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Post-doctoral Fellowships


Center for Institutional Studies (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia) opens a call to join the team of professional researchers and welcomes applications for postdoctoral positions for a 2022/2023 academic year in the spheres of:

Applied Economics
Institutional Economics; cross-regional studies; state transfers and political cycle; corruption and rent-seeking activities in Russian Public Procurement (theoretical and/or empirical analysis); affirmative actions in Russian Public Procurement; digital markets in Russia
— Banking and Household Finance

the influence of institutional diversity and institutional and regulatory change on banks’ stability, profitability and other outcomes: cross-country analysis; banking in Russia; households’ financial strategies: cross-country comparisons
— Economic History
— Educational Studies
faculty salaries, contracts and career concerns; comparative analysis of academic excellence initiatives; academic inbreeding and mobility; university rankings; university governance; students achievement and educational outcomes
— Labour Economics and Economics of Education
school-to-work transition and labour market of university graduates; returns to higher education, labour market outcomes of graduates’ educational characteristics (university quality, academic achievement), overeducation, job-education mismatches, non-cognitive skills; gender discrimination in the labour market; experimental research on signals in the labour market and gender discrimination 
— Quantitative Science Studies
The structure and paths of science in the post-Soviet countries; academic inbreeding and mobility of researchers; gender (in)equality in academia; performance-based research funding systems and their impact on scholarly communication


Application deadline is January 31, 2022.

About HSE University

The Higher School of Economics (HSE University) is a young, dynamic and fast-growing Russian research university. Over the past 25 years, HSE University has become a leader in Russian education, while also being recognized globally.

For instance, we were the first state-run university in Russia to begin recruiting on the international academic market. We aim at being a university with a highly attuned approach to training new professionals. Therefore, we are eager to hire people with real experience, as well as basic and applied knowledge. Committed to high-quality research, HSE University now has more than 100 research institutes and centres and over 50 international research laboratories collaborating with international specialists from all over the world.

Conditions

Appointments are made for one year. Postdoctoral fellows have high opportunity of renewal of the contract (no more than two times) in case of outstanding performance.

- HSE University offers postdoctoral fellows a competitive salary, the standard medical insurance plan, a working space equipped with a computer and free Internet access at the University.

- The CInSt offers the access to its databases covering Russian banks’ financial statements (Mobile database) as well as Russian household longitudinal surveys (e.g. RLMS-HSE).


Application Process

Applications must be submitted online. Please provide a CVa statement of research interest and a recent research paper submitted via the online application form. At least two letters of recommendation should be sent directly to the International Faculty Recruitment Office at fellowship@hse.ru before the application deadline. Please note that direct applications to the hiring center may not be reviewed.

Read more about the application process here.


APPLIED ECONOMICS
REQUIREMENTS:

The general requirements for the postdoctoral fellowship positions are the following:

  • Candidates must hold a recent PhD in the field of Economics, Econometrics, Political Science or related areas which was awarded over the last 5 years or received before starting work at HSE in a relevant field by an internationally recognized university and has been assessed by external reviewers as having the potential to pursue research that is publishable in leading peer-reviewed journals;
  • Candidates should have a strong background in empirical methods and economic theory, ability to conduct an independent research;
  • Fluent English  is an obligatory condition as research and other activities are conducted in English. Knowledge of Russian is not required;
  • Relevant experience will be an asset although not required.
THE POSITION INVOLVES:
  • working under the direct supervision of Paola Valbonesi, Leading Research Fellow, and Elena Podkolzina, Deputy Director of the Center for Institutional Studies;
  • participants are encouraged to pursue their own research along with working on CInSt research projects such as:

o  Institutional Economics;
 Cross-Regional Studies;
o  State Transfers and Political Cycle;
o  Corruption and Rent-seeking Activities in Russian Public Procurement (Theoretical and/or Empirical analysis);
o  Affirmative Actions in Russian Public Procurement;
o  Digital Markets in Russia.

  • writing research papers for international peer-reviewed journals, eventually in co-authorship with the members of the Center;
  • participation in the events of the Center and other contribution to the CInSt development;
  • public presentations of candidate’s own research to the academic community;
  • some teaching is encouraged, though not required.

BANKING AND HOUSEHOLD FINANCE
Requirements:

The general requirements for the postdoctoral fellowship positions are the following:

  • Candidates must hold a recent PhD in the field of Economics, Banking, Finance or related areas which was awarded over the last 5 years or received before starting work at HSE in a relevant field by an internationally recognized university and has been assessed by external reviewers as having the potential to pursue research that is publishable in leading peer-reviewed journals;
  • Candidates should have a strong background inEconomics, Econometrics, Banking, Finance or Household Finance, interest in applied empirical research in the mentioned fields accompanied by (a) clear research project proposal(s), as well as the ability to work in a team and on his/her own research projects.
  • Fluent English  is an obligatory condition as research and other activities are conducted in English. Knowledge of Russian is not required;
  • Relevant experience will be an asset although not required.
The position involves:
  • working under the direct supervision of Maria Semenova, Senior Research Fellow at CInSt, HSE, and Associate Professor at the School of Finance, HSE;
  • participants are encouraged to pursue the research on topic(s) within at least one of the following broad areas:
1.     The influence of institutional diversity and institutional and regulatory change on banks’ stability, profitability and other outcomes: cross-country analysis;
2.     Banking in Russia;
3.     Households’ financial strategies: cross-country comparisons.
  • writing research papers for international peer-reviewed journals in co-authorship with the members of the CInSt HSE ;
  • participation in the events of the CInSt and other contribution to the CInSt development;
  • public presentations of candidate’s own research to the academic community;
  • some teaching is encouraged.

