Doctoral/Ph.D. Student in Economics (m/f/d) (TV-L E13, 75%)

Produktions- und Ressourcenöko landwirtschaftlicher Betriebe der TU München; Freising; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

TV-L E13 75%

Keine Lehrverpflichtungen, aber Lehrm

Job summary

Die Professur Umweltökonomie der Technischen Universität München am Campus Weihenstephan sucht eine engagierte PhD-Person, die im Projekt WETTER an groß angelegten Feldexperiments (RCTs) im Schnittfeld von Verhaltens- und Umweltökonomie forscht. Start Februar 2027, zunächst 36 Monate, Verlängerung möglich.

Wir bieten eine exzellente Forschungsumgebung, Vergütung nach TV-L E13 (75%), keine Lehrverpflichtungen, aber Lehrmöglichkeiten, und Förderung für Forschungsaktivitäten sowie

Qualifications

• Masterabschluss in Economics oder einem verwandten Fachgebiet mit sehr gutem Abschluss.
• Starke Kenntnisse in Ökonometrie, Kausalinferenz und empirischer Forschung.
• Erfahrung im Umgang mit großen Datensätzen (R, Python oder Stata).
• Fließende Englischkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift.

Skills

Econometrics

Causal inference

Empirical methods

R/Python/Stata

Education

Masterabschluss in Economics

Tools

R

Python

Stata

Job description

The Professorship of Environmental Economics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Campus
Weihenstephan, invites applications for a PhD position in Economics within the research project WETTER (Water Efficiency through Technology, Targeting, and Experimental Research), funded by the Joachim Herz Prize 2026. The position is expected to start in February 2027. The appointment is initially for 36 months, with the possibility of extension. We are looking for a highly motivated candidate interested in conducting large-scale field experiments (RCTs) at the intersection of behavioral and environmental economics, with a particular focus on sustainable household behavior.

About Us

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is one of Europe’s leading research universities and a longstanding member of Germany’s Excellence Initiative. With its strong interdisciplinary research environment and close collaboration with industry and policy institutions, TUM provides an outstanding setting for academic research. The TUM School of Management consistently ranks among the leading business schools in Europe.

What We Offer

• An excellent research environment at one of Europe’s leading universities
• Salary according to the German public sector pay scale (TV-L E13, 75%)
• The opportunity to work on a large-scale, policy-relevant research project
• No teaching obligations, but teaching opportunities are available
• Funding for research activities, conference participation, and doctoral training
• Close academic supervision, mentoring, and regular feedback
• Integration into the doctoral program of the TUM School of Management (https://www.mgt.tum.de/de/faculty-research/doctoral-program)

Requirements

• Master's degree in economics or a related discipline with very good results
• Strong background in econometrics, causal inference, and empirical research methods
• Experience in managing, processing, and analyzing large-scale datasets using R, Python or Stata
• Fluency in spoken and written English

Equal Opportunity

As part of the Excellence Initiative of the German federal and state governments, TUM has been pursuing
the strategic goal of substantially increasing the diversity of its staff. As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, TUM explicitly encourages nominations of and applications from women as well as from all others who would bring additional diversity dimensions to the university’s research and teaching strategies. Preferencewillbegiventocandidateswithdisabilitieswithessentiallythesamequalifications.