Job offer

Organisation/Company: Ecole Polytechnique

Department: CREST

Research Field: Economics » Econometrics

Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions: Master Positions

Country: France

Application Deadline: 31 May 2025 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris)

Type of Contract: Temporary

Job Status: Full-time

Hours Per Week: 38

Offer Starting Date: 1 Sep 2025

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - ERC

Reference Number: 101169799

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Professor Yves Le Yaouanq, Principal Investigator of the ERC Consolidator Grant PROSPECT (Biases in prospective learning and dynamic choice), hosted at Ecole Polytechnique, is seeking an assistant researcher starting September 1, 2025 for a duration of one year. The profile is an early-career researcher who just obtained a master degree in economics and is willing to spend a year at CREST - Ecole Polytechnique to develop his/her research agenda before joining another institution as a PhD student. The goal of the project is to experimentally study individuals' ability to acquire and use information rationally in dynamic decision problems. The assistant researcher will collaborate with Professor Le Yaouanq and his team in every phase of the research and dissemination, including advising junior members of the team.

Where to apply

E-mail: erc.crest@ensae.fr

Requirements

Research Field: Economics » Econometrics

Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

The candidate must have a strong interest in microeconomic theory, behavioral economics and/or experimental economics, and some coding skills (PhP and/or Python, SQL, R or Stata) for the preparation of the online experiments and the data analysis.

Additional Benefits

• 75% reimbursement of transportation costs
• Health services: physiotherapist, osteopath free of charge, on-site medical service and social worker
• Sports facilities (swimming pool, tennis courts, gym, etc.) and a variety of sporting activities
• Participation in the health insurance plan Harmonie Mutuelle, negotiated by Ecole Polytechnique

Eligibility Criteria

Your profile:

• Master in economics or in a related discipline. Strong quantitative background.
• Strong interest in microeconomic theory, behavioral economics and/or experimental economics.
• Coding proficiency is required (Python and/or PhP, SQL, Stata or R).
• Fluency in English. Fluency in French is a plus, but it is not required.
• As a collaborative team member, you thrive in an interdisciplinary environment.

Application Requirements

Please submit:

• A resume (with the contact details of two or three academic references).
• A grade transcript for your Master studies.
• Links to code and/or scientific publications if available.

École Polytechnique is committed to recruitment that promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. All applications are considered without distinction (age, disability, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, etc.).