Apply as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Paris School of Economics

Application Deadline: April 11, 2025 (midnight UTC)

The Paris School of Economics is inviting applications for a post-doctorate fellow to join the Illicit Financial Flows and Real Estate Program. Researchers in the program conduct research on topics such as financial secrecy, beneficial ownership, money laundering and anti-money laundering policy, illicit trade, state capture and cross-border corruption. The position is funded by the Norwegian Research Council as part of a project on Investigative Economics – led by Matthew Collin – which emphasizes using novel data sources and causal inference to answer policy-relevant questions in the area of illicit finance.

The post-doctoral fellow will pursue their own research agenda on a topic relevant to the above areas researched by the program. They will also be involved in at least one project with other researchers in the program, to be decided upon before the start date.

Roles/Responsibilities

Continue developing your research agenda
Develop and publish high-quality scientific papers and technical reports (in collaboration with other researchers in the Illicits Financial Flows and Real Estate Program and the EUTO’s support teams)
Engage with public outputs, such as events, policy notes and the creation of new data
Actively participate in the regular activities of the project and the EU Tax Observatory (such as weekly team meetings, program meetings and seminars)

Eligibility

The postholder is expected to hold a PhD or be close to completing a doctoral degree in economics by the starting date
Applicants in fields such as political science, public policy, accounting or a related empirical social science
Applicants working on empirical topics related to financial secrecy, beneficial ownership, money laundering and anti-money laundering policy, illicit trade, sanctions, state capture and cross-border corruption, with an emphasis on better forms of measuement or causal identification of policy effects