Knowledge in Motion with Professor Cátia Batista
Professor Cátia Batista was invited to be part of the Nova SBE series “Knowledge in Motion”. This time the theme is about the recent publication “Migrant Remittances and Information Flows: Evidence from a Field Experiment” in the World Bank Economic Review. Please click here to see the video. Written by the NOVAFRICA team.
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “The Winners and Losers of Technological Change”
On Thursday, February 16th, at 12.30am, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Christian Dustmann from University College London to present his work. Authors: Christian Dustmann (University College London) Abstract: By matching detailed longitudinal panel data on German firms’ investment in technological and organizational change (T&O) with full work histories of all workers ever employed in these firms, we... Read More
NOVAFRICA in ECONOMIA VIVA 2017
From 13 until 16 February, Nova SBE Students’ Union and Nova Economics Club will host the Economia Viva Conferences 2017 at Nova SBE. This event aims at promoting public discussions that are essential to our society. During these days, academics, policy makers, students and other members of the civil society will be an active part... Read More
1st Student Meeting in Mozambique
On February 3, Nova SBE held the 1st Student Meeting in Maputo, Mozambique. Professor João Amaro de Matos hosted this event and explained some of the new SBE projects for the future. NOVAFRICA was also present, to make known the projects that it is developing in Mozambique. This event was also attended by the Portuguese... Read More
PhD Student for Project in Mozambique
Professors Michael Gielnik (Leuphana University of Lueneburg) and Michael Frese (Leuphana University of Lueneburg) seek qualified applicants for the position of PhD Student for a project with the World Bank to do psychological training with farmers in Mozambique. The goal of the training is to increase the farmers’ effectiveness. The training is part of a... Read More
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
The Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH (WZB Berlin Social Science Centre) seeks to hire Two Postdoctoral Research Fellows for appointments for up to three years starting on 1 September 2017. Appointments are made at 100% of the regular working hours (currently 39 hours/week). The WZB is a publicly financed international social science institution that conducts basic research... Read More
Pre-Doctoral Research Fellows
The Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH (WZB Berlin Social Science Centre) seeks to hire Two Pre-Doctoral Research Fellows starting on 1 September 2017 for the duration of up to two years. Appointments are made at 65% of the regular working hours (currently 25.35 hours/week). The WZB is a publicly financed international social science institution that conducts basic... Read More
International Consultant for Guinea-Bissau
The Government of Guinea-Bissau has opened a vacancy of International Consultant to Promote the Registration of Entrepreneurs Adhering to the “Statute of Entreprenant”. To access the terms of reference, see the link: http://novafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Other-Opportunities-Consultor-Individual.pdf In case of interest, send a CV to Francisco Moraes Leitão Campos, by e-mail fcampos@worldbank.org.
Country Director for NOVAFRICA in Mozambique
NOVAFRICA seek qualified applicants for the position of Country Director (CD) for its office in Maputo, Mozambique. NOVAFRICA is a knowledge center created by the Nova School of Business and Economics of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa in 2011. Its mission is to produce expertise with an impact on business and economic development in Africa.... Read More
Project Coordinator for NOVAFRICA in Mozambique
Professors Catia Batista (Nova SBE), Gharad Bryan (LSE) and Dean Karlan (Yale) seek qualified applicants for the position of Project Coordinator (PC) for their “Farmer participatory experimentation” project in Mozambique. The focus of the project is on teaching farmers how to experiment properly on their own plots with the objective of allowing farmers to correctly... Read More