Junior Researcher in Public Economics and International Taxation — ETH Zürich
- Location
- Zurich
- Contract
- fixed-term
- Posted
- Yesterday
Role overview
Junior Researcher in Public Economics and International Taxation
70%, Zurich, fixed-term print Drucken
The Swiss Economic Institute (KOF) is seeking a Junior Researcher (Scientific assistants) to support Dr.
- Junior Researcher in Public Economics and International Taxation
- 70%, Zurich, fixed-term print Drucken
- Completed master's degree in economics, political science, or other quantitative social science
- Genuine interest in policy-relevant questions in taxation and public economics
Key requirements
- Completed master's degree in economics, political science, or other quantitative social science
- Genuine interest in policy-relevant questions in taxation and public economics
- Reliable, structured and precise working style Very good planning and coordination skills
- Comfortable formulating questions and proactively seeking guidance as needed
- Curious and self-motivated, with a strong sense of ownership over their work
- Solid foundations in causal inference methods (e.g., difference-in-differences, instrumental variables, and randomized experiments)
- Proficiency in the statistical software package Stata and/or R
- Prior experience with large-scale data cleaning and management (is not required but a plus)
- Good command of German and English for this position
- Excellent writing skills in English and German
- Strong interest in applied scientific research (an interest in pursuing a PhD at a later stage is a plus but not necessary) Workplace We offer
- Hands-on experience contributing to high-quality academic research and developing your own academic skills
Company and context
- Occasionally assisting in the organization of an academic workshop Profile
- We are looking for an outstanding candidate who is curious, proactive, and enthusiastic about producing rigorous scientific evidence to improve tax policy.
Additional details
- 70%, Zurich, fixed-term
- KOF has a strong collaborative environment that promotes exchange between research staff at different levels and in different functions and is committed to rigorous, applied research on policy-relevant topics with a connection to Switzerland. Project background
- In collaboration with leading scholars (incl., e.g., Florian Scheuer, Michael Siegenthaler, and Gabriel Zucman, among others), and leveraging exceptionally rich linked Swiss administrative data, the projects aim to generate new causal evidence and insights on multinational profit shifting, corporate tax competition, wealth taxation, and the political economy of tax havens, all questions of central importance to academics and policymakers alike at a time when international coordination on taxation is at a crossroads.
- Your primary tasks will be to support the preparation and analysis of micro-level data underlying the project's research questions.
- Occasionally assisting in the organization of an academic workshop
- Reliable, structured and precise working style Very good planning and coordination skills
- Strong interest in applied scientific research (an interest in pursuing a PhD at a later stage is a plus but not necessary)
- Salary and pension benefits according to ETH regulation
- Working, teaching and research at ETH Zurich We value diversity and sustainability
- In line with our values , ETH Zurich encourages an inclusive culture. We promote equality of opportunity, v
Notes and original content
- KOF has a strong collaborative environment that promotes exchange between research staff at different levels and in different functions and is committed to rigorous, applied research on policy-relevant topics with a connection to Switzerland.
- Project background
- Job description
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- Your profile:
- Reliable, structured and precise working style
- Very good planning and coordination skills
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- Working, teaching and research at ETH Zurich
- We value diversity and sustainability
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