Advertiser: CERGE-EI (Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education – Economics Institute)

Field(s) of specialization: Labor; Demographic Economics - Health; Education; Welfare

Position type(s): Postdoctoral Scholar

Location of job: Politickych veznu 7, Prague, 111 21, Czech Republic (map)

Degree required: Doctorate

Job start date: Flexible

Job duration: 1 year

Salary: 3,000 to 4,000 EUR

Letters of reference required: 2

Application deadline: 30 Jun 2025 midnight UTC (accepting applications)

Posting end date: 30 Jun 2025

Interviews: Interviews will be conducted remotely by video starting February, 2025.

Ad text:

CERGE-EI invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the fields of economics of science, economics of education, and labour economics. The position is for one to three years and is full-time (negotiable). The start date is flexible. The salary is EUR 3,000 to 4,000 per month gross.

The candidate will join a research project “New Technologies and Changes in Education, Research and Labour Market” led by prof. Štěpán Jurajda. Examples of research topics that would fit within the project include:

• Labour market impacts of new technologies such as robots and AI
• New technology, such as AI or apps, in education and its impacts
• Education policy, STEM fields and gender
• Evaluation of public support for research and development
• Bibliometrics, research assessment, and open access publishing
• Career development and collaboration of researchers in academia, academic inbreeding

CERGE-EI, the joint workplace of Charles University and of the Czech Academy of Sciences, combines a US-style PhD program in economics with an economics research center. The research environment is excellent. There are no language requirements other than fluency in English.

Application procedure:

Interested candidates should submit application materials by Jun 30, 2025 in electronic form to two email addresses stepan.jurajda@cerge-ei.cz and in copy in hr@cerge-ei.cz . Applications should include CV, a job market paper, and at least two letters of reference. Candidates should be available for zoom interviews. Any questions about this position should be addressed to stepan.jurajda@cerge-ei.cz.

We are processing applications on a rolling basis, with most of our search effort to be centered around Feb 2025.