The following nine institutions cooperate in the Research Associates Program of the Berlin School of Economics (BSoE RAP) to promote the careers of junior researchers: the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), the School of Business and Economics at Freie Universität Berlin, the School of Business and Economics at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the School of Economics and Management at Technische Universität Berlin, the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Potsdam, ESMT Berlin, the Hertie School, ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin Institute for the Economy and the Future of Work (RFBerlin) and the WZB Berlin Social Science Center.
The Berlin School of Economics invites applications for several Research Associate positions for fixed-term appointments between 3 to 6 years, according to German WissZeitVG - E 13 TV-L HU/TU/FU/UP or E 14 TVöD.
Excellent researchers from the following fields are invited to apply: macroeconomics, applied microeconomics, experimental economics, behavioral economics, labor economics, economics of education and media economics.
Each of the positions will be hosted and administered by one of the nine Berlin School of Economics institutions.
Duties: Successful candidates will contribute part of their time to research and teaching in economics at the Bachelor, Master or PhD levels, as well as to furthering their own research agenda.
Requirements: Applicants should hold a PhD in economics or a neighboring discipline at the position starting date, and should have excellent qualifications as well as outstanding own research.
Applicants should submit:
- a statement outlining their research plans,
- a detailed curriculum vitae,
- copies of degree certificates, and
- teaching evaluations if available.
Applicants are required to organize the separate submission of at least two academic letters of recommendation by their referees. Nominated references will be contacted by the Berlin School of Economics and will be asked to uploaded their letter in the Berlin School of Economics application portal.
Applications should be submitted online at our application portal
no later than November 20th, 2025 (CET). Only complete applications will be considered.
For further information, please contact the Berlin School of Economics Office (bsoe.admission@hu-berlin.de) or Peter Haan (peter.haan@fu-berlin.de).
We highly appreciate diversity and are thus pleased to receive any application - irrespective of gender, nationality, disability, or ethnic and social background.
To apply, visit https://berlinschoolofeconomics.de/programs/research-associates-program/application/call-for-applications-2026. (See posting for details.)