Kick off your career at ifo Institute

Our goal at ifo Institute is to help shape the economic debate. We are looking for economists who want to achieve research excellence. We will help you reach your goals by providing excellent research conditions alongside graduate schools and collaborations with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, TU Dresden, and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. In addition, we offer a mentoring program for female economists, and our CESifo network, which gives you access to international researchers from all over the world. You can also further your career outside of research – we systematically support the professional development of our staff through workshops, seminars, and further training.

Up to Date: Always in the know with our professional development programs.

Retirement Benefits: Company pension scheme – planning ahead for your future.

Family Services: Advice on everything from wanting children to caring for relatives.

Career Opportunities: We’ll set you up for success – whether you want to grow with us or take your next step outside of ifo.

International Teams: We work in international teams and actively promote diversity. Join us!

Get Social: Team outings, celebrations, or a casual chat in the garden – you’ll feel like part of the team in no time.

Remote & Flexible Work: We support flexibility in terms of time and location of your work.

Flat Hierarchy: We value initiative and personal responsibility.

Family Matters

We realize how important it is for employees, both in the academic and non-academic areas, to achieve a healthy work-life balance. That’s why we offer parents flexible working hours, attractive home office arrangements, and training opportunities even during parental leave. In addition, children are always welcome at our in-house parties. As part of the Bavarian Family Pact, we are in continuous talks with other organizations on how we can develop our family-friendly approach.

Optimal Working Conditions

Doctoral students, postdocs, and non-academic staff are offered continued support to gain further qualifications at ifo, which allows us to provide high-quality work in both academic and non-academic areas.

Diversity as a Top Priority

Our credo is diversity and equality: the ifo Institute values diversity and actively promotes equal opportunities for all employees regardless of their origin, religion, belief, disabled status, age, or sexual orientation. We welcome open-minded people who enjoy working as part of a diverse team. We strive for gender balance and focus on international recruiting. Female doctoral students receive special training opportunities and are assigned a female mentor. ifo also supports female postdocs to take part in the Leibniz Mentoring Programme. These measures are regularly certified by TÜV (German technical supervisory association).