Research Assistant at the Development Economics Group

100%, Zurich, fixed-term

The Development Economics Group (ETH-DEC) is offering a research assistant position in Development Economics (net monthly salary: CHF 3200). Starting time is the 1st of January 2023 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 for ongoing research projects within the field of sustainable resource use, youth employment, and evidence-informed policymaking.
• You will also be responsible for visualizing results, and literature reviews and contributing to writing.
• Last, you will be involved in organizational tasks related to running our research group.

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 and 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 PhD program.

Your workplace

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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 (www.nadel.ethz.ch ), a multidisciplinary team educating future decision-makers for global cooperation and development, and (www.eth4d.ethz.ch ), 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 and encourage public service. 

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We look forward to receiving your online application with the following documents by November 15th, 2022:

• 1-page cover letter
• CV
• academic transcripts
• and one writing sample
• In addition, you should ask for one academic reference letter to be sent by 22.11.2022 directly to [email protected]  (no applications). 

Interviews will take place end of November/beginning of December

Please note that we exclusively accept applications submitted through our online application portal. Applications via email or postal services will not be considered.

About ETH Zürich

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