Jobs & Scholarships

The University of Siena invites applications for the Graduate Program in Economics. The University and the city offer a unique environment for study and research in Europe.

Scholarships.A maximum of 20 students will be admitted. The 10 most qualified candidates will be awarded a four-year scholarship of about €10,500 ($16,500) per year, after tax, for a total of about $42,000 ($67,000), plus tuition remission. A limited number of students can take advantage of lodging offered by the University of Siena in the Post-Graduate College “S. Chiara” sited in the historical centre of Siena.

The Graduate Program. The goal of the program is to train professional economists. Former students hold positions as economists in the academia, in consulting businesses, and in national and internationals economic institutions, such as central banks and regulators.

The first two years of the Program are devoted to full-time courses. All of these are taught in English, the official language of the Program. After fundamental training in Mathematics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Econometrics, a full menu of specialized courses is offered. Students are exposed to different theoretical and methodological points of view, in order to be able to explore the frontier of economics in an original way. Students are also required to participate in research activities, such as economics seminars and workshops. Admission to the second year is conditioned on the results of all first year final exams. Starting from the second year, students will develop their own research, under the supervision of a faculty member. While working at their dissertation, students are encouraged to undertake periods of research in foreign academic institutions. In this case the scholarship is increased by 50%. The doctorate is awarded after discussion of an original piece of scientific work (which can be written in Italian or in English). For further information about the Program, please visit http://www.econ-pol.unisi.it/dottorato/

Application process. Applicants must hold, or obtain by September 30 2008, an Italian “laurea specialistica” or a “4-years laurea” or equivalent 4-5 years foreign degree. There are no limitations on the nationality of candidates. Prospective students are required to apply using the on-line procedure at the following website: http://dottorati.unisi.it/domande/elenco_proposte_24_maggio.asp

The deadline for application is May 23, 2008. In addition to the on-line application, the following documentation is required (either in Italian of in English):

1. Curriculum vitae

2. Academic transcripts. These must contain a full list of courses taken and grades obtained.

3. Two letters of reference, in sealed envelopes. These must assess the student’s aptitudes towards research, competence, scientific potential and maturity, in comparative terms.

4. A research statement, not exceeding 1000 words.

5. (OPTIONAL) A short scientific essay, not longer than 5000 words, resulting from independent research by the candidate.

All required documentation must be sent by May 23, 2008 to the following address: Ufficio Formazione e Post-Laurea DOTTORATO IN ECONOMIA POLITICA c/o Collegio Santa Chiara Via Valdimontone n. 1 53100 Siena, Italy.

Selection of Students. The selection of candidates will be based on an evaluation of their aptitude and competence to research. To this purpose, the examination commission might ask some of the candidates to sit for a written exam and an interview, to be held in Siena in the late-Spring or early-Summer of 2008; in this case, the candidates will be notified by email a couple of weeks before (however, the University cannot be held responsible for failed communications due to the candidate supplying late or incorrect information regarding his/her address). The exams will be in Italian or in English. The University reserves the right to exclude from the selection process, at any time, candidates who do not meet the admission requirements.

Further information. For further information, please contact the secretariat of the graduate program:
Francesca Fabbri: fabbri16 [a-y] unisi.it Margherita Fusi: fusi3 [a-t] unisi.it

The Department of Economics at the University of Konstanz (Germany) offers positions as Research/Teaching Assistants at the Chair of Economic Theory (Professor Leo Kaas). The positions last for a period of three years and start October 1st 2008.

The successful candidates are expected to participate in a research project on “Growth and volatility with endogenous financial development” supported by the German Research Foundation. They will be given the opportunity to pursue a Ph.D. and are expected to participate in the Department’s Ph.D. program “Quantitative Economics and Finance”. They should hold a degree in Economics or in a related field (e.g.
Mathematics or Mathematical Economics).

Good knowledge of Macroeconomic Theory, General Equilibrium Theory and Dynamical Systems is expected. The University of Konstanz is an equal-opportunity employer. Applications from female candidates are especially welcome. Disabled candidates are given preference by equal qualification. (Schwerbehindertenvertretung: Tel.: 88-3725).

Please send your application including CV and certificates until May 31st 2008 to the above address. Electronic applications (to: j.obenland [a-t] uni-konstanz.de) are welcome.

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MS assistantships available to participate in two funded research projects. 1) Work to understand the mechanisms leading to the decline of Diporeia (a native amphipod) in the Great Lakes. 2) Study the bottlenecks limiting production of important fish species in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. Both assistantships will involve a combination of field collections and laboratory analysis.

Selected individual(s) will enroll in Purdue University’s Department of Forestry and Natural Resources (www.fnr.purdue.edu) in West Lafayette, IN. Student(s) will interact with a diversity of researchers from multiple institutions (Purdue University, NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Univ. of Michigan’s Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research, Limno-Tech Inc.).

Minimum qualifications include a BS in Biology, Ecology, Fisheries Science, or related field; GPA of 3.2 or greater; and above average GRE scores (at least 50th percentile for quantitative and verbal; at least 4.0 for analytical writing).

Assistantships include 12-month stipend, full tuition coverage, and insurance.

The preferred start date for the Diporeia project is August 2008. The preferred start date for the Saginaw Bay project is January 2009.

For full consideration, please submit cover letter, CV, GRE scores (unofficial is fine), transcript (unofficial is fine), and names and contact numbers of three references to Dr. Tomas Höök (thook@umich.edu; 734-741-2388) by 26-May-2008. Tomas Höök, currently a University of Michigan Research Scientist, will join the Purdue faculty in July 2008 (www.fnr.purdue.edu/faculty/hook/index.shtml).

Purdue University is an affirmative action equal opportunity employer.