Dear colleagues, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) is looking for a*RESEARCH ASSISTANT interested in international and labour economics.* *Major tasks:* * Assisting in applied empirical research in the field of labour economics, migration, technologies, and digitalisation * Review of the existing literature in the field * Collecting, cleaning and merging of available databases, such as from LFS and EU-SILC * Assisting the project team with econometric modelling *Requirements:* * Economics student * Expertise in migration and labour economics; digital economics and technologies is an advantage * Interest in applied economic research * Good quantitative and econometric skills (use of MS Office, Stata and/or R) * Knowledge of both conventional and heterodox economic analyses * Excellent English (written and oral); knowledge of East European languages is an advantage * Flexibility as well as ability to work in team The position is limited to six months. *Start: April 2022* Application Deadline : *7^th March 2022* Monthly remuneration (14 times a year) for the 20 weekly hours position will be € 1,073.70 gross or above, depending on qualification. Women are particularly encouraged to apply. Please send your application (with cover letter, CV, list of publications, copies of certificates - *everything in one pdf document please!*) to jobs@wiiw.ac.at. Download this job offer in pdf format <https://wiiw.ac.at/files/press/job-offer-research-assistant-industry-4-0-wiiw.pdf>