Part-time Research assistant(s)/Pre-doc(s)

Reference number PAR 2024/505

The University of Gothenburg tackles society’s challenges with diverse knowledge. 56 000 students and 6 600 employees make the university a large and inspiring place to work and study. Strong research and attractive study programmes attract researchers and students from around the world. With new knowledge and new perspectives, the University contributes to a better future.

The Department of Economics belongs to the School of Business, Economics and Law at University of Gothenburg and has around 100 employees from several countries. The teaching within the department is economics and statistics and the department has around 800 students registered at courses and programs. The research conducted at the department is within a broad range of areas, including labor, health, applied micro, environmental, development, behavioral, and financial economics. More information about the department is available at www.economics.gu.se.

Job assignments

The appointment is to serve as a research assistant to Professor Randi Hjalmarsson, and to support her research agenda on biases in police decisions, workers with criminal records in Sweden, and the impact of prison and prison healthcare on post-release outcomes.  This research is supported by the European Research Council.

This is an excellent opportunity for individuals considering obtaining a PhD in economics to gain data skills and an overview of the research process from idea conception to data collection and cleaning to analysis and write-up.

Specific work tasks will include:

  • Researching institutional details of the criminal justice system and labor market in both Sweden and other countries.
  • Searching for data and online data sources.
  • Cleaning and managing data sets.
  • Basic analyses of data.
  • Conducting literature searches and writing reviews.

 

Qualifications 

Applicants should have a master's level education (or be studying towards one) in an area of relevance for the position, such as data science, economics, or statistics etc.

The ideal RA candidate will be fluent in English given the in-depth research needs into US/UK policing institutions, while fluency in Swedish is also a benefit (given the diversity of the research agenda). Experience working with data and knowledge of Stata are especially meritorious given the expected priority tasks of the research assistant. Other statistical languages such as R or python, previous experience as a research assistant, demonstrated excellent in quantitative and data-oriented courses, and a genuine interest in the criminal justice system or related issues will also particularly valued.  

Employment 

The positions are fixed term employments for 11 months with up to 50% of a full-time position. The earliest starting date is 2024-08-01, but can be adjusted per agreement.

The position is located at the Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg. The applicant must be able to work on-site at least part of the time.

Contact information for the post 

Please contact via email: Randi Hjalmarsson, Professor, e-mail: randi.hjalmarsson@economics.gu.se 

Unions 

Union representatives at the University of Gothenburg can be found here: https://www.gu.se/om-universitetet/jobba-hos-oss/hjalp-for-sokande 

Application 

To apply for a position at the University of Gothenburg, you have to register an account in our online recruitment system. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the job advertisement, and that it is submitted before the deadline. The selection of candidates is made on the basis of the qualifications registered in the application at the last date of application.

Please attach the following in the application:

  • Personal letter stating why you fit the role
  • CV
  • Transcripts and Diploma/ degree certificate
  • Masters thesis, if available
  • Names and contact details of two references

Applications must be received by: 2024-06-01

 

The University of Gothenburg promotes equal opportunities, equality and diversity.

Salary is determined on an individual basis.

Applications will be destroyed or returned (upon request) two years after the decision of employment has become final. Applications from the employed and from those who appeal the decision will not be returned.

The University works actively to achieve a working environment with equal conditions, and values the qualities that diversity brings to its operations.

Salaries are set individually at the University.

In accordance with the National Archives of Sweden’s regulations, the University must archive application documents for two years after the appointment is filled. If you request that your documents are returned, they will be returned to you once the two years have passed. Otherwise, they will be destroyed.

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