The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, the country's oldest technological university, has posted a job for a student assistant economist in its Research Authority in Haifa. It is a part-time, temporary role of at least 2-3 full working days a week, on the campus in Technion City.
What makes it stand out: the work concerns research projects funded by the European Union, meaning money that comes with a contract, a timeline and strict reporting rules. The student learns how a research budget is managed in front of an international funder, and works directly with researchers and different units across the Technion.
The profession: economists and research budget control in Israel
Assistant economist is a classic entry role into applied economics: budget control, reconciling reports against actual data, and systematic Excel work. At universities, the research authority is the body that manages external grants, so experience there opens doors to economist roles in public bodies, academic institutions, government companies and consulting firms.
Worth knowing: the listing does not state pay. Student positions at academic institutions are usually paid by the hour under student employment agreements, so ask about the rate and the monthly hours in the first conversation. Salary tables published by Israeli job boards place an entry-level economist at roughly NIS 9,000-13,000 a month for a full-time position, but that is a general figure, not a figure for this role.
The Technion in numbers
History
The Technion's cornerstone was laid in Haifa in 1912, and classes opened in 1924, before the State of Israel was founded. Over the decades it became the institution that trains a large share of Israel's engineers, architects and scientists. Two of its researchers, Avram Hershko and Aaron Ciechanover, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2004; Dan Shechtman won in 2011, and Technion alumnus Arieh Warshel won in 2013.
The Research Authority is the unit that accompanies researchers from the grant application to the final financial report, including grants from the European research framework programmes.
In Israel and abroad
The Technion also operates outside Israel: the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute in New York was established with Cornell University, and the Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology in Shantou, China, opened in 2017. In Israel the main campus is in Technion City, Haifa, with the Faculty of Medicine nearby.
European research funding is a significant part of the external budget of Israeli universities, so accurate budget control is a condition for continuing to receive grants.
Stock and revenue
The Technion is a public, non-profit academic institution, so it has no traded stock and no quarterly reports on the exchange. Its budget comes from the State through the Planning and Budgeting Committee, from tuition, from competitive research grants and from donations.
The role includes tracking and controlling reports within research projects funded by the European Union, as well as ongoing work with researchers and varied interfaces across the Technion.
How the role works
According to the listing, the assistant economist is responsible for: preparing a Gantt chart for project tasks and activities according to the contract; collecting and checking the attendance reports of project teams and verifying they match actual employment; checking budget charges for personnel costs in line with the economist's approval; and tracking overseas travel forms and cross-checking them against attendance reports. The work is on the Haifa campus, part-time and temporary.
Who it is for
A bachelor's or master's student in economics, accounting, industrial engineering and management, or business administration, with at least a year and a half of studies left and availability for 2-3 full working days a week. Required: excellent written and spoken Hebrew and English, Excel proficiency (mandatory), SAP knowledge (an advantage), the ability to focus and self-manage complex tasks, order and attention to detail, and excellent interpersonal skills. The role is open to women and men alike.
Status
The role was posted on Drushim on 26.10.2026 (about 22 hours before this article) and was active when checked. Apply through the button on the listing. Student roles at the Technion fill quickly, especially at the start of a semester.
Sources and verification
Role details: the Drushim listing (job number 38818067). Institution data: the Technion website and public records on its history, Nobel laureates and campuses in New York and China. The entry-level economist salary range is a general figure from salary tables on Israeli job boards and not a figure for this role; the listing itself does not state pay.
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