The Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research seeks to fill a tax researcher position:

We are seeking a PhD in taxation law who will investigate the current status of tax breaks for purposes of stimulating R&D within various national taxation laws of select EU Member States in view to design such a scheme for Switzerland. Based on a literature review, the PhD candidate will select EU Member States’ taxation laws, implementing the EU Lisbon Strategy, which will form the core of this comparative work. A systematic comparative legal analysis of national taxation laws will be complemented by an in-depth discussion of the regional level provisions in EC law, OECD codes, but also review the consistency of tax breaks for R&D in light of the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Duties.

The work location is at the World Trade Institute in Bern. The position is part of a team of academics in a research programme called “Trade, Development and Migration.” Appropriate teamwork contributionsUniversity of Bern. The salary is determined according the pay scale of the Swiss National Science Foundation. Doctoral candidate positions are limited to three years. such as providing support to conferences and workshops organized within this project are also expected from the doctoral candidate. PhD supervision will be provided by Professor René Matteotti.

The deadline for applications is 15 October 2009.