{"id":5150,"date":"2013-01-08T00:57:37","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T00:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/?p=5150"},"modified":"2013-09-14T22:35:17","modified_gmt":"2013-09-14T22:35:17","slug":"research-fellowships-in-economics-6-positions-faculty-of-social-sciences-department-of-economics-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/?p=5150","title":{"rendered":"Research Fellowships in Economics (6 positions)- Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics (Norway)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\/econ\/english\/frontpage-content\/2011_esop_logo6\u00a0Research Fellow positions are available at the\u00a0Department of Economics<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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The appointments are for a period of 3-4 years, depending on the teaching load. Research Fellows are expected to\u00a0participate in the Faculty\u00b4s doctoral programme, with the aim of completing a doctoral degree within the appointment period.<\/p>\n

3 positions\u00a0are related to ESOP (Centre for the study of Equality, Social Organization, and Performance). Candidates for these positions should have a research interest in areas such as comparative welfare state arrangements, macroeconomics, international economics, mechanisms of social mobility, studies of institutional arrangements, forms of redistribution and labor organization.\u00a0For more details about ESOP, seehttp:\/\/www.esop.uio.no\/<\/a><\/p>\n

2 positions are associated with Oslo Fiscal Studies (OFS), a centre based on cooperation among\u00a0the Department of Economics at the University of Oslo,\u00a0Statistics Norway, and the Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research. The overall objective of OFS is to expand the volume and enhance the quality of research and teaching in public economics. For more information on OFS, see\u00a0http:\/\/www.sv.uio.no\/econ\/english\/research\/centres\/ofs\/<\/a><\/p>\n

1 position\u00a0is\u00a0not linked to specific topics or research projects, and the student can choose his\/her\u00a0own projects freely.<\/p>\n

Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Master\u2019s degree, the degree of cand. oecon, a Norwegian hovedfag or an equivalent qualification in economics is required. Candidates completing their master\u2019s degrees (or equivalent) in the spring semester 2013 before August 1, 2013, may apply. For further information, please see:\u00a0http:\/\/www.sv.uio.no\/econ\/english\/research\/doctoral-degree\/doctoral-studies-phd\/<\/a><\/p>\n

For candidates with education from an institution outside the European economic area\/the European Union or Switzerland a recent score from the general GRE test is required as part of the documentation of qualifications. For information about score requirements, see:\u00a0http:\/\/www.sv.uio.no\/econ\/english\/research\/doctoral-degree\/doctoral-studies-phd\/application-and-admission\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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