Contrato en Luxemburgo de economista

• Ref: 24-18

• 2 years fixed-term contract

• Full time, 40 hours/week

• Employment contract at LISER, Labour Market department

• Work location: Belval (Luxembourg)

• Expected start date: ideally in early 2025

LISER invites highly qualified and motivated applicants for the position of Research Associate (postdoc)

within its Labour Market Department. The department has a strong focus in policy evaluation and

econometric methods; new technologies and the evolution of skill needs and skill choices; regional

economies and worker mobility; migration and work-related inequalities.

The successful candidate should have a strong interest in working on novel empirical applications, an

affinity with policy related questions, a good theoretical understanding of mechanisms and profound

expertise in micro-econometric modelling. Knowledge and experience in one of the following areas is

a plus: 1) AI and ML methods, 2) theoretical modelling (e.g., dynamic sorting models) of the labor

market; or 3) the environment and labor markets.

Your Role

The successful candidate will be asked to:

 produce excellent research output, which can be published in high-ranked, peer-reviewed journals;

 contribute to the submission of grant proposals (external funding);

 develop and perform evaluations of policy measures;

 participate in public outreach activities like policy briefs, round tables, social media communication,

and take part in the day-to-day department-related activities (workshops, lecture series, etc.).

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Your profile

 Ph.D. in economics or econometrics, ideally with a focus in labour economics or related fields;

 Strong interest in economics, econometrics and quantitative methods;

 Excellent quantitative skills and hands-on experience working with data;

 Excellent writing skills for scientific and more policy-oriented purposes are required;

 Excellent communication and collaboration skills;

 Skills in programming (R, Python), machine learning and data science are a plus;

 Excellent verbal communication and academic writing skills in English;

 Enthusiasm for research, critical thinking and working in an interdisciplinary and diverse team.

LISER particularly encourages female researchers to apply

What we offer

 A dynamic and international research environment with attractive working conditions and a

stimulating work environment;

 Flexibility in the organisation of the working hours and the possibility of teleworking;

 Competitive remuneration according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement in force (half of a 13th

month salary, meal vouchers, etc.);

 Investment in career support and development (trainings, seminars, participation to international

meetings and conferences);

 32.5 days of annual leave for a full-time contract.

How to apply

Please submit your complete application in English via our online system: https://jobs.liser.lu/jobs

before October 1st, 2024:

 Curriculum Vitae;

 Cover letter outlining your interests in line with the department's themes/topics (2 pages max);

 Copy of your PhD diploma;

 Two articles or working papers;

 Two letters of reference (to be uploaded with the application documents or sent separately to

recruitmentliser.lu ).

Deadline to submit applications: October 1st, 2024

Would you have any work-related question, please contact Prof. Christina GATHMANN at

christina.gathmannliser.lu .

For administrative matters, please contact Mrs. Vanya KIROVA at recruitmentliser.lu