CREI (Centre de Recerca en Economia Internacional)

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The Center for Research in International Economics (CREI) invites applications for 2 research positions at the junior level. Fields of interest include:

• Macroeconomics
• International Finance
• Monetary and Financial Economics
• Growth and Development
• International Trade and Economic Geography
• Political Economy

Starting date: September 2026.

CREI is a research institute sponsored by the Government of Catalonia and Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), and an academic unit of the Barcelona School of Economics (BSE). It is located within the UPF Campus in Barcelona.

Junior researchers are offered tenure-track positions; promotion to tenure is subject to an evaluation after six years. Terms of appointment are flexible and competitive. CREI offers an excellent work environment that has proved to be fruitful for the research of young faculty members.

CREI researchers have no teaching obligations but are encouraged to participate in UPF and BSE academic programs. English is the working language at CREI.

Applicants must hold (or obtain by the end of 2026) a PhD in Economics. Applications, including a cover letter, a CV, a recent research paper, and three reference letters, should be submitted through https://econjobmarket.org by November 25, 2025. Selected candidates will be interviewed at the European Job Market for Economists (EJME) to be held virtually on December 15-18, 2025.

Applicants to be considered for interviews will be contacted before December 10, 2025.

CREI has received the European Commission's HR Excellence in Research Award (https://crei.cat/hr-excellence), recognizing its commitment to providing researchers with favorable working conditions and career development. CREI is committed to an Open, Transparent, and Merit-based Recruitment of Researchers
(https://crei.cat/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/DEF-OTM_R-INTERNAL-GUIDELINES-1.pdf). Seeking to promote a balanced gender representation among its staff, CREI encourages women to apply. According to the European Commission (EURAXESS) Classification, the qualities of a successful candidate are at the level of Recognised Researchers (R2) (https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/career-development/researchers#research-profiles-descriptors)

Candidates may submit complaints or suggestions about CREI selection process by sending an email to crei.recruitment@crei.cat. Suggestions and complaints received will be duly reviewed by the Recruitment Chair, and they will be taken into account in the process of continuous improvement of the CREI Recruitment Process.

Further information about CREI can be found at http://www.crei.cat.