The Department of Econometrics of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam School of Business and Economics has vacant positions for
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS IN ECONOMETRICS
Location: AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
Hours per week: 40 hours
Job description
We seek new colleagues who contribute to building and extending the department’s reputation for excellence in research and teaching. Our research aims at having impact, evidenced by publications in top international academic journals. Teaching focuses on econometrics, statistics and data science courses and student supervision. We offer a well-structured tenure track.
Your duties
- doing innovative research and publish this research in the international top journals of your field
- creating a stimulating learning environment for students in econometrics at all levels (BSc and MSc), and continue to improve teaching quality
- being active in acquiring additional research funds, both individually and as a team effort
Requirements
- A PhD degree, specializing in econometrics, statistics, data science, or a related field.
- strong research potential, preferably evidenced by publications
- teaching experience, preferably evidenced by good evaluations
- fluency in English
What are we offering?
A challenging position in a socially involved organization. On full-time basis the remuneration amounts to a minimum gross monthly salary of €3,637 (scale 11) and a maximum €4,978 (scale 11), depending on your education and experience. The job profile: is based on the university job ranking system. The position is full-time, part-time (≥0.8fte) is possible.
The initial employment contract for an Assistant Professor will be for a period of 6 years, with the possibility of tenure. The tenure track position involves research (40%) and teaching (60%). At the end of the second year a performance evaluation will take place. The Tenure Track Committee (TTC) will review your file including the evaluation and advice on the continuation of your tenure track. In the fifth year, the TTC will review your file in order to decide upon the tenured assignment, based on the assessment criteria of the Tenure Track system at SBE.
Additionally, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam offers excellent fringe benefits and various schemes and regulations to promote a good work/life balance, such as:
- a maximum of 41 days of annual leave based on full-time employment
- 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus
- solid pension scheme (ABP)
- a relocation allowances
- contribution to commuting allowance based on public transport
- optional model for designing a personalized benefits package
About Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
The ambition of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is clear: to contribute to a better world through outstanding education and ground-breaking research. And to be a university where personal education and societal involvement play a leading role. Where people from different disciplines and backgrounds work together on innovations and on generating new knowledge. Our teaching and research embrace the whole spectrum of science – from the humanities, the social sciences and the pure sciences through to the life sciences and the medical sciences.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is home to more than 23,000 students. We employ more than 4,500 persons. The VU campus is easily accessible, located in the heart of Amsterdam’s Zuidas district, a truly inspiring environment for teaching and research.
Diversity
Diversity is one of our university’s core values. We are an inclusive community, and we believe that diversity and international activities enhance the quality of education and research. We are always looking for people who can enhance diversity on our campus thanks to their background and experience.
School of Business and Economics
The School of Business and Economics (SBE) provides high-quality education and excellent research in business administration and economics with a focus on contributing to the social, economic and ecological challenges of our time. Whether it is the use of robots in society or big data, labour market participation or flexibility in the labour market, traffic jams or the housing market, flash crashes in the stock market or choice behaviour in gambling, leadership or change management: we believe in goal-oriented scientific research and understand that progress in academics, the business community and society is achieved through cooperation, openness and social responsibility.
At SBE, all of our highly-motivated colleagues work together closely in a stimulating, dynamic and international environment to achieve our collective goal of encouraging society to make informed choices. Approximately 4,200 Bachelor’s and Master’s students and 1,700 executive students are enrolled at the School, and employs roughly 500 people.
The Department of Econometrics and Operations Research
Our department is driven for science with purpose by pushing the frontier in research, by publishing in top international journals of our field, and by collaborating with colleagues in- and outside academia. Teaching wise, our mission is to empower students with the methodological skills and enduring curiosity to contribute solving today’s challenges in business and economics. Read more about our top-rated BSc in Econometrics and OR, our recent BSc specialization in Econometrics and Data Science, our top-rated MSc in Econometrics and OR and our highly successful minor program Applied Econometrics: A Big Data Experience for All. We also actively participate in the Tinbergen Institute: the internationally renowned joint graduate school in Business and Economics. The department offers many collaboration opportunities for econometricians, both within the department, across departments of SBE, and across schools and universities.
Application
The positions typically start in September 2020. The vacancy number is 18383 and the application deadline is 6 December 2019. Applicants need to provide their application letter, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, their job market paper, and teaching evaluations (if any). We are available for interviews at the EEA job market in Rotterdam 18-19 December 2019, but we may also schedule online interviews at an earlier stage.
Name: Mrs. M. Maletic
Position: Managing Director SBE
E-mail: hedda.werkman@vu.nl
Vacancy questions
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy, you may contact:
Name: Siem Jan Koopman Andre Lucas
E-mail: s.j.koopman@vu.nl a.lucas@vu.nl
Telephone: +31 20 598 6019 +31 20 598 6039