Junior position in Climate Econometrics
Advertiser: Department of Economics and Business Economics, School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University
Field(s) of specialization: Econometrics
Position type(s): Assistant Professor, Postdoctoral Scholar
Location of job: Fuglesangs Allé 4, Aarhus, Midtjylland, 8210, Denmark
Degree required: Doctorate
Job start date: Flexible
Job duration: 5 years
Letters of reference required: 3
Target date for applications: 22 Nov 2020
Application deadline: 15 Jan 2021 midnight UTC (no longer accepting applications)
Current search status: Reviewing applications
Posting end date: 15 Jan 2021
Interviews: Interviews will be conducted remotely by video starting December, 2020.
Ad text:

The Department of Economics and Business Economics at Aarhus University invites applications for an assistant professor/ postdoctoral fellow position starting in the fall of 2021.

Research Fields: (i) Climate Econometrics, (ii) Econometrics, (iii) Stochastic Modelling.

The duration of assistant professorships is 3-5 years and different schemes for fixed term and tenure track can be offered. Post doc positions are typically 2-3 years and can be combined with assistant professor positions and thus yielding extra research time. We offer favourable conditions regarding research facilities, data access, time devoted to research, travel support, etc. For non-Danish researchers, a favourable tax-scheme exists.

The Department of Economics and Business Economics has around 160 faculty members covering the fields of Accounting, Finance, Logistics and Operations Research, Economics, Econometrics, Business Analytics and other fields. The department faculty is international and the working language is English. The department hosts several research centers providing an active research environment and the department has several seminar series with ample influx of visiting researchers. The Department of Economics and Business Economics services several undergraduate and master-level programmes. The PhD programme has an annual intake of around 20 students. More information is available at www.econ.au.dk.

Application Procedure: Interviews will be conducted remotely by video starting December, 2020 and candidates may subsequently be invited to give a job talk at Aarhus University. Your application should include cover letter (stating the motivation for the application), CV, publication list, names of 3 referees and your job market paper. We also ask candidates to write in their cover letter whether assistant professor, post-doc or both positions are of interest. Optionally, you may submit additional papers and research and teaching statements. Applicants should have a PhD degree before taking up the position. All candidates must apply online at http://www.econjobmarket.org.

Deadline: The search amongst applicants will start November 22 2020 and will continue until the positions are filled.

Further information: Please address inquiries to Recruitment Officer, Professor Valerie Smeets (vas@econ.au.dk) or Head of Department, Professor Niels Haldrup (nhaldrup@econ.au.dk).

Submission materials required
  • Cover letter
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Job market paper
  • Contact information for references
  • Additional paper (optional)
  • Additional paper (optional)
  • Letters of reference: 3