Candidates should preferably have an academic background in applied economics, analytical capabilities, ability to handle and analyze datasets and to perform quantitative research in econometrics and social sciences. Fluency in English is recommended.

The research team is interdisciplinary drawing from the fields of transport economics, political economics, regional economics and agricultural economics. Our team is focused on high-quality research with frequent exchange between team members, the members of the department, and external academics and professionals. The unique academic environment in which our team works includes doctoral fellows, research fellows and professors in a broad variety of research fields such as economic geography, labour economics, behavioral economics, international macroeconomics, financial economics, econometrics, business management and organization, statistics and mathematics. Our activities include participation to national and international research projects, seminars with doctoral fellows and visiting professors, PhD workshops, and conferences. The recently renewed building hosting the Department and located within the main campus of the University of Trieste includes computer labs, three thematic labs in Innovation and Technology Transfer, Merceology and Economic and Political Geography, and rooms for doctoral fellows. Database access and a large variety of electronic journals in the fields of economics, finance, business, and statistics are also available.