WORKING AS A STUDENT ASSISTANT AT DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

At the Department of Economics (ECON), Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Frederiksberg, Denmark we regard it a central task to explain what motivates decision-makers, how economic institutions are — or should be — designed, and whether the interaction between institutional design and motivation leads to an efficient or optimal outcome from society’s point of view. Our research is often related to specific challenges facing different organizations.
We are looking for a student research assistant for an average of 10 hours per week. The position has a large degree of flexibility, including during exam periods and it has a fixed duration of 12 months. Expected start date is 1 May 2025. You are expected to be able to be present at the department on a regular basis. However, this will be defined in more detail together with your supervisor.

The core activity of the student assistant will be scraping, compiling and cleaning data, writing code to implement analysis as directed by researchers in our department, produce publication style tables and figures, and support faculty in working with registry data. You will undertake various tasks, including but not limited to: data management, statistical programming, literature reviews. Some ad-hoc tasks will also be required.