Jann Lay’s Post

📣 We are hiring! We are looking for an early-career economist who wants to make an impact on real-world development challenges! Join my team at German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA)’s Globalisation & Development Research Programme. 🔍 Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) in Development Economics 📍 Location: Hamburg, Germany (with opportunities for part-time) 📅 Contract: Full-time, 3 years initial (with possibility of further 3 years) 💡 Why join us? - Our research programme examines how globalisation/geopolitics, digitalisation, climate change and affect inclusive and sustainable development. - We apply state-of-the-art quantitative methods and impact-evaluation approaches, embedded in comparative and interdisciplinary projects. - We engage directly with real-world problems — from global value chains to labour markets, from informality to social protection, from geo-economic fragmentation to climate policy. - No teaching obligations required (though you may if you wish), freeing you up to focus on high-quality research and knowledge transfer. - We are committed to diversity, work-life balance, and creating an inclusive environment for all. 🎯 What we’re looking for ... - A completed doctoral degree (or very advanced PhD studies) in Economics or Political Economy. - Emerging track record of publication (or submission) in top general economics or field journals with relevance to our study regions. - Proven proficiency in state-of-the-art quantitative methods. - Strong interest in geo-economics and/or geopolitics is welcome, as is field-research experience in relevant regions. 📫 If you’re keen to join a vibrant research group where rigorous quantitative research contributes to policy-relevant outcomes — and you want to work in Hamburg in a globally-connected environment — we’d love to hear from you. 👉 More information here: https://lnkd.in/ejUHrDyf #ResearchJobs #DevelopmentEconomics #QuantitativeMethods #Globalisation #SustainableDevelopment #Hamburg #GIGA