The section Economic Geography of Utrecht University is seeking to appoint two Post Docs to work on a new EU funded Horizon2020 project on Pathways to Inclusive Labour markets (PILLARS). The PILLARS project will study how changes in emerging automation technologies, their adoption along GVCs, and industrial transformations, affect the future of work, including through the reconfiguration of the demand for skills. The two Post Docs will work with the PILLARS team at Utrecht University on measuring the future geography of industries and occupations in the European Union, and in particular on estimating the effects of emerging automation technologies on this geography. The Post Docs will also work in collaboration with a team of top innovation scholars, economists, and job market data scientists at Utrecht University and leading partner organizations (SPRU, University of Sussex; Ifo Institute, University of Munich; UNI-MERIT, Maastricht; Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt; CNRS, French National Centre for Scientific Research; CRISP, University of Milan-Bicocca; Technopolis) in Europe.

• Post Doc 1: 1 year full time (September 2021-August 2022)
• Post Doc 2 : 2 years full time (January 2022-December 2023)

Candidates will have a PhD in Economics, Economic Geography or equivalent disciplines, with strong quantitative data skills and a strong ability to work with large datasets. They will have curiosity to explore new data and methods, and willing to work in an interdisciplinary, collaborative, and stimulating team and project. They may have a background in Economics of Innovation and Economic Geography or related fields, especially in relation to employment and the organization of work and industries.

This is an appointment of 1.0 FTE for the duration of:

• Post doc 1: 1 year
• Post doc 2: 2 years

The minimum gross salary is €2,790 and the maximum gross salary is €4,402 (scale 10 of the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities) per month, at a full-time employment. Salaries are supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3% per year. In addition, Utrecht University offers excellent secondary conditions, including an attractive retirement scheme, (partly paid) parental leave and flexible employment conditions (multiple choice model). Here you'll find more information about working at Utrecht University.

A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At Utrecht University, the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards major societal themes. Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies, Life Sciences and Sustainability.

Utrecht University's Faculty of Geosciences studies the Earth: from the Earth's core to its surface, including man's spatial and material utilisation of the Earth - always with a focus on sustainability and innovation. With 3,400 students (BSc and MSc) and 720 staff, the Faculty is a strong and challenging organisation. The Faculty of Geosciences is organised in four Departments: Earth Sciences, Human Geography & Spatial Planning, Physical Geography, and Sustainable Development. The two postdocs will become member of section Economic Geography, Department of Human Geography and Planning.