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The Leibniz Institute SAFE is seeking to fill the position of a

Student Assistant (m/f/d) in the Research Data Center (project funded by the German Academies of the Sciences and the Humanities)

Timeframe

40 hours / month

Fixed-Term

12 months

Payment

based on study progress

Start

1. April 2025

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 student assistant will be involved in SAFE’s research project using historical financial and stock market data of German firms starting in the 19th century. More specifically, the student assistant will contribute to building a unique firm-level financial database from historical sources (e.g., Handbuch der Deutschen Aktiengesellschaften, Kursblatt der Berliner Börsen-Zeitung). The project is part of the “Financial and corporate research from a long-term perspective” project funded by the Academy of Sciences and Literature in the Academies' Programme. The student assistant will support the project team in the data collection, cleaning, and validation process.

On this job, the student assistant will deepen his/her knowledge of data management. He/she may also acquire or improve his/her programming skills. Moreover, the student assistant will gain insights into empirical research in economics and finance.

Your profile:

  • According to § 6 WissZVG in conjunction with § 82 HHG, your enrolment at a German university is a mandatory requirement for employment at our institute
  • Bachelor- or Master- student of/in finance, economics, business, computer science, applied statistics, data science, or a related discipline
  • Interest in the field of financial history and/or quantitative analysis
  • Good English language skills are required. The same applies to German language skills, as most data sources are in German
  • Ideally first experience in working with financial databases (e.g., Compustat, CRSP, Orbis, Refinitiv Workspace, Bloomberg, etc.)
  • Programming skills and experience with relational databases are particularly welcome
  • Good organizational skills and analytical thinking, ability to work independently, and high reliability.

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 with an enthusiastic team of colleagues. The position is for 12 months from April 2025, on average 40 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.

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