Postdoctoral Researcher in Behavioral Economics (f/m/d)

Field of activity: 

• Conducting your own research and contributing to joint research (our current research projects) 

• Presenting research findings internally and externally at conferences and seminars 

• Publishing project results in leading economic research journals 

• Collaborating in research and teaching: One small course and one lecture (approx. 100 participants) per year (4 SWS) 

Recruitment requirements: 

• Holding a scientific university degree (master) and a PhD in economics 

• Highly motivated to independently work on own research projects as well as to collaborate with your new research fellows 

• Profound knowledge and experience in quantitative research, especially in econometrics, microeconomics and game theory 

• Strong command of English and ideally some knowledge of German 

We offer: 

• Flexible working hours and the individual option of mobile working 

• Wide range of health, counseling and prevention services 

• Attractive fringe benefits such as childcare facilities and sports activities 

• Opportunities for internal and external training and development 

• Additional benefits in accordance with the collective agreement of the federal states (TV-L), such as annual bonuses and capital-forming benefits as well as the VBL supplementary pension scheme 

• Room for implementing your own ideas 

• Expertise in developing an economic perspective on sociological and psychological topics like facilitating psychological safety in (work) teams, responsibility, the refusal to receive help, promoting sustainable behavior 

• Methodological knowledge in applied microeconomics and experimental economics 

• Access to an experimental laboratory

• A very friendly and often funny team where decisions are made together 

Applications from women are particularly welcome and, in case of equal qualifications and experiences, will receive preferential treatment according to state law (LGG), unless there are preponderant reasons to give preference to another applicant. Part-time employment is generally possible. Applications from disabled people with appropriate suitability are explicitly welcome. This also applies to people with equal opportunities in accordance with the German social law SGB IX. 

Please send your application documents, including a cover letter, your CV and list of publications(preferably in a single pdf file) using the Ref. No. 6798 until 28th February 2025 to manec@mail.uni-paderborn.de. We would also like to have letter of recommendations directly from the authors to our e-mail address (manec@mail.uni-paderborn.de). Job interviews are planned to take place from 18th - 20th March 2025. 

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