Application deadline: April 30, 2015

Program descriptions

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral fellow position at SurveyMeter to work on the Indonesia Family Life Survey related research projects starting on July 1, 2015.

The postdoctoral fellow appointment is for a 2-year fixed term position starting with one year initially and with a renewal for a further year, conditional on review.   

The postdoctoral fellow will work full time at SurveyMeter  in Yogyakarta. 

The postdoctoral fellow is expected to spend 50 percent of his/her time to work on their own research projects, focusing on preparing their dissertation/dissertation chaptersfor publication in peer-reviewed journals or to complete his /her ongoing research projects. Projects with clear policy relevance would be an advantage.

The other 50 percent of the time will be to work on IFLS-related work as part of the IFLS5 team and to help SurveyMeter with the organization’s research and policy engagement activities. The fellow will be involved in the preparation of the IFLS5 data for public release as well as in the analysis of IFLS5 data for background/technical papers and user's guides. The fellow will work under the guidance of IFLS5 Principal Investigator (John Strauss, Professor of Economics and Professor of Gerontology, University of Southern California) and Co-Principal Investigators (Bondan Sikoki and Firman Witoelar, SurveyMeter).

The position offers a unique opportunity for the fellow to work with the core team of IFLS5. The appointment will be particularly advantageous to PhDs who have used IFLS1-4 data for their dissertations and are planning to use IFLS data for their future research. The fellow will receive first-hand insights about the survey from the IFLS5 core team and will have the opportunity to seek advice from IFLS international scientific advisors, depending on his/her research topics. IFLS5 PI and IFLS5 international scientific advisors are experts working on household surveys around the world and conducting exciting research on the intersection of economics, psychology, demography, and biology. 

The successful applicant will be offered competitive salary, support for research, research related travel expenses, and full administrative support.

This SurveyMeter Postdoctoral Fellow position is supported by the Knowledge Sector Initiatives - DFAT Australia.

Eligibility:

Applicants must have Indonesian citizenship, have a PhD in economics, demography, public health, or public policy, and must have received the doctorate between July 2012 and June 2015.

The successful applicant is expected to have used large-scale household data sets, preferably the IFLS, for his/her dissertation research and be fluent in written and spoken English. Prior experience in survey fieldwork would be an advantage. 

How to apply:

Interested applicants must submit their cover letter, CV, job market papers, and a brief summary of the projects they plan to complete during the post-doctoral appointment. Three letters of recommendations are required, including one from the dissertation advisor. The application materials should be sent to:

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