The CHARLS team is now looking for postdoctoral research fellows, data analysts and research fellows.

Position 1: Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Job instructions:

This 2-year’s position is offered by CHARLS at the Institute of Social Science Survey, Peking University, funded by Boya postdoctoral program. The 2-year’s research work will be supervised by Professor Yaohui Zhao, PI of CHARLS and the distinguished professor of &quot.

1. Number of positions: 2

2. Main Responsibilities:
   Successful applicants are expected to work with the CHARLS team to provide academic support for the field work and work on research projects. Main research areas in the program include but are not limited to:

• Intergenerational support for the older people and their living arrangement

• Retirement of the older people and its determinants

• Health status of the older people and its determinants

• The relationship between medical care services and medical insurance for the older people

• The distribution of income, consumption and wealth of the older people and their determinants

• Life history study of the older people

• Other related research using CHARLS data

3. Requirements:
   (1) The applicant’s doctoral degree should be obtained from a well-known university in China or abroad. His/her research field is or relevant to applied microeconomics. Priority is given to those majoring in economics, while other fields such as demography, sociology, and public health will also be considered
   (2) Proficient in modern econometrics and good at analyzing micro data using Stata, Python or other related software
   (3) Fluent in English, in listening, speaking, reading and writing
   (4) Good research proposal
   (5) This postdoctoral program is eligible for those who are 35 years old and younger when applying
   (6) There are two rounds of application in 2020. he/she must have got the PhD degree no earlier than March 15, 2017 or will graduate by the end of 2020 for the first round application. And for the second round application, he/she must have got the PhD degree no earlier than Oct. 15, 2017 or will graduate by July 1, 2021
   (7) Those who have already been tenured or in the tenure track are not eligible to apply for this program

4. Salary:
   Peking University will provide postdoctoral researcher fellows with a basic annual salary of 185,000 Yuan (pre-tax), and related social insurance, occupational annuity and housing provident fund of about 91,000 Yuan/year, and a housing subsidy of 60,000 Yuan/year for those who are not offered the postdoctoral apartment. The funding period is two years.

5. How to apply:
   Please email the following supporting documents to: <charlsjob@charls.org> before 24:00 (Beijing time), March 10, 2020, using the subject of "Apply for CHARLS postdoctoral program". And the interview time will be notified after the complete package of documents are received.
   The supporting documents include:
   (1) Resume with photos
   (2) Completed application form for Boya postdoctoral program of Peking University
   (3) Doctoral dissertation or job market paper
   (4) Two letters of recommendation: a letter of recommendation should be prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Boya postdoctoral program, including a letter of recommendation from the doctoral supervisor. The letter of recommendation should be sealed and signed by the referrer, or emailed to <charlsjob@charls.org> by the referrer directly

6. Other requirements:
   For those who are interested in this 2-year’s full-time postdoctoral research program starting from 2020 at Peking University, please check the following website for all the other requirements in more details: <https://postdocs.pku.edu.cn/tzgg/109250.htm>.

Once the interview is passed, the applicant will be assisted in applying for the Boya postdoctoral program.

Position 2: Research Fellow

1. Number of positions: 2-3

2. Main responsibilities:

• Intergenerational support for the older people and their living arrangement

• Retirement of the older people and its determinants

• Health status of the older people and its determinants

• The relationship between medical care services and medical insurance for the older people

• The distribution of income, consumption and wealth of the older people and their determinants

• Life history study of the older people

• Other related research using CHARLS data

1. Provide academic support for CHARLS field work

2. Work on the research project independently in the following areas:

3. Salary:
   No less than 200,000 Yuan (pre-tax), depending on performance.

4. Requirements:

1. Doctoral degree (including graduates of 2020)

2. Majoring in economics, sociology and related fields. Those majoring in applied microeconomics are preferred

3. Good ability in implementing research project independently

4. Proficient in applied econometrics and skilled in using software such as Stata or Python

5. Excellent English listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Those with publications in English are preferred

6. Those who could join the CHARLS team as an intern are preferred

5. Application materials and procedure:
   Please email the following materials to: <charlsdata@pku.edu.cn>, with the subject: (research fellow + name + graduated university + major + earliest available date).

1. A detailed resume and cover letter

2. Representative academic publications

3. Two letters of recommendation (including one from the doctoral supervisor)

4. Scanned copy of degree certificate (Statement from the department for those who will graduate in 2020)

5. Other supporting materials if necessary

6. Deadline: Dec. 31, 2020.
   The application materials will be processed on a rolling basis until the vacancy is filled. Thus early submission is recommended. The CHARLS team will contact the applicant and arrange the interview after the materials are received.

7. Note: This position is not among the tenure track positions offered by the universities.

Position 3: Data analyst

1. Number of positions: 2

2. Main Responsibilities:
   a. Provide support for the field work
   b. Data cleaning and data analysis
   c. Working on research reports

3. The application requirements:
   a. Master degree or above. Those majoring in statistics, economics, public health, sociology are preferred
   b. Interested in field work. Those who have experience in field work are preferred
   c. Proficient in at least one data analysis software (Stata, Python, etc.). Those who are skilled in multiple software programming are preferred
   d. Excellent learning ability, careful and responsible
   e. Good reading and writing skills in Chinese and English
   f. Good communication skills, organizational skills and teamwork skills

4. Salary: The competitive salary will be provided.

5. How to apply: please fill in the forms in the following link: <http://home.charls.pku.edu.cn/Form/393>.

6. Deadline: June. 30, 2020.
   The application materials will be processed on a rolling basis until the vacancy is filled. Thus early submission is recommended.