Chair of Environmental/Resource Economics and Sustainability
In order to fill a fixed-term position in full-time (39.83 hours/week) at the earliest possible date, we are looking for a
Research Associate / PhD Student (m/f/x), for three years, 39.83 hours/week, TV-L E13
The research focus of the Chair of Environmental/Resource Economics and Sustainability (Prof. Dr. Andreas Löschel) is on environmental, climate and energy economics as well as sustainable human behavior.Methodologically, the chair deals with modelling as well as experimental and empirical work. A large part of our work is funded by third-party projects.
The PhD student (m/f/x) will focus on the incentives and behavioral dimension ofthis topic: how to incentivize consumer flexibility through behavioralchange and design effective demand response interventions. In particular,the PhD student (m/f/x) will use behavioral experiments and other tools ofeconomic analysis to understand what behavioral and structural conditionscan facilitate/hinder household engagement with demand responsecontracts, customization and automation of energy flexibility. This PhDposition is one of 15 positions funded under the MSCA Doctoral Network(DN) Consumer Energy Demand Flexibility in Electricity Use (CoDeF).More information about the project can be found here:. Your supervisor will beProf. Dr. Andreas Löschel and you will join the PhD Program in Economicsat Ruhr-University Bochum. You will also become part of the Center forEnvironmental Management, Resources and Energy, a hub thatincorporates business administration, economics and legal perspectivesand advances the inter- and transdisciplinary social-ecological research inconjunction with other faculties at the Ruhr-University Bochum.
The Ruhr-Universität Bochum is one of Germany's leading research universities, addressing the whole range of academic disciplines. A highly dynamic setting enables researchers and students to work across the traditional boundaries of academic subjects and faculties. To create knowledge networks within and beyond the university is Ruhr-Universität Bochum's declared aim.
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