Studentische Hilfskraft / Student Assistant (m/w/d) - 8 Wochenstunden / 8 hours per week

17.06.2026, Non-academic staff

The Professorship for Economics of Innovation is looking for a new student assistant. The position will be for 8 hours per week and is anticipated to start in September 2026.

Your profile: Enrolled student, preferably in economics, management, data science, or a related field. You should have an interest in innovation economics, entrepreneurship, and empirical research, strong analytical skills and careful way of working, and very good English skills. German is a plus. Experience with R, Python, Stata, or similar tools is an advantage

Your tasks: (1) Support ongoing research projects of the professorship, (2) Assist with data collection, data cleaning, and literature reviews, (3) Support the preparation of presentations, reports, and teaching materials, (4) Provide general research and organizational assistance

We offer: A student assistant position in an international research environment. Insight into current research in innovation economics. Flexible working hours by arrangement. A collegial and dynamic team. Opportunity to strengthen your research and data skills.

To apply, please send the following documents as one PDF file: Short cover letter, CV and current transcript of records.

The anticipated start date is 1st September 2026. Please send your application by email to [[email protected]] with CC to [[email protected]].

We kindly ask you to submit your application without a photo.

TUM strives to raise the proportion of women in its workforce and explicitly encourages applications from qualified women. The position is suitable for individuals with disabilities. In the event of substantially equal qualifications, skills, and professional performance, applicants with disabilities will be given preference. As part of your application, you provide personal data to the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Please view our privacy policy on the collection and processing of personal data in the course of the application process pursuant to Art. 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union (GDPR) at the TUM website. By submitting your application, you confirm that you have read and understood the data protection information provided by TUM.

For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to your application.

The position is suitable for disabled persons. Disabled applicants will be given preference in case of generally equivalent suitability, aptitude and professional performance.

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Kontakt: [email protected], [email protected]

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