The University of Passau owes its strong visibility and good repute to excellent research, innovative teaching and its tight-knit international academic networks. Some 11,000 students from 100 countries and more than 1,300 staff study and work on our university campus, which is located a stone's throw from the historical Old Town of Passau and combines state-of-the-art technical infrastructure with award-winning architecture. Internationally successful high-tech companies and a vibrant start-up scene, coupled with a rich culture and Lower Bavarian traditions, give Passau and the surrounding area a special appeal that makes it a great place to live and work. The Chair of Public Economics (Professor Stefan Bauernschuster) offers the following position from 1st October 2026 Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant as a fixed-term position for a period of three years (with the possibility of extension). The position is a 75% position remunerated in accordance with pay grade E13 of the German public-sector collective agreement, TV-L. Your role Your responsibilities will include working independently on research projects on predominantly empirical topics in the fields of labour, population and health economics as well as related fields. You will be expected to present your findings at international conferences and prepare them for publication in internationally renowned journals. The teaching load is 3.75 contact teaching hours per week («Semesterwochenstunden») and includes mainly English-language courses for Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes. We offer you the opportunity of pursuing a doctorate. Your profile You have a very good university master's degree in economics. Sound knowledge of applied microeconometrics and microeconomics is required; specialised knowledge in the field of labour, population or health economics would be desirable. In addition to good organisational and communication skills, we expect you to have a keen interest in empirical research. You are a good fit for us if you are a motivated team player who is open to new ideas and shows plenty of initiative. Excellent written and spoken English is required for this position. What we offer you Diverse and challenging work in an international environment with dedicated researchers Participation in the doctoral programmes of the faculty and the Bavarian Graduate Program in Economics (BGPE) Possibility of becoming integrated into the DFG Research Training Group "Digital Platform Ecosystems" A modern university campus that is just a few minutes' walk from the historic Old Town and idyllically situated on the Inn river Pleasant working atmosphere in a family-friendly environment The University of Passau wishes to increase the proportion of its female staff and expressly encourages women to apply for the position. This position is suitable for candidates with disabilities. Those who are registered disabled are given preference over non-disabled applicants who do not otherwise have statutory preferential status if their overall personal aptitudes, skills and qualifications are equal. If you have any further questions about this position, please contact Professor Stefan Bauernschuster directly by e-mail at stefan.bauernschuster@uni-passau.de or phone at +49 851 509 2540. Please send your application by e-mail including all relevant documents (letter of motivation, CV, certificates and references, copy of Master's thesis) as a single PDF file by 30th April 2026 at the latest to stefan.bauernschuster@uni-passau.de . E-mailed applications are kept on file for up to six months after the conclusion of the hiring procedure, whereupon they are deleted from our systems. Please visit www.uni-passau.de/en/university/current-vacancies for our data privacy policy. Only the German version of this vacancy announcement is legally binding.