2 PhD Positions in Economics: University of Bern 1363 views

The Department of Economics at the University of Bern (Chair Prof. Pierpaolo Benigno) invites applications to two vacant positions for Doctoral Students in economics.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• The successful candidates will participate in the teaching and research activities of the macroeconomics group of the Department of Economics.
• They are expected to finish the dissertation within four years.

Requirements:

• Applicant must have completed a master’s degree with excellent grades, preferably in Economics or are going to complete it.
• Applicant should be interested in monetary economics or open-economy macroeconomics.
• Applicant should also have a very good prior knowledge of methods of empirical economic analysis and econometric software packages.

Applications:

The application should be sent by email to susanne.moser@vwi.unibe.ch including a CV, a cover letter describing research interests, and copies of transcripts of academic records. The candidates are also asked to submit their Master thesis, or some other example of own research.