PhD scholarship for research project in Applied Economics

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Applications are invited for a fully-funded 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) and comes with a competitive full-time salary. 

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

 

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. We are an international Department, and the working language is English. 

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. 

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