Postdoctoral Associate | New York University Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi
NYU Abu Dhabi is pioneering a new model of higher education for a global world, dedicated to excellence in teaching and research and to advancing cooperation and progress on humanity’s shared challenges.
The candidate will be supervised by Professor Jordan J Norris, will be part of his research team in spatial economics, and join the project(s) as a co-author. The research broadly deals with understanding how location affects economic activity.
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Ph.D. in Economics or similar quantitative discipline (Computational Social Science, Computer Science, etc)
Required Skills
Data analysis including knowledge of econometrics/statistics
Data management: collection, organization, cleaning
Programming language skills, especially with statistical languages (e.g. STATA)
Project management: management of code (organization, commenting, version history, etc), time
Interpersonal skills: teamwork, communication (including ability to intuitively explain technical concepts)
Organizational skills: proactive, independence, initiative, critical thinking, problem solving, responsive
Preferred Skills
Experience with GIS/satellite data/etc
Relevant economic theory (models in international trade, urban, labor, etc)
Experience with quantitative economic modeling (e.g. trade/spatial models), Monte Carlo simulations, and associated software (e.g. Matlab)
Familiarity with the relevant literature
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