Research Associate for the Project „Big Stuctural Change (RU BISC)“ - Environmental Economics §[...]

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

Salary level EGR. 13 TV-L

Start date 01.05.2025, fixed until 31.12.2028 (This is a fixed-term contract in accordance with Section 2 of the academic fixed-term labor contract act [Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG]).

Application deadline 23.02.2025

Scope of work part-time

Weekly hours 75 % of standard work hours per week

Your responsibilities

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. 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. You will write three to four scientific papers in the field of environmental economics and political economy, present them at conferences and submit them for publication in international peer-reviewed journals. The focus is on the role of the perceived effectiveness of climate policies on the legitimacy of political institutions, and with a methodological focus on survey-based experiments. You participate at the regular meetings and workshops of RU BISC, ideally attend at least one summer school 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 including the Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society”. This includes attending research seminars at the department. Funding is provided for conference travel and summer schools as well as submissions for publication.

Your profile

A university degree in a relevant field.

You hold a master degree in economics or another social science with a strong quantitative background and have the necessary education and motivation to design survey-based experiments and to empirically analyze experimental data with STATA and/or R. Ideally you have some experience with conducting empirical or experimental research (e.g. as part of your master thesis). You have a professional command of the English language, work well in teams and have an interest in interactions with other social scientists.

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 focuses on environmental economics from a microeconomic perspective using theory and experiments. 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.

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 in a digital age” 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.

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

Instructions for applying

Contact
Prof. Dr. Grischa Perino
grischa.perino@uni-hamburg.de
+49 40 42838-8767

Katharina Fischer
katharina.fischer-2@uni-hamburg.de
+49 40 42838-8608

Reference number 64

Location Welckerstr. 8

20354 Hamburg

Application deadline 23.02.2025

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

• cover letter
• CV
• copies of degree certificate(s)

Interviews are expected to take place in March 2025.

If you experience technical problems, send an email to bewerbungen@uni-hamburg.de.

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