Berlin School of Economics (BSE)

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The following seven institutions cooperate in the Research Associate Program of the Berlin School of Economics (BSE RAP) to promote the careers of junior researchers: the School of Business and Economics at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the School of Business and Eco-nomics at Freie Universität Berlin, the School of Economics and Management at Technische Universität Berlin, the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences of the University of Potsdam, the WZB Berlin Social Science Center, the ESMT European School of Management and Tech-nology Berlin and the Hertie School.

The BSE invites applications for several Research Associate positions for fixed-term appointments for a maximum of 6 years, according to German WissZeitVG - E 13 TV-L HU/TU/FU/UP or E 14 TVöD.

Excellent researchers from the following fields are invited to apply: microeconomics, experimental economics, and labour economics, in particular interested in research on technology, trade, and the labour market. Each of the positions will be hosted and administered by one of the BSE institutions. For further details about the positions at the various institutions see https://berlinschoolofeconomics.de/programs/research-associates-program.

Duties: Successful candidates will contribute part of their time to research and teaching in economics at the Bachelor, Master or PhD levels, as well as to furthering their own research agenda.

Requirements: Applicants should hold a PhD in economics or a neighboring discipline at the position starting date, and should have excellent qualifications as well as outstanding own research.

Applicants should submit a statement outlining their research plans, a detailed curriculum vitae, copies of degree certificates, and teaching evaluations if available. Applicants are required to organize the separate submission of two academic letters of recommendation by their referees.

Applications should be submitted online at https://berlinschoolofeconomics.de/programs/research-associates-program no later than November 20th, 2021, stating the reference number BSE-1-21. Only complete applications will be considered. For further information, please contact our office [bse.admission@hu-berlin.de], Thomas Siedler (Thomas.siedler@uni-potsdam.de) or Georg Weizsäcker (weizsaecker@hu-berlin.de).

We highly appreciate diversity and are thus pleased to receive any application - irrespective of gender, nationality, disability, or ethnic and social background.

Please visit the website https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/verwaltung/dezernat3/stellen, which gives you access to the legally binding German version of one position at the BSE.