WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)

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WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) is currently inviting applications for the position of a Full Professor of Health Economics at the Department of Socioeconomics.

This tenured position is in an applied multidisciplinary department. The new professor is expected to cultivate an environment of interdisciplinary collaboration and his or her work should relate to core research and teaching areas of the Department. The new pro-fessor should also have an interest in contributing to the health policy debate and active-ly support the science-society interface.

Required skills and qualifications: a) a high level academic qualification (e.g. PhD, habilita-tion) in health economics or economics b) an outstanding international reputation in high quality scholarship in the area of health economics commensurate with academic age, especially by having demonstrated the ability to publish in top-tier journals of the field; c) ability to start up research and to supervise researchers (incl. PhD students); d) a strong record in attracting research funding; e) teaching qualifications at undergraduate and graduate level and a demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching; f) proven international experience; g) leadership qualities; h) gender mainstreaming skills.

For further details of the position, please see www.wu.ac.at/jobs. Applications must be submitted by 20 September, 2017.