The research center for economics and firms CEFAU 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 programmer 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 Danish register data/Statistics Denmark.

Your specific work tasks will be defined and adjusted on an ongoing basis in coordination with the lead 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 analysing 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 theses.  

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 constitutes an advantage but is not a requirement
• excellent academic qualifications (documented by the grade transcript)
• experience from study programmes 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.

Terms of employment

The workplace will be at Institut for Økonomi, Universitetsbyen 51, 8000 Aarhus C

Start-up: 1 September 2026.

Working hours are an average of 9 hours per week with flexible scheduling in agreement with the immediate manager, for instance during exam periods.

You will be employed as student programmer. Salery and other terms as agreed 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
enrollment (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 19 May 2026.

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

Aarhus Universitet vil være en attraktiv og inspirerende arbejdsplads for alle og ønsker en kultur, hvor hver enkelt kan udfolde og udvikle sig. Vi ser ligestilling og diversitet som en ressource og opfordrer derfor alle interesserede til at ansøge.

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

Om Aarhus Universitet

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