Aarhus University

Position Title/Short Description

Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, invites applications for a number of (tenure track) positions as assistant professor in Economics and Finance from the Fall of 2017. The duration of the assistant professorship is five years including tenure review. Applicants should have a PhD degree before taking up the position. We offer favourable conditions regarding research facilities, time to devote to research, travel support, etc. For non-Danish researchers favourable tax-schemes exist.

Major responsibilities include teaching of BSc, MSc and PhD students in Economics or Finance, and research within those fields. The working language at the department is English. Research and teaching at the Department of Economics and Business Economics focus on theory and applications within macroeconomics, microeconomics, econometrics, accounting, finance, logistics and economics of business. The Department is host to several research centres providing an active research environment with ample influx of visiting fellows. The Department of Economics and Business Economics services several undergraduate and Master-level programmes. The PhD programme has an annual intake of around 20-25 students. More information is available at www.econ.au.dk.

Interviews will be conducted at the ASSA-AEA meetings in Chicago, IL, January 2017. Your application should include cover letter, CV, names of 3 referees and your Job Market paper. Optionally, you may submit 1-2 additional papers. All candidates must apply online at www.econ.au.dk/joe2017.

For further information regarding the openings you may contact Head of Department, Carsten Sørensen (cs@econ.au.dk).