Senior Research Scientist (part-time, f/m) in Migration and Development - Ref: 26-35

The Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)

is recruiting a

Senior Research Scientist (part-time, f/m) in Migration and Development

• Ref: 26-35
• 24-month fixed-term working contract at LISER
• Part-time, 8 hours/week
• Work location: Belval (Luxembourg)

Project description

The Crossing Borders & Migration (CBM) research programme at LISER studies the causes and consequences of human mobility across regional and national borders, combining rigorous empirical methods with novel data sources to inform policy in Luxembourg, Europe and beyond. Migration and development is a core and growing research line of the programme. It covers internal and international migration, labour markets and structural transformation in low- and middle-income countries, forced displacement, and the role of public policy – from social protection and public employment programmes to development aid – in shaping mobility decisions and their consequences for migrants, sending regions and receiving labour markets.

To further strengthen this research line, LISER seeks to appoint an internationally leading senior economist on a part-time basis. The successful candidate will act as senior researcher and strategic advisor to the CBM Programme Leader, contribute to shaping the department’s research agenda and its positioning within European research networks and funding schemes, and engage closely with CBM researchers and doctoral candidates. The position is compatible with a primary appointment at another academic institution.

Your role

In this context, the successful candidate will have the following missions:

• Conduct and publish high-impact research on migration and development, in particular on rural–urban and seasonal migration, the labour market effects of migration, and the links between migration, firms and structural transformation in developing and emerging economies;
• Provide strategic advice to the Programme Leader on the programme’s research agenda, recruitment and international positioning;
• Initiate and co-author joint research projects with CBM researchers, drawing on large-scale administrative, census and survey data as well as field experiments;
• Contribute to the preparation of competitive grant applications (e.g. ERC, Horizon Europe, MSCA Doctoral Networks, FNR);
• Mentor and co-supervise PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers, and contribute to doctoral training activities;
• Contribute to the scientific life of the programme (seminars, workshops, conferences) and strengthen LISER’s links with leading European research institutions and networks;
• Disseminate research results to policymakers and international organisations.

Your profile

• PhD in Economics;
• Full or associate professor position, or equivalent, at a leading international research institution;
• Outstanding publication record in top general-interest and field journals in development, labour and migration economics;
• Internationally recognised expertise on internal and international migration in developing and emerging economies;
• Extensive experience with causal inference methods, large-scale administrative and survey data, and the design and implementation of field experiments, including collaborations with governments and international organisations;
• Track record in attracting competitive research funding and in supervising PhD students;
• Affiliation with leading international research networks (e.g. CEPR, BREAD, J-PAL or equivalent) and editorial or refereeing experience for leading journals;
• Excellent command of English; knowledge of French is an asset.

LISER particularly encourage female researchers to apply

What we offer

• A dynamic and international research environment with attractive working conditions and a stimulating work environment;
• Flexibility in the organisation of the working hours and the possibility of teleworking;
• Competitive remuneration according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement in force (half of a 13th month salary, meal vouchers, etc.);
• Investment in career support and development (trainings, seminars, participation to international meetings and conferences);

• 32.5 days of annual leave for a full-time contract.

How to apply

Please submit your complete application in English via https://jobs.liser.lu/jobs by including the following documents :

• Curriculum vitae;
• Motivation letter;
• Recent piece of research;
• Copy of your PhD diploma;
• Two reference letters (to be uploaded with the application documents or sent separately to recruitment@liser.lu).

Please note that the position will remain open until filled

Would you have any work-related question, please contact Dr. Andre GRÖGER at andre.groeger@liser.lu.

For administrative matters, please contact Mrs. Vanya KIROVA at recruitment@liser.lu

Why LISER?

LISER is a publicly funded research institute located in Luxembourg and dedicated to applied empirical research in economic, social and spatial sciences. The Institute attracts top researchers from all over the world and high-level student training is a vibrant part of the Institute’s activities. LISER staff consists of approx. 200 employees, about 60% of the staff being researchers; mainly from the fields of economics, geography and sociology. The vision of the institute is to be a socio-economic research institute internationally recognised, focused on scientific excellence and societal impact, able to contribute through multi-disciplinary and intersectoral research, in an active and inclusive way to a sustainable and inclusive society at national and international level.

The institute is located on the new Belval campus in the south of Luxembourg (Cité des Sciences, Luxembourg), which hosts the University of Luxembourg and a substantial part of the country’s publicly funded research facilities, i.e. LISER, the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) cross-national data centre, the Luxembourg institutes of Health (LIH) and of Science and Technology (LIST). Information on research in Luxembourg is accessible via the national EURAXESS platform.

LISER is an Equal Opportunity Employer