Call for applications | Globalization Chair
4th year of PhD funding
Environment
The Globalization Chair of the Paris School of Economics is offering a one-year research grant starting in September or October 2024. The PhD student will work in collaboration with the professors of the International Trade and Trade Policy research group of the Paris School of Economics. The group, composed of Anne-Célia Disdier, Lionel Fontagné, Pamina Koenig, Mathieu Parenti, Sandra Poncet, Ariell Reshef and Thierry Verdier, conducts research on globalization and international trade policy issues. The Globalization Research Chair focuses on current political, geostrategic and technological developments that are reconfiguring international trade. Research projects include modelling and measuring the impact of trade policies, analysis of firms’ trade strategies and performance, and structural changes associated with globalization.
Students do not need to register as a PhD student at PSE but physical presence in PSE facilities is required. The monthly salary is 2 470 € gross per month. The grant includes social security coverage.
Profile
Students must be in their fourth year (preferably) or fifth year of PhD in economics in 2024-2025, and about to complete their PhD. The candidate should be fluent in English. Applications are open both to French and to non-French students. Knowledge of French is not necessary. The candidate will be provided with a desk in of the PSE building, in Paris. The candidate is expected to participate in PSE scientific events and to contribute to the activities of the Globalisation Chair.
Application package:
- Detailed CV (education background, research projects undertaken before or parallel to the PhD, conferences attendance, visiting positions, etc.).
- Detailed research project and exact state of progress, with a detailed description and status of each chapter, also mentioning the PSE members or themes of research with whom important interactions are likely to exist, as well as the expected planning toward PhD completion and the job market. This part of the application should not be more than 5-page long.
- Detailed transcripts of master-level grades and of any other relevant degree.
- At least two reference letters (including one from the supervisor at the applicant’s institution, who must report about the expected planning toward PhD completion and the job market), which must be sent directly and confidentially by email.
- Research papers in their current state.
All documents must be sent as PDF files to the Globalization Chair holder: sandra.poncet at psemail.eu
The subject of the email must be “YOUR_NAME – One year grant Globalization application”. The first three items must be included in a single PDF file, following the order given above. The name of the file must be “YOUR_NAME – One year grant Globalization application.pdf”.
Research papers must be named as “YOUR_NAME – Paper 1”, “YOUR_NAME – Paper 2”, etc.
Application calendar
- Application deadline: March 1, 2024
- Notification of application outcome: April 1, 2024
- Distant interviews might be organized.
For more information, please visit the Globalization Chair webpage.
The Globalization Chair aims to create a privileged forum for reflection, exchange and transfer between researchers and all entities of society interested in the reconfiguration of globalization and its implications. The approach favored by the chair is empirical. The research is characterized by the use of advanced econometric techniques and the exploitation of various databases combining data from companies, but also more recent sources from the media, NGOs or the monitoring of container ships.