The Kiel Institute for the World Economy seeks applications for a full-time PostDoc position in quantitative economics. The position is part of a new Leibniz-funded transfer project on AI and structural economic models for economic policy.
Your Role
Your main role is to produce high-quality research. You will work with structural economic models in fields such as international trade, macroeconomics, finance, public, spatial or climate economics, apply them to current policy questions, and help assess how reliable AI-assisted model analysis is. You will work closely with policy partners. Beyond the project, you will have freedom and support to pursue your own research agenda toward publication in leading journals.
Your Profile
- A PhD in economics or a closely related field, completed by the start of the contract.
- Research in a quantitative field of economics, for example macroeconomics, finance, international trade, public, spatial or climate economics, with structural or quantitative models.
- Strong programming skills in a scientific language (e.g., Julia, Python, R, MATLAB, GAMS).
- Good software practice: version control (Git), testing and reproducible code.
- A research agenda with potential for publications in leading international journals.
- Very good English. German is useful but not required.
- Experience with DSGE/HANK models (e.g., MacroModelling.jl, Dynare) or with quantitative trade and CGE models is an asset.
- Experience with LLM-based tools is an asset.
- Experience designing validation or evaluation studies is an asset.
- Experience with policy institutions is an asset.
We are offering
There is no teaching obligation and only a very light administrative burden. The contract runs until the end of the project (27 months) and starts in autumn 2027 (negotiable). The salary follows the German public sector pay scale (TV-L E13, 100%), approximately €56k–€79k gross per year depending on experience, with full social security coverage, including health insurance. The Institute offers a family-friendly environment, including paid parental leave in line with German law (with contracts extended for the duration of parental leave).
The Kiel Institute for the World Economy values diversity. We welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The Kiel Institute is an equal opportunity employer with a certified family-friendly policy. We promote the professional opportunities of women and strongly encourage them to apply. Women with equivalent qualifications, competence and expertise will be given preference. We are committed to employing persons with recognized disabilities and will therefore give them preference over persons without disabilities if they are equally qualified.
For this position, you must either be an EU citizen or hold a work permit that is valid for the entire duration of the contract. Please familiarize yourself with the process for applying for a work permit and the relevant requirements before applying. Please also note that the application process can take up to three months.
How to apply
Please submit your application online via EconJobMarket.
Please include (i) a letter of interest, (ii) your CV, (iii) two research papers (one of them your job market paper), (iv) university transcripts, as well as (v) two or three confidential letters of reference, submitted directly by the referees.
Ideally submit just one PDF, with your family name as file name.
The deadline for applications is 30 November 2026 (23:59 CET). Application photos should not be included.
Contact
For additional information, please contact Prof. Dr. Julian Hinz (Julian.Hinz@kielinstitut.de).
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