The Department of Quantitative Economics (QE) of the School of Business and Economics (SBE) has a vacancy for a 4-year PhD position. As a PhD you are expected to write a PhD thesis in one of the fields of expertise of the department. Topics include econometrics, operations research, actuarial sciences, and economic theory, with a strong focus on quantitative and analytical methods. Both fundamental research as well as applied topics are possible, depending on your interests.

You will contribute to research by publishing in international top journals in one or more of the fields of interest to the QE department. You also have a light task in teaching (maximally 20% of the position), in which you are expected to contribute to education by tutoring courses in, depending on your area of expertise, mathematics, statistics, or operations research. You will also be part of the Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE) that coordinates SBE’s PhD programme.

Profile of the candidate:

• has (or is close to completion of) a 2-year MSc degree in Econometrics, Operations Research, Mathematical Economics, or a related field;
• has an interest in doing research;
• is an enthusiastic and cooperative colleague, who is willing to collaborate with the colleagues in the QE department;
• has excellent command of English (oral and writing), in particular since all teaching is in English.

Fixed-term contract: 4-year PhD position.

The appointment concerns a fixed-term 4-year contract. Remuneration will be according to standard salary levels for PhD students starting with a salary of €2.325,00 with a yearly growth to € 2.972,00 gross a month (based on a full-time appointment). Each year the standard salary is supplemented with a holiday allowance of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% of the yearly gross income.

You have to be willing to move to (the vicinity of) Maastricht. If you do not already live in Maastricht (or its direct surroundings), you will be eligible for an allowance for moving costs. Secondary employment conditions might apply such as a pension scheme, a corporate fitness plan, a bicycle scheme, 232 hours of yearly leave hours, and partially paid parental leave.

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 > Support > UM employees

Maastricht University

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 18,000 students and 4,300 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 Science and Engineering, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience.

Department of Quantitative Economics

The QE department has a strong research record in econometrics, operations research, economic theory and actuarial science. It is largely responsible for the bachelor and master programs in Econometrics and Operations Research, including Mathematical Economics, Data Science, and Actuarial Science, with yearly enrollment of around 90 bachelor and 35 master students. For more information about the department, see https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/research/department-quantitative-economics.