2 Teaching and Research Assistants (# of pos: 2)

You want to understand how things are connected and make a fundamental impact? We offer an environment at one of Europe’s most modern universities where you can realize your full potential. We are looking for support at the

Institute for International Political Economy
Part-time, 20 hours/week
Starting July 01, 2022, and limited until December 31, 2022

Please note that pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, only students who have not yet completed a master or diploma degree program can be employed.

You want to better understand how politics affects economics and how economics affects politics? You want to learn more about the politics of trade, investment, and finance? If so, apply for a Research Assistant position at the Institute for International Political Economy. You will assist in the production of cutting-edge research. This position offers the opportunity to sharpen your research skills in preparation for applications to PhD positions or jobs at research institutes, think tanks, and advocacy organizations.

We explicitly recognize the positive value of diversity. We aim to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – people of all ages, gender, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions and beliefs. We particularly encourages applications from women, disabled and minority candidates, as these groups frequently are underrepresented throughout the academic sector. We also want to emphasize that our work environment offers some flexibility to suit your particular life circumstances. This includes schedule (working hours and days, religious holidays, etc.) and location (some home office possible) flexibility.

• Support for ongoing research activities of the institute in the area of international political economy (e.g. data collection, data management, statistical analyses, literature research, case studies, etc.)
• Support for teaching tasks in the bachelor's and master's programs (creation of learning documents, support with examinations, etc.)
• Participation in general organizational and administrative tasks of the institute (such as organizing events and activities for current students and alumni, etc.)

• Excellent command of either Stata or R
• Strong skills concerning the creation and maintenance of large quantitative datasets
• Ability to conduct statistical analyses
• Experience with firm-level data an advantage
• Experience with financial databases (such as Bloomberg, etc.) a plus
• Knowledge of data collection tools such as web-scraping or text analysis a plus.
• Knowledge of advanced quantitative methods (time series, GIS, network analysis, design of survey experiments, etc.) is an advantage
• Experience and/or interest in innovative didactic approaches to teaching at the university level
• Interest in developing new ways of engaging students
• Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English
• Good knowledge of German an advantage
• You exhibit curiosity, ambition, and the desire to help shape life at the institute. In addition, you should be dependable, responsible, loyal, resilient, and flexible. You should also exhibit an independent, reliable and conscientious working style.

Full applications include:

• Cover letter with a short description of your research experiences and skills. The letter should also detail how your skills relate to the job description and how your academic interests relate to the research interests of the institute.
• If available, provide evidence of your data management and analysis skills.
• Your CV including prior education, relevant work experience, etc.
• Diploma and transcripts of all degrees
• Names and contact details of two referees that can be contacted to write a reference for you in case you are shortlisted

• A top business and economics university with renowned experts on the faculty and a diverse range of subjects, triple accredited
• Excellent infrastructure, both technologically and architecturally, and a wide range of WU service units
• Diversity and appreciation in an open-minded, inclusive and family-friendly environment
• Flexibility and individual freedom thanks to flexible working hours
• Inspiring campus life with over 2,400 employees in research, teaching, and administration and approximately 21,500 students on a conveniently located, architecturally unique campus in the heart of Vienna

The monthly gross salary amounts to €1,105.10.

Do you want to join the WU team?

Then please submit your application by June 22, 2022 under www.wu.ac.at/jobs (ID 1439).

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Our goal is to make sure it is safe for students and employees to study and work on campus in person. For this reason, proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or of an exemption pursuant to the COVID-19 Vaccination Act must be provided before you can be employed at WU.