Postdoctoral position in the Economics of Identity at the University of Louvain

The IDnomics research team, based at the University of Namur and the University of Louvain, is inviting applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship position starting on September 1, 2025. The postdoctoral fellow will be based at the University of Louvain in Louvain-la-Neuve and work on projects focusing on the economics of identity (including gender, ethnicity and religion, among others). The position will be supervised by Prof. Amma Panin and Prof. Joseph Gomes. However, the candidate will have the opportunity to interact and collaborate with other Principal Investigators of the IDnomics research team: Guilhem Cassan, Catherine Guirkinger, and William Parienté.

Application Requirements:

• 3 Letters of reference

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)

• Job market paper

• Cover letter

Qualifications/Eligibility:

• A PhD in Economics in a relevant field is required by the start date of the contract.

• Candidates should not have resided or worked in Belgium in two of the last three years before starting the contract.

• Previous experience with field experiments or data-driven empirical research is required.

• Experience working on topics relevant to developing countries is desired.

Deadline for Application: Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled. However, we strongly recommend applicants to submit their applications before midnight, CET, November 30, 2024, as the first round of interviews will take place online during the week of the EEA European Job market (16-19 December 2024). Candidates should submit applications via the Econ Job Market website. Please contact either Prof. Amma Panin ([email protected]) or Prof. Joseph Gomes ([email protected]) for any questions related to the position.

Note: This job was previously advertised under a different private posting (here). Candidates who have already submitted their full applications (including reference letters) in response to the previous posting are not required to reapply. While the old posting will be removed, all candidates with completed applications submitted under that posting will receive full consideration by the recruitment committee. New candidates, as well as those who started their applications but did not complete them, are requested to adandon the previous posting and submit their applications through this new posting.