Research Positions in the Research Training Group "CUDE"

The Faculty of Business Administration and Economics has the following job openings:

Research Positions in the Research Training Group "CUDE"

ID: Wiss24670

• Starting: 01.10.2025
• Part-time 75%
• Salary according to Remuneration level 13 TV-L
• Fixed-term

The Center for Mathematical Economics (IMW) at Bielefeld University is offering 10 doctoral positions which are allocated to the Research Training Group 'Coping with Uncertainty in Dynamic Economies' (CUDE). Doctoral researchers will become fellows in a structured doctoral program, the Bielefeld Graduate School of Economics and Management (BiGSEM).

The newly established Research Training Group CUDE is concerned with a new subfield in economic theory that merges two features central to current and future economies: uncertainty and dynamics. Here, uncertainty is understood in the sense of Frank Knight, in that decision makers struggle to assign reliable estimates of probabilities to future events. This Knightian uncertainty is widely believed to capture our world's mega trends such as climate change, energy crisis, migration, pandemics, and technological development. Its analysis has been a central research topic in decision theory for the last two decades, and increasingly in microeconomic theory more generally, currently being explored at research centers around the world. As the main innovation of our program, we seek to explore the implications of uncertainty in dynamic economies, which is vastly understudied at present but critical to answer the economic questions raised by the aforementioned mega trends. We emphasize that the Research Training Group also offers its doctoral researchers a variety of qualification programs as well as comprehensive preparation for the academic job market, thus ensuring the basis for an academic career.

Your Tasks

The research tasks (95%) take place in innovative and challenging scientific projects, they include in particular:

• Involvement in innovative and demanding scientific projects
• Documentation, publication and presentation of research results
• Participation in CUDE events, such as summer schools, retreats, and workshops

Other tasks (5%) include:

• Participation in the academic self-administration and in the processing of the department's research projects

Employment is conducive to scientific qualification.

We Offer

• Salary according to Remuneration level 13 TV-L
• Fixed-term (limited until 30.09.2029)
• Part-time 75%
• Internal and external training opportunities
• Variety of health, consulting and prevention services
• Reconcilability of family and work
• Flexible working hours
• Good transport connection
• Supplementary company pension
• Collegial working environment
• Open and pleasant working atmosphere
• Exciting, varied tasks
• Modern work environment with digital processes
• Various offers (canteen, cafeteria, restaurants, Uni-Shop, ATM, etc.)

Your Profile

We expect:

• Scientific academic degree (Master or equivalent) in economics, mathematical economics, finance, or related fields (e.g., Mathematics, Statistics) with a strong background in economic theory, statistics, or applied mathematical methods
• Intention to pursue a doctoral degree in the context of the Bielefeld Graduate School of Economics and Management (BiGSEM), enrollment and active participation in the BiGSEM is required for this position
• Very good oral and written English language skills
• Interest in topics relevant to the research orientation of the RTG (for further information visit: https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/zwe/imw/cude/). Please indicate in your application, which topics are of particular interest to you.
• Independent, diligent and dedicated style of work
• Strong organizational and coordination skills
• Cooperative and team-oriented working style
• Analytical thinking

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Interdisciplinary experience

Application Procedure

We are looking forward to receiving your application. To apply, please preferably use our online form via the application button below.

Application deadline: 15.02.2025

Contact

Raoul Doleske
+49 521 106-5645
cude[AT]uni-bielefeld.de

Postal Address
Universität Bielefeld
Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Prof. Dr. Frank Riedel
Postfach 10 01 31
33501 Bielefeld

Bielefeld University has received a number of awards for its achievements as an equal-opportunity employer and has been recognized as a family-friendly university. The university welcomes applications from women. This is particularly true with regard both to academic and technical posts as well as positions in information technology as well as the skilled crafts and trades. Applications are handled according to the provisions of the state statutes on equal opportunity. Applications from suitably qualified handicapped and severely handicapped persons are explicitly encouraged. At Bielefeld University on request positions can be carried out with reduced working hours as long as this does not conflict with official needs.