Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford

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About EIT

The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford’s purpose is to have a global impact by fundamentally reimagining the way science and technology translate into end-to-end solutions, delivering solutions to humanity’s most challenging problems.

About the Economics Department

The Economics Department at EIT is recruiting a number of outstanding, full-time Post-Doctoral Research Fellows. This is an exciting opportunity to join a new and rapidly expanding group, under the leadership of Professor Andrew J. Scott, tackling frontier issues in the economics of health, longevity and ageing.

EIT offers a stimulating research environment focused on fundamental research as well as applied solutions directed at four endeavours – health and medical science, food security and sustainable agriculture, climate change and clean energy; and government innovation in an era of AI.

About the role

Projects include :

Modelling links between biology, health, disease and economic outcomes
Constructing micro-founded models evaluating the macroeconomic case for prevention
Empirical and theoretical research on an economic longevity dividend.
Building measures of health using large, novel datasets
Evaluating welfare gains of better health
The economic impact of vaccines, pathogen protection, preventative health and innovations in geoscience.


Fellows will be allocated to projects depending on their strengths and interests, working closely with leading experts, driving research forward and coordinating with Pre-Doctoral Fellows. You will be encouraged to pursue your own related research:

Candidates should have:

A PhD (or due to complete in 2025) in Economics
Evidence of intellectual excellence and the ability to work independently
A strong technical skillset – theoretical modelling, econometric application, experience with large datasets, etc
The ability to deliver as part of a wider team and to coordinate researchers and data work
A creative approach to problem-solving and the ability to project manage
Working across broad scientific missions to identify and solve different economics problems

Application requirements:

2 letters of reference
CV
Job market paper
Cover letter

Application process

We aim to interview shortlisted candidates virtually in March/April 2025.

Applications are welcome from both candidates who are participating on the full academic job market, and those searching only for a postdoctoral position.

For further details please contact: economicsrecruitment@eit.org