Research Assistant in Development Economics
Research Assistant in Development Economics
100%, Zurich, fixed-term
The Development Economics Group (ETH-DEC) is offering a research assistant position in Development Economics. The starting time is the 1st of January 2025 for 6 months. Payment per month.
Job description
- You will mainly work on cleaning data sets and conducting statistical analysis in preparation for academic publications
- You will also be responsible for visualizing results and literature reviews
- Last, you will be involved in organizational tasks related to running our research group
Profile
Your profile:
- You have a Master’s degree in economics, statistics, or a related field
- You have a strong background in quantitative methods, are excited to code, and are interested in development economics
- Working knowledge of the statistical software R and/or STATA is required
- You must speak and write English fluently
- Knowledge of InDesign is a plus, but not required
- Knowledge of French or German is a plus, but not required
This is a position to get some research experience between a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. program.
Workplace
Workplace
We offer
Our team: We are an international team of highly motivated economists and data scientists interested in analyzing global inequalities and contributing to global development solutions. Our research group is closely linked to NADEL, a multidisciplinary team educating future decision-makers for global cooperation and development, and ETH for Development, which links researchers with civil society, NGOs, governments, and industry to develop and scale innovations for the global population.
Our values: We value open discourse, diversity, and empathy. We are curious about new approaches to research, enjoy interdisciplinary research, and encourage public service.
We value diversity
Curious? So are we.
We look forward to receiving your online application with the following documents by October 15th, 2024:
- 1-page cover letter
- CV
- academic transcripts
- In addition, you should ask for one academic reference letter to be sent by October 30th, 2024 directly to Ghislaine Tegha Megha-Bongnkar (no applications).
Interviews will take place in the second half of November 2024, starting date is the 1st of January 2024.
About ETH Zürich
Curious? So are we.
We look forward to receiving your online application with the following documents by October 15th, 2024:
- 1-page cover letter
- CV
- academic transcripts
- In addition, you should ask for one academic reference letter to be sent by October 30th, 2024 directly to Ghislaine Tegha Megha-Bongnkar (no applications).
Interviews will take place in the second half of November 2024, starting date is the 1st of January 2024.
