PhD/Postdoc Position: Formal Modelling of Economic Transformation Processes

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

I would like to invite applications for a PhD/Postdoc position at Osnabrück University in our research project Dynamic Incentives, Information, and Strategic Decisions under Uncertainty (DISCU).

DISCU examines how incentives, information, and strategic decision-making shape dynamic economic transformation processes under uncertainty. Within DISCU, the position focuses on developing and analysing formal dynamic models of economic transformation processes, especially intertemporal decision problems and the role of information under uncertainty.

The position is available at 66.67% for the PhD track or 100% for the Postdoc track (TV-L E13), initially for three years, with a starting date as soon as possible.

We are particularly interested in candidates with a formal-analytical background in fields such as Economics, Business Administration, Mathematical Economics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Systems Science, Physics, or related disciplines.

More information about the DISCU research programme: https://uos.de/fb9/ForschungsprogrammDISCU

Full official job advertisement: https://www.uni-osnabrueck.de/fb9/fachbereich/stellenangebote/details?tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Bmonth%5D=08&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=24208&tx_news_pi1%5Byear%5D=2026&cHash=91e110dbc42b24b4ff1beac96b9ce875

Where to apply

E-mail: julia.mueller@uni-osnabrueck.de

Requirements

Research Field: Mathematics

Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

We are particularly interested in candidates with a solid formal-analytical background in Business Administration or Economics, Mathematical Economics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Systems Science, Physics, or a related discipline.

Very good knowledge in at least one of the following areas is required: dynamic optimization, optimal control, dynamic programming, dynamical systems, decision theory under uncertainty, or comparable formal dynamic modelling.

Experience with analytical or numerical methods for dynamic models, stability, bifurcation or sensitivity analysis, optimal transition paths, HJB equations, ODE/PDE modelling, differential games, Value-of-Information analysis, or MATLAB, Mathematica or Python would be particularly welcome.

Specific Requirements

For the PhD track, a very good Master’s or Diplom degree is required. For the Postdoc track, a very good doctorate in a relevant field is required.

Languages: ENGLISH

Level: Good

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available: 1

Company/Institute: Osnabrück University

Country: Germany

City: Osnabrück

Contact

City: Osnabrück

Website: https://www.uni-osnabrueck.de/

Street: Neuer Graben 29 / Schloss

Postal Code: 49074