Postdoc in Economics

Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a vacant two-year Postdoc in Economics at the Department of Economics with start date May 1st, 2025 or as early as possible.

The Department of Economics provides research, teaching and knowledge transfer within the core areas of economics, i.e. microeconomics, macroeconomics, and quantitative methods. The Department is especially active in business-related, applied economic research, and comprises two research centres: Copenhagen School of Energy Infrastructure (CSEI) and Pension Research Centre (PeRCent).

Core research areas of the Department of Economics are:

• Behavior, Incentives and Economic;
• Design Employment and the Functioning of Labor Markets;
• Energy, Environment and Resources;
• Firm Behavior, Innovation and the Functioning;
• Growth, Unemployment, and Inflation;
• Globalization, Migration and Urbanization;
• Quantitative/Empirical Methods and Data Science;
• Welfare: Education, Health Care and Pensions.

The Department of Economics has a strong research focus and is very successful in fundraising activities. It is currently hosting research projects supported by the Danish/EU research councils, as well as private foundations and companies.

The Postdoc position is non-tenured two-year research position without teaching. While also continuing to pursue their own research interests, the postdoc will work with the group of Associate Professors Katja Mann and Ismir Mulalic and Professor Dario Pozzoli, who has leading expertise in automation, urban economics and trade. The postdoc position is attached to the project “Robots, Productivity and Geography” funded by the Rockwool Foundation.

Examples of research areas that the Postdoc might cover:

• Firm allocation decisions and the geographical dimension of robot adoption
• The effect of automation on income and productivity differences across regions

It is desirable that the candidate be physically present on a regular basis. Under certain circumstances, the position may be partly carried out remotely.

CBS and departmental responsibilities

• Individual and group-based research at high international standards, incl. publishing and scientific communication.
• Participation in research activities, such as seminars, workshops, networks and conferences.
• Contributing to administrative responsibilities of the Department and CBS-wide tasks.
• Communicating findings to the wider public and to CBS’s stakeholders in particular, including participation in the public debate to promoting CBS’s academic reputation.

Qualifications

Required:

• PhD or equivalent advanced degree in economics
• Prior experience in working with micro data
• Proficiency in Stata
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken)

Desirable:

• Prior experience in working with models of technical change and/or spatial, urban or trade models
• Knowledge of R, Matlab and/or Python
• Prior experience in working with spatial data
• Basic understanding of Danish
• Documented research track record at international level, including publications in recognized journals in the field

Prospects

Access to high quality Danish register data.

Possibility to travel to international conferences.

Extensive network within industry and academia.

Well-equipped workspace in a central location in Copenhagen

Copenhagen Business School has a broad commitment to the excellence, distinctiveness and relevance of its teaching and research programmes. Candidates who wish to join us should demonstrate enthusiasm for working in an organisation of this type.

For further information please contact: Associate Professor Katja Mann, tel.: +45 38152596, e-mail [email protected]. Information about the department may be found at www.cbs.dk/econ.

Appointment and salary will be in accordance with the Ministry of Finance’s agreement with the Central Academic Organisation.

Application

Application must be sent via the electronic recruitment system, using the link below.

Application must include:

1. A summary of the candidate’s main strengthens and abilities.
2. A complete, numbered list of publications (indicating titles, co-authors, page numbers and year) with an * marking of the academic productions to be considered during the review. A maximum of 5 publications for review are allowed. Applicants are requested to prioritise their publications in relation to the field of this job advertisement.
3. Copies of the publications marked with an *. Only publications written in English (or another specified principal language, according to research tradition) or one of the Scandinavian languages will be taken into consideration)
4. Information indicating experience in research management, industry co-operation and international co-operation.
5. Documentation of relevant, significant, original research at an international level.
6. Transcript(s) and a full CV.

Recruitment procedure

The Recruitment Committee will shortlist minimum two applicants; when possible five or more applicants will be shortlisted. The shortlisted applicants will be assessed by the Assessment Committee. All applicants will be notified of their status in the recruitment process shortly after the application deadline.

The applicants selected for assessment will be notified about the composition of the Assessment Committee and later in the process about the result of the assessment.

Once the recruitment process is completed each applicant will be notified of the outcome of their application.

Closing date: February 27th, 2025.

Copenhagen Business School must receive all application material, including all appendices (see items above), by the application deadline.

Copenhagen Business School invites all qualified candidates to apply for the position. An appointment committee will review the applications and invite a selection of qualified candidates to an interview.

One of CBS’ strategic goals is the promotion of diversity, which is why every effort has been made to ensure a recruitment process that reduces potential bias. Applicants are therefore encouraged not to include a photo or unnecessary personal information in their application.

Details about Copenhagen Business School and the department are available at www.cbs.dk.