Studentische/wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft - Leipzig, Deutschland - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)

German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)

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Leipzig, Deutschland

vor 3 Tagen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

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Beschreibung

Leipzig, June 5, 2023

Leipzig University seeks to fill the following position at the
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity

Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
at the earliest opportunity:

Student/Research assistant (f/m/d)

Scientific support work in the research group 'Biodiversity Economics' incl. option for BSc./

MSc. thesis
Work volume: 10 to 15 hrs/week, depending on your availability

Duration: 8 months or more

Salary: 12.00 €/h to 12.72 €/h

Place of work:
iDiv in Leipzig

Background:

The Biodiversity Economics research group aims at improving the scientific basis for establishing

sustainability in human-nature relationships. Main areas of research are the sustainable use of

renewable natural resources (e.g. marine fish stocks, rangelands, forests) and the conservation of

biodiversity from regional to global scales. We study how economic incentives shape human

behaviour towards nature, how sustainability - understood as justice in human-nature relationships
- can be conceptualized, and how economic policy instruments could contribute to this. Our

methodical expertise comprises quantitative ecological-economic modelling, dynamic

optimization, statistics, economic experiments, conceptual modelling, and approaches from game

theory and capital theory. Our research group is internationally well connected. We engage in

integrative interdisciplinary research with natural and social scientists and researchers from the

humanities. The position is supervised by Prof Martin Quaas (head of iDiv's_ _Biodiversity Economics

Group) and Dr. Julian Sagebiel (postdoctoral researcher in the same group).

Job description:

Carry out statistical programming tasks in R and other languages.
Participate in the development of (micro)economic models.
Support in literature research.
Participate in project meetings.
Work independently on small project tasks.

Requirements / expected profile:

You are a BSc or MSc student in economics or a related research discipline (e.g. environmental

resource management).

You have profound knowledge in microeconomics or econometrics.
You come with experience in statistical programming, ideally in R.
You have basic knowledge in environmental economics esp. environmental economic valuation.
You have a genuine interest in economic theory and/or empirical research.

You will be employed as student/research assistant via Leipzig University. We offer you the opportunity

to carry out your BSc or MSc thesis project in our group (joint supervision with faculty from University

Leipzig or the university where you are enrolled as a student is possible).

The preferred starting date is
01 August 2023 or shortly thereafter.
Applications are accepted until the

position is filled.***
Applications should include:

A cover letter (max. 1 page)
Your curriculum vitae
If applicable, an example of scientific work you have conducted so far, e.g. a specific code in R

or another programming language, or a paper (e.g. from a seminar, thesis)

The sender assumes full responsibility.

iDiv is committed to establishing and maintaining a diverse and inclusive community that collectively

supports and implements our mission to do great science. We will welcome, recruit, develop, and

advance talented staff from diverse genders and backgrounds.

The
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) is a DFG National Research Centre

located in Leipzig and jointly hosted by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), the

Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU), the Leipzig University (UL) and the Helmholtz Centre for

Environmental Research (UFZ). Its central mission is to promote theory-driven synthesis and data
- driven theory in the emerging field of Biodiversity Science. The concept of iDiv encompasses the

detection of biodiversity, understanding its emergence, exploring its consequences for ecosystem

functions and services, and developing strategies to safeguard biodiversity under global change.