Research Assistant/Doctoral Student (f/m/d) in the Department Law & Finance

The Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE - Sustainable Architecture for Finance in Europe - (www.safe-frankfurt.de) promotes scientific research, transfer work to the public and independent policy advice on all aspects relating to the structure and functioning of the financial system. It aims to contribute to strengthening a sustainable and resilient financial system that drives innovation and serves the needs of the economy and citizens. Researchers from the fields of economics, law, and political science collaborate at SAFE.

Your tasks:

The research assistant would be involved in interdisciplinary research (law and finance) in the field of corporate governance and financial regulation. The main tasks include institutional comparisons across jurisdictions, feeding into joint projects with financial economists. Moreover, contributions on jurisprudence-specific legal topics are expected. The goal is to test the relative efficiency of legal systems quantitatively.

Your profile:

• Completed studies in law (either First State Examination or equivalent)
• Excellent performance in your field of study (top 10% of class)
• Expertise in corporate law and financial regulation with a particular view to interdisciplinary aspects (law & finance)
• Ability to work independently and on your own initiative
• Flexibility and teamwork
• Fluency in German and English

We offer:

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 and with an enthusiastic team of colleagues. Compensation will be 70% of a full time position in accordance with the standards of the public services wage agreement of the State of Hesse (TV-H E 13). The employment contract has an initial duration of up to 3 years depending on the state of qualification.

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.

Interested? We look forward to receiving your online application!

Apply now until 18.07.2024 by using the following link.

Should you have any questions please contact Tobias Troeger via email troeger(at)safe-frankfurt.de