Teaching and research in the Department of Economics is primarily concerned with issues in the areas of labor economics, international economics, political economy, migration economics and economic policy. One focus of our research is the study of the determinants of immigration and trade policy in the United States. Another focus is analyzing the long-term effects of cultural and ethnic diversity in childhood on economic behavior and outcomes. The teaching program is open to both students in North American Studies as well as for students of the Master's programs "Economics" and "Public Economics".

Job description:
Participation in research and teaching of the team lead by Prof. Dr. Max Steinhardt (professor in economics with special focus on economic policy in North America).

Participation in acquiring funding for, and carrying out, sponsored research.

The position entails the opportunity to obtain a doctoral degree in economics at the Freie Universität Berlin.

Requirements:
A master’s degree (or equivalent) in economics.

Desirable:
Knowledge in empirical economic research and econometrics

Interest in one or more of the following research fields: political economy, economics of migration, gender economics, North American economic policy and/or economic history

Very good language skills in English

For further information please refer to Prof. Dr. Max Steinhardt (economics@jfki.fu-berlin.de)