Deine Übereinstimmung

Skills

Presentation skillsPlanningAttention to detailCausal inferenceCollaborationAcademic WritingData AnalysisData CleaningProblem SolvingResearch MethodologyEigenmotivationProject management software

Sprachen

EnglischDeutsch

Vergütung

Salary and pension benefits according to ETH regulation

Die Stelle

Your primary tasks will be to support the preparation and analysis of micro-level data underlying the project's research questions. This includes:

Preparing and managing linked micro-level datasets (cleaning, merging, quality checks)
Conducting descriptive analyses of administrative and survey data
Running guided empirical analyses using reduced-form causal inference methods
Preparing presentation slides and other research materials
Occasionally assisting in the organization of an academic workshop

01Preparing and managing linked micro-level datasets (cleaning, merging, quality checks)

02Conducting descriptive analyses of administrative and survey data

03Running guided empirical analyses using reduced-form causal inference methods

04Preparing presentation slides and other research materials

05Occasionally assisting in the organization of an academic workshop

Anforderungen

↳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)

↳Fluency in English (German is not required but a plus)

↳Excellent writing skills in English (German is not required but a plus)

↳Strong interest in applied scientific research (an interest in pursuing a PhD at a later stage is a plus but not necessary)

↳Hands-on experience contributing to high-quality academic research and developing your own academic skills

Vorteile

＋Highly collaborative work environment: You will be working closely with researchers at different levels and be integrated in a team with other junior and PhD researchers

＋Professional supervision by experienced researchers, supporting you in your career development as an applied economist

＋Access to a flexible working environment: Opportunities for flexible working hours and a supportive learning environment

＋You can look forward to numerous benefits, a wide range of sports activities organised by the ASVZ

Technologien

StataR

Unternehmen

ETH Zürich

Research

The Swiss Economic Institute (KOF) is seeking a Junior Researcher (Scientific assistants) to support Dr. Enea Baselgia's SNSF-funded research project "Taxation in a Globalized Economy: Profit Shifting, Tax Competition, and the Political Economy of Tax Havens" (70%, one-year fixed-term contract, starting November 1, 2026 or by agreement). You will be employed at the KOF Swiss Economic Institute at ETH Zurich, which is the leading institute for applied research in economics in Switzerland. 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.

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Kontakt

hr@kof.ethz.ch

Junior Researcher in Public Economics and International Taxation