Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Economics, Psychology, and Policy of Education

The Department of Economics and Business Economics at Aarhus University, invites applications for a post-doctoral fellowship, starting in the fall of 2026.

Research Fields: economics of education, educational policy, educational psychology, child development, family economics.

The position is funded by TrygFonden’s Centre for Child Research at Aarhus BSS. TrygFonden’s Centre for Child Research is an interdisciplinary research centre based at Aarhus University (Aarhus BSS) that specializes in rigorous impact evaluations and policy-relevant research on children’s and young people’s development, learning and well-being. The centre brings together scholars from economics, political science, psychology and neighbouring fields, enabling cross-disciplinary work that links causal evaluation and behavioural insights. As a post-doctoral fellow at the centre, you can be employed at each of these departments. The centre currently lists more than 45 fellows across disciplines and is supported by a permanent secretariat, which runs day-to-day project management, data collection, GDPR issues, communication etc. The centre focuses in the current call on family interventions, teacher-child interactions, development of math skills, development of language skills, and the politico-economic governance of the educational system. Applicants who can contribute with new research on one or more of these themes are preferred. You can read about the centre here: https://childresearch.au.dk/en/

The duration of the post-doctoral fellowship is 1 to 3 years. We offer favourable conditions regarding research facilities, data access, time devoted to research, travel support, etc. For non-Danish researchers, a favourable tax-scheme exists. There are limited teaching responsibilities in connection with the position.

The Department of Economics and Business Economics has around 120 faculty members covering the fields of Finance, Logistics and Operations Research, Economics, Econometrics, Business Analytics and other fields. The department faculty is international, and the working language is English. The department hosts several research centers providing an active research environment and the department has several seminar series with ample influx of visiting researchers. The Department of Economics and Business Economics services several undergraduate and master-level programs. The PhD program has an annual intake of around 15 to 20 students. More information is available at www.econ.au.dk.

Interviews will be conducted through the European Job Market virtual meetings mid-December, and candidates may subsequently be invited to give a job talk at Aarhus University starting January 2026.

Application Procedure: Your application should include cover letter (stating the motivation for the application), CV, publication list, names of 3 referees and your job market paper. Optionally, you may submit additional papers and research and teaching statements. Applicants should have a PhD degree before taking up the position. Complete applications should be received by November 30 2025 to be guaranteed full consideration. All candidates must apply online at http://www.econjobmarket.org.

Further information: Please address inquiries to Professor Michael Rosholm ([email protected]) or the Recruitment Officer, Professor Valerie Smeets ([email protected]).

Submission materials required

• Curriculum vitae
• Job market paper
• Contact information for references
• Cover letter
• Additional paper (optional)
• Additional paper (optional)
• Letters of reference: 3