Start/duration:
- Earliest start 01-03-2020
- Duration 6 years. a qualification agreement (tenure-track) can be offered
Organisation unit:
- Department of Economics
Extent of employment:
- Full time, 40 hours/week
Main tasks:
- Independent research in the fields Behavioral and Experimental Economics and Finance
- Teaching and mentoring of students
- Contributions to the university self-administration are expected
Necessary qualifications:
- Completed PhD/doctoral degree in the area of economics or social sciences or related disciplines.
- Excellent knowledge of research in Behavioral and Experimental Economics and Finance and academic achievements beyond the dissertation/PhD thesis in this field.
- Highly elaborated knowledge in research methods, particularly in theoretical and experimental research.
- Particular focus on theory-driven lab and field experiments, studies combining experimental and empirical data, and/or online experiments.
- Independent high quality teaching experiences; ability to teach in English (immediately) and willingness to teach in German (no later than 5 years after start of employment).
- Basic knowledge of German (B2-level or the willingness to acquire this level in due course).
- Post-doc or other related employment history (for at least several months) after the PhD in the field of Behavioral and Experimental Economics and Finance.
- Experience in third party funding
- Academic mobility (during/after PhD) and embedding in an international academic network in the field of Behavioral and Experimental Economics and Finance.
- Social competence, in particular teamwork abilities; co-operation and communication skills to facilitate an interdisciplinary dialogue between science and society.
Remuneration:
The salary for this position will be at least € 3.804 / month before taxes (14x per year). The salary may be higher with relevant work experience. Furthermore the University of Innsbruck provides numerous attractive further provisions (https://www.uibk.ac.at/universitaet/zusatzleistungen/).
Application:
We are looking forward to receiving your online application (in German or English; PDF files) no later than February 15th 2020 at Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, Fakultäten Servicestelle, Standort Karl Rahner-Platz 3, A-6020 Innsbruck (fss-karlrahnerplatz@uibk.ac.at).
The position is at the Department of Economics (https://www.uibk.ac.at/economics/index.html.en) and will be closely integrated into the Research Platform Empirical and Experimental Economics (eeecon - https://www.uibk.ac.at/eeecon/index.html.de) and the FwF funded Special Research Unit on Credence Goods, Incentives, and Behavior (https://www.uibk.ac.at/credence-goods/).
Your application should include
- CV showing your scientific and academic development
- A list of your publications, presentations and other scientific achievements
- A list of classes you taught so far
- Third party funding received so far
- A list of your five most important publications (please provide them as separate PDF files)
- A teaching concept you plan to implement if you get the position
- Research concept at the level of a habilitation (i.e., post-doc research concept for the first years on the job).
The University of Innsbruck is committed to raising the quota of female employees and therefore explicitly welcomes applications from qualified women. This applies in particular to scientific positions. In the case of female underrepresentation women with equal qualifications will be given priority. In accordance with Austrian disability laws qualified people with special requirements are expressly encouraged to apply for jobs. For more information please contact the disabled confidant Dr. Adolf Sandbichler.