Student assistant for a research project on the gender pay gap at ECON

Application deadline 21 Oct. 23:59 CEST

Expected start 1 Nov.

• Aarhus BSS Bartholins Allé 14 8000 Aarhus C
• Temporary part-time position 1 Nov. 2026 - 30 Jun. 2028 9 hours per week ID: 170592

Apply for the position

Are you interested in working with labor market models that you can test with data? Are you interested in illustrating, using data and models, how information can affect the wage gap? Then you might be our new student assistant.

ECON is seeking from 1 November 2026 to 30 June 2028 a student assistant who can assist with administrative and practical tasks and support for researchers.

Your tasks

• The project investigates how the wage gap is affected by pay transparency reforms, and how altered information and norms as a result of these reforms are transmitted from parents to their children.

We expect that you

• Are thorough and can work independently and in a disciplined manner
• Can communicate both in writing and verbally in English and Danish
• Have an interest or knowledge of statistical methods, programming with STATA and working with data.

In return we offer

• An exciting student job that develops you both professionally and personally
• A large network of colleagues with different national and academic backgrounds
• Thorough knowledge of register data and empirical methods, which will benefit you both academically and in connection with your thesis.

Contact info

Further information about the position can be obtained from Nabanita Datta Gupta at telephone 87165207, e-mail: e-mail.

If you need help uploading your application or have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Femke Wiltink, e-mail: e-mail

Practical information

The weekly working time is on average about 9 hours per week and the workplace is Universitetsbyen 51, 8000 Aarhus C.

Applications must be submitted electronically and received by us no later than 21 October 2026.

Send us a short motivated application and a CV indicating which program and which semester you are enrolled in.

Requirements and terms

You are hired according to the central agreement between the Ministry of Finance and Public Employees Organization – The Public Sector (OAO-S central collective agreement) as well as the organizational agreement for office clerks, laboratory staff and IT workers (HK).

You will be classified as an office clerk in pay grade 2-3 depending on education and qualifications.

Aarhus University

Aarhus University will be an attractive and inspiring workplace for everyone and wishes for a culture where each individual can unfold and develop. We see gender equality and diversity as a resource and therefore encourage all interested to apply .

Applications are submitted via Aarhus University's recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.

Questions about the position ?

Nabanita Datta Gupta Professor, Department of Economics +4521244086 e-mail

Questions about the application and process ?

Administration Center Aarhus BSS - Aarhus BSS HR & Ph.d. +4587152173 e-mail

Apply for the position Application deadline: Wednesday 21 Oct. 2026 at 23:59 CEST