| Position ID: | Duke-NSOE-Durham-POSTDOC_PRATSON [#19950, 3820] |
| Position Title: | Postdoctoral Associate - Macroeconomics |
| Position Type: | Postdoctoral |
| Position Location: | Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States [map] |
| Subject Areas: | Economics Macroeconomics |
| Appl Deadline: | filled (posted 2021/10/06, listed until 2022/04/01) |
| Position Description: |
| We seek a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to work on a federally funded project examining the broader impacts to international trade stemming from acts of economic coercion by one or more nations on a subset of other nations. The project involves exploring new ways of identifying, quantifying, and visualizing such impacts using international trade data, national input-output tables, and a novel hybrid input-output database. The researcher will work closely with the project PI to carry out the research objectives, and present and publish findings. The successful applicant will join a thriving community of economic and policy researchers at the Nicholas School of the Environment, the Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke’s economic department, the Fuqua School of Business, and the Nicholas Institute of Environmental Policy.
TERM
1 year, with the possibility of extension based on performance and funding.
QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants should hold a PhD in Macroeconomics or a related field. We seek applicants with interests and training in global trade. The applicant should have a strong knowledge of statistics, be proficient in R, be conversant in MATLAB, and, ideally, have experience analyzing large, complex databases.
PROJECTED START DATE
The position is available immediately. Start date is flexible for doctoral candidates completing degrees in fall of 2021.
Candidate must be legally authorized to work in the USA. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values. |
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