Dear colleagues,

The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) is looking for a Pre-Doc or Post-Doc Economist specialised in European economic policy or macroeconomics (m/f/d).

Major tasks:
•    Widen our expertise on economic policy in Europe and beyond as part of a new, growing research group
•    Do applied empirical research in the context of new projects on macroeconomics and European economic policy
•    Develop and conduct your own research on macroeconomics and economic policy
•    Contribute to bringing our research findings into the public debate

Desired qualifications:
•    Master’s or PhD in economics (or related fields of study; e.g. political economy or economic history)
•    Pronounced interest in empirical research
•    Skills in econometrics/quantitative research methods
•    Existing research experience is desirable but not strictly necessary
•    Excellent command of English
•    Language skills in German are helpful but not required
•    High capacity for teamwork
•    Interest in economic policy debates
 
Closing date for applications: October 20th, 2022
Start: as early as possible

The position is limited to two years in the first instance, but will likely be extended into permanent employment following a satisfactory probationary period.

Monthly remuneration (14 times per year) will be € 2,300.37 gross or above for the 30 weekly hours position as a Pre-Doc; and € 4,061.50 gross or above for the 40 weekly hours position as a Post-Doc, depending on qualification.

If you appreciate a pleasant and diverse work atmosphere in an international environment with an interesting and broad range of tasks, we would be pleased to hear from you. We support the diversity of our workforce as a key to innovation and success, and are committed to offer equal opportunities for everyone.

Please send your application documents as a single integrated pdf file (with cover letter, CV, list of publications, copies of certificates) to jobs@wiiw.ac.at.

We would appreciate if you could forward the job opening to interested colleagues. The job advertisement can be found in the attachment. Thank you.

Kind regards,
Birgit Buschbom

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Birgit Buschbom

Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (wiiw)
The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies
Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna

T: +43 1 533 66 10 - 66
F: +43 1 533 66 10 - 50
buschbom@wiiw.ac.at
https://www.wiiw.ac.at/