PhD position in Economics and Management

Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia

Updated: 28 days ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 31 May 2026

23 Mar 2026
Job Information
Organisation/Company

Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
Department

Institute of Economic Policy and Finance
Research Field

Economics
Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions

PhD Positions
Application Deadline

31 May 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Bratislava)
Country

Slovakia
Type of Contract

Not Applicable
Job Status

Full-time
Hours Per Week

37,5
Offer Starting Date

1 Sep 2026
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

Food Inflation and Food Security

Supervisor: prof. Ing. Ján Pokrivčák, PhD.

Work place:  Institute of Economic Policy and Finance

Field of study: Economics and Management

Study programme: Economics and Management of Agriculture and Food Processing

Language of dissertation: Slovak, English

Form of study: full-time

The dissertation will analyze the determinants of food inflation and its impacts on food security and the social situation of the population of the selected country. Overall inflation has been low in Slovakia since the adoption of the euro in 2009. Prices of goods and services in all EU countries, including Slovakia, have started to rise significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted global supply chains. The pandemic has also changed the structure of household consumption, which has increased the share of spending on goods at the expense of services. Overall inflation increased after the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, which caused a global increase in energy and agricultural commodity prices. The share of Slovak household spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages in total spending currently accounts for more than 26%. The dissertation will analyze the development of food prices in Slovakia, the development of prices within the food vertical, as well as the impact of food inflation on food security. The increase in food prices has had a different impact on different groups of households, and policy settings must respond to the different needs of households. We will use econometric modelling, timeseries econometric analysis, and microeconomic analysis to compute margins within the food supply chain.

 

Konkurencieschopnosť poľnohospodárstva, potravinová sebestačnosť a zmeny SPP EÚ

Školiteľ: prof. Ing. Ján Pokrivčák, PhD. 

Pracovisko: Ústav hospodárskej  politiky a financií 

Študijný odbor: Ekonómia a manažment

Študijný program: Ekonomika a manažment poľnohospodárstva a potravinárstva

Jazyk dizertačnej práce : slovenský, anglický

Forma štúdia: denná

Dizertačná práca bude zameraná na problematikou konkurencieschopnosti poľnohospodárstva v kontexte potravinovej sebestačnosti a zmien Spoločnej poľnohospodárskej politiky (SPP) Európskej únie. Cieľom práce bude zhodnotiť faktory ovplyvňujúce konkurencieschopnosť poľnohospodárskeho sektora, posúdiť úroveň potravinovej sebestačnosti Slovenska a zhodnotiť dopady reformných zmien SPP na ekonomickú výkonnosť a stabilitu odvetvia. Práca bude vychádzať z teoretických prístupov k meraniu konkurencieschopnosti a bude využívať kvantitatívne metódy analýzy primárnych a sekundárnych dát, vrátane komparatívnej a trendovej analýzy. Osobitná pozornosť bude venovaná podpore príjmov farmárov, environmentálnym požiadavkám, generačnej obnove a novým nástrojom SPP. Výsledky budú identifikovať kľúčové slabé a silné stránky slovenského poľnohospodárstva a navrhovať opatrenia na zvýšenie jeho odolnosti, produktivity a schopnosti zabezpečiť primeranú mieru potravinovej sebestačnosti v meniacich sa podmienkach európskej agrárnej politiky. 

 

More information about PhD position:

https://fem.uniag.sk/en/doctoral-study-information

https://fem.uniag.sk/sk/doktorandske-studium

Additional research info: jan.pokrivcak@uniag.sk

Additional admin info: lenka.cimova@uniag.sk


Where to apply
Website
https://fem.uniag.sk/sk/prihlasky-na-studium-na-vysoku-skolu

Requirements
Research Field
Economics
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent

Languages
ENGLISH

Languages
SLOVAK

Additional Information
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Faculty of Economics and Management, Institute of Economic Policy and Finance
Country
Slovakia
State/Province
Slovakia
City
Nitra
Street
94976
Geofield


Contact
State/Province

Slovakia
City

Nitra
Website

http://www.uniag.sk/sk/
Street

Trieda Andreja Hlinku 2
Postal Code

949 76

STATUS: EXPIRED

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