PhD in Causal Inference: Triangulating Conditional Effects

AcademicTransfer; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% holiday allowance

8.3% end-of-year bonus

commuting expense contribution

personalized benefits package

up to 41 days annual leave

work-life balance schemes

Job summary

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam invites applications for a fully-funded 4-year PhD position in causal inference within the Safe Causal Inference consortium. You will join a team of researchers across the Netherlands to study evaluation methods for conditional causal effects.

The role combines research and teaching duties, with English communication and a start date ideally before 01.02.2027. The remuneration follows Dutch university scales, with generous benefits and a strong emphasis on inclusion

Qualifications

• MSc in Mathematics, Statistics or Econometrics (or equivalent).
• Strong background in statistics and causal inference.
• Good communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• conduct research toward writing a PhD thesis
• teaching tasks (approx. 15% of time)
• collaborate in the Safe Causal Inference project and supervise related activities

Skills

Experience with causal inference

Good communication skills

Programming in R or Python

Education

MSc in Mathematics/Statistics/Econometrics

Tools

R

Python

Job description

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam invites applications for a fully-funded 4-year PhD position in causal inference within the Safe Causal Inference consortium. You will join a team of researchers across the Netherlands to study evaluation methods for conditional causal effects.

The role combines research and teaching duties, with English communication and a start date ideally before 01.02.2027. The remuneration follows Dutch university scales, with generous benefits and a strong emphasis on inclusion