Portugal - FCT funded Postdoctoral Fellowships in Economics and Management at CEFAGE-UE
August 9th, 2008
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CEFAGE-UE – Center for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics (www.cefage.uevora.pt) - offers two research positions in Economics and Management, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). The hired researchers would join CEFAGE-UE’s ongoing research projects and is expected to develop independent research aimed at publication in leading international scientific journals. The final selection of the candidates for the open positions will be subject to a decision from FCT.
Job description:
CEFAGE-UE offers two research positions in Economics and Management, which are funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Successful candidates will integrate one of the following CEFAGE-UE’s research groups: Econometrics and Finance, Industrial, Labour and Spatial Economics, and Management. In recent years, research in these areas has been focusing upon the following topics:
- Econometrics and Finance: theoretical and applied microeconometrics; moment-based estimation (GMM, empirical likelihood); bootstrap estimation and testing; specification tests for non-nested hypotheses; panel data models; measurement error and missing data; neglected heterogeneity and endogeneity in nonlinear models; efficiency and productivity analysis using stochastic frontier estimation; economic and financial applications of entropy; applied small business finance; empirical corporate finance.
- Industrial, Labour and Spatial Economics: price discrimination; entry; telecommunications; productivity growth; firm dynamics; economics of the household; domestic violence; labour market discrimination; income distribution inequality; trade and labour market adjustments; confidence and unemployment; economics of happiness; economic governance and management of regional attractiveness; sustainable economic growth.
- Management: managerial economics; game theoretic modeling of managerial and firm decisions; entrepreneurship; innovation management; processes of innovation and knowledge management; strategy; marketing; internationalization and innovation; agricultural management.
The hired researchers are expected to strengthen the Centre’s main research areas, developing independent research aimed at publication in leading international scientific journals and collaborating with other CEFAGE-UE’s members working in related areas. He or she is also expected to launch new research projects involving international partners, to support activities of scientific supervision and training, and to promote and participate actively in all of CEFAGE-UE’s scientific events. The Centre will provide all the necessary conditions for international-level research work.
The contract offered will have the duration of up to 5 years, renewed yearly based on mutual agreement and subject to FCT approval. The annual income, before taxes, will be around 43,500 Euro.
Requirements:
Candidates should have:
- a PhD degree in Economics or Management
- preferably at least 3 years of post-doctoral experience and relevant scientific production
Application:
Applicants should send by e-mail (cefage@uevora.pt) or by post (see below) the following documents:
- curriculum vitae
- two recommendation letters
- research statement and plan (max. 1000 words)
Application deadline: 30 September 2008
About us:
The Center for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics (CEFAGE-UE) was created in 2006, and in the two short years of our existence we have grown considerably in quantity and quality. Currently we have 36 full members, of whom 30 have PhDs. We also have the honor to have in our Research Advisory Board 5 international researchers of great prestige. In the ranking done by RePEc, CEFAGE-UE has consistently been classified in the top 20% of Portuguese institutions. For more information, please visit our website: www.cefage.uevora.pt
CEFAGE-UE is hosted by The University of Évora, which is the second oldest university of Portugal, founded in the 16th century. The university is located in the heart of the city of Évora, considered a World Heritage Site, and offers the ideal situations for research - a tranquil atmosphere with all the infrastructural conditions for quality living and thinking!
Contact:
CEFAGE-UE / University of Évora
Universidade de Évora
Largo dos Colegiais, 2 (Gab. 133)
7000-803 Évora
Portugal
E-mail: cefage@uevora.pt
Telephone: (+351) 266 740 869
Fax: (+351) 266 740 884
Website: http://www.cefage.uevora.pt/en
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