Job Maastricht University - POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN THE ECONOMICS (OR ECONOMETRICS) OF INNOVATION

The postdoctoral research fellow will perform high quality research of a quantitative nature in the field of innovation and firm performance. The research will be based on microeconomic datasets such as the Community Innovation Survey (CIS), firm censuses, and databases based on accounting data. Opportunities to gain teaching experience are available, but not obligatory.

The applicant is expected to hold (or to be near completion) a PhD from a well-established university, to have some prior experience with research on innovation, and to be familiar with advanced econometric research tools for analyzing micro (panel) data.

The terms of employment of Maastricht University are set out in the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO). Furthermore, local UM provisions also apply. For more information look at the website http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/, A-Z Terms of Employment.

We offer a contract for a one- two- or three-year period, based on the candidate’s qualifications and preferences. Salary is competitive, depending on qualification and work experience, up to the maximum of € 4.374,- per month (12 monthly payments) for a fulltime job. On top of this, there is an 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end of year allowance. Non-Dutch applicants could benefit from tax advantages.

Maastricht University is renowned for its unique, innovative, problem-based learning system, which is characterized by a small-scale and student-oriented approach. Research at UM is characterized by a multidisciplinary and thematic approach, and is concentrated in research institutes and schools. Maastricht University has around 14,000 students and 3,500 employees. Reflecting the university's strong international profile, a fair amount of both students and staff are from abroad. The university hosts 6 faculties: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Law, School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience.

Information:      

Prof. B. Verspagen, Department of Economics, Maastricht University,

P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands

Tel: + 31 43 3883808

E-mail: b.verspagen@maastrichtuniversity.nl

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http://www.fdewb.unimaas.nl/algec/faculty_members_AE2.asp

http://www.merit.unu.edu