Postdoctoral Economist in Sustainability Research

2 days ago

Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway Byggmakker Norge AS Full time

We are seeking a highly motivated and accomplished postdoctoral fellow to join our team at the University of Stavanger. The successful candidate will contribute to our research projects focusing on sustainable development and green economic growth.

The position is available for 3.5 years, with the first 2 years allocated to the GET ENGAGED project at the University of Stavanger and the subsequent 1.5 years to the STJERNEMIX project at the University of Southern Denmark.

Responsibilities

The appointee will be expected to actively engage with and contribute to the academic communities at both UiS and SDU, maintaining a significant physical presence at each institution. Additionally, the appointee must be prepared to travel within and across Scandinavian countries throughout the fellowship period.

The appointee's primary responsibilities will include designing and implementing experimental methods, collecting and analyzing data, and publishing research findings in top-tier journals.

Requirements

We seek a candidate with a solid academic background and a PhD in economics or a related quantitative social science discipline, preferably recently completed or near completion.

The ideal candidate will have research interests in one or more of the following fields: environmental economics, resource economics, energy economics, or other applied economics areas related to the green transition.

  • Excellent command of both oral and written English is a strict requirement.
  • Command of Norwegian, Danish, or Swedish is desirable, but not strictly required.

The assessment of applicants will also emphasize the following criteria:

  • The relevance, feasibility, and novelty of the proposed scientific paper.
  • Proven or anticipated ability to publish in highly ranked international journals, especially within economics.
  • International experience and network.
  • Strong teamwork and communication skills, and ability to participate in research communities across organizational units.
  • Ability to work independently in a structured manner.
  • Motivation, sense of responsibility and accountability, work capacity, as well as ambition and enthusiasm for high quality research.
We Offer

For the Get Engaged-project at UiS:

  • Varied duties in a large, exciting and socially important organisation.
  • An ambitious work community which is developing rapidly. We strive to include employees at all levels in strategic decisions and promote an informal atmosphere with a flat organisational structure.
  • Access to Lifekeys, a digital service for the preservation of personal mental health and well-being.
  • Salary in accordance with the State Salary Scale, l.pl 17.510, code 1352, NOK 580,000 - 680,000 gross per year. A higher salary may be considered in special cases.
  • Favourable membership terms at a gym and at the university sports club, SiS sports club at campus.
  • Employment with an Inclusive Workplace organisation which is committed to reducing sick leave, increasing the proportion of employees with reduced working capacity, and increasing the number of professionally active seniors.
  • As an employee in Norway, you will have access to an optimal health service, as well as good pensions, generous maternity/paternity leave, and a competitive salary. Nursery places are guaranteed and reasonably priced.
  • Relocation programme.

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