Postdoctoral Researcher - International Corporate Taxation or Local Public Finance/Urban Economics in Zürich

The Chair of Public Economics at D-MTEC invites applications for a postdoc position. The group`s main focus is on theoretical and empirical research in the area of public economics such as corporate taxation, fiscal federalism and public economy aspects of the digital economy, for instance. The starting date is flexible. 

The research strategy involves normative as well as political economy analyses. Preferences will be given to candidates with a specialization in international corporate taxation or local public finance/urban economics.

You should have recently earned a PhD in Economics (or be near completion of the dissertation) and should have shown interest in the topics of the group. Furthermore, you should have demonstrated your potential to conduct high-quality research, ideally by having some papers under revision or even accepted for publication in refereed international journals. In addition, you are expected to independently conduct academic and policy-relevant research and contribute to the group's ongoing research projects. Excellent command of English is required.

ETH Zurich is a family-friendly employer with excellent working conditions. You can look forward to an exciting working environment, cultural diversity and attractive offers and benefits. Living conditions in Zurich are excellent (Zurich is consistently ranked as one of the world`s premier cities in terms of living standards).

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