Postdoc position

The postdoctoral researcher will join the LEMNA research center in Nantes (France) to work on a research project funded by the Région Pays de la Loire. The project aims to provide a comprehensive picture of the challenges that the ECB will face in the wake of climate change. The project’s novelty and ambition rest on its complementary approaches and original data, that is, the combination of distinct data - climate and price data-, and distinct approaches - theoretical and empirical. The methodological part of the project adopts techniques from applied macroeconomic and macroeconometric modelling (local projections, dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model). The applied part of the project has the objective to assess how climate change affects the sustainability of the euro area and the implications in terms of ECB monetary policy effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Have a Ph.D. in economics (or be close to completion). The candidate is expected to possess strong analytical skills and have a commitment to excellence in research.
• Applicants must demonstrate strong writing and speaking skills in English. Prior knowledge of French is an advantage (but not a necessity).
• The candidate should either bring experience with the R programming language, the softwares Stata and/or Dynare, or be willing to adopt such skills. Programming skills are a plus.
• Experience in conducting theoretical and/or applied research using both analytical and numerical methods in one or more of the following areas is requested:

1. Macroeconometric modelling
2. Applied macroeconomics

Working conditions

The selected applicant is expected to begin his/her assignment in May 2023 the latest. Gross salary will be competitive with other European research and academic institutions. The researcher will be based in Nantes (on the site of Nantes University).

Research team

The candidate will be working directly with Prof. Hamza Bennani, and the rest of the team in Lille and Nanterre.

Application procedure

Interested applicants will have to send their application by email to hamza.bennani@univ-nantes.fr

By submitting their application package, with the following documents merged into a single PDF file:

• Cover letter (no more than 1 page)
• Curriculum vitae
• Job market paper
• The names, affiliations, and email addresses of two referees (and possibly letters of recommendation)

Applicants should also identify the area/s they are applying for (from A to B).

Application deadline

• Closing date for the receipt of applications: May 01, 2023
• Applications will be reviewed upon receipt. Reviews will continue until the position is filled.