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Bonjour,PhD ECON Scientists' and engineers' international mobilityGREThA - Université Montesquieu, Bordeaux IV ; CALL 2013-14 GREThA offers a number of 3-year PhD grants in the field of economics, on a number of research topics and under the supervision of distinguished faculty members (full list:http://edsegd.u-bordeaux4.fr/-les-sujets-du-gretha-concours-2012-). Students interested either in innovation, labour, regional or migration studies are solicited to submit proposals concerning the international mobility of scientists and engineers, under the supervision of prof. Francesco Lissoni (home: http://www.francescolissoni.com/). Proposals should include one or more of the following themes:1.   evolution of migration pattern of scientists and engineers (S&#38;Es) in Europe and worldwide2.   the link between migration of S&#38;Es and the geography of knowledge spillovers 3.   the effects of S&#38;Es migration on destination countries, especially on metropolitan clusters thereinA more complete description of the expected proposals can be downloaded, along with key  bibliographic references,  at: http://edsegd.u-bordeaux4.fr/sites/edsegd/IMG/pdf/Sujet-thesis-Lissoni.pdf.Requirements:1.   Master-level education in economics or related fields (M2 recherche or equivalent[1] master degree)2.   Econometric competencies at intermediate/advanced level. Some familiarity with bibliometric and patent data, or willingness to aquire it. Competencies in data mining and/or social network analysis are a plus.3.   Some familiarity with one or more or the following programmes, or willingess to aquire it: SQL-based data management programmes (e.g. MySQL), SAS, Stata, SPSS, R, Pajek, Ucinet4.   Proficiency or near-proficiency in English. Knowledge of French is a plus.About GREThA:GREThA ( Groupe de Recherche en Économie Theorique et Appliquèe) is a research unit co-funded and co-staffed by Montesquieu university in Bordeaux and CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique, the largest Public Research Organisation in France). It hosts over 50 researchers and 30 doctoral students, dealing with research topics in both theoretical and applied economics. Visit its homepage at http://gretha.u-bordeaux4.fr/ Financial info:Basic Phd allocation: €20.220/year pre-tax (around  €1.280/month after-tax)With teaching assistantship: €24.300/year pre-tax (around  €1.457/month after-tax)Key Deadlines &#38; Procedure·     DEADLINE for submission of candidatures: Friday, June 28, 2013·     Interested students should proceed as follows1.   contact informally the thesis director, Francesco Lissoni ( francesco.lissoni@u-bordeaux4.fr) as soon as possible2.   fill the application form: http://edsegd.u-bordeaux4.fr/formulaire-de-candidature-en-ligne  and upload:ü CV  &#38; Master dissertation (.pdf format)ü Official application statement (in French; if necessary,  informal English translation available from prof. Lissoni): http://edsegd.u-bordeaux4.fr/sites/edsegd/IMG/doc/fiche_normalisee.doc)•     Pre-selection of candidates will take place on July 8, 2013 , followed by e-mail notification to candidates•     Before August 20, 2012, pre-selected candidates should send to clemence.napias@u-bordeaux4.fr:ü a copy of their Master dissertation (if not previously uploaded)ü a  thesis project of 5 pages maximum·     Interviews of pre-selected candidates will take place on September 6, 2013. They will include a 15-minute presentationon  of thesis projects to the Graduate School CouncilFULL INFORMATION (mostly in French) at:  http://edsegd.u-bordeaux4.fr/-contrats-doctoraux-et-concours[1] Most 2-year master degrees or 1-year advanced master degrees obtained in Europe are usually considered equivalent, as long as they require writing a final dissertation. For enquiries, please contact Clémence Napias ( clemence.napias@u-bordeaux4.fr)