RUSTDEC Pre-Doctoral Research Associate 2026

Organisation/Company Barcelona School of Economics Research Field Economics Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 15 Mar 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37.5 Offer Starting Date 1 Sep 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - ERC Reference Number Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

We are seeking to fill two full-time pre-doctoral Research Associate positions to support the ERC-funded project Rural Structural Transformation in Developing Countries (RUSTDEC). The project investigates the causes and consequences of structural transformation in developing countries and its potential interaction with climate change.

The position will be based at UAB’s Bellaterra campus in Barcelona and will be co-supervised by the Principal Inv...