PhD Student in Macroeconomics 75 - 100 %

Department of Economics
Start of employment: 01.09.2026 or by agreement
Employment is fixed term until for 4 years.

You can find additional information about the

• PhD Program of the Department: http://www.vwi.unibe.ch/studies/prospective_students/phd_program/index_eng.html
• Swiss Program for Beginning Doctoral Students in Economics: https://szgerzensee.ch/courses/bdp and 
https://szgerzensee.ch/courses/bdp/program-2025-26
• Professors at the Department: http://www.vwi.unibe.ch/about_us/team/professors/index_eng.html

Tasks
Ideally, the successful candidates will spend the first year participating in the Swiss Program for Beginning Doctoral Students in Economics in Gerzensee before writing their dissertations in macroeconomics/monetary economics.

We anticipate employment levels of 75% - 100% and expect commitment to high quality research; interest in questions related to macroeconomics/monetary economics; and the willingness to support teaching (BA, MA level) or other academic activities. The positions are funded by a Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) grant for a project entitled "Money and Debt in the 21st Century: Liquidity, Safety, Redistribution."

Requirements
Candidates are expected to have an excellent master's degree in economics or are about to complete it. They should be interested in monetary economics, macroeconomics or international economics. They should also have a very good prior knowledge of methods of empirical economic analysis and econometric software packages.

We offer
• write a dissertation in economics,
• supervise lectures and seminars at Bachelor's and Master's level,
• work in a stimulating research environment.

Application and contact
For subject-specific questions and information about the position, please contact pierpaolo.benigno@unibe.ch.

Please send your application documents (cover letter, curriculum vitae, transcripts with grades and MA thesis if available) electronically to pierpaolo.benigno@unibe.ch by October 31st 2025 at the latest.