Post-doc positions from the Chair of Public Economics in Switzerland | ETH Zurich

The Public Economics group is associated with the KOF Swiss Economic Institute. Its members work in close collaboration with the Center for Economic Research and the Cen-ter for Energy Policy and Economics at ETH Zurich. The group`s main focus is on theoretical and empirical research in the area of public economics such as cor-porate taxation, social security, fiscal federalism and behavioral public economics, for instance. The research strategy involves normative as well as political economy analyses.

Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in Economics (or should be near completion of the dissertation) and should have shown interest in the topics of the group. The preferred candidate has demonstrated her or his poten-tial to conduct high-quality research, ideally by having some papers under revision or even accepted for pub-lication in refereed international journals. The successful applicant is expected to independently conduct ac-ademic and policy-relevant research and also to contribute to ongoing research projects of the group. Excel-lent command of English is required. ETH Zurich offers internationally competitive working conditions. Living conditions in Zurich are excellent (Zurich is consistently ranked as one of the world`s premier cities in terms of living standards). The starting date is flexible.

The application, including the usual supporting documents such as a CV, university transcripts, a 2-3 page re-search statement, two academic references as well as a copy of the PhD thesis and/or academic papers, should be sent to: Αυτή η διεύθυνση Email προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε. (using the following subject: ChairPE-PostDoc/12-11) ETH Zurich is committed to an equal opportunities policy in the recruitment and selection of staff.

Unless a job offer is rejected, candidates who are invited for an interview will be reimbursed for travel ex-penses. The review of applications will start mid-January 2014 and will continue as long as the job profile is advertised here.