ERN Professional Announcements and Job Openings, 04/17/2008
April 20, 2008.
____________________________________________________________
E C O N O M I C S R E S E A R C H N E T W O R K
PROFESSIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND JOB OPENINGS
April 17, 2008
Automatically posted each week to all ERN subscribers
Publisher: The Economics Research Network (ERN)
a division of
Social Science Electronic Publishing, Inc.,
(SSEP, Inc.) and Social Science Research
Network (SSRN)
Copyright: SSEP, Inc. 2008. All rights reserved.
YOU MAY DISTRIBUTE THIS DOCUMENT
--------------------------------
However, the document must be distributed
in its entirety or not at all.
ALIGNMENT
If this document is misaligned, please set type face to a
non-proportional font such as Courier 10.
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
___________________________________________________________
SYMPOSIUM ON STOCHASTIC DYNAMIC * Call For Papers
MODELS IN FINANCE AND ECONOMICS
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, RESOURCE * Call For Papers
PRODUCTIVITY AND SUSTAINABLE
INDUSTRIAL POLICY - RECENT FINDINGS
NEW APPROACHES FOR STRATEGIES &
POLICIES
ECOMOD MODELING SCHOOL * Course Announcement
UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO (CIFREM) * PhD Studentships
AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH * Senior Manager and
RESEARCH CENTER Development Manager
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY * Lecturer/Senior
Lecturer in Econometrics
and Business Statistics
ROYAL HOLLOWAY * Faculty Position
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON in Economics
____________________________________________________________
ERN does not endorse or warrant any product, service or
notice listed in our professional announcements or job
openings and assumes no liability regarding these products,
services, and notices.
When answering queries, please say you saw it on ERN.
____________________________________________________________
CALL FOR PAPERS
SYMPOSIUM ON
STOCHASTIC DYNAMIC MODELS IN FINANCE AND ECONOMICS
August 15 - 16, 2008
University of Southern Denmark, Odense
Key note address by:
Robert C. Merton, Harvard Business School,
Nobel Laureate (1997)
The symposium will bring together researchers applying
stochastic dynamic models in finance and/or economics.
Relevant subject areas include, but are not limited to:
asset pricing, consumption and portfolio choice, credit
risk, real options, economic growth under uncertainty,
monetary theory, business cycles.
FORMAT OF THE SYMPOSIUM:
A two-day meeting with a total of around 15 presentations
of 30-60 minutes each. In addition to the key note address
by Robert C. Merton, there will be presentations by Vicky
Henderson (Warwick Business School), Thomas Lux (University
of Kiel), Bernt Oksendal (University of Oslo), and maybe a
few other invited speakers. The remaining presentations
will be selected by the organizers on the basis of the
papers submitted. The symposium takes place in the city of
Odense, which with approximately 186,000 inhabitants is the
third-largest city in Denmark. Odense is beautifully
located on the island of Funen in the heart of Denmark.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:
We invite both academics and practitioners who are
interested in presenting their research to submit a paper.
Preference will be given to theoretical papers that suggest
and explore new dynamic models of financial and economic
issues or enhance the understanding of existing models.
Papers can be submitted electronically in pdf-format to:
Email: MAILTO:cmu@sam.sdu.dk
or in hard copy to:
CONTACT: Claus Munk
Department of Business and Economics
University of Southern Denmark
DK-5230 Odense, Denmark
The submission deadline is May 30, 2008. Authors of
accepted papers will be notified via e-mail by mid-June,
where a preliminary program will become available.
PARTICIPATION:
A call for participation with the preliminary program and
other relevant information will be distributed in June via
the FEN and ERN Professional Announcements.
