Phd Scholarship QUT's School of Economics and Finance Australia
QUT's School of Economics and Finance is seeking three PhD students to undertake
study in the areas of behavioural economics and applied microeconometrics.
The scholarships are attached to a large international research group sponsored
by the Australian Research Council, AusAid, the World Bank, the Ford Foundation
and the German Labour Institute (IZA) as well as an international collaboration
with European companies.
The successful applicants will work with researchers from the Australian
National University and the QUT-based National Centre for Econometric Research.
They will be expected to follow standard economic PhD coursework in all fields
of economics and to engage in a variety of analyses, such as handling
large-scale data sets on migration in China, performing economic experiments in
Australia with and without measuring heart rates, or developing a theoretical
view of human decision making (including migration, network formation and
attitudes towards risk and collaboration).
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The scholarships
The school is offering three full-time scholarships to the value of $26,140 per
annum (tax exempt and indexed annually) for three years. Top up scholarships
and/or Research Assistant work may be available. The successful applicants will
be based in Brisbane.
Application criteria
* At least an Honours 2A or international equivalent thereof in economics or
closely related subfield.
* Good verbal and written English language skills.
* A proven high ability in the use of analytical methods, as witnessed by
courses in statistics/ economic modelling/game theory/mathematics, or else prior
work of a high analytical quality.
* The ability to work with world-class researchers from many different
countries (Australia, the United States, England, China, Indonesia, Germany) and
the desire to become a research-oriented economist.
Application closing date
The closing date for applications is Thursday, 9 April 2009.
For more information about the research projects, please contact Professor Paul
Frijters (phone (07) 3138 2947 or email p.frijters@...) or Associate
Professor Uwe Dulleck (phone (07) 3138 9103 or email uwe.dulleck@...).
For more information regarding the application process, please visit this
website
http://www.bus.qut.edu.au/faculty/schools/economics/research/phdscholarships.jsp
QUT's School of Economics and Finance Australia, Phd Scholarship
