Stellenticket Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Key responsibilities:

• Develop mechanisms for rewarding governments for public good provision (e.g. forest conservation, afforestation, emission reductions in transport, pandemic prevention via disease surveillance and outbreak reporting, etc.) through conditional transfers or loans
• Develop mechanisms for mobilizing funding for reward funds such as voluntary carbon markets, offset markets, or tax clubs (e.g. on aviation, maritime shipping, or luxury goods).
• Use of empirical or machine-learning techniques for estimating baseline emissions and forest covers that are needed for the mechanisms to work
• Apply mechanisms and model responses by countries to incentives set by reward funds (e.g., induced emissions reductions or forests saved per Dollar spent)
• Support project-related tasks like preparations of policy briefs, presentations, or consultations with stakeholders

A sketch of the larger architecture for linking tax clubs and reward funds can be found here. Note that candidates are in no way expected to read this background material for the application. We provide the link here so that potential applicants with skepticism toward the usefulness of the projects can read more if they wish. In that spirit, here is a more detailed case for how the work could be useful

• Strong background in economics, mathematics, computer science, or related field
• For applications for the postdoc position, we are looking for candidates who hold a PhD or are close to finishing their PhD
• For applications for the doctoral position, we are primarily looking for candidates who hold a Master’s degree or are close to finishing one.

• Flexi-time and mobile working (up to 50% of your hours)
• Working in a dedicated and motivated team with very supportive colleagues and a well-established international research network
• Access to high-performance cluster computers
• Opportunity to contribute to an ambitious research agenda that aims to optimize for expected positive impact for humanity
• Attractive working space at the EUREF-Campus in Berlin Schöneberg
• A collective pay scheme and associated benefits as well as a subsidized travel card or Deutschland-Ticket Job.

Please apply by 12 February 2025 directly via our application form below this job advertisement on our website. The application process remains open until the position is filled.