ECONOMICS HISTORY
Requirements:

The general requirements for the postdoctoral fellowship positions are the following:

  • Candidates must hold a recent PhD in the field of Economics, Economic History, Political Science or related areas which was awarded over the last 5 years or received before starting work at HSE in a relevant field by an internationally recognized university and has been assessed by external reviewers as having the potential to pursue research that is publishable in leading peer-reviewed journals;
  • Candidates should have a strong background in empirical methods and economic theory, ability to conduct an independent research.
  • Fluent English  is an obligatory condition as research and other activities are conducted in English. Knowledge of Russian is not required;
  • Relevant experience will be an asset although not required.
       The position involves:
      • working under the direct supervision of Timur Natkhov, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Institutional Studies;
      • participants are encouraged to pursue their own research along with working on Center’s research projects which you can find on-line;
      • writing research papers for international peer-reviewed journals in co-authorship with the members of  Centre (optionally);
      • participation in the events of the Centre and other contribution to the Center’s development;;
      • public presentations of candidate’s own research to the academic community;
      • some teaching is encouraged, though not required.

      EDUCATIONAL STUDIES

      The Center for Institutional Studies in Moscow, Russia, invites applications for postdoctoral research positions in the field of higher education studies. We invite aspiring researchers to join a multidisciplinary team to work on educational studies.

      Requirements:

      The general requirements for the postdoctoral fellowship positions are the following:

      • Candidates must hold a recent PhD in the field of Education/Economics/Sociology or related areas which was awarded over the last 5 years or received before starting work at HSE in a relevant field by an internationally recognized university and has been assessed by external reviewers as having the potential to pursue research that is publishable in leading peer-reviewed journals;
      • Candidates should have a strong background in Economics, Sociology of Education, ability to work in team;
      • Fluent English  is an obligatory condition as research and other activities are conducted in English. Knowledge of Russian is not required;
      • Relevant experience will be an asset although not required.

       The position involves:

      • working under the direct supervision of Prof. Maria Yudkevich, Dr. Ilya Prakhov;
      • participants are encouraged to pursue their own research along with working on CInSt research projects such as:
      o  Faculty incentives, productivity, salaries and career concerns,
      o  Academic inbreeding and mobility,
      o  Comparative analysis of academic excellence initiatives,
       University rankings,
      o  University governance,
      o  Student achievement and educational outcomes.
      • writing research papers for international peer-reviewed journals in co-authorship with the members of the Center;
      • participation in the events of the Center and other contribution to the CInSt development;
      • public presentations of candidate’s own research to the academic community;
      • some teaching is encouraged, though not required.

      LABOUR ECONOMICS AND ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION

      We invite aspiring researchers to join a multidisciplinary team to work on such topics as returns to education, school-to-work transition, labour market outcomes of educational characteristics, labour market of university graduates and gender inequality.
       Requirements:

      The general requirements for the postdoctoral fellowship positions are the following: 

        • Candidates must hold a recent PhD in the field of Education/Sociology/Economics or related areas which was awarded over the last 5 years or received before starting work at HSE in a relevant field by an internationally recognized university and has been assessed by external reviewers as having the potential to pursue research that is publishable in leading peer-reviewed journals;
        • Candidates should have a strong background in labour / education economics, sociology or education, ability to work in a team;
        • Fluent English  is an obligatory condition as research and other activities are conducted in English. Knowledge of Russian is not required;
        • Relevant experience will be an asset although not required.
      The position involves:

      o  School-to-work transition and labour market of university graduates
       Returns to higher education, labour market outcomes of graduates’ educational characteristics (university quality, academic achievement) and strategies (combining study and work), overeducation, job-education mismatches, non-cognitive skills
       Gender discrimination in the labour market
       Experimental research on signals in the labour market and gender discrimination

      • writing research papers for international peer-reviewed journals;
      • participation in the events of the Centre and other contribution to the CInSt development;
      • public presentations of candidate’s own research to the academic community;
      • some teaching is encouraged, though not required.

       QUANTITATIVE SCIENCE STUDIES
       Requirements:

      The general requirements for the postdoctoral fellowship positions are the following: 

      • Candidates must hold a recent PhD in the field of sociology, economics, computer sciences, scientometrics, bibliometrics, research evaluation, higher education and research policy studies or related areas which was awarded over the last 5 years or received before starting work at HSE in a relevant field by an internationally recognized university and has been assessed by external reviewers as having the potential to pursue research that is publishable in leading peer-reviewed journals;
      • Candidates should have a strong background in at least one of the aforementioned fields, ability to extract and work with quantitative data.
      • Fluent English  is an obligatory condition as research and other activities are conducted in English. Knowledge of Russian is not required;
      • Relevant experience will be an asset although not required.
      The position involves:
      • working under the direct supervision of Prof. Maria Yudkevich;
      • participants are encouraged to pursue their own research along with working on CInSt’s research projects such as
       The structure and paths of science in the post-Soviet countries,
      o  Academic inbreeding and mobility of researchers,
      o  Gender (in)equality in academia,
      o  Performance-based research funding systems and their impact on scholarly communication.
      • writing research papers for international peer-reviewed journals;
      • participation in the events of the Centre and other contribution to the CInSt development;
      • public presentations of candidate’s own research to the academic community;
      • some teaching is encouraged, though not required.

       

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