student assistant

The Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE – Sustainable Architecture for Finance in Europe

• (www.safe-frankfurt.de) in Frankfurt promotes high-quality research and independent policy advice on
  all aspects dealing with the structure and functioning of the financial system. It is committed to
  contributing to the strengthening of a sustainable and resilient financial architecture that promotes
  innovation and serves the needs of the economy and its citizens. Researchers from the fields of
  economics, law, and political science collaborate at SAFE.

SAFE is seeking to fill the position of a

Student Assistant (m/f/d)

in the area of Household Finance

(38 hours/month)

We are looking for

a student assistant to support SAFE researchers in the Department of Household Finance (Professor
Dr. Christine Laudenbach) with their research projects (e.g. literature studies, data acquisition,
preparation of empirical analyses, and conduction of field experiments). The focus of this department
is on the areas of Behavioral Economics and Household Finance. Research projects involve the
analyses of the driving forces of financial decision-making by private households and experiments on
how to improve the quality of these decisions (e.g. through financial education, financial advice or
decision-making tools).

Your Profile

• Bachelor- or Master-student of/in finance, economics, business, computer science, applied
  statistics, data science or a related discipline
• Interested in (Household) Finance topics
• Very good knowledge of the German and English language
• Ideally first experience in academic work in the area of Finance (e.g. Seminars or Bachelor
  Thesis)
• Good knowledge of MS Office and first experience with financial and risk databases (SNL, Eikon,
  Bloomberg, etc.)
• First programming experience (Python, R, etc.) and ideally knowledge of statistical software (e.g.
  STATA)
• Excellent organizational skills and analytical thinking, ability to work independently, and high
  reliability

We offer

The infrastructure of a modern research center with excellent contacts to the scientific and financial
community. You will be working in a very attractive working environment in the House of Finance at
Goethe University with an enthusiastic team of colleagues. The position is for 6 months from November
15th, 2023, on average 38 hours per month – the temporal distribution of working hours is negotiable.

SAFE seeks to increase the share of women in research and thus strongly encourages female
scholars to apply. We are also committed to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities and
therefore invites them in particular to apply.

Your application : Please submit your application, together with the usual credentials (CV, letter of
motivation, transcripts etc.), by mail to Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE, House of
Finance, Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 3, 60323 Frankfurt am Main, Germany or preferably electronically
by email to applications@safe-frankfurt.de by adding APPLICATION Student Assistant in
"Household Finance" in the subject line of your email.

Deadline for the submission is October 8th , 2023.

Should you have any questions please contact Michaela Peist via email: office_laudenbach@safefrankfurt.de.