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Research Associate for the Project „Big Stuctural Change (RU BISC)“ - Political Economy

Hamburg

PART TIME

August 28, 2024

Research Associate for the Project „Big Stuctural Change (RU BISC)“ - Political Economy § 28 Subsection 1+3 Hmb HG

Institution Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, Department of Economics

Salary level EGR. 13 TV-L

Start date01.01.2025, the initial fixed term is four years; a further extension is possible depending on the availability of funds (This is a fixed-term contract in accordance with Section 2 of the academic fixed-term labor contract act [Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, Wiss Zeit VG]).

Application deadline22.09.2024

Scope of workpart-time

Weekly hours75 % of standard work hours per week

Your responsibilities
50 % of standard work hours per week, the research associate will be expected primarily to teach and conduct research. The research associate will also have the opportunity to pursue further academic qualifications, in particular a doctoral dissertation. At least one-third of set working hours will be made available for the research associate’s own academic work.
25 % of standard work hours per week duties include academic services in the project named above. Research associates may also pursue independent research and further academic qualifications.
This position is part of the interdisciplinary DFG Research Unit “Big Structural Change” RU BISC (one third of the 75% is funded by RU BISC). The research unit investigates the changing acceptance of and compliance with societal core institutions (e.g., formal rules and social norms) in the face of climate change, globalization & technological change, and mass migration. As part of your dissertation, you will write three to four scientific papers in the field of political economy and/or organizational economics, with a focus on the topic of societal narratives about immigration, and with a methodological focus on economic experiments. You will write at least two experimental papers on narratives about migration, either in sole authorship or as a co-author, present them at conferences and submit them for publication in international peer-reviewed journals (Handelsblatt ranking A+ to C). One paper of your dissertation must be in sole authorship. You participate at the regular meetings and workshops of RU BISC, attend one summer school at least to further develop your methodological skills, and interact with the professor (primary advisor), with the other researchers in RU BISC, other doctoral students and postdocs in the team, and with junior and senior researchers in the department and faculty. This includes attending research seminars at the department. Funding is provided for conference travel and summer schools as well as submissions for publication. You will be involved in teaching by giving tutorials on lectures in B.Sc. Economics (e.g. Microeconomics I and II, Microeconomics for Business students) and other related tasks. Your teaching load is 2 LVS.

Your profile
A university degree in a relevant field.
You have the necessary education and motivation to design economic experiments and to empirically analyze experimental data with STATA and/or R. You have the necessary education to use and extend game-theoretic models to explain microeconomic issues in the fields of political economy and/or organizational economics. Ideally, you have good to very good grades in relevant master degree courses (e.g., Advanced Econometrics) and/or an empirical or experimental part in your master thesis. The master thesis should be in the field of economics.

We offer

Reliable remuneration based on wage agreements
Continuing education opportunities
University pensions
Attractive location
Flexible working hours
Work-life balance opportunities
Health management, EGYM Wellpass
Educational leave
30 days of vacation per annum

You will be integrated into the team of a professorship that is productive in both applied microeconomic theory and experimental economics. Furthermore, you will be integrated into an interdisciplinary DFG research group consisting of professors and junior researchers in the field of microeconomics, political science, and sociology, who all have a focus on experimental and empirical methods to investigate institutional change. Your supervisor is the designated speaker of the research group and can, if required, support you beyond the dissertation on your career path in science.

Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence is one of the strongest research educational institutions in Germany. Our work in research, teaching, educational and knowledge exchange activities is fostering the next generation of responsible global citizens ready to tackle the global challenges facing us. Our guiding principle “Innovating and Cooperating for a Sustainable Future” drives collaboration with academic and nonacademic partner institutions in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region and around the world. We would like to invite you to be part of our community to work with us in creating sustainable and digital change for a dynamic and pluralist society.

The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg promotes equal opportunity. As women are currently underrepresented in this job category at University of Hamburg according to the evaluation , Hamb Glei G), we encourage women to apply for this position. Equally qualified and suitable female applicants will receive preference.

Severely disabled and disabled applicants with the same status will receive preference over equally qualified non-disabled applicants.

Instructions for applying

Contact

Prof. Dr. Dr. Lydia Mechtenberg
lydia.mechtenberg@uni-hamburg.de
+49 40 42838-9484

Arlette Kiene
arlette.kiene@uni-hamburg.de
+49 40 42838-3696

Reference number

268

Location
Von-Melle-Park 5
20146 Hamburg

Application deadline

22.09.2024

Use only the online application form to submit your application with the following documents:

cover letter
CV
copies of degree certificate(s)
two reference letters

Interviews are expected to take place in October 2024.
If you experience technical problems, send an email to bewerbungen@uni-hamburg.de.

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