR number (civil registration number) – in this case, the CPR number must be crossed out.

Applications must be submitted electronically using the link "Apply now" on our website.

The application and CV must not exceed 10 MB.

The University of Southern Denmark wishes to reflect the surrounding community and therefore encourages everyone, regardless of personal background, to apply for the position.

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