Doctoral Student at Center for Economic Research

Doctoral Student/Research Fellow (Education Research)
Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) (Germany)

The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim (Research Department ‘Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social Policy’) in co-operation with the University of St. Gallen (Swiss Institute for International Economics and Applied Economic Research, Prof. Dr. Michael Lechner) is seeking a Doctoral Student/Research Fellow
for its Doctoral Studies Network (ZEW DocNet).

You will actively work in scientific projects with a focus on empirical education research.
Qualified candidates will have an honours degree in economics and a good knowledge of econometrics. We are looking for candidates with a strong interest in micro-econometrics and economics of education.

We are offering the opportunity to do a PhD in an international, scientific research-oriented environment and to participate in the PhD program of the University of St. Gallen (www.pef.unisg.ch). Furthermore, the successful applicant will be particularly involved in the project work in the field of user-related empirical economic research on economics of skill formation at the ZEW. The starting date is January 1, 2008 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Please send your application quoting the reference code “In-AM-10/07” not later than November 12, 2007.

Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)Doris BrettarP.O. Box 10 34 4368034 MannheimGermanyE-mail: Brettar @ zew.de