PHD Candidate

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Tilburg University via AcademicTransfer

• JOB - Netherlands - Tilburg University via AcademicTransfer - Posted on: 3 September 2026

PhD candidate in Economics at Tilburg University CentER Graduate School of Economics

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3 Sep 2026

Tilburg University Research Field

• Economics » Applied economics
• Economics » Economics of development

First Stage Researcher (R1) Type of Contract Job Status Not Applicable Hours Per Week 40.0 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

As a PhD candidate in Economics, you will work on the NWO-funded project "Digital Technology and Women Empowerment", led by Prof. Patricio Dalton, Department of Economics (PI) and Dr. Alexandros Theloudis, Department of Econometrics and Operations Research (Co-I).

The project studies whether digital business technology can improve the performance and empowerment of women entrepreneurs in low-income settings through two key channels: income and time use. The project combines a large-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT) in Nairobi, Kenya, with structural modelling of household time allocation and intra-household bargaining.

You will be the primary field researcher for the project. You will work closely with Prof. Dalton and Dr. Theloudis, as well as Dr. Elena Cettolin (Tilburg University), Dr. Grace Wamue Ngare (Kenyatta University), and partners in Kenya. You should expect to spend substantial periods in Kenya during the design, piloting, baseline, intervention implementation, and follow-up phases of the RCT.

Your main tasks will include refining and implementing the experimental design and survey instruments; coordinating the listing and recruitment of eligible firms; liaising with local partners and the survey organization; supporting the design and implementation of the encour...