Befristete Anstellung, Festanstellung bei ifo Institut – Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München e. V. in Poschingerstraße 5, 81679 Munich, Germany
Eingestellt am 17.07.2025
To strengthen our team and join our junior faculty, we are looking for a Postdoctoral researcher / Economist (f/m/d) with a focus on projects in the field of the economics of education, in particular using field experimental research, starting in July 2026 or later.
Our team investigates the causes and effects of education from an economic perspective. How can the state enable people to benefit from the opportunities of an open society? How can we shape our education system and educational institutions to allow everyone in society to thrive? Our team would like to answer these questions with the help of economic analyses of the effects of education on prosperity and equal opportunities. Help us and join our team!
We seek a team member who is passionate about high-quality research on policy-relevant questions, has a strong drive to further her*his own research agenda, is willing to give guidance for doctoral candidates, and to communicate her*his research to the public and media.
We, the ifo Institute, are one of the leading economic research institutes in Europe. We work on issues relevant to economics and economic policy at the highest scientific level and with an international reach, and develop research-based recommendations for action for policymakers, business and society. Through our five fields of activity – research, promotion of young researchers, policy advice, participation in public debates and information/service – we contribute to maintaining and increasing sustainable economic prosperity and social participation under constantly changing conditions.
Your new job includes...
• Research in the field of the economics
of education and neighboring fields, such as
labor, behavioral, and experimental economics.
• Collaboration in a responsible role on
a large-scale, field experimental research project
about the scaling of educational interventions.
• Conceiving, acquiring, managing, and
working on third-party funded projects.
• Providing guidance and (informal)
mentoring for doctoral candidates.
• Publishing your research results in
internationally recognized peer-reviewed journals.
• Making your research results accessible
to the general public.
What we expect from your profile...
• You have a degree in economics with a
focus on the economics of education, labor,
behavioral, experimental and/or applied
microeconomics or other related fields, and you
have completed your PhD by job start or are close
to completing it.
• You have already proven your relevant
knowledge and experience through articles in
internationally recognized refereed journals or
working papers suitable for publication.
• You contribute in-depth knowledge of
methods of applied microeconomics, experimental
economics, labor economics and the economics of
education.
• Do you have experience in conducting
RCTs, field experimental research, collaborations
with schools and other educational partners? This
would be a particular asset!
• With excellent English language skills,
both written and spoken, you are able to interact
confidently in the international network of
researchers.
• Knowledge of the German language on a
level that enables you to successfully negotiate
with partners and institutions is a requirement
• You are a team player and like to take
responsibility for yourself and others.
• You enjoy learning from and through
discussions and are convinced that excellent and
effective research is created in dialogue with
others.
Our junior faculty members…
Research
• work on exciting questions in virtually
all fields of economics
• regularly publish in top general
interest and field journals
• cause impact because they bring
scientific findings into policy debates
• contribute to the debate on economic
and educational policy in line with our claim
"Shaping the Economic Debate"
• are highly demanded on the national and
international job market, both in academia and in
industry, and achieve placements as full or
associate professors at top universitie
People
• are part of a team of about 111
economists
• are embedded in a vibrant economics
community in Munich
• are part of the Department of Economics
at LMU Munich
• can participate in the structured
Junior Faculty Development Program and have the
opportunity to teach at LMU Munich
• engage with international top-class
economists within our CESifo network with over
2,000 members from all over the world
Support
• have access to an exceptional data
infrastructure and other supporting services
ifo
• have a six-year employment contract
• receive their salary according to TV-L
E 13 or E 14 depending on publications and are
part of the company pension scheme (VBL) (in
addition to the statutory pension insurance)
• are supported in their professional and
personal development with flexible working hours,
the possibility of mobile work and many tailored
training and development programs, and are
equipped for this in the best possible, modern and
comprehensive way
• take up our company "holidays" during
the year (a half day on Carnival Tuesday and the
24th and 31st of December, each full day)
• are entitled to a relocation allowance
after passing their probationary period if they
move to Munich or the surrounding area from a
radius of 200 km or more
• will be supported with German courses
if needed
We received the "HR Excellence in Research" award in 2019 by the European Commission. Our membership in the Familienpakt Bayern (Bavarian Family Pact) reinforces our measures to reconcile family and career. We promote professional equality regardless of ethnic origin, gender, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual identity. We strive to increase the proportion of women in research and therefore expressly encourage women to apply.
How to apply!
Interested? Then we look forward to
receiving your application with the reference
number 2025-010 BI-PostDoc until 17 August 2025
using the application form on our website.
Please note that flyouts are scheduled for September 16 and 17, 2025.
TV-L E 13 or E 14
40,1 h / Woche
Poschingerstraße 5, 81679 Munich, Germany (Deutschland)
Deutsch, Englisch
Wirtschaftswissenschaften
ifo Institut – Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München e. V.
Poschingerstraße 5
81679 München, Deutschland
Jessica Bayer
Recruiting@ifo.de
To apply use the appication form on our website.
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