2017年英國謝菲爾德大學(xué)招聘經(jīng)濟學(xué)方向交流訪問學(xué)者

英國謝菲爾德大學(xué)經(jīng)濟學(xué)系招聘經(jīng)濟學(xué)方向交流訪問學(xué)者，該職位交流訪問時間三年。要求經(jīng)濟學(xué)或統(tǒng)計學(xué)等相關(guān)學(xué)科博士學(xué)歷，學(xué)術(shù)研究成果卓著，必須有數(shù)據(jù)分析方面的經(jīng)驗，尤其是微觀經(jīng)濟計量方法等相關(guān)方面的工作經(jīng)驗。謝菲爾德大學(xué)在教學(xué)與研究方面建立起卓越的聲譽，是英國6所最佳研究型大學(xué)之一，是英國最受海外學(xué)生歡迎的5所大學(xué)之一，也是英國眾多百年大學(xué)中，最具國際聲望的名校之一。

Research Associate

University of Shfield - Centre for Vocational Education Research

The Department of Economics comprises around 33 full-time academic staff, 12 support staff, and a strong cohort of post-doctoral Research Associates and PhD students, all housed in a newly rurbished departmental building close to the centre of Shfield. We are seeking a Research Associate to work within the newly established Centre for Vocational Education Research (CVER), funded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The Centre brings together four partners, all with significant and acknowledged expertise in vocational education: the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, the University of Shfield, the Institute for Employment Studies, and London Economics. The Centre aims to become a world-class research hub with the potential to generate a step-change in our understanding of the nature, significance and potential contribution of vocational education to individuals and the wider economy.

You will join the CVER research team at the University of Shfield, led by Dr Steve McIntosh and Professor Andy Dickerson. The research will combine education economics and applied econometrics to make use of large scale administrative data from learners, education and training providers, and businesses. You will generate research outputs of practical relevance to policy makers and stakeholders in the vocational education sector, as well as for academic publication, and help to disseminate the findings.

You should have a PhD in economics, statistics or a closely related discipline or alternatively you should be able to demonstrate experience of carrying out high quality academic research in your current employment. You must have extensive experience of data analysis, specifically microeconometric methods, prerably using STATA. While some familiarity of the academic literature and policy in the area of UK vocational education is strongly desirable, this is not essential for the post.

This is a 3-year fixed-term position.

學(xué)校簡介：

謝菲爾德大學(xué)校史最早可追朔至1828年“謝菲爾德醫(yī)學(xué)院”成立之時。1897年，謝菲爾德醫(yī)學(xué)院合并了“福斯學(xué)院”及“謝菲爾德技術(shù)學(xué)院”兩所學(xué)術(shù)單位組成“謝菲爾德大學(xué)學(xué)院”。1905年，經(jīng)由英國皇家憲章的認可后，正式定名為謝菲爾德大學(xué)。經(jīng)過一百多年的發(fā)展，謝菲爾德大學(xué)在教學(xué)與研究方面建立起卓越的聲譽，是英國6所最佳研究型大學(xué)之一，是英國最受海外學(xué)生歡迎的5所大學(xué)之一，也是英國眾多百年大學(xué)中，最具國際聲望的名校之一。 謝菲爾德大學(xué)下設(shè)八所學(xué)院：建筑學(xué)院、藝術(shù)學(xué)院、教育學(xué)院、工程學(xué)院、法學(xué)院、純理論科學(xué)院、社會科學(xué)院以及醫(yī)學(xué)院，醫(yī)學(xué)院包括牙科以及護理專業(yè)。謝菲爾德大學(xué)開設(shè)250多種學(xué)士學(xué)位課程、190多種碩士學(xué)位授課課程以及100多個系與研究中心的哲學(xué)碩士、博士課程。在英國政府高等教育撥款委員會對英國大學(xué)開展的教學(xué)與研究評估活動中，謝菲爾德大學(xué)60%的系在研究方面獲得了國內(nèi)、國際優(yōu)異的評價，22個參加評估的系中有17個系獲得了教學(xué)質(zhì)量“優(yōu)秀”的殊榮。1945至1996年間，共產(chǎn)生五位諾貝爾獎得主。