PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Econometrics in Germany

The Professorship of Environmental Economics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) , Campus Weihenstephan, is offering a doctoral research position in environmental and behavioral economics . The PhD researcher will join the WET-TER project —Water Efficiency through Technology, Targeting, and Experimental Research—which investigates how sustainable household behavior can be encouraged through technology, targeting, and experimental approaches. The project involves large-scale field experim...

The EBS Business School at EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht offers a structured doctoral programme in Business Administration in Oestrich-Winkel, Germany. The programme is designed as a research-oriented doctoral study with mandatory theoretical and methodological courses, specialised electives tailored to different research fields, and a strong emphasis on regular proposal defences and supervisor feedback. Doctoral candidates work within a structured research and supervision environment...

The DIW Berlin Graduate Center offers a five-year doctoral programme in economics that leads to a PhD from one of Berlin’s partner universities. It is designed for outstanding doctoral students from around the world who want rigorous training in research and policy advice, with a strong empirical orientation. The programme combines structured coursework in the first year with research-based training from the second through fifth years. Students take advanced courses in mathematics, microeconomic...

The Bonn Graduate School of Economics (BGSE) at the University of Bonn offers a structured doctoral pathway in economics for highly qualified applicants with a strong interest in quantitative economic research. This is a two-stage graduate programme: students complete a two-year course phase leading to a Master’s degree specialised in economic research (MSc in Economics with a specialisation in Economic Research), followed by a three-year dissertation phase leading to a doctoral degree (PhD equi...

The Berlin School of Economics PhD Programme is a structured doctoral opportunity in Berlin, offered through Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin together with a major network of partner institutions, including European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Freie Universität Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, University of Potsdam, ESMT Berlin, Hertie School, ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin), and WZB Berlin Social Science Center. This PhD programme is designed for highly motivated doctoral st...

PhD positions are available for the DIW Graduate Center PhD Program in Economics at DIW Berlin - Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung e.V. This opportunity is aimed at doctoral students interested in Economics and related quantitative fields such as Econometrics , Statistics , Mathematics , quantitative social sciences, and engineering backgrounds with sufficient economics preparation. Eligibility highlights: Applicants should hold a master’s degree or diploma in Economics. Applications c...

PhD position in Economics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) , Campus Weihenstephan near Munich, in the WETTER project supported by the Joachim Herz Prize 2026 (Joachim Herz Stiftung). The project studies household water conservation in Germany using large-scale randomized field experiments and high-frequency smart-meter data . The research sits at the intersection of environmental economics and behavioral economics , with a strong empirical and experimental focus. The successful candid...