Position as student research assistant at the Research Centre For Firms and INdustry Dynamics CEFAU/FIND

The new Research Center For Economics and Firms CEFAU - building on the former FIND Research Centre - at the Department of Economics and Business Economics, BSS is seeking one or more student employees to help with data work and other activities supporting research at the center.

The Job

As a student employee at the research center, you will be part of a dynamic workplace and will be working together with a team of highly dedicated researchers on several projects within the field of Firms and Industry Dynamics. The center conducts research on firms' behavior and responses to outside changes, the dynamic adjustments of sectors, and the economic systems' overall responses in general equilibrium.

An important part of your tasks will be empirical analyses, and during the employment, you will obtain access to the Danish register data.

Your specific work tasks are agreed on an ongoing basis with the leading researchers on the projects. For example, your work tasks will include:

• Assistance to researchers on programming tasks in SAS, Stata and R
• Work on register data, structuring and analyzing data
• Reports, including production of tables, figures, etc.
• Ad hoc administrative support to researchers at the center

Who can apply?

The position is relevant for students with a few years of enrollment as well as students who are about to start working on their master’s dissertations.  

We are looking for students who have

• a general understanding of and interest in economic data and economic models
• a flair for data work
• experience with SAS, Stata or R – this constitute an advantage but is not a requirement
• excellent academic qualifications (as documented by the grade transcript)
• experience from study programs within economics, math-econ, public policy, political science or similar

If you have any questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Associate Professor Ina Charlotte Jäkel per email: inaj@econ.au.dk

If you need help with uploading your job application, please contact Office apprentice Sara Thordahl Lavridsen per email: stl@au.dk or mobile phone: +45 87150807

Terms of employment

The workplace will be at Institut for Økonomi, Fuglesangs Allé 4, 8210 Aarhus V.

Start-up: 1 September 2025, or as soon as possible by agreement.

Working hours are an average of 9 working hours per week. During the employment period flexible organization of working hours is possible by agreement with the immediate manager, for instance during exam periods.

Employment is a fixed-term appointment, but there is an option of a short-term appointment (one or two semesters) or a longer-term appointment (2 years).

You will be employed as student programmer with salary and other terms of employment in accordance with the organizational agreement between the Ministry of Finance and
PROSA / Stat.

Employment procedure

Your application (in Danish or English) should include: A letter of motivation, a confirmation of
enrolment (including grade transcript) and a CV.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which
can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.

Applications must be submitted by 5 August 2025.

Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to
foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and
develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants

Ansøgning sendes via Aarhus Universitets rekrutteringssystem, som kan tilgås under stillingsopslaget på Aarhus Universitets hjemmeside.

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