PhD in Causal Inference: Evaluating Conditional Effects

Vereniging voor Statistiek en Operations Research; Leersum; On-site; EUR 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research invites applications for a PhD position in causal inference. You will join the Safe Causal Inference consortium and study how to deduce A causes B under explicit assumptions.

The project focuses on triangulation of performance assessment methods for conditional causal quantities, such as CATE estimators, using counterfactual outcomes, and addressing the assumption-dependence of evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Join the “Safe Causal Inference” consortium.
• Work on the subproject “Triangulation of performance assessment methods for conditional causal quantities.”
• Investigate how to reliably assess estimators of conditional causal effects (such as CATE estimators) using counterfactual outcomes, considering the causal assumptions underlying evaluation.

Job description

Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research invites applications for a PhD position in causal inference. You will join the Safe Causal Inference consortium and study how to deduce A causes B under explicit assumptions.

The project focuses on triangulation of performance assessment methods for conditional causal quantities, such as CATE estimators, using counterfactual outcomes, and addressing the assumption-dependence of evaluation.