Apply for a Postdoctoral Position in Delft University of Technology

Application Deadline: September 27, 2024

Delft University of Technology is inviting applications for a researcher/postdoctoral position on ‘Regional Economic modeling of long-term scenarios”. Ambitious climate policy, such as the EU Green Deal and Dutch Delta Program, requires comprehensive assessments of its national, sectoral and regional economic impacts along a range of possible long-term socio-economic and climate scenarios. Several research institutes in the Netherlands are currently developing such long-term scenario’s taking into account their regional economic, environmental and welfare effects at subnational level for the Netherlands and Europe. This project offers a unique opportunity to perform impactful work between advanced academic and policy-oriented research by contributing to the development of regional and sectoral long-term scenarios for the Netherlands and European Union using a combination of statistical and econometric data analysis with Spatial Computable General Equilibrium modeling.

From 1 September next, a salary increase of 3.7% applies due to a Collective Agreement amendment, followed by an additional 1% increase on 1 January 2025. In addition, most employees employed on 1 September 2024 will receive a one-off payment of €300 gross based on full-time employment.

Roles/Responsibilities

Literature review and statistical analysis of empirical data on regional impacts of various EU policies that can be used to develop scenarios;
Co-development of specific scenarios of regional development, e.g. regional inequalities as an outcome of EU policy and future climate change, changes in sectoral productivity and in consumption patterns;
Advance and run Spatial Computable General Equilibrium model developed by PBL to quantify the various regional scenarios as well as analyze and describe the model outcomes.

Eligibility

PhD degree (for PostDoc level) or MSc degree (if starting at the post-MSc researcher level) in Economics, Operations Research or Econometrics.
Experience of modeling in STATA, R or Python.
Knowledge of/experience of modeling in GAMS is an advantage.
Track record in economic modeling, preferably Computable General Equilibrium modeling.

Requirements

Domain knowledge in the field of climate or regional policy is an asset;
Solid problem-solving skills and capacity to take the initiative;
Ability to work well in a team.
Proven written and verbal English communication skills (do mention your key publications in the motivation letter).
Knowledge of Dutch is not obligatory but is an asset.