Overview

Labour market decisions are supported by scientifically sound advice as in hardly any other policy field. The Institute for Employment Research makes a central contribution to this. We research the labour market in its entirety from the point of view of different disciplines and in the societal context.

Features

Doctoral students at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) benefit from:

a professional research and policy-consulting environment in one of the key institutions advising high-ranking social policymakers,
IAB’s large network of renowned national and international universities, research and policy institutions,
IAB’s unique data resources on employment and social security (administrative and survey data)

Programme Structure

Research topics include:

Structural Change and the Labour Market
Labour Market Policy
Education and the Labour Market
Labour Force Participation, Poverty, and Social Policy
Research Data and Methods
Macroeconomy
International and Regional Labour Markets
Migration and Integration

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-03-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Economics Sociology View 26 other PhDs in Economics in Germany

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

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Other requirements

General requirements

We invite applications from outstanding graduates in the fields of economics, sociology or other social sciences who hold a master’s degree and have a strong interest in labour market research.

Application documents should include:

Application form
Complete, tabular CV
Copies of school-leaving certificates and certificates of vocational training and professional activities, copies of university certificates already attained
A reference letter from a professor with respect to personal and academic qualification of the applicant.
An outline of the project describing the fundamental, perhaps preliminary ideas of the dissertation proposal. The project outline submitted in English should be between 10,000 and 20,000 characters long, including spaces and the list of cited literature.

Tuition Fee

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International

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 48 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 48 months.

scholarships awarded for 3 years

Living costs for Erlangen

730 - 1100 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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