1 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Financial Inclusion (Financial Sector Development) in Ireland | Trinity College Dublin

The Department of Economics is seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow focused on financial sector development in East Africa on a Specific Purpose Contract (Approximately 16 to 24 months). The successful candidate will work on a Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Kenya funded project to examine various microeconomic aspects of financial inclusion in Kenya and East Africa.

The post holder will work closely with the Principal Investigator (PI) to deliver a number of exciting research projects, using individual, household, geo-spatial and bank level data, that help to develop better understanding of the broadening and deepening of financial systems in Kenya and East Africa. Projects may include microeconomic investigation into the constraints to financial access using the FinScope Surveys, analysis of a new geo-spatial financial inclusion dataset, poverty analysis using the Kenyan Integrated Household Budget Survey (KIHBS), impact studies using randomized control trials and interrogation of bank-level datasets. Emphasis will be placed on pushing research through to peer-reviewed publication.

Post Status: Specific Purpose Contract (Approximately 16 to 24 months)

Department/Faculty: Department of Economics, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy

Location: Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin

Reports to: Prof. Michael King, Principal Investigator

Salary: €33,975 – €40,000 per annum

Qualifications:

The appointee should have a PhD in Economics.

Career Stage

Early stage researcher or 0-4 yrs (Post graduate)

Experienced researcher or 4-10 yrs (Post-Doc)

More Experienced researcher or >10 yrs (Senior)

Closing Date: 12 noon Wednesday 6th February 2014