PhD Position or Postdoc position in Economics at Tilburg University
The Department of Economics, jointly with Tilburg Sustainability Center, has a vacancy for a 2 up to 4-year Postdoctoral Researcher and/or a 4-year PhD researcher in Economics.
We are looking for an economist with strong analytical and quantitative skills, programming experience in either R or python, and motivated to combine rigorous research with social impact. The researcher will contribute to empirical studies about small energy users and the energy transition, as well as the development of a new generation of computable general equilibrium models for circular economy and climate strategies.
The position is rooted in two projects. The first project is embedded in the Academic Collaborative Center for Climate and Energy (https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/collaboration/program-broad-prosperity/climate-and-energy). Together with governments, businesses, and civil society organizations we tackle the challenges for climate and the energy transition. Research questions include (but are not restricted to): How do consumers respond to dynamic pricing? What types of energy contracts incentivize flexible energy consumption, support investments in solar and storage, while securing customers against price volatility? How do energy markets respond to volatile renewable supply?
The second project is from Horizon Europe: “CircoMod – Circular economy modelling for climate change mitigation” (www.circomod.eu). The EU project hosts a diverse group of European researchers on economics, climate, material flows, and policy making. Tilburg University contributes by developing analytical and quantitative models for circular economy (CE) strategies, and extending economic models with material balances and secondary markets.
Both projects aim for social impact and publications in top field journals. The new researcher will be supervised by prof. Reyer Gerlagh (https://scholar.google.nl/citations?hl=en&user=VnXzJAIAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate), and is hosted at the economics department, which offers a large environmental economists group, including Prof. Sjak Smulders, Prof. Daan van Soest, Prof. Herman Vollebergh, and many junior researchers including Dr Julie Metta and Dr Etienne Lorang.
The job can include a teaching task including thesis supervision, which will be consistent with the role of Postdoc/PhD candidate. Preferences for teaching are discussed at the interview and can be part of a balanced job offer.
Application deadline: 24 June 2024
