Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Fisheries Econometrics

Posted on: 12 February 2026

Organisation/Company: FAPESP - São Paulo Research Foundation

Research Field: Economics

Researcher Profile: Established Researcher (R3)

Application Deadline: 26 February 2026 - 23:59 (UTC)

Country: Brazil

Type of Contract: To be defined

Job Status: Not Applicable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Postdoc for applied research in the area of fisheries economics under the aegis of Fish for Health, one of the Science Centers for Development (SCDs) in the state of São Paulo (Brazil) funded by FAPESP, the São Paulo Research Foundation. Fish for Health is hosted by the University of São Paulo's Oceanographic Institute (IO-USP) and coordinated by Prof. Daniel Lemos.

The scholarship has a workload of 40 hours per week, lasting 24 months. The selected candidate will work directly on Research 1: “Survey of the fish consumption market in the state of São Paulo”, specifically involving activities such as integration of wholesale market data, econometrics, and analysis of long time series of fisheries and aquaculture resources, contributing to a better understanding of the São Paulo fisheries sector. With the following objectives to be achieved:

• To provide an overview of wholesale marketing in São Paulo;
• To identify interannual demand trends and patterns, based on available data;
• To map the seasonality of supply and consumption of the main species;
• To analyze price elasticity, identifying substitutes and competitiveness among species.

Requirements:

• Completed PhD in the research area;
• Research experience in the area of fisheries economics;
• Proven statistical experience in time series analysis;
• Familiarity with topics related to the fish production chain (a plus);
• Availability for on-site work in São Paulo city (mandatory).

Interested candidates: please send your Curriculum Vitae (in PDF), Letter of Intent; and Letter of Recommendation to Prof. Maria de los Angeles Gasalla (mgasalla@usp.br), co-PI for the SCD.

This opportunity is open to candidates of any nationality. The selected candidate will receive a FAPESP Post-Doctoral fellowship in the amount of R$ 12,570.00 monthly and a research contingency fund, equivalent to 10% of the annual value of the fellowship which should be spent on items directly related to the research activity.

More information about the fellowship is at: fapesp.br/oportunidades/9019.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available: 1

Company/Institute: Instituto Oceanográfico, Universidade de São Paulo (IO-USP)

Country: Brazil

State/Province: São Paulo

City: São Paulo

Postal Code: 05508-120

Street: Praça do Oceanográfico, 191

Contact: R. Pio XI, 1500 - Alto da Lapa, São Paulo, SP, 05468-901

Website: fapesp.br/oportunidades/

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