ORGANIZERS:
Bjarne Sloth Jensen
University of Southern Denmark
Email: MAILTO:bsj@sam.sdu.dk
Claus Munk
University of Southern Denmark
Email: MAILTO:cmu@sam.sdu.dk
____________________________________
CALL FOR PAPERS: Young Researchers
International Wuppertal Colloquium on
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, RESOURCE PRODUCTIVITY AND SUSTAINABLE
INDUSTRIAL POLICY - RECENT FINDINGS, NEW APPROACHES FOR
STRATEGIES AND POLICIES
held September 17 - 19, 2008
at Wuppertal University (Germany)
in cooperation with the Wuppertal Institute
The international colloquium shall bring together top
experts on sustainable growth and sustainable resource
management. It aims to analyse the contribution of
increasing resource productivity to sustainability. Having
a focus on economics, the international colloquium shall
also cover the technological, the environmental and the
international dimensions. The number of participants and
presentations is strictly limited in order to facilitate
discussion.
PARTICIPANTS:
Among international experts which already have confirmed
their participation for the present are:
- Professor Dr. Thorvaldur Gylfason, University of Iceland,
IS
- Dr. Arnold Tukker, TNO Built Environment and Geoscience,
Delft, NL
- Jennifer Li, Ph.D., Foundation for Environmental Security
and Sustainabilty, VA, USA
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Graedel, Yale University, USA
- ZhongXiang Zhang, Ph.D., East-West Center, HI, USA
- Professor Paul Ekins, Ph.D., Kings College London, UK
CONFERENCE DETAILS:
The international colloquium shall take place in 2008,
2009, and 2010. It accompanies a large research project on
"material efficiency and resource savings" which is
coordinated by the Wuppertal Institute with some 30
partners on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the
Environment. While the first international colloquium
intends to assemble the state of the art, the subsequent
colloquia in 2009 and 2010 shall also discuss technological
potentials and business opportunities as well as options
for a sustainable industrial policy. A publication is
intended.
PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:
Eligible are young researchers preferably from economics in
their Ph.D. or shortly thereafter (Post Doc). The deadline
for submission of the full paper as PDF-file is May 7. Only
papers in English are considered. Authors will be notified
about the decision on the acceptance of their paper in June
2008. An intership at the Wuppertal Institute
(http://www.wupperinst.org) or a visiting fellowship at the
European Institute for International Economic Relations at
Wuppertal University (EIIW, www.euroeiiw.de Prof.
Dr. Paul Welfens) in timely connection to the colloquium is
feasible.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
CONTACT: Prof. Dr. Raimund Bleischwitz
Conference Chair
Email: MAILTO:piet.hausberg@wupperinst.org
____________________________________
ECOMOD MODELING SCHOOL
TEN INTENSIVE COURSES IN ECONOMETRIC AND
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELING
EcoMod Modeling School offers the following intensive
courses in July 2008 in Berlin and Brussels:
1) Forecasting Using Global VAR Modeling using GAUSS
2) Practical General Equilibrium Modeling using GAMS
3) Advanced Techniques in General Equilibrium Modeling
using GAMS
4) Introduction to Macroeconometric Modeling using EVIEWS
5) Macroeconometric Modeling using TROLL
6) Practical General Equilibrium Modeling using GAMS
7) Trade Policy General Equilibrium Modeling using GAMS
8) Overlapping Generations General Equilibrium Modeling
using GAMS
9) Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) Modeling
using DYNARE
10) Time Series Models for Macroeconomics and Finance using
EViews
REGISTRATION:
Early registration is highly encouraged as enrollment is
limited and classes fill up rapidly. Registered
participants who are unable to attend may receive full
refunds.
Details and online registration are available on:
For further information please contact:
CONTACT: Mr Frederic Dramais
Email: MAILTO:Frederic.Dramais@EcoMod.Net
Please feel free to share this information with colleagues.
____________________________________
CIFREM, INTERDEPARTMENTAL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH
TRAINING IN ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT
UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO
(Italy)
PhD Studentships
Doctoral Programme in Economics and Management
The University of Trento is now inviting applications from
qualified candidates for the following three-year doctoral
programme: Doctoral Programme in Economics and Management.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM:
The Doctoral School in Economics and Management offers
research training in the fields of decision sciences,
organizational behaviour, human and natural resource
management and behavioural and experimental economics. The
school is organized through CIFREM, the Interdepartmental
Centre for Research Training in Economics and Management,
which coordinates the research activities of the
Departments of Economics and Management. The programme is
built around four fields of specialization: Behavioural
Economics, Behavioural Studies in Management and
Organisations, Environmental Economics and International
Economics.
