position overview

The successful candidate will primarily work on the cutting-edge REMASS research project, exploring themes related to inequalities in global socioeconomic metabolism, the resilience of global supply chains and the wellbeing impacts of alternate provisioning systems. The research will use input-output analysis, econometrics, and data science methods more generally, alongside normative theories of wellbeing including the Decent Living Standards to explore these themes. The candidate will specialize in one or more of these methods and research themes.

main tasks and responsibilities

• Inequality analysis: Develop and apply methods to compare within-country and cross-country production and consumption inequalities, their material underpinnings and wellbeing outcomes.
• Data processing: Process various datasets, including IO tables, trade databases, consumption data, and income data, to create a comprehensive picture of production and consumption inequalities.
• Socio-metabolic analysis: Develop and apply approaches to analyze the trade-offs and substitutability of different materials within consumption categories to assess reliance to shocks. Capture the socio-economic and environmental impacts of metabolic transitions and possible disruptions. Assess the material and resource footprints of alternative provisioning systems and their wellbeing impacts.
• Regional and national case studies: Study the transition of resource-endowed countries from extractive models to the development of local downstream industries.
• Publication and dissemination: Publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals and present at international conferences. Contribute to project reports, stakeholder communication, and capacity-building activities.