Student assistant with a strong quantitative profile for a project on inequality
At the Department of Organization, we are looking for a student assistant with a strong quantitative profile to support a research project on inequality in Denmark. The project is a part of the Danish Power Inquiry (Magtudredningen 2.0) - an ambitious and multi-year initiative investigating contemporary power structures in Denmark.
Work tasks
The project is led by Professor Nanna Mik-Meyer, who is part of the management of the Danish Power Inquiry 2.0, and is conducted in collaboration with Niels Ploug, former Director of social statistics at Statistics Denmark (DST).
Your primary responsibilities will include extracting and organizing register data from Statistics Denmark, as well as assisting in the development of a new database on inheritance in collaboration with DST. Additional tasks may include desktop data collection, organization of data (documents, interviews, meetings), analysis and coding of data, mapping of academic literature, organization of meetings etc.
Your workplace will be the Department of Organization, CBS.
Qualifications
The selected candidate is expected to have the following qualifications:
Payment and hire
Employment will take place according to the HK organization agreement and the Joint Agreement between the Ministry of Tax and Public Employees’ Organizations (OAO-S Joint Agreement).
The salary is between DKK 141.14 to DKK 148.06 and depends on previous employment within the office subject and level of education. The pension contribution amounts to 16% of the pensionable salary components.
Application deadline: 15 September 2025
Start date: 1 October 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter
Further information: If you have questions related to the position, you are welcome to contact Professor Nanna Mik-Meyer by e-mail: nmm.ioa@cbs.dk.
Application
Please submit your application consisting of: (1) a motivation letter, indicating your qualifications and why this job is of interest to you, (2) transcript of grades from your current studies and previous education, (3) enrollment letter, (4) and a CV.
WE TRANSFORM SOCIETY WITH BUSINESS
CBS is a globally recognised business school with deep roots in the Nordic socio-economic model. Our faculty has a broad focus on societal challenges, and we have earned a reputation for high-quality disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and education.
We are located at Frederiksberg and have approximately 20,000 full and part-time students, 800 full-time faculty members, 200 PhD students and 700 administrative staff, and a full portfolio of bachelor, master, MBA/EMBA, PhD and executive programmes taught in English and Danish.
Our global profile carries the obligation to address critical challenges in our research and to develop the transformational capabilities of students, graduates and business leaders via our educational activities and opportunities for lifelong learning. Complex challenges call for joint action, and therefore our strategy focuses on strengthening current and starting new partnerships with other sciences, the business community, authorities and civil society.
CBS is working continuously on becoming a diverse and inclusive organisation, and we encourage all regardless of gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religious beliefs, LGBT+ identity, cultural background etc. to apply. Reach out to us if you need assistance in the application or recruitment process, if there is something we should know, or if as a person with disability you wish to make use of your preferential access.
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At the Department of Organization, we are looking for a student assistant with a strong quantitative profile to support a research project on inequality in Denmark. The project is a part of the Danish Power Inquiry (Magtudredningen 2.0) - an ambitious and multi-year initiative investigating contemporary power structures in Denmark.
Work tasks
The project is led by Professor Nanna Mik-Meyer, who is part of the management of the Danish Power Inquiry 2.0, and is conducted in collaboration with Niels Ploug, former Director of social statistics at Statistics Denmark (DST).
Your primary responsibilities will include extracting and organizing register data from Statistics Denmark, as well as assisting in the development of a new database on inheritance in collaboration with DST. Additional tasks may include desktop data collection, organization of data (documents, interviews, meetings), analysis and coding of data, mapping of academic literature, organization of meetings etc.
Your workplace will be the Department of Organization, CBS.
Qualifications
The selected candidate is expected to have the following qualifications:
A strong academic profile in the social sciences, including experience with quantitative research methods
Strong quantitative research skills, with experience in data handling and statistical analysis
The ability to work independently and professionally with assigned tasks
Payment and hire
Employment will take place according to the HK organization agreement and the Joint Agreement between the Ministry of Tax and Public Employees’ Organizations (OAO-S Joint Agreement).
The salary is between DKK 141.14 to DKK 148.06 and depends on previous employment within the office subject and level of education. The pension contribution amounts to 16% of the pensionable salary components.
Working hours: The job requires 12 hours a week and will be remunerated according to the price per hour established by the university. The position will be for 1 year.
Applicants must be actively enrolled students with at least one full year remaining in their current study program.
The position offers considerable flexibility in working hours, including the possibility to adjust schedule during exam periods.
Application deadline: 15 September 2025
Start date: 1 October 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter
Further information: If you have questions related to the position, you are welcome to contact Professor Nanna Mik-Meyer by e-mail: nmm.ioa@cbs.dk.
Application
Please submit your application consisting of: (1) a motivation letter, indicating your qualifications and why this job is of interest to you, (2) transcript of grades from your current studies and previous education, (3) enrollment letter, (4) and a CV.
WE TRANSFORM SOCIETY WITH BUSINESS
CBS is a globally recognised business school with deep roots in the Nordic socio-economic model. Our faculty has a broad focus on societal challenges, and we have earned a reputation for high-quality disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and education.
We are located at Frederiksberg and have approximately 20,000 full and part-time students, 800 full-time faculty members, 200 PhD students and 700 administrative staff, and a full portfolio of bachelor, master, MBA/EMBA, PhD and executive programmes taught in English and Danish.
Our global profile carries the obligation to address critical challenges in our research and to develop the transformational capabilities of students, graduates and business leaders via our educational activities and opportunities for lifelong learning. Complex challenges call for joint action, and therefore our strategy focuses on strengthening current and starting new partnerships with other sciences, the business community, authorities and civil society.
CBS is working continuously on becoming a diverse and inclusive organisation, and we encourage all regardless of gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religious beliefs, LGBT+ identity, cultural background etc. to apply. Reach out to us if you need assistance in the application or recruitment process, if there is something we should know, or if as a person with disability you wish to make use of your preferential access.
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