Vacancy of Specialist Scientist at the University of Cyprus

TITLE: Research Specialist (PhD)

POSITION NUMBER: One (1) or / Two (2)

CATEGORY : Contract (contract for 12 months with the possibility of renewal for up to 36 months in total employment)

PLACE OF WORK : University of Cyprus, Nicosia

The Center for Economic Research at the Department of Economics of the University of Cyprus accepts applications for filling one or two vacancies of Specialist Scientist for part-time or full-time (full-time corresponds to 140 hours / month) at the Center for Economic Research for 12 months with the possibility of renewal up to 36 months. The JIT Research Specialists are funded by European Union programs or the Research and Innovation Foundation (IDEK) and / or sponsorships by the Center for Economic Research.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The duties and responsibilities of the Special Scientist include:

Research using econometric / statistical methods
Very good knowledge of econometric / statistical method code programming in programming languages such as e.g. Julia, Python, C ++, Matlab, R.
Management and analysis of large volumes of data through programming
Writing articles / reports / bulletins to explain the methods of analysis, interpretation of results and formulation of conclusions.
Presentations of methodology and research results in conferences, policy makers.
Ability to write scientific articles aimed at publication in journals of high international prestige.

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must hold a PhD in Data Analysis or Econometrics or Statistics or Mathematics or Informatics or a related field with experience in conducting applied research.
Very good knowledge of econometric / statistical methods is essential.
It is necessary to write and develop complex code software with programming languages for statistics / econometric methods for large data analysis.
Very good knowledge of Greek and English (written and spoken) is required.

Integrity of character, confidentiality, organizational and administrative ability, responsibility, initiative and discretion. High academic performance and appeal for research.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: The filling of the position / positions is with a contract for a period of 12 months with the possibility of renewal for up to 36 months. The maximum monthly gross earnings for full-time employment are set at € 2.289,16 depending on qualifications. Employee contributions will be deducted from this amount. 13th salary is not provided.

Interested parties are kindly requested to submit the following:

Letter of interest for this position
Full CV in Greek or English
Copies of degrees and detailed grades
Names of two academics from whom recommendations can be requested.

Interested parties are invited to submit the above electronically at the following link: https://applications.ucy.ac.cy/recruitment(link is external) by Friday, February 26, 2021. Candidates who meet the criteria will be invited for an interview.

For any clarifications you can contact Ms. Elena Andreou, tel. 22893708.