Junior Research Fellows / Doctoral Candidates (m/f/div) The Net Zero Lab is a newly founded independent research group led by Dr. Benedict Probst at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition. The goal of the Net Zero Lab is to accelerate the development of green technologies that are crucial for replacing fossil fuels in industry as well as technologies that remove CO 2 directly from the air. The Net Zero Lab will explore the economic determinants, incentives, and implications of green innovation. The Net Zero Lab, located in the department Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research (headed by Prof. Dietmar Harhoff, Ph.D.), invites outstanding and motivated junior researchers to apply as Junior Research Fellows / Doctoral Candidates (m/f/div) The Net Zero Lab conducts research projects in the following fields: Green innovation and entrepreneurship (e.g., entrepreneurial finance, startup innovation network, business model innovation, entrepreneurship in the global south) Corporate climate goals and carbon markets (e.g., net zero goals, voluntary carbon market, use of carbon credits, carbon removal) Public policy (e.g., econometric policy evaluation, innovation policy, international carbon trading schemes (e.g., Article 6, CORSIA), green industrial policy) It provides access to an outstanding research infrastructure including large-scale databases (e.g., startup and patent data). The working language of the department is English. Positions Salary is roughly equivalent to a 65% position (+10% allowance, if applicable) under the German TVöD E 13 payment scheme. Financial support is provided for the full dissertation period of up to four years. Doctoral candidates do not have teaching obligations. Qualifications Doctoral candidates are expected to have a strong quantitative background. They should hold a master’s degree in e.g., economics, management, statistics, computer science, the natural sciences, engineering, or other related fields. Application process The Max Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and therefore encourages applications from such qualified individuals. Furthermore, the Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr