Date: May 20, 2025

Location: ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin

The one-day workshop provides young labor economists the chance to present and discuss their research. It provides a forum to meet and exchange with fellow doctoral students, post-docs and professors from the field of labor economics. The workshop is targeted at PhD students and aims to facilitate exchange between junior and senior academics. This year, we are happy to announce that Martina Uccioli (University of Nottingham) and Lorenzo Navarini (University of Vienna) will be our excellent guest speakers at the workshop.

We are looking forward to submissions from PhD students working on topics in labor economics from a theoretical, empirical or experimental perspective. Equally, we encourage the submission of work in early stages. All projects presented at the BeNA workshop will be considered for the BeNA Innovative Research Award in the amount of €200.

The workshop will take place in the friendly atmosphere of the ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin on May 20, 2025.

If you want to present your work, please submit an abstract or a draft of your paper by April 4, 2025, to workshop@labor-research.net. The decision on your submission will be communicated by April 16, 2025. If you’d like to join the workshop as an attendee rather than a presenter, please contact us with your name and affiliation at workshop@labor-research.net.

You can download the call for papers here.

BeNA Organizers:

Lars Felder (Berlin School of Economics, DIW Berlin)
Maximilian Schaller (Berlin School of Economics, DIW Berlin)
Lukas Tohoff (Berlin School of Economics, RFBerlin)

The University of Leeds is looking for an outstanding candidate to join the Economics Department of Leeds University Business School. The Department has a strong research focus and members of the Department publish in leading economics journals. The research is also distinctively pluralistic and interdisciplinary. 

With an active research agenda, you will have the ability to publish high quality work and to work collaboratively in furthering the research of the Department. You will also be an engaging and effective teacher, able to contribute modules in the core theoretical and applied areas of economics and to attract and supervise PhD students successfully.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates with interests in areas which fit with the Department’s research themes: Labour, Wellbeing and Behavioural Economics; Macro-Finance; Development, Trade and the Environment.

What we offer in return

• Salary: £39,355 to £57,422 per annum
• Contract type: Ongoing
• Open to discussing flexible working arrangements
• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

Application deadline: March 25, 2025.

Please find more information here.

The IHS – Institute for Advanced Studies in Vienna is looking to fill two PhD positions (f/m/d, 30h/week) in the newly established Junior Research Group Skill Demand during Structural Change. Your work at IHS will focus on academic research and policy advice in the field of Labor Economics. As a doctoral researcher, you will be part of a research group investigating the impact of digitalization, ecological transformation, and demographic shifts on labor markets. You will develop your dissertation project within this broader research agenda and contribute to empirical labor market research.

About you

• You have completed a master’s degree in economics or related STEM discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or Quantitative Social Sciences).
• You have strong empirical research skills and experience in econometrics or data science methods.
• You are proficient in statistical programming languages such as Stata, R, or Python.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Your Responsibilities

• Conduct quantitative research in labor economics and analyze large-scale survey, administrative, and unstructured data sources (e.g., job postings).
• Apply econometric and data science methods (e.g., machine learning, natural language processing) to study the implications of structural change on wages, employment, and skill demand.
• Publish research in peer-reviewed journals and present findings at scientific conferences to engage with the broader academic and policy community.

IHS offers, among others, flexible working time arrangements and the option for (partial) remote work. The monthly salary for the advertised position is based on the FWF scheme for doctoral candidates and amounts to € 2,684.10 gross for a 30-hour week, paid 14 times per year. The position is to be filled as soon as possible. The initial contract period is 3 years, with the possibility of an extension upon successful internal evaluation.

Application deadline: March 28, 2025.

Please find more information here.

The Nottingham Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy (GEP) is organising its second annual workshop in Labour Economics, to be held at the University of Nottingham on 16-17 June 2025. The goal of the workshop is to bring together economists to present and discuss their ongoing research in Labour and to foster interaction between them. There will be a dedicated discussant for each paper. The organising committee invites research submissions on any topic related to labour economics, including (but not limited) to: local labour markets and firms; human capital; gender gaps; migration; labour market impacts of trade shocks; labour market institutions; labour market power; technological change; labour mobility; wage inequality.

Keynote speakers: Benjamin Schoefer (UC Berkeley) and Alexandra Roulet (INSEAD)

See submission guidelines and the full time table here.
Submission deadline is March 15 2025

The IAAEU and the Chair of Personnel Economics at Trier University are pleased to announce the “TriECON Workshop on Migration and Labour Markets”. The workshop takes place on July 10 (starting around noon) and July 11 (ending around noon).

The workshop provides a platform for researchers to network and share their latest findings and ideas. Submissions that examine, but are not limited to, the following topics related to the economics of international and interregional migration and their interaction with labour markets are invited:
– Migration and Labour Market Dynamics
– The Impact of Migration on Wages and Employment
– Migrant Skills, Human Capital, and Labour Market Integration
– The Future of Work and Migration

The Call for Papers can be found here.
Submission deadline is April 29 2025

The Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training (EHB) and the University of Zurich (UZH) are seeking a highly motivated PhD student in economics of education to start in summer 2025. This position is fully funded by EHB, Bern, Switzerland, and offers the opportunity to work closely with Prof. Jürg Schweri (EHB) and Prof. Anne Brenøe (UZH).

The successful candidate will be involved in a field experiment on occupational choice in Switzerland, contributing to cutting-edge research at the intersection of education and labor markets. Given the nature of the project, proficiency in German is required.

What we offer

• PhD enrollment at UZH: You will be part of the Graduate School of Business, engaging with an active research community across the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Informatics.
• Participation in education economics projects without teaching obligations.
• An individual dissertation budget for courses and conference attendance.
• A five-year employment duration (contract of three years plus two, depending on dissertation progress).

We are looking for a candidate who

• Has (or is on track to complete) a Master’s degree in Economics or a related quantitative field with excellent academic performance.
• Has excellent oral and written communication skills in English and German.
• Has hands-on experience with statistical software such as Stata, R, or Python (formal post-undergraduate work experience is not required).
• Has a motivation for policy-oriented work in Swiss Vocational Education and Training.

The official job posting will be online very soon here.

Please find more information here.

The research department Basic Income Support and Activation and the working group Social Protection in Changing Times at the IAB invite interested researchers to submit their extended abstracts or full papers to the 7th workshop ‘Evaluation of Passive and Active Labour Market Policies’.

The workshop accepts empirical contributions that assess the design, implementation and impact of passive and active labour market policies. Examples include:

• Effects of passive and active labour market policies on labour market outcomes and well-being.
• Impact of automation and use of artificial intelligence within public employment services.
• Research on street-level bureaucracies, the behaviour of caseworkers and the role of public employment services.
• Econometric and statistical methods for the evaluation of passive and active labour market policies.

Time: 30-31 October 2025.

Location: IAB Regensburger Straße 104 90478 Nuremberg, Germany.

Submission deadline: 4 May 2025.

Please find more information here.

Der Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft – Wiss. Einrichtung für Volkswirtschaftslehre Professur für Angewandte Statistik sucht eine/n Wiss. Mitarbeiter*in (Praedoc) (m/w/d; EG 13 TV-L; 66%; bis zu 4 Jahre).

Die Professur für Angewandte Statistik am Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft befasst sich mit der Anwendung statistischer Methoden zur Beantwortung wissenschaftlich und gesellschaftlich relevanter Fragestellungen. Der Fokus unserer Forschung liegt auf der Identifikation kausaler Effekte in den Bereichen Bildungs-, Gesundheits-, Arbeits- und Familienökonomik.

Aufgabengebiet:

• Mitarbeit in der Forschung, v.a. im Bereich der empirischen Bildungs-, Gesundheits-, Arbeits- und Familienökonomik.
• Mitarbeit in der Lehre auf dem Gebiet der angewandten Statistik und Mikroökonometrie in Bachelor- und
  Masterveranstaltungen.
• Unterstützung der Statistischen Beratungseinheit / fu:stat; u.a. Betreuung von Statistik-Schulungen und Organisation und
  Durchführung der Lehrevaluationen am Fachbereich.
• Die Tätigkeit dient der eigenen wissenschaftlichen Qualifikation (Dissertation).

Deadline: February 28, 2025.

Please find more information here.

Das RWI – Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung sucht für den Standort Essen eine/n Postdoc (m/w/d; EG 14 TV-L) mit dem Schwerpunkt Arbeitsmarktökonomik zur Mitarbeit im Kompetenzbereich „Arbeitsmärkte, Bildung, Bevölkerung“.

Zu den Forschungsschwerpunkten des Kompetenzbereichs gehören die Analyse der Arbeitsmarkteffekte des technologischen und des ökologischen Wandels sowie die kausale Bewertung von Institutionen und staatlichen Eingriffen auf Arbeitsmarkt- und Bildungsergebnisse. Neben der Grundfinanzierung durch den Bund und das Land Nordrhein-Westfalen finanziert sich das Institut über Drittmittelprojekte für öffentliche Institutionen sowie Projektmittel bspw. von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), der Europäischen Kommission oder der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft.

Ihre Aufgaben

• Schwerpunkt der Tätigkeit ist zunächst die Mitarbeit am Horizon-Europe-Projekt „SkiLMeeT“

Darüber hinaus erwarten wir die

• Durchführung unabhängiger Forschung durch die Bearbeitung eigener Forschungsfragen und Entwicklung einer ehrgeizigen Forschungsagenda innerhalb der Forschungsschwerpunkte des Kompetenzbereichs;
• Akquirierung und Leitung von sowie Mitarbeit an Drittmittelprojekten;
• Begleitung und Förderung der akademischen Entwicklung der Promovierenden des Kompetenzbereichs.

Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bewerbung, wenn Sie

• neben einer ausgezeichneten Promotion über fundierte Kenntnisse in den Bereichen der Arbeitsmarktökonomik und der
  angewandten Mikroökonometrie verfügen;
• bereits erfolgreich in Fachzeitschriften publiziert oder vielversprechende Forschungsarbeiten durchgeführt haben;
• über Erfahrungen bei der Bearbeitung oder Einwerbung und Leitung von Drittmittelprojekten verfügen;
• sehr gute Englisch- und Deutschkenntnisse mitbringen;
• Ihre Arbeit in einem Team eigenverantwortlich voranbringen möchten.

Deadline: February 28, 2025.

Please find more information here.

PhD Position 1

An der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät, Institut für öffentliche Finanzen und Public Management, Professur für Finanzwissenschaft ist zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt nachfolgende Stelle zu besetzen: Wissenschaftliche:r Mitarbeiter:in (m/w/d/x; EG 13 TV-L; 75%; befristet für drei Jahre, mit der Möglichkeit zur Verlängerung).

Die wissenschaftliche Mitarbeit in der Forschung erfolgt im Rahmen des von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft geförderten Drittmittelprojektes zum Thema: „Das Dreieck des deutschen demokratischen Kapitalismus – Wachstum, Wohnen und Wählen (REG-TDC)“ mit dem Ziel der Promotion.

Aufgaben:

• Mitarbeit in dem von der DFG geförderten Drittmittelprojektes „Das Dreieck des deutschen demokratischen Kapitalismus – Wachstum, Wohnen und Wählen (REG-TDC)“ an der Universität Leipzig
• eigene wissenschaftliche Qualifizierung (Promotion im Rahmen des DFG-Projekts)
• international sichtbare Forschung mit dem Ziel der Veröffentlichung in referierten Fachzeitschriften
• Teilnahme an Aktivitäten des Projektes und der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Leipzig

Deadline: February 28, 2025.

Please find more information here.

PhD Position 2

An der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät, Institut für öffentliche Finanzen und Public Management, Professur für Finanzwissenschaft ist ab 1. Mai 2025 nachfolgende Stelle zu besetzen: Wissenschaftliche:r Mitarbeiter:in (m/w/d/x; EG 13 TV-L; 100 % einer Vollbeschäftigung, Teilzeit möglich; Zunächst 4 Jahre befristet entsprechend der Qualifizierungsplanung)

Aufgaben:

• Forschungsarbeit und Erstellung von wissenschaftlichen Publikationen zu Themen der Finanzwissenschaft (Public Economics), insbesondere Fragen der Besteuerung und der Verteilung von Einkommen, Vermögen und Erbschaften
• Teilnahme und Mitorganisation von Workshops, Konferenzen und Veranstaltungen
• Beteiligung an der universitären Lehre in deutscher und ggf. englischer Sprache
• Forschungstätigkeit im Rahmen der Promotion bzw. Habilitation
• Übernahme von Aufgaben in der akademischen Selbstverwaltung

Deadline: February 28, 2025.

Please find more information here.