The Department of Economics at the University of Zurich invites applications for pre-doc positions (1-2 years) to work in Prof. Lorenzo Casaburi’s research team .

What is the pre-doctoral research fellow’s role?

Pre-doctoral fellows work with a professor of the economics department to support their research, with substantive opportunities for on-the-job learning about academic research in economics. Pre-docs may be involved in all stages of research – brainstorming, literature reviews, project management, data analysis, and writing. The predoctoral position is a full-time in-person commitment (70% research, 30% on-the-job-learning).

The predoctoral fellow will become part of a team working on several projects on economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on land markets and rural finance. The projects are based on field experiments and on the analysis of administrative databases.

Qualifications

The pre-d...