The Professorship for Global Nutrition and Trade at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences, and Environmental Management, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, advertises the position of a
Student Assistant (m/f/d) with a bachelor’s degree / WHB
(„Stud. Hilfskraft mit Abschluss”)
to support our research and teaching through various tasks. An overview of the working group’s profile can be found at .
The position with an average workload of eight hours per week at a monthly salary of EUR 486,08 gross and will start on October 1st, 2025 and is limited to twelve months with the possibility of extension.
Tasks include:
1. Secondary data collection and curation
2. Data organisation and cleaning
3. Literature search
4. Support in grant proposal and manuscript writing
5. Support in course preparation
6. English language proofreading of manuscripts and grant proposals
Qualifications:
7. Current enrolment in a German university (required)
8. Finished BA (required), preferably in economics or related disciplines
9. Experience with literature and data search (required)
10. Knowledge on quantitative methods (desired)
11. Excellent skills in written, academic English (desired)
12. Skills in the following software packages (desired): MS Excel, LaTeX, STATA or R
Please send the following documents before September 14th, 2025, to Prof. Thomas Kopp, :
13. Short letter of motivation (please introduce yourself and provide an overview of the above-mentioned skills; max. 1 page)
14. CV (no page limit)
15. One example of academic writing that demonstrates as many of the above-mentioned skills as possible
In case you have further questions, do not hesitate to contact Prof. Thomas Kopp at .
We look forward to hearing from you!