Junior Research Scientist in the Division of Social Science

Description

The Center for Interacting Urban Networks, New York University Abu Dhabi, seeks to recruit a Junior Research Scientist to support the project LANDMark on research on land economics, in any of the following areas:

• Measurement of land prices, with a focus on imputation techniques
• Land value determinants: public infrastructures (transport, health, and education services)
• Macroeconomic stability and instability in the presence of land as a fixed, non-produced asset
• Taxation of land wealth as an alternative to the consumption tax and the capital tax
• The political economy of land and its taxation
• Land, fixed resources, and political conflict

The successful applicant will contribute to the research centered on any of these themes.

The qualified candidate will have an MSc or an MA in economics or another quantitative field with no more than five years from receipt of the degree, and an appetite for working on interdisciplinary teams.

This position requires:

• Research experience in the mentioned areas of land (in a broad sense, including housing, macroeconomics, labor, urban, spatial economics, political economy, and conflict).
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Ability to work in teams

Applicants must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests, a transcript or degree, and the contact information for 2-3 referees, who may be contacted during the selection process. The research statement should outline specific projects that the candidate would like to lead within CITIES, along with potential collaborators within the Center.