Dear all, the Research Institute "Economics of Inequality"<https://www.wu.ac.at/en/ineq/home> (INEQ, WU Vienna) is looking for a Third-party-funded academic staff member (pre-doc) (Part-time, 30 hours/week; starting September 01, 2023, and ending after 5 years). What to expect: § Research on inequality and distribution, for example on earnings, income or wealth inequality, or taxation and redistribution § Starting/proceeding with a PhD closely related to one of INEQ's core research topics § Contribute to research projects ongoing at INEQ (www.wu.ac.at/en/ineq/research/research-projects/<http://www.wu.ac.at/en/ineq/research/research-projects/>), especially in the fields of income and wealth inequality, income and wealth taxation, intergenerational mobility, labour markets and labour market institutions § Willingness to contribute to further activities of the institute, such as the organization of research seminars and workshops § Interest in contributing to the acquisition of third-party funding and execution of such research projects What you have to offer: § Master's degree in social science (economics, socioeconomics, sociology, political science) with a quantitative focus or in econometrics/statistics with a social science orientation by the start of the position § Excellent understanding of applied statistics and econometrics § Solid knowledge of data analysis and relevant software (preferably R) § Interest in teaching topics in inequality at the undergraduate level § Excellent command of English and German § Excellent organizational skills § Excellent communication and teamwork skills § Ability to work independently and reliably § Prior experience in working with micro-level data will be considered as an asset § Prior experience in research or policy work as demonstrated by research assistance or relevant internships, etc. will be considered as an asset Find more information on this vacancy as well as the possibility to apply until May 31st here<https://www.wu.ac.at/karriere/arbeiten-an-der-wu/jobangebote/?yid=1736>. For further questions on the job please contact ineq@wu.ac.at<mailto:ineq@wu.ac.at?subject=Job%20Vacancy%20Assistant%20Professor>. Please feel free to forward this vacancy to anyone who might be interested. Thank you! Best, Klaudia Marschalek Klaudia Marschalek, BSc. Research Institute Economics of Inequality (INEQ) Administration WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien Welthandelsplatz 1 - D3.0.249<https://campus.wu.ac.at/?campus=1&q=Klaudia%20Marschalek> 1020 Vienna (Austria) Telefon : +43(1)31336-6292 E-Mail : klaudia.marschalek@wu.ac.at<mailto:klaudia.marschalek@wu.ac.at> Web: www.ineq.at<http://www.ineq.at>