Introduction

The Department of Applied Economics at Erasmus School of Economics (ESE), Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position, starting on 1 September 2027. The position is open to candidates with a strong research profile in any of our three fields: behavioural economics, health economics or strategy economics.

Our goal: Strengthen our research and teaching in behavioural, health and strategy economics, with research that helps firms, consumers and governments make better decisions.

Your colleagues: You will join one of our three sections, in a department with a vibrant research environment.

Job description

As Assistant Professor, you will join one of our three sections and do research and teach in that section. You are expected to publish in leading journals and engage in internal and external collaborations. You will teach in our bachelor and master programmes, and supervise bachelor and master theses. We also expect you to apply for external research funding, for example from NWO or the European Research Council (ERC). The department supports you in this.

What you bring:

• Academic background – You hold a PhD in economics. Candidates who are close to completing their PhD, or who already hold a tenure-track position, are also invited to apply.
• Strong research profile – Your research fits one or more of our sections, and you show the potential to publish in leading journals.
• Teaching ability – You are a motivated teacher, ideally with teaching experience at university level, for example as lecturer or teaching assistant.
• Funding potential – You are willing to apply for external research funding.
• Collaborative mindset – You value teamwork and collegiality, and you want to contribute to your section and the department.
• Willingness to learn or ability to speak Dutch is considered a plus

Our main selection criteria are outstanding research potential and teaching ability.

Employment conditions and benefits

We offer you an internationally oriented and varied job in an enthusiastic team, with excellent working conditions in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU).

The starting date of this position is 1 September 2027 and you will be based at Campus Woudestein, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50 in Rotterdam. This position is open for 1.0 fte. The salary is dependent on your experience and knowledge and ranges from a minimum of € 4.925,- to a maximum of € 6.682, - gross per month, scale 11 on a full-time basis (38 hours), in accordance with the CAO-NU.

Your position consists of a temporary employment contract as Assistant Professor on a tenure track for a duration of 6 years. At the start of the fourth year a department committee will formally assess whether you are on track towards meeting the final tenure criteria. In case you are on track, you already will be granted a permanent contract as Assistant Professor. After 5.5 years, a formal evaluation takes place with respect to research performance, teaching performance and contribution to the Department. When this evaluation is successful, you will be promoted to Associate Professor. When this evaluation is unsuccessful, your employment contract will be terminated at the end of year 6. In case of special personal circumstances, for instance combining work and care, the timing of the formal evaluation can be postponed.

Everything else we offer you, you can find below!

• Everything you need for a good work-life balance : the option to work from home in consultation with your manager, 41 days of paid leave with a 40 hour contract, 8% holiday pay and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus, and a significant discount on a subscription for our on-campus sports centre!
• Sustainable, inclusive and diverse work environment with an open culture, where you can be yourself and we pay attention to each other and to the world around us. Make the most of our bicycle budget, or join networks such as Young@EUR, FAME or QuEUR.
• Time and space for your development in the broadest sense: development days and a personal career budget and free access to our university library.
• Good pension with ABP that EUR contributes 2/3rds towards, discounts on various collective insurances with Zilveren Kruis Achmea, Loyalis, and Allianz, and compensation for travel, working from home and home internet use.
• Are you currently combining your job with parenthood, or do you want to do so in the future? EUR offers partially paid parental leave and fully paid additional birth leave for partners, and our campus features a daycare (daycare not paid for by EUR).
• Moving to the Netherlands for your job with EUR? Then you may be eligible for the 30%-ruling if you meet the requirements of the Belastingdienst (Dutch tax agency), and with our Dual Career Programme we will also help your partner find the right job for them.

About: Erasmus University Rotterdam

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) is an internationally oriented university with a strong social orientation in its education and research, as expressed in our mission ‘Creating positive societal impact’. EUR is home to 4.100 academics and professionals and almost 33.000 students from more than 140 countries. Everything we do, we do under the credo The Erasmian Way – Making Minds Matter. We’re global citizens, connecting, entrepreneurial, open-minded, and socially involved. These Erasmian Values function as our internal compass and create EUR’s distinctive and recognizable profile. From these values, with a broad perspective and with an eye for diversity, different backgrounds and opinions, our employees work closely together to solve societal challenges from the dynamic and cosmopolitan city of Rotterdam. Thanks to the high quality and positive societal impact of our research and education, EUR can compete with the top European universities. www.eur.nl.

About: Erasmus School of Economics

Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) is a leading school in economics in the Netherlands. It has a strong international reputation and aims to do outstanding research. Moreover, it provides excellent education at the BA., MA. and Ph.D. levels. Much research at Erasmus School of Economics is policy relevant, has social impact, and offers a strong research culture, ample research resources, and comparatively low teaching loads.

About: Applied Economics

The Department of Applied Economics works on economic questions that matter for society. We aim for world-leading research that firms, consumers and governments can use. Our researchers are affiliated with the Tinbergen Institute, one of Europe's leading research institutes and graduate schools in economics, econometrics and finance. They are also affiliated with the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), where we work with colleagues from Rotterdam School of Management (RSM).

Our department has three sections:

Behavioural Economics – We study how people make decisions under risk and uncertainty, over time, and in social settings. We want to understand what shapes behaviour, and we design interventions that help people make better decisions. Topics include health behaviour, financial decisions, security, and unethical behaviour such as lying and cheating. We combine decision theory with field, laboratory and online experiments.

Health Economics – We are one of the larger groups of health economists at a school of economics in Europe. Our main topics are health inequality, health behaviour, global health, social science genetics, and various topics at the intersection of health and labour economics. Most of our work is empirical, often using quasi-experimental methods and linked administrative data on the Dutch population.

Strategy Economics – We do theory-based empirical research on the organisation of firms, industries and markets. Our fields include applied industrial organisation, entrepreneurship, innovation, and regional and urban economics. The section sits at the intersection of economics and business studies, and targets top journals in both economics and management. Our staff also carry out studies for policy makers and industry.

There are many links between the three sections. We particularly, but not exclusively, welcome candidates whose work connects two or more sections.

Interested? Apply!

Please apply no later than 1 December 2026.

Your application should include:

• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter (max. 1 page). Please state which section(s) your work fits best: Behavioural Economics, Health Economics and/or Strategy Economics.
• Job market paper
• Research statement (max. 2 pages), outlining your research plans and how they fit the department
• Teaching evaluations (if available)
• Two reference letters, to be uploaded at EconJobmarket

We kindly ask you to apply via this website: Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Applied Economics (1.0 fte) | Erasmus University Rotterdam

Interviews will take place online in December 2026 and January 2027.

For questions about the position, please contact the head of the section closest to your field at our central email address: apec-hiring@ese.eur.nl

• Behavioural Economics: Georg Granic
• Health Economics: Hans van Kippersluis
• Strategy Economics: Jolanda Hessels

More about the department: https://www.eur.nl/en/ese/department-applied-economics

We look forward to getting to know you!

Erasmus University Rotterdam continuously strives to be an equitable and inclusive employer and invites all applicants, regardless of background gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, disability, or any other aspect that makes someone unique, to apply.

Recruitment and selection agencies or headhunters: thank you for your interest, but we prefer to recruit our candidates ourselves.