Kiel, Germany
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The Kiel Institute aims to be Europe’s preeminent research institute for global economic affairs, combining cutting-edge research on par with leading economics departments with visible and lasting policy impact on the national and international level. We are looking for a highly motivated research assistant to work approximately 40 hours per month to construct a new address data-based amenity index. Our project lies at the intersection of spatial economics and political economy. It aims to depict the development of local public infrastructure and amenities in Germany over the past decades. We combine novel data from German phonebooks and digital maps to provide academia, policymakers and the general public with detailed information on how local life changed over the past decades. Example questions we want to answer are: “How did social institutions (e.g. local associations) develop?”, “How did the local health infrastructure develop?” “How did these developments influence political opinions?” This is a unique opportunity for students in data science, economics, or related subjects to apply their theoretical knowledge to a highly topical research project and gain initial experience in cutting-edge scientific research. As a full member of a young, dynamic team, you will primarily work empirically. You will work at the interface between research, administration, and politics. Your Role: * Setting up an infrastructure to categorize granular observations from large data sets * Independently thinking of possible useful categories to analyze the data. * Sort and aggregate data into broad categories and administrative levels (such as postal codes or municipalities) * Collaborating on writing scientific articles (short reports, economic policy articles or academic papers). * Creating and delivering presentations for communication with external stakeholders.
