On-Site
Postdoc
Ph.D. Prof. Dr. Josef Drexl
The Net Zero Lab, located in the department Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research (headed by Prof. Dietmar Harhoff, Ph.D.), invites outstanding and motivated researchers to apply as a Senior Research Fellow / Postdoc (m/f/div).
The Net Zero Lab is a newly founded independent research group led by Dr. Benedict Probst at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition. The goal of the Net Zero Lab is to accelerate the development of green technologies that are crucial for replacing fossil fuels in the industry as well as of technologies that remove CO2 directly from the air. The Net Zero Lab will explore the economic determinants, incentives, and implications of green innovation.
The Net Zero Lab, located in the department Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research (headed by Prof. Dietmar Harhoff, Ph.D.), invites outstanding and motivated researchers to apply as a
Senior Research Fellow / Postdoc (m/f/div)
Net Zero Lab
The Net Zero Lab conducts research projects in the research fields:
- Green innovation and entrepreneurship (e.g., entrepreneurial finance, startup innovation network, business model innovation, entrepreneurship in the global south)
- Corporate climate goals and carbon markets (e.g., net zero goals, voluntary carbon market, use of carbon credits, carbon removal)
- Public policy (e.g., econometric policy evaluation, innovation policy, international carbon trading schemes [e.g., Article 6, CORSIA], green industrial policy)
It provides access to an outstanding research infrastructure including large-scale databases (e.g., startup and patent data). The working language of the department is English.
Positions
The position involves conducting cutting-edge research, supervising PhD students, securing grant funding, and actively contributing to the development of a dynamic and innovative research group. The gross salary is based on the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD).
Qualifications
Candidates are expected to hold a Ph.D. in business administration or economics or be close to finishing their Ph.D. and have a strong background in empirical methods.
Application process
The Max Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and therefore encourages applications from such qualified individuals.
Furthermore, the Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply.
The application deadline is rolling. Interested candidates apply through the online recruiting tool.
Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition
Directors: Ph.D. Prof. Dr. Josef Drexl, (Managing Director),
Prof. Dietmar Harhoff, Ph.D.
Marstallplatz 1
80539 Munich, Germany
www.ip.mpg.de
Marstallplatz 1
80539 Munich , Germany
