Posted on March 26, 2010
You
will work on a project involving estimation of the global income distribution
and on general research involving methodology for measuring inequality and
poverty. A strong background in econometrics and some knowledge of issues
related to income distribution measurement is required.
You
will be expected to publish in leading refereed journals, contribute to the
Department’s research program, and participate in the activities of the
Microeconometrics Research Unit.
The
starting date is 1 August 2010 and ending date is 31 December 2012. There may be
the possibility of extension for a further 6 months, subject to approval from
the Australian Research Council.
Employment
Type: Full-time (fixed-term) position available to 31 December 2012
Enquiries
only to: Professor Bill Griffiths, tel. +61 3 8344
3622, email wegrif@unimelb.edu.au
Applications: by 30 April 2010
For
position information and to apply online go to www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/careers,
click on ‘Job Search’ and search under the job title or job number 0023486.
Posted on October 22, 2009
CEPS/INSTEAD
invites
applications for a pre & post-doctoral-doctoral scholarship to work in the
fields covered by MeDIM -- labour market discrimination, inequality, economic
mobility measurement. Candidates interested in applying these concepts to wealth
data are particularly encouraged. The candidate must be enrolled in a PhD
program at an academic institution of her/his choice (in or outside of
Luxembourg) and will be financially supported by the Luxembourg National
Research Fund (FNR) under the AFR -
Aides la Formation-Recherche scheme.
CEPS/INSTEAD
invites researchers interested in the topics covered by MeDIM to consider
visiting us at CEPS/INSTEAD through the IRISS-C/I programme. IRISS-C/I is a
visiting researchers programme at CEPS/INSTEAD for organizing short visits of
researchers willing to undertake empirical research in economics and other
social sciences using the archive of micro-data available at the Centre.
Professional researchers, junior (pre-doc) and senior, are invited to use the
local research facilities in order to carry out their own research projects. The
expected duration of visits is in the range of 2 to 12 weeks. IRISS-C/I is
supported by the Research DG of the European Commission in its 6th Framework
programme. Financing is available to cover all the costs related to the research
visits, including travel and accommodation of visitors coming from an EU or
associated state. [more
information about IRISS-C/I]
Collaborative
projects between visiting researchers and resident staff in the context of MeDIM
are encouraged. If you are interested in engaging in a joint project with staff
working on MeDIM, do not hestitate to contact us. (http://medim.ceps.lu)
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