JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

February 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022

University of Nevada, Reno

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College of Business
Economics
Postdoctoral Researcher

JOE ID Number: 2022-01_111469167
Date Posted: 03/21/2022
Date Inactive: 07/31/2022
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Postdoctoral Researcher
Section: US: Other Academic (Visiting or Temporary)
Location: Reno, Nevada, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
J2 -- Demand and Supply of Labor
C1 -- Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
Keywords:
Dynamic Structural Model, Structural Estimation, Programming Models, Dynamic Analysis, Occupational Choice, Labor Supply
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Department of Economics at the University of Nevada, Reno invites applications for

Postdoctoral Researcher to contribute to an ongoing innovative research project on occupational choice. The position is full-time calendar year and will be funded by the Charles N. Mathewson endowed professorship in Entrepreneurship. The starting date is negotiable but is expected to be August 2022.

The postdoctoral researcher will work with Professors Frank Fossen and Sankar Mukhopadhyay and additional collaborators to further develop, program, and estimate a dynamic structural microeconometric model of the choice between paid employment and different types of entrepreneurship. The goal is to advance the understanding of entrepreneurial choice by producing a joint research paper.

In addition, the postdoctoral researcher is encouraged to pursue her or his own independent research agenda, ideally creating synergies.

Qualified applicants must have earned a Ph.D. in economics or a closely related discipline by the time of the position’s start and experience in dynamic structural microeconometric estimation and programming. In particular, experience with Fortran programming is required.

Please apply through the University of Nevada, Reno Workday System via the link below.

All application materials must be submitted by April 15, 2022.

Application Requirements:
  • External Application Link
Application deadline: 04/15/2022