The initial coursework year consists of 15 compulsory
courses. Students follow a common core curriculum in the
first two terms and specialised courses in the third term.
The second and third years involve seminar participation,
tutorials and a dissertation. It is possible to spend up to
one year working in a research centre in Italy and/or
abroad.
The doctoral programme is conducted entirely in English and
will be taught by members of the university's multi-
national faculty. No tuition fees are charged and a number
of fully funded three-year scholarships will be awarded to
the top-ranked applicants.
SCHOLARSHIP DESCRIPTION:
Two special scholarships are offered in the following
research areas:
- Co-operative and social enterprise
- The role of the "private equity" in the economy of the
small and medium enterprises
APPLICATIONS/FURTHER INFORMATION:
For further details concerning the doctoral programme and
the application procedures, please visit the following
website:
and/or contact our office:
Email: MAILTO:cifrem@economia.unitn.it
Closing Date for Applications: 30 MAY 2008
___________________________________
AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER
Senior Manager, Communications & Policy Engagement
Development Manager
The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)
is an international non-profit, non-governmental
organization that carries out policy relevant research on
population, health, education and development issues facing
sub-Saharan Africa. The Center seeks to recruit a Senior
Manager, Communications & Policy Engagement and a
Development Manager.
SENIOR MANAGER, COMMUNICATIONS & POLICY ENGAGEMENT:
The successful candidate will head the communications and
policy engagement unit whose overall purpose is to
coordinate the Center's efforts to enhance the role of
research evidence in policy decisions across the region.
The position will report to the Executive Director and
oversee APHRC's engagement with policy makers at national,
regional and international levels; on-going partnerships
with media houses and advocacy groups; and the publication
of general audience materials aimed at enhancing the
visibility of APHRC and its work.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Develop and oversee implementation of a robust
communication and policy engagement strategy;
2. Develop and implement annual policy engagement and
communication plans;
3. Forge and manage partnerships with key regional bodies,
international development partners and professional
networks;
4. Forge and manage partnerships with the media and
strengthening the capacity of journalists to understand
and effectively report research results;
5. Collaborate with civil society organizations and with
local, national and international networks to influence
agendas in core program and research areas of the
Center;
6. Support the Center's fundraising efforts including
writing proposals for funding to promote the center's
policy engagement and communication activities;
7. Plan and ensure continuous communication and feedback
to communities involved in research programs;
8. Manage the development of institutional publications
including annual reports, newsletters, policy briefs
and other promotional materials;
9. Conduct workshops to bring together researchers,
policymakers and program implementers to bridge the
research-policy-action gap;
10. Conduct training workshops with policy makers and other
potential end-users of research findings to promote
greater understanding and use of research evidence;
11. Engage and strengthen linkages with high level
committees and commissions on health, urbanization,
population and education.
Essential Skills and Qualifications:
- At least a Masters Degree in a relevant field (e.g
Communications, International Relations, Diplomacy,
Policy analysis, etc);
- At least 7 years of experience in undertaking
communication and policy engagement work at a senior
management level; and
- Excellent writing and verbal skills.
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER:
The overall purpose of the position is to strengthen
APHRC's networking and resource mobilization efforts. The
successful candidate will operate as a key ambassador for
the Center, marketing its values and programs to donors and
other development partners internationally.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage regular communication and follow-ups with current
and potential funders;
- Market the Center's values and programs to potential
donors;
- Assist with development of grant proposals and reports to
donors;
- Participate in writing, reviewing and revision of
proposals in line with funders' requirements and
recommendations;
- Maintain a database of all project grants, their duration
and monitor timely submission of periodic and final
reports to funders;
- Keep donors appraised of APHRC program initiatives;
- Develop an annual fundraising strategy and budget for
resource mobilization activities;
- Maintain regular contact with the Center's researchers
and other program staff to develop project ideas and
discuss fundraising strategies and approaches; and
- Represent the Center in public forums and meetings with
partners and donors.
Education Qualification:
- Masters degree in international relations, any social
science or related fields.
