Student Research Assistant at Department of Economics

The Department of Economics is looking for a student research assistant to assist on one of our research projects within the field of health economics.

The work will involve data processing and estimation. The content of the work will be relevant for your further course of study. We are looking for a student, who has strong quantitative skills, proficiency in R, and who can work independently.

Expected start of employment is as soon as possible. Employment is until 31 December 2025 with the possibility of extension.

This is a part-time position with flexible working hours. Estimated number of working hours per week is 10 hours. The work place is Odense.

The job advertisement is primarily aimed at cand.oecon, cand.scient.oecon., and cand.merc. students, but talented bachelor students or master students in other fields will also be considered.

Please note, the selected candidate as Student Assistant or Academic Supervisor must be enrolled as student at SDU.

Employment shall take place in accordance with the framework agreement between the Ministry of Finance and SUL (National Union for Student Teachers in Government Service).

Application must include cover letter, CV and transcript of grades. All documents in connection with the application should not contain CPR number (civil registration number) – in that case, the CPR number must be crossed out.

All attached files must be in Adobe PDF format. Cover letter and CV can contain max. 5 Mb.

We recommend that you read how to apply before you apply.

Application deadline is February 13th, 2025 at 23:59 pm (Danish time).

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.


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