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%% start of file `template.tex'.  %% Copyright 2006-2013 Xavier Danaux ([email protected]).  %  % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the  % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,  % available at http://www.latex-project.org/lppl/.  \documentclass[11pt,letterpaper,sans]{moderncv} % possible options include font size ('10pt', '11pt' and '12pt'), paper size ('a4paper', 'letterpaper', 'a5paper', 'legalpaper', 'executivepaper' and 'landscape') and font family ('sans' and 'roman')  % moderncv themes  \moderncvstyle{banking} % style options are 'casual' (default), 'classic', 'oldstyle' and 'banking'  \moderncvcolor{grey} % color options 'blue' (default), 'orange', 'green', 'red', 'purple', 'grey' and 'black'  %\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} % to set the default font; use '\sfdefault' for the default sans serif font, '\rmdefault' for the default roman one, or any tex font name  %\nopagenumbers{} % uncomment to suppress automatic page numbering for CVs longer than one page  % character encoding  \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} % if you are not using xelatex ou lualatex, replace by the encoding you are using  %\usepackage{CJKutf8} % if you need to use CJK to typeset your resume in Chinese, Japanese or Korean  % adjust the page margins  \usepackage[scale=0.8]{geometry}  %\setlength{\hintscolumnwidth}{3cm} % if you want to change the width of the column with the dates  \setlength{\makecvtitlenamewidth}{10cm} % for the 'classic' style, if you want to force the width allocated to your name and avoid line breaks. be careful though, the length is normally calculated to avoid any overlap with your personal info; use this at your own typographical risks...  % personal data  \name{Sabina}{Buczkowska}  \title{Cover Letter} % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted  \address{103, avenue Henri Ginoux}{92120 Montrouge}{France}% optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted; the "postcode city" and and "country" arguments can be omitted or provided empty  \phone[mobile]{+33~(0)~624~746~511} % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted  %\phone[fixed]{+2~(345)~678~901} % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted  %\phone[fax]{+3~(456)~789~012} % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted  \email{[email protected]} % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted  %\homepage{www.johndoe.com} % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted  %\extrainfo{http://www.ifsttar.fr} % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted  %\photo[64pt][0.4pt]{picture} % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted; '64pt' is the height the picture must be resized to, 0.4pt is the thickness of the frame around it (put it to 0pt for no frame) and 'picture' is the name of the picture file  %\quote{It s me hey ho} % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted  % to show numerical labels in the bibliography (default is to show no labels); only useful if you make citations in your resume  %\makeatletter  %\renewcommand*{\bibliographyitemlabel}{\@biblabel{\arabic{enumiv}}}  %\makeatother  %\renewcommand*{\bibliographyitemlabel}{[\arabic{enumiv}]}% CONSIDER REPLACING THE ABOVE BY THIS  % bibliography with mutiple entries  %\usepackage{multibib}  %\newcites{book,misc}{{Books},{Others}}  %----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  % content  %----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  \begin{document}  %----- letter ---------------------------------------------------------  % recipient data  \recipient{Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Local Development and Tourism}{OECD \\2, rue André Pascal  \\75775 Paris Cedex 16}  \date{February 21, 2017}  \opening{Dear Director Sergio Arzeni,}  \closing{Yours sincerely,}  %\enclosure[Attached]{curriculum vit\ae{}} % use an optional argument to use a string other than "Enclosure", or redefine \enclname  \makelettertitle    • Resourceful and never short of ideas, hard-working, methodical, analytical, scientific, innovative, ambitious yet realistic, with a positive attitude, data, results, and achievement oriented, growing up in the international environment, enjoying being a part of a team and interactions with others from same or other disciplines to achieve a synergistic effect, to work together more effectively, and to put ideas into motion;   • Holding Master Science degrees in Econometrics and Computer Science and Models and Methods of Quantitative Economics (QEM Erasmus Mundus);  • Defending my Ph.D. thesis entitled: "Quantitative models of establishment location choices: Spatial effects and strategic interactions" on March, 28 2017;   • With a five years' analytics experience in Applied Microeconometrics, Firm Demographics, and Industrial Organization acquired in both research and higher education institutions;  I would like to apply for the position of Policy Analyst - Local Economic and Employment Development (Job Number: 11258).   %(see http://www.sustaincity.org/publications/WP_3.7_Firmographics_Buczkowska.pdf)  %((applied policy analysis))  %quantitative research analysis,   %to Prepare questionnaires and analyse results.   %Build and analyse quantitative evidence.  %to provide solutions and technologies that empower you to solve today's complex problems and capitalize on tomorrow's opportunities of the region/local economy.  %(( SAS,QGIS, MapViewer, Graphviz, MS Office products, Xcelsius, Lotus Notes, LaTeX, \& some knowledge of: R, STATA, SPSS, Statistica))  Since the year 2011 I have been working at the French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (IFSTTAR), firstly as a research engineer and since October 2013 as a Ph.D. Candidate. This experience strengthens my drafting and analytical skills. The need for methodological advances in order to more realistically model the complexity of establishment decision-making processes, such as their optimal location choices was the key motivation of my Ph.D. thesis which focuses on accommodation of spatial spillovers, strategic interactions, and price endogeneity for establishment and firm location choices to provide a more explicit and richer picture of the regional linkages reinforcing local growth and economic development.   %The developed tool assists in finding a befitting site, which in turn can make a considerable difference for the newly-created business.   The contents of the thesis provide some useful recommendations for city planners, transport analysts, real estate agents, urban social theorists, for entrepreneurs, business owners, and shopping center investors.   %Proposed models account for variables that represent: access to the workforce, demographic characteristics, physical quality, availability of vacant land and of dedicated floor space, accessibility to transport infrastructure (access to public transit networks, road networks), access to other amenities such as universities, services and commerce, pre-existing large establishments, within- and inter-industry entities, prices and tax levels.   My Ph.D. thesis is comprised of four scientific papers published or under the revision in the A-class international journals, such as, "Regional Science and Urban Economics" or "Networks and Spatial Economics".   %The approach being proposed in this thesis is mostly computational. Techniques explored in this thesis embody the models which use both aggregate and individual data. Discrete choice and count data models have been applied to study the establishment location choices accounting for strategic interactions and spatial effects to capture the surrounding economic landscape.   %Four papers of which this thesis is comprised, sought to open a dialogue with numerous researchers, who voiced in their works some complaints and burning needs to be accomplished.  In 2015 I obtained an International Mobility Research Fellowship which opened the door to the collaboration with the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland), where I conducted the research on the strategic interactions and interdependence of industries using discrete choice models   %Transport and Mobility Laboratory (TRANSP-OR, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering)   under the supervision of Professor Michel Bierlaire and Matthieu de Lapparent.   Prior to joining the IFSTTAR team, I worked as a research engineer at the Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay %(previous E.N.S. Cachan)   on two projects:   %one of the most prestigious and selective French Grandes Écoles:   (1) The SustainCity Project under European Commission CORDIS 7th Research Framework Programme, Socio Economic Sciences and Humanities with a concentration on the module "Microsimulation and firm demographic models" (http://www.sustaincity.org). To describe the life cycle of the establishments, we proposed a threefold firmographic model which explains the disappearance, evolution and location choice of the business units. A clear understanding of the behavior of establishments over time is crucial in forecasting the development of the region, and related land use and transportation issues. The changes in business units affect the spatial distribution of jobs and economic activities in the urban area. These processes are of great interest for both scientists and policy makers. Firmographic models, which we built, provide a useful tool to develop policies which encourage sustainable economic growth and preserve social systems; and (2) The Grand Paris Project (Société du Grand Paris) having as an objective to measure the attractiveness of the major territorial development contracts and computation of direct and indirect effects in location choice model (http://www.societedugrandparis.fr).  The focus of my education has been always laid on the Applied Economics. I gained a double Master degree in Models and Methods of Quantitative Economics (QEM Erasmus Mundus) from the Paris School of Economics/Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (France) and the Bielefeld University (Germany).   %M2: ETE Research Master: Theory and Empirical Methods in Economics, Paris School of Economics/Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France  %2-year Paris School of Economics Scholarship   This two-year QEM Erasmus Mundus Master Program gathers yearly about 40 top-level international students to educate them in the methodologies of Advanced Economics, as well as to refine their research competencies and enhance their ability to apply Quantitative Economics in practice. I also obtained an Econometrics and Computer Science Master's Degree from the Poznan University of Economics (Poland) and benefited from the International Exchange Fellowship at the Karlstad University (Sweden).     I feel that my international academic and work experience, strong drafting skills and scientific writing, specialized knowledge in Applied Econometrics and Firm Demographics, fluency in English, Polish, and a good knowledge of French and Spanish languages and cultures, enjoying applying analytical skills (e.g., SAS and R) and drawing the potential from data visualization and map creation (e.g., QGIS, MapViewer, Graphviz, Xcelsius) can be of much help in the position of Policy Analyst.   %managing resources  %managing data   %strong in scientific writing skills. The Ph.D. thesis   %to get a written piece of work to publication  In addition, I am experienced working with a number of establishment/firm/employment databases at the individual or aggregate level including: (1) ERE 1997 and 2001, (2) Clap 2006, and (3) Altares 2009, 2010, and 2011. I strongly believe that my profile and experience can conduce to the further success of the CFE and add a value to the OECD as a whole.   %(survey carried out yearly by the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies).   % Core Competencies  % For this role, the following competencies would be particularly important: Achievement focus, Analytical thinking, Drafting skills, Managing resources and Teamwork.  % Please refer to the level 3 indicators of the OECD Core Competencies.    % Analysis and Advice    % Policy Research, Analysis, and Advice  % Jobs in this family are directly involved in policy analysis which produces key outputs that support the OECD in achieving  % Typical jobs in this family include Economists, Policy Analysts and Statisticians.    % ((Technical Competencies : Specific competencies are usually required to perform a given job within a job family. These are known as technical competencies.))      % ((Core Competencies  %The Core Competencies summarise the capabilities that are important across all jobs and that we believe collectively contribute to the OECD’s overall success. At the same time, the importance of Core Competencies may vary according to the specific job duties and requirements. The OECD Competency Framework displays fifteen Core Competencies grouped into three clusters:  %Mine is mostly • The blue cluster groups the delivery-related competencies   %Delivery-related related Achieving Results  %Analytical Thinking  %Flexible Thinking  %• The purple groups interpersonal competencies  %• The green cluster relates to strategic competencies))  \makeletterclosing  \end{document}  %% end of file `template.tex'. ;