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Dear AIB colleague,

 

May I post two positions job adverts through your mailing list please?

 

The message is the following.

 

Many thanks.

Jun

 

Jun Du

Professor of economics

Economics, Finance and Entrepreneurship Group

Aston Business School

Aston University

Birmingham

B4 7ET

UK

Email: [log in to unmask]

Tel: +44 01212043340

 

 

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Business Prosperity)

 

Applications are invited for a three-year fixed term full-time Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at the Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Business Prosperity (LBBP). The LBBP becomes operational in October 2017. It is funded by Lloyds Banking Group plc and it is operated and supported by Aston Business School. Its main objective is to enhance our understanding of what affects UK economic performance at the individual, firm, regional, industrial sector and national level, also within a global comparative perspective.

The person appointed will work under the direct supervision of Professor Jun Du and will be involved in a series of projects led by several other leading academics at Aston Business School under the two working streams of the LBBP namely Stream I, which has the overall aim of understanding recent trade patterns and how to enhance the trade effectiveness of the British economy, and Stream II, which focusses on dealing with the UK’s productivity and skill challenges.

The Research Fellow will be actively involved in all aspects of the project (such as reviewing the literature, collecting data and developing and maintaining the respective datasets, applying statistical methods and econometric estimations, writing and disseminating reports and joint papers, as well as contributing to developing impact.

Candidates should have a PhD in economics or a closely related area. Knowledge and experience of applied microeconometrics is essential. Experience of linking large firm-level databases is highly desirable and previous experience working in the ONS VML and/or UKDS is desirable, as is a good understanding of the economic theories of international economics and business, productivity and skills.

Informal enquiries about the research or studentship prior to application can be directed to Professor Jun Du ([log in to unmask]).

Closing Date: 

23.59 hours BST on Monday 04 September 2017

Interview Date: 

Tuesday 26 September 2017

More details see https://jobs.aston.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=R170331

 

Aston Prize PhD Studentship: Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Business Prosperity (LBBP)

Aston Business School - Studentships

Contract Type: 

Fixed Term 

Basis: 

Full Time

Reference: 

R170333

The prestigious Aston Prize PhD studentship is jointly funded by Lloyds Banking Group plc., Aston University and Aston Business School. The PhD student will be affiliated to the Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Business Prosperity (LBBP). The objective of the Centre is to enhance understanding of what affects UK economic performance at the level of the individual, the firm, the region, the industrial sector and the nation overall, within global comparative perspectives.

We call for applicants of a full-time funded student to work under the research stream II of the Centre, under the supervision of LBBP leading academics, that focuses on skill challenges, productivity and prosperity in the UK. The objective of this studentship is to conduct innovative and well-grounded research on related topics of industrial structural change, skills and productivity at individual, firm, local and national level in the UK, within global perspectives.

We welcome applications from students with an MSc in Economics, Business or Management with strong, proven, quantitative skills and an interest in working with individual and firm level data. Informal enquiries about the research or studentship prior to application are welcome, and can be directed to Professor Jun Du ([log in to unmask]).

The Award/Financial Support:

The total value of the award is £59,000 paid over 3 years. This will cover the student’s annual fees (full fee waiver - Home/EU fee rate) and a stipend to cover living costs. International students may cover the differences. Students will be expected to be based on campus at Aston University in the UK.

Closing Date for Applications is 31 October 2017. 

The start date is 1 April 2018.

More details see https://jobs.aston.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=R170333