University of Southern California

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USC Dornsife INET seeks to recruit multiple Postdoctoral Research Fellows for a two-year position starting September 1, 2017. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. We are looking for talented applicants with a strong record of accomplishment in the Institute’s research areas. Candidates must have recently received a PhD (or will have received their degree by September 2017). There are no teaching requirements associated with the position.

Complete applications should include: (i) a cover letter describing research interests, (ii) a curriculum vitae, (iii) the names of three individuals for a letter of reference, and (iv) up to five published or unpublished papers or a link to a site from where papers can be downloaded, and (v) three letters of recommendation to be sent separately.

Candidates are required to submit a USC electronic application for this position. A job posting for this position can be found at: https://jobs.usc.edu/postings/73428.

Situated in the Department of Economics, USC Dornsife INET is a research organization jointly funded by the Institute for New Economic Thinking and USC Dornsife. Established in 2014, the Institute is dedicated to creating viable methods and useful tools from decision theory and the theory of networks to alleviate problems related to globalization, unemployment, and increased economic inequalities. USC Dornsife INET will continue to work on research projects focusing on financial markets, forecasting techniques, global modeling with special emphasis on the role of China, the empirical analysis of networks, and the measurement of social well-being. A complete list and description of the research projects are available at http://dornsife.usc.edu/econ/inet/. The proposed themes contribute to the developments of new methodologies as well as substantive empirical applications that enhance our understanding of policy issues at different micro and macro levels.

Under the leadership of USC Dornsife INET Director, Hashem Pesaran, the Institute has been able to leverage funding and resources to attract talented postdoctoral fellows, associate fellows, and eminent scholars who have furthered the Institute’s research agenda. Postdoctoral Research Fellows will have an opportunity to work with USC Dornsife INET faculty and associate fellows on and off campus as well as with researchers from various universities and financial institutions across the globe. They will also have a chance to meet visiting scholars, participate in weekly team meetings, and organize conferences and seminars with distinguished guests.

For further inquiries, please contact INET Administrator, Anna Emerald at inet@usc.edu.