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The Department of Economics, Lund University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in microeconomic theory.

Lund University is one of the largest universities in Scandinavia and the Department of Economics is a well-established research and teaching institution with a full-scale postgraduate program. Lund is an old attractive university town 15 minutes from Malmö and 40 minutes from Copenhagen.

We search for candidates with a specialization in microeconomic theory, broadly defined, including topics such as mechanism design, market design, information design, and game theory. Research areas at the frontier also include matching markets, auctions, contract theory, behavioral microeconomics, and the interface between theory and applied work.

We wish to fill the position no later than September 2026, although there is room for some flexibility. The position is six-year tenure-track and comes with a low teaching load and a competitive salary package. Salary takes the form of a tax-exempt scholarship and part-time taxed employment. The net monthly pay roughly equals SEK 48 000. In addition to this, there will be annual funds for expenses and insurance. The Department’s working language is English and knowledge of Swedish is not required.

The position is open for applicants with a recent PhD, or close to finishing their thesis, in economics. We will prioritize those applicants who have obtained a doctoral degree within the last 5 years from the closing date for applications for the position. Applicants with significant experience from outside Sweden are especially welcome to apply. Research potential is our key selection criterion for the advertised positions. The successful candidate will be expected to carry out research suitable for publication in leading general-interest journals and top field journals in economics.

Applications must be received by November 15, 2025. All candidates must apply through the online application of EconJobMarket.org. Interviews will be conducted online at the 2025 European job market meeting.

Submission materials required:

• Curriculum vitae
• Job market paper
• Additional papers (optional)
• Other material (in one file) (optional)
• Cover letter
• Letters of reference: at least 3

More information can be obtained from Fredrik Andersson, email: fredrik.andersson@nek.lu.se. General information about the Department of Economics at the Lund University can be found at https://www.lusem.lu.se/organisation/department-economics

Promotion

The tenure track position implies that the assistant professor can apply for promotion to a permanent position as a senior lecturer if they fulfil:

The eligibility requirements according to Lund University’s employment regulations 4.3.5 (https://www.staff.lu.se/sites/staff.lu.se/files/2024-10/lund-university-appointment-rules-240618.pdf).

The qualification requirements of the department found under “Browaldh qualification requirements” at https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/department-staff-pages/economics/economics-research.