University of Oslo invites applications for 2-3 Research Fellow positions for doctoral studies available at the Department of Economics.
Duration: 3 years; may be extended for up to 1 year due to teaching duties.
Requirements:
- Applicant must hold 2-year Master’s degree (including master’s dissertation) or an equivalent qualification in economics.
- Applicants completing their Master’s degrees (or equivalent) in the spring semester 2018 before August 1, 2018, may also apply.
- Applicants with a background in one or more of the following three fields will be preferred: Econometrics at least equivalent to ECON 5106; Advanced Applied Econometrics (or ECON5100 Advanced Econometrics); Microeconomics at least equivalent to ECON5200 Advanced Microeconomics
- Strong candidates who lack these courses may also be accepted, and be given the opportunity to take the courses as part of the PhD programme.
- Applicants with education from outside the European Economic Area/the European Union or Switzerland has to have a recent score from the general GRE test.
- The Department of Economics does not accept the GMAT tests to substitute the GRE.
- Applicant must possess good command of English. International students must document their proficiency in English by taking either TOEFL- or IELTS-test.
Applications:
The application must include:
- Application letter
- Project proposal of 5-10 pages
- CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work)
- Copies of (both) transcripts and diplomas, and letters of recommendation (if any)
- List of relevant publications and other academic work
- Research papers, including master’s dissertation. Where research work is co-authored, the contribution of the candidate to be indicated
Ref: SKO 1017
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| Organization | University of Oslo (UiO) |
| Fellowship Level | Doctoral |
| Country | Norway |
| Subject areas | Economics |
| Fellowship amount | Varies |
| Eligibility | Open to all nationalities |
| Deadline | 1 March 2018 |
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