The successful candidate:

– will contribute to the NOPOOR project on “Enhancing Knowledge for Renewed Policies
against Poverty” funded under the 7th framework programme of the European Union.
– will investigate the political economy of poverty reduction policies, more specifically the
relationships between regime types, poverty reduction policies, and poverty and inequality
outcomes.
– may contribute to other tasks of the NOPOOR work programme (e.g., to studying social
networks and informality).

Desired qualifications:

– Doctorate in Development Economics or Development Studies or Political Science
– Strong background in empirical Development Economics / Development Studies / Political
Economy / Political Sociology with research experience in developing countries
– Advanced knowledge of empirical methods in social sciences (in particular quantitative
methods, survey data analysis, poverty and inequality analysis, econometrics)

The reconciliation of work and family life is of great importance to the institute. The GIGA
promotes gender equality and actively encourages applications from women. Among equally
qualified applicants, women will receive preferential consideration in those areas in which
they are underrepresented.

Please send your application (Ref.-No. GIGA-12-08) and relevant supporting documentation
(CV, credentials, list of publications in one pdf and a maximum of two work samples) to:

E-mail: jobs-ilas@giga-hamburg.de (E-mail applications are particularly welcome.)
Screening of applications will begin on 1 August 2012.

For further information, please visit www.nopoor.eu and www.giga-hamburg.de or contact
Gero Erdmann (erdmann@giga-hamburg.de) or Jann Lay (lay@giga-hamburg.de).