Econ Job Market (EJM)

2 Postdoctoral Fellowships for up to 6 years
(Postdoctoral position)

The “Experimental Economics Group” led by Prof. Matthias Sutter at the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods in Bonn invites applications for up to 2 full-time Senior Research Fellowships (postdoctoral fellowships) for candidates who hold a PhD or are close to completing a PhD in economics or related fields.

The Experimental Economics Group was founded in 2017. It uses experiments (in the lab and recently mainly in the field) as well as applied-microeconomics methods to study a broad variety of topics, including, for example, the formation of economic preferences in childhood and adolescence, or behavioral interventions in households and firms—many of them in a development or education context. Please check the interests of our members on the following webpage: https://www.coll.mpg.de/17893/research-group-sutter.

About the positions

Candidates hold a PhD in economics or a related field or are about to complete one soon. Candidates with a strong interest in behavioral and experimental work are particularly encouraged to apply, but we are also very open to neighboring sciences (like psychology) or candidates with excellent skills in data analysis in general. The positions do not involve any teaching requirement. Postdoctoral fellows at the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods are entitled to an annual individual research budget.

The Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods is an equal-opportunity employer. The Max Planck Society strives for diversity and gender equality. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. The Max Planck Society is also seeking to increase the number of employees with severe disabilities. Applications from such candidates will be given special consideration.

Duration

The positions are based on 3-year fixed-term contracts that can be renewed once (implying that the maximum duration of the positions is 6 years). The starting date of the positions is expected to be in 2025, with details being negotiable. A subcontract for the period before the actual start date as a postdoc may be available for eligible candidates who have not yet completed their PhD.

Application

Applications must be submitted by November 20, 2024 (23:59 UTC) using the EconJobMarket Platform.

The application package should include:

• a CV with a list of publications/working papers
• a cover letter (at most two pages)
• a job market paper (published article or manuscript)
• 2 letters of reference

The interviews with the invited candidates will take place virtually from December 16 to 19, 2024. We then plan to invite the selected candidates to Bonn for job talks in the first half of January 2025.

For further questions about the vacancies, please contact puente@coll.mpg.de