The Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development at Jacobs University Bremen invites applications for the part-time position (19,25 hrs/week) of a
Research Associate (Doctoral Student) in Behavioral Economics
Necessary qualifications are:
- Master’s degree or Diploma in Economics or Business Administration
- Excellent knowledge in the fields of Micro-Economic Theory and Statistics / Micro-Econometrics
- Excellent written and spoken German and English
- Strong quantitative research skills
- Strong interest in an academic career and influential applied research
Beneficial for the position are prior experience in experimental economics and an interest in any of the following topics: personnel and labor economics, social norms and strategic interaction, change across the life span, and demographic changes in society.
Job description:
- Conducting research on the above topics
- Developing and pursuing own research ideas
- Assisting in the acquisition of third party funding and other administrative tasks
- Preparing a PhD thesis
We offer a contract for 24 months. Candidates should submit a complete application – including a CV, a description of the applicant’s (research) experience and future research interests, a PDF version of the Master thesis as well as one reference – as soon as possible to or to the following address:
Jacobs University Bremen
Prof. Dr. D. A. V. Dittrich
Campus Ring 1
28759 Bremen
Germany
Electronic application is encouraged. For further information on our research center, please visit us at http://www.jacobs-university.de/schools/jacobscenter .
Jacobs University Bremen is an equal opportunity employer and has been certified “Family Friendly” by the Hertie-Stiftung.
