1 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Economics at the School of Business in Ireland | Trinity College Dublin

The Irish Research Council has awarded a grant to TCD to assess the Impact of Publically-Funded Research, Development and Innovation (RDI). This will involve assessment of the macroeconomic impact of higher education, the innovation capacity and competences of the higher education system and its components, and the extent to which higher education system interacts with other stakeholders towards delivering high impact research and innovation.

3-year postdoctoral position undertaking economic impact analysis on and within the higher education system in Ireland.

Post Status: 3-year contract

Reports to: Professor Brian Lucey

Salary: €31,275 per annum

Standard duties of the Post

• Carry out economic impact analysis of higher education
• Evaluate innovation practices within and capacity of higher education institutions to undertake innovation
• Evaluate and propose changes to key performance indicators around innovation and impact

Funding Information

• Position is funded by the Irish Research Council under Strand 6 RPG 2013

Qualifications:

• PhD in Economics or Policy Analysis

Knowledge & Experience

• Essential: comfort with Input/Output and macroeconomic impact analysis studies, familiarity with economics of knowledge, familiarity with modern bibiliometric and altmetric measures, knowledge of organizational and managerial economics of innovative bodies, knowledge of higher education systems

• Desirable: Knowledge of the Irish higher education system

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 on Friday 31st January 2014