Dear list members,

The Chair of Institutional and Innovation Economics, especially Japan/East Asia, Department of Management and Microeconomics at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, invites applications for a

Ph.D. research position / Post Doc
(E13 TV-G-U, part-time 50%)

The appointment term is May 01, 2013 - January 31, 2017
(pending final approval of the AFRASO program by the
Ministry).

Activities include original research and fieldwork in
Africa, participating in the day-to-day activities of
the project, and producing both sole-authored and
co-authored publications. Based in Frankfurt, the post
will require travel overseas for up to 32 weeks in
Africa over the four years period of employment. The
position provides a great opportunity for independent
research, and in particular for preparation of a
doctoral dissertation.

Requirements are an above-average master or “Diplom”
degree either in economics or business administration,
or applicants have passed the first year in an
economic/ management science PhD program with
distinction.

The successful candidate will have relevant research
experience, preferably relating to management, field
experiments and/or developmental economics.

The research project is part of the Research Program
“AFRASO – Africa’s Asian Options: New Interactions
between Africa and Asia” that is jointly organized by
the Interdisciplinary Center of East Asian Studies
(IZO) and the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on
Africa (ZIAF) of the Goethe University. Pending final
approval, the AFRASO research program will be funded by
a special grant from the Federal Ministry of Higher
Education and Research of Germany. The project will
explore Japanese management practices in Africa.

Your application should be in English or German and
include a cover letter, CV, grade transcripts and up to
two Letters of Recommendation). Please submit to Prof.
Dr. Cornelia Storz, Chair of Institutional and
Innovation Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business
Administration at Goethe University Frankfurt, RuW Post
Box 56, Grüneburgplatz 1, 60323 Frankfurt am Main,
Germany or via email to storz[at]wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de
(attachments should be in PDF-Format). The application
deadline is October 1st.

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Dr. Cornelia Storz
Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business
Administration
Goethe-University