Nachwuchsforschergruppe Bioeconomy Economics ”

The research group **“Bioeconomy Economics”** of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Information

**student research assistant (20h/month)**

The starting date of this position can be agreed individually (planned: summer 2024). Remuneration is
EUR 13.25 per hour.

**_Project description: _**

The student research assistant will support the research project, ReValueD, with a focus on the case
programmes: M.Sc. International Economics and Business, M.A. Development Studies or M.A.
Governance and Public Policy. As developing countries face the challenge of fostering economic
growth under the constraint of environmental regulation, this project focuses on the concept of the
bioeconomy. The bioeconomy is considered a means to overcome the development gap between
agrarian economies and sustainable industrialisation by creating industries based on biological
resources and bioprocesses (e.g. biodiesel, bioplastic, bio-têxtiles etc.). This student position will focus
on the project’s study case in **Costa Rica.**

**_Key responsibilities: _**:

- Support research activities including literature reviews, data retrieval, data preparation and
- analysis- Assist with organisational tasks related to the project and logistics of fieldwork

**_Requirements: _**:

- Language proficiency: very good command of Spanish- Bachelor’s degree in economics or a related field (social sciences) with proven knowledge in
- economics- Current enrolment in a master’s programme at a German university
- Interest and willingness to participate in primary data collection (in Costa Rica), data
- processing and analysis- Interest in interdisciplinary and international research

**_What we offer:_***
Participation in an international and interdisciplinary academic research project with a supportive
team. We offer you the unique opportunity to participate in field data collection in Costa Rica. Ideally,
you will also collect unique data to analyse as part of your master’s thesis. We also offer you the
possibility to write a master’s thesis under close supervision based on this work (planned: June 2024)
as part of the project.

This position is suitable for those with disabilities; registered disabled persons are given preference
over non-disabled applicants who do not have statutory preferential status if their overall personal
aptitudes, skills and qualifications are otherwise equal.
- How to apply_: To apply, please send **a single pdf file **including a cover letter, CV, the University of
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