Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau

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The University of Macau (UM) is a leading higher education institution in Macao, with English as its working language. In recent years, the university has made great progress in various areas, gaining increasing international recognition for its teaching, research and community service. To better support higher education development in Macao and to meet society’s ever-increasing demand for high-quality professionals, the university relocated in August 2014 to a beautiful campus which covers approximately 1.09 square kilometres. With this state-of-the-art campus, the implementation of Asia’s largest residential college system, the establishment of new faculties and well-equipped laboratories, and the increasing numbers of students and faculty members recruited from around the world, UM possesses great potential and provides exciting new possibilities for professional development.

The Department of Economics of the Faculty of Social Sciences invites applications for the position at the rank of Full / Associate Professor.

The Department of Economics currently comprises 10 full-time faculty members and offers programs leading to Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD degrees. Faculty members actively engage in research with particular focuses on Microeconomic Theory, Public Economics, Financial Economics, the Chinese Economy and Economic Growth. Based on the quantity of publications in some respectable SSCI journals, the Department is highly ranked among universities in China. More information about the Department is available at the UM website: http://www.umac.mo/fss/economics.

Qualifications
The field of expertise is open but preferences will be given to those with solid theoretical background and experience on empirical research in the area of macroeconomics. We aim to appoint the most qualified candidate who will make significant scholarly contribution to the Department. Minimum qualifications include: i) a relevant PhD degree with a distinguished record of scholarly research that qualifies the applicant for appointment at the rank of Full/Associate Professor and ii) teaching and thesis supervision experience at the postgraduate level.

The selected candidate is expected to assume duty in August 2016.

Position and Remuneration
Remuneration and appointment rank offered will be competitive and commensurate with the successful applicants’ academic qualifications, current position and professional experience. The current local maximum income tax rate is 12% but is effectively around 5% - 7% after various discretionary exemptions.

Application Procedure
Applicants should visit http://www.umac.mo/vacancy for more details, and apply ONLINE at Jobs@UM (https://isw.umac.mo/recruitment) (Ref. No.: FSS/DECON/FA/09/2016). Review of applications will commence on 15 November 2015 and continue until the position is filled. Applicants may consider their applications not successful if they were not invited for an interview within 3 months of application.

Human Resources Office
University of Macau, Av. da Universidade, Taipa, Macau, China
Website: https://isw.umac.mo/recruitment; Email: vacancy@umac.mo
Tel: +853 8822 8574 or 8822 4057; Fax: +853 8822 2412

The effective position and salary index are subject to the Personnel Statute of the University of Macau in force. The University of Macau reserves the right not to appoint a candidate. Applicants with less qualification and experience can be offered lower positions under special circumstances.

***Personal data provided by applicants will be kept confidential and used for recruitment purpose only***
** Under the equal condition of qualifications and experience, priority will be given to Macao permanent residents**