Research Assistant (EG 13 TV-H) - research group “Foundations of Law, Private Law and Law and Economics”

Part-time position with half the working hours of a full-time employee. This is a fixed term-position ending October 31^st, 2021 as it is part of the research project “BeSmart – Smart-metering and dynamic electricity tariffing: Energy consumption choices, regulatory policies and welfare effects” (§ 2 Abs. 2 WissZeitVG). It includes the opportunity to work on a PhD project. It is intended to increase the working time to 75 per cent of the standard weekly working time.

Tasks:

• academic research within the research project “BeSmart – Smart-metering and dynamic electricity tariffing: Energy consumption choices, regulatory policies and welfare effects”
• in case of the intended increase of the working time: research and teaching assistance in the research group “Foundations of Law, Private Law and Law and Economics”

Requirements:

• master degree in economics with good or very good grades or in legal studies with equivalent grades or in an similar field (by the time the position starts)

• good knowledge of oral and written English and German

Of advantage:

• knowledge in the economic analysis of law
• for economists: good legal knowledge, for lawyers: good knowledge of economics
• willingness and ability to work carefully and independently
• strong organizational abilities
• experience in interdisciplinary research
• knowledge of data-protection law

For further information please contact Prof. Dr. Georg von Wangenheim, Tel.: 0561-804-1946, E-Mail: g.wangenheim[at]uni-kassel[dot]de.

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The University of Kassel is an equal opportunity employer and aims at a clear increase of the proportion of women in research and teaching. Qualified women are therefore expressly requested to apply. Under the precondition of equal qualification, disabled persons will be preferred. Applications indicating the Position Number, which may be in digital form, should be sent to the President of the University of Kassel, 34109 Kassel, Germany or bewerbungen[at]uni-kassel[dot]de, quoting the applicable reference number.