Experience and Skills:
- At least 5 years of experience in carrying out similar
work in an international NGO;
- Excellent proposal development and report writing skills;
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal);
and
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Please apply enclosing a detailed CV and samples of written
work, quoting current and expected salary and providing
contact details of three referees (at least one of whom
must be a present/former employer) to the address below by
April 30, 2008. Only short listed candidates will be
contacted. The position will remain vacant until filled.
CONTACT: The Human Resources Manager
African Population and Health
Research Center
P.O. Box 10787-00100 GPO, Nairobi
Email: MAILTO:jobs@aphrc.org
Web: www.aphrc.org
___________________________________
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Faculty of Economics and Business
Discipline of Econometrics and Business Statistics
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Econometrics
and Business Statistics
Reference No. 127552
Founded 85 years ago, the Faculty of Economics and Business
at the University of Sydney has a rich history of
intellectual endeavour. Today the Faculty has an
outstanding reputation for diversity and excellence in
teaching, learning and research, and is in a leading
position among business and economics faculties in
Australia.
Econometrics and Business Statistics is a dynamic, high-
level grouping of specialists in econometrics, business
statistics and management decision sciences. They are
engaged in the development of statistical modelling
procedures and their application to problems arising in
economics and business. As well as theoretical and applied
work within the discipline, Econometrics and Business
Statistics brings sophisticated quantitative techniques to
all areas of research and scholarship within the Faculty.
The discipline has strengths in the areas of financial
econometrics, computationally intensive estimation
methodology, Bayesian econometrics, business forecasting,
environmental econometrics and the econometrics of energy
markets. We are particularly seeking new academic staff to
further strengthen these areas of research.
JOB DESCRIPTION/QUALIFICATIONS:
The Faculty of Economics and Business invites applications
for a full-time position in Econometrics and Business
Statistics at either the Lecturer (Level B) or Senior
Lecturer (Level C) level, depending upon experience and
qualifications. Applicants in any area in theoretical
and/or applied econometrics and/or business statistics are
sought, but candidates with expertise in the areas listed
above are particularly encouraged to apply. The successful
applicant will join a dynamic group that teaches a wide
variety of courses in econometrics, business statistics and
management decision science/operations research. The
Discipline of Econometrics and Business Statistics has a
very active research program and has enjoyed considerable
recent and long-term success in attracting research
funding.
Applicants should have a PhD (or substantial progress
towards a PhD) in Econometrics, Business Statistics or a
related field and should have evidence of research
potential in the form of published papers, working papers
and a quality current research agenda. Successful
applicants should also have teaching experience and ability
to teach at all levels in the Discipline, including the
supervision of honours students (at a Lecturer level) and
research higher degree students (at a Senior Lecturer
level).
Applicants should indicate clearly whether they wish to be
considered for a Level B position or a Level C position.
The position is full-time continuing (tenure track),
subject to the completion of a satisfactory probation
and/or confirmation period for new appointees.
APPLICATIONS/FURTHER INFORMATION:
For more information or to apply online, please visit:
and search by reference number 127552. Specific enquiries
can be directed to:
CONTACT: Dr. Richard Gerlach
Tel: (+61 2) 9351 3944
Email: MAILTO:R.Gerlach@econ.usyd.edu.au
REMUNERATION PACKAGE:
Lecturer Level B: $84,067-$99,830 p.a. (which includes a
base salary $71,852-$85,324 p.a., leave loading and up to
17 percent employer's contribution to superannuation).
Senior Lecturer, Level C: $102,980-$118,742 p.a. (which
includes a base salary $88,017-$101,489 p.a., leave loading
and up to 17 percent employer's contribution to
superannuation).
A salary supplement may be negotiated with a successful
applicant.
