Post-Doctoral Associate Division of Social Science Dr Etienne Wasmer

Job Description

The Center for Interacting Urban Networks, New York University Abu Dhabi, seeks to recruit a Post‑Doctoral Associate to support the project LANDMark on research on land economics, in any of the following areas:

• Measurement of land prices, with a focus on imputation techniques.
• Land value determinants: public infrastructures (transport, health, and education services).
• Macroeconomic stability and instability in the presence of land as a fixed, non‑produced asset.
• Taxation of land wealth as an alternative to the consumption tax and the capital tax.
• The political economy of land and its taxation.
• Land, fixed resources, and political conflict.

The successful applicant will contribute to research centered on any of these themes.

• Ph.D. in economics or another quantitative field, no more than five years from receipt of the degree.
• Research experience in land economics (housing, macroeconomics, labor, urban, spatial economics, political economy, and conflict).
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Ability to work in teams.

Applicants must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests, and the contact information for 2–3 referees, who may be contacted during the selection process. The research statement should outline specific projects that the candidate would like to lead within CITIES, along with potential collaborators within the Center. If you have any questions, email us ies.

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