The Institute of Economics and Law at the University of Stuttgart is looking for a Student Researcher/Lab Assistant (m/f/d), 40 hours per month, initially limited to six months with possibility of extension. The start date is negotiable (June 1, 2024 would be ideal).

Tasks: Supporting several research projects and the work of the new Political Economy of Global Development Lab at the University of Stuttgart (Profs Fehr and Bluhm).

The successful candidates will support cutting edge research in empirical development economics of the lab members. At the lab, we study issues relevant to economic policy using modern quantitative methods, experiments, and theory. We work on a range of crosscutting questions, such as redistribution, decision-making of individuals or policymakers, and all aspects of economic development. You will support new and ongoing projects with partners from Europe, the US, and Asia. For this call, we are looking for research assistants with skills in handling large geospatial data sets. The tasks can be done remotely by students based at any German university, but we will give preference to students from Baden Württemberg to allow occasional in-person meetings.

Requirements:

• Enrolled (Bachelor or Master) student with a background in Economics or other Social Sciences, Computer Sciences, Geography, or related fields
• Good or very good grades
• Fluency in English is required, while German language skills are not required
• Interest in empirical economics, development, and political economy (all broadly defined)
• Ability to work independently and perform his/her tasks accurately and in a structured way
• Team spirit and flexibility
• Knowledge of statistics/econometrics (inferential stats, regression analysis, and causal identification)
• Knowledge of statistical software packages (preferably R or Stata and/or Python)

Application deadline: April 24, 2024.

Find more information here.

The research department “Labor Markets, Education, Population” at RWI is looking for a postdoctoral researcher (m/f/d) 100% for 3 years (possible extension), salary grade E 14 TV-L. The start date is flexible, but not later than October 2024. The postdoc position has a focus on Labor Economics.

Tasks will include:

• conducting independent research by completing your papers that are already in the pipeline and by developing an ambitious research agenda within the department’s research focus
• conducting research within the Horizon Europe SkiLMeeT project
• writing proposals for and collaborating on third-party funded projects, both as a project leader and as a team member
• working together with the department’s PhD students and guiding their academic development

The successful applicants will:

• have completed a PhD in Economics and show a deep understanding of applied econometrics
• be experienced in analyzing micro data, such as administrative labor market histories or household surveys
• have knowledge or a keen interest in working with natural language processing methods, e.g. analyzing online job vacancies
• have successfully published in peer-refereed journals or have promising research in progress
• have an excellent command of English and strong writing skills. Good knowledge of German is desirable, but not a prerequisite
• have some experience in leading and contributing to commissioned research projects
• enjoy working independently as well as in a team

Application deadline: April 15, 2024.

Find more information here.

The IZA Institute of Labor Economics is excited to welcome applications for its 25th IZA Summer School. The Summer School provides opportunities to learn from leading researchers about new advances in their respective fields, and is a great platform to discuss research and interact with faculty and fellow students. The Summer School will take place from July 15 – 19, 2024 at IZA in Bonn.

Lectures will be given by:

• Stefano DellaVigna (UC Berkeley and NBER)
• Ernst Fehr (University of Zurich and IZA)
• Ulrike Malmendier (UC Berkeley, NBER and IZA)
• Andrew Oswald (University of Warwick and IZA)
• Amelie Schiprowski (University of Bonn and IZA)
• Florian Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)

Deadline: March 31, 2024

Find more information here.

The workshop, organized by the Nottingham Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy (GEP), will be held in person on June 11-12 in the School of Economics at the University of Nottingham. Submissions on any topic related to labour economics are welcome.

The deadline to submit papers is Monday, April 1^st at midnight GMT.

The organising committee is delighted to announce the following confirmed speakers:  Giovanni Peri (UC Davis) and Ines Helm (LMU Munich)

Find more information here.

RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research in Essen and Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf jointly organize the second “Studi-BUCH Interdisciplinary Text-As-Data Workshop” on May 16 & 17, 2024. The workshop is aimed at researchers from any field who are already investigating or would like to investigate a topic in education and labor market research using text data. The two-day event consists of a workshop with regular presentations complemented by focus sessions in which new research ideas and datasets are presented. Computer scientists and other experts will be present to give feedback, exchange ideas, and provide opportunities to collaborate.

Keynote presentations will be provided by Alessandra Casarico (Bocconi University & SI Lab, Dondena Research Center) and Simon Wiederhold (University of Halle-Wittenberg & Halle Institute for Economic Research).

The Call for Papers is attached. Extended abstracts/papers/data reports can be submitted to Friederike.hertweck@rwi-essen.de. 

Deadline for submissions is March 11, 2024. Submissions from PhD students are highly encouraged! 

More information is available here: https://www.rwi-essen.de/forschung-beratung/kompetenzbereiche/arbeitsmaerkte-bildung-bevoelkerung/studi-buch-interdisciplinary-text-as-data-workshop.

For queries, please contact Friederike Hertweck (Friederike.hertweck@rwi-essen.de).

Please find below a call for up to 12 PhD fellowships at the Graduate School “EQUALFIN: Finance and inequality in times of polycrisis”. The Graduate School is financed by the Hans Böckler Stiftung and co-organized by the Freie Universität (FU) Berlin and HTW Berlin. Successful applicants will receive a stipend of about 1.550 Euro/month for at least three years.

The doctoral program aims to address the interaction between financial systems and socio-economic inequalities at national and global level as well as new conflicts of objectives arising from the financing of the ecological transformation at macro- and micro-economic levels.

Key dates:

Information workshop on April 19, 2024.

Application deadline on May 31, 2024.

Planned starting date for the fellowships: between November 2024 and February 2025.

For more details on the application process, visit https://www.lai.fu-berlin.de/disziplinen/oekonomie/equalfin/formalities_app/index.html

The 6th Forum „Higher Education and the Labour Market“ (HELM) of the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), with a special focus on “The Bologna Process After 25 Years: Continuities, Changes, and Evaluations“ will take place on June 19-20, 2024 in Hanover.

Keynotes will be given by Nikki Shure (UCL) and Stephan Thomsen (University of Hanover), and we welcome contributions from various disciplines, particularly from Economics, Social Sciences, and Educational Sciences!

Please submit a short abstract (max. 500 words) by April 8, 2024 to HELM@dzhw.eu.

For more information, see the full call for papers here.