Utrecht University School of Economics

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Candidates will be appointed for a period of six years, conditionally on a positive mid-term evaluation in the third year of employment. On the basis of a positive final evaluation at the end of the fifth year, candidates will be granted tenure and be promoted to associate professor after six years. The position offers ample opportunities to do research as it carries a reduced teaching load in the first three years. Teaching is done in English.

All candidates with a strong background in financial economics, preferably but not exclusively in financial macroeconomics, financial regulation, monetary economics, or its micro-foundations, will be considered. Candidates with a strong macroeconomic orientation should also consider JOE ID Number 111454868.

Utrecht University is one of Europe’s oldest leading universities and the Utrecht University School of Economics is a young department that offers a dynamic international research environment with a strong multidisciplinary focus. We offer competitive European salaries. Researchers from outside the Netherlands can apply for a tax-free allowance equal to 30% of their taxable salary for a period of five years. Utrecht University also offers a generous pension scheme and health insurance, and can provide assistance in finding suitable accommodation.

Applications and accompanying documents should be submitted electronically using the applying button below (or see http://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs) and should be submitted no later than December 6, 2015. It should include a motivation letter, a complete curriculum vitae, one self-selected “best paper” and teaching evaluations (if applicable). Three letters of reference can be send to application.fin.use@uu.nl.

Interviews with the most promising candidates will be scheduled at the Allied Social Science Associations meetings in San Francisco, January 3-5, 2016.

For further questions you can contact Professor Utz Weitzel at u.weitzel@uu.nl.