The Hertie School of Governance is an international teaching and research center of excellence that prepares students for leadership positions in government, business, and civil society. An internationally recruited faculty, interdisciplinary in outlook, research, and teaching, offers analytically challenging and practice-oriented courses on governance, policy analysis, management, and leadership. As a professional school, Hertie School faculty has a strong commitment to high-quality teaching. Our goal is to help students grow intellectually in a professional, research-intensive environment, characterized by public debate and engagement.

The Hertie School of Governance seeks to fill the position of a Research Assistant (m/f/div) to Christian Traxler, Professor of Economics on a flexible time basis (20, 30 or 40 hours per month). The post is for an initial 6 months period; starting date as soon as possible.

Your tasks:

• Support research activities, in particular the collection, preparation and analysis of data from research projects in different areas of Public and/or Behavioral Economics
• Other tasks as defined by the project lead

Your profile:

• Enrolled Master‘s student in Economics, International Relations, Political Science or related disciplines
• Excellent command of English (the Hertie School´s working language is English)
• Professional proficiency in German is a plus, working knowledge is required
• A strong affinity to work with data
• Experience with using Stata and/or R
• Experience with LaTex and programming experience (e.g. Python, Java) is an advantage but not a prerequisite

We offer: A stimulating international and diverse environment in multiple areas of social science, high-quality teaching and public policy. The Hertie School is a vibrant academic community that emphasizes excellence in research and teaching as well as an interdisciplinary perspective. Our school has been certified as a family friendly work environment in higher education and an equal opportunity employer (www.hertie-school.org for further information).

Please send your complete application portfolio including one page cover letter which clarifies your fit to the profile as well as your CV and information as to your availability. To submit your application, please click the "Apply" button on our website. For further questions please contact Ira Breitkreuz (Faculty Assistant to Christian Traxler). The deadline for full consideration is 31 August 2018. Strict confidentiality is assured.