Dear PolMeth community,



As part of the recently established OxREAD Centre (https://oxford-candour.com/oxread/), I am recruiting a Post-Doctoral Researcher in Data Science to work with our team of researchers at Nuffield College and the Health Economics Research Centre (HERC) at the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Population Health (NDPH).  The OxREAD Centre is a research collaboration, funded by the UK Health Foundation, that conducts experimental research on global policy challenges with a focus on the health sector.



The Nuffield/HERC Post-Doctoral Researcher position is funded by the UK Health Foundation grant held at Nuffield College and the NDPH and is fixed-term for 2 years. The core duties of the role include: participating in designing, programming and implementing Randomised Controlled Trials and Online Experimental Projects; providing data analytics and statistical analyses using R/Python, econometric modelling, machine learning and other relevant skills and techniques; contributing to writing research articles for refereed journals; presenting research at relevant conferences; participating in the possible expansion of existing projects within the OxREAD research team; other suitable duties as they arise under the direction of the PIs. Successful candidates for the post should have a PhD (completed or close to completion) or an advanced degree in in quantitative discipline such as economics, finance, statistics, political science, computer science, or engineering. They should also possess excellent writing and analytical skills; mastery of R and Python; knowledge of causal inference methods; experience of implementing machine learning methods; an interest in working on diverse projects in team settings and strong communication skills both technical and non-technical. Desirable selection criteria include: knowledge of mathematical optimization, experience with Julia and Javascript, experience with large complex code base, survey data, administrative data and National Census data, as well as familiarity with programming AI and machine learning algorithms; relevant social science research knowledge and experience with data visualizations would be an advantage.



The post is full-time (35 hours per week) and available from September 2023, or as soon as possible thereafter. The salary offered is £44,473 per annum. The Post-Doctoral Researcher will be employed by and primarily affiliated with Nuffield College where the successful candidate will receive supervision from and report to Professor Ray Duch. It is also envisaged that they will spend part of their time working with Prof Philip Clarke and researchers from the Health Economics Research Centre, NDPH that is leading the OxREAD Centre Project.



The deadline for receipt of applications is 31st August 2023. Further information about the position and how to apply: job description file<http://oxford-candour.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Post-Doc_JobDescription_Nuffield-HERC_17.07.pdf>.



If you have any questions and/or would like to discuss the position, please contact me directly at: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.





Thanks,



Ray







Raymond Duch

Director

Centre for Experimental Social Sciences



Nuffield College

OX1 1NF Oxford



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www.raymondduch.com

mobile: +44 7 760 167 008







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