Closing date: 5 May 2008
____________________________________
ROYAL HOLLOWAY
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
Professor/Reader/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in Economics
Royal Holloway has one of the 5 large departments of
Economics in the University of London. The College is
situated on an extremely attractive campus in the outskirts
of London, and was established in 1886. The College is
independently ranked as one of the top twenty universities
in the UK.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
We wish to add to our existing staff of 25 and are seeking
to appoint outstanding individuals at all ranks. A number
of posts will be filled. Terms and conditions are
comparable to those at leading international research
departments. Candidates for full professor are expected to
have publications in the very top journals. All candidates
are expected to demonstrate exceptional promise as scholars
and teachers. Successful candidates can take up their
position in September 2008, or at a mutually agreed later
date.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
The Department has particular expertise in the areas of
economic theory/experimental economics and in labour
economics. We wish to build upon our existing strengths,
and also to expand our groups in Finance, Industrial
Economics, and Macroeconomics. Applications are welcome in
all fields of Economics, including Economic History. For
one of the posts, willingness to teach Finance would be
desirable.
APPLICATIONS/FURTHER INFORMATION:
Informal enquiries can be directed to:
CONTACT: Professor Jeff Frank
Email: MAILTO:j.frank@rhul.ac.uk
Preliminary application materials can be sent by e-mail or
to:
CONTACT: Recruitment Chair
Department of Economics
Royal Holloway
University of London
Egham TW20 0EX England
Further details and an application form are available from:
CONTACT: The Personnel Department
Royal Holloway
University of London
Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX
Tel: 01784 414241
Fax: 01784 473527
Email: MAILTO:Recruitment@rhul.ac.uk
Please quote reference AC/4890. All applications should be
received by Personnel by midday on the 18th May 2008.
We positively welcome applications from all sections of the
community.
____________________________________________________________
S U B S C R I P T I O N S
____________________________________________________________
HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO SSRN JOURNALS
1. Site license membership
Many university departments and other institutions have
purchased site licenses covering all of the journals in a
particular network. If you want to subscribe to any of the
SSRN journals, you may be able to do so without charge by first
checking to see if your institution currently has a site
license.
To do this please click on any of the following URLs.
Instructions for joining the site are included on these pages.
Accounting Research Network
www.ssrn.com/update/arn/arn_site-licenses.html
Economics Research Network
www.ssrn.com/update/ern/ern_site-licenses.html
Entrepreneurship Research & Policy Network
www.ssrn.com/update/erpn/erpn_site-licenses.html
Financial Economics Network
www.ssrn.com/update/fen/fen_site-licenses.html
Information Systems & eBusiness Network
www.ssrn.com/update/isn/isn_site-licenses.html
Legal Scholarship Network
www.ssrn.com/update/lsn/lsn_site-licenses.html
Management Research Network
www.ssrn.com/update/mrn/mrn_site-licenses.html
NEW Political Science Network NEW
www.ssrn.com/update/psn/psn_site-licenses.html
Social & Environmental Impact Network
www.ssrn.com/update/sein/sein_site-licenses.html
Social Insurance Research Network
www.ssrn.com/update/sirn/sirn_site-licenses.html
HRN Classics Research Network
www.ssrn.com/update/crn/crn_site-licenses.html
HRN English & American Literature Research Network
www.ssrn.com/update/lit/lit_site-licenses.html
HRN Philosophy Research Network
www.ssrn.com/update/prn-/prn_site-licenses.html
If your institution or department is not listed as a site, we
would be happy to work with you to set one up. Please contact
site(at)ssrn.com for more information.
2. Individual membership (for those not covered by a site license)
* Send an email message to
Mailto:subscribe@publisher.ssrn.com?body=subscribe
which will return a subscription form
OR
* Complete our web subscription form at our secure site:
hermes.ssrn.com/secure/subscribeform.cfm
SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT
If you wish to be removed from the subscriber list for ERN
Professional Announcements and Job Openings, please email
UserSupport@SSRN.com or call 877-SSRNHelp (toll free
877.777.6435).
__________________________________________________________________
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP:
SSRN understands there is financial hardship in certain
countries (for example the former Soviet Union and Eastern
Bloc). If you are undergoing financial hardship and believe you
cannot pay for a journal, please send a detailed explanation to
Mailto:Subscribe@SSRN.Com
_________________________________________________________________
Copyright 2008
SSEP, Inc., all rights reserved.
_________________________________